## Answers

B3 Mindful tourism

Step 1 Reading

1. When companies or people pay lip service to environmental issues.
   E.g. they say that they are being environmental, and they may be in some areas, but it might be a half-hearted attempt.
   They may be hypocritical.
2. As they are big, there have lots of towels/lights/bed linen so they will always be consuming large amounts of water/electricity etc.
3. Carbon emissions are often calculated when you fly.
   The idea is that you pay for the emissions - to the airline company and they will invest that money into their green policy.
4. Not travel by any vehicle that has carbon emissions.
5. He thinks that the local people are not paid good wages and that the money is not ploughed back into the local communities but rather it sustains headquarters (in cities).
6. Eco-tourism – a big company take you in , and then out and they keep all the profit.
   But sustainable tourism includes the local cultures.
   They are probably small operators rather than large ones and they will support local businesses and services.
7. He is hopeful because he thinks that eco-tourism is maybe the first step towards sustainable tourism.
   But he thinks that a lot more needs to be done to work with local businesses and to help them grow and
   to support the environment.

Step 2 Words

1. = g
2. = d
3. = b
4. = a
5. = e
6. = c
7. = f

Step 3 Grammar

Underline time expression:

1. Last week I took lots of photos at the beach.
2. Dad gave mum a present for her birthday this morning.

Complete the rule:

1. We use the simple past for actions or situations that clearly took place and finished in the past.
2. We know this from a time expression, or the context.