VIP Class Notes (Li)

Homework

What can be done to ensure that tourism doesn’t destroy a place?

Today we focused on:

How does tourism affect a place?

Vocabulary

bring business to a place – chance to make money

protest – to publicly disapprove of sth

ex. Many locals protest against noisy tourists.

anti-tourist/clockwise – opposed to/against

evict – get someone living in a property to leave by force

ex. She was evicted from the property for not paying rent for 3 months.

overcrowding – when there’s too many people

high accommodation costs – a room or building to live in

bed and breakfast/BnB

tourism hotspots – popular tourist attractions

selfie – to take a picture of yourself

Speaking exercise

Maybe it can make more jobs for people who live in the village because if the village has a famous place and there are many tourist visit the village.

Maybe it can create more jobs for people who live in the village because if the village is a famous place, there will be more tourists visiting the village.

Often there are some problems because the people have different feelings so maybe they can’t feel better in the other control villages. Maybe it will make problems for the hotel assistant.

Often there are some problems because the people have different opinions/share different views so maybe some won’t get along with others in the/get used staying at the villages. The second point is about pollution because there may be noise pollution when there are too many people.

Make the tourist less.

Limit the number of tourists.

No people go to the shops.

Nobody goes to the shops.