Trends in tourism Look at the pictures and guess which new trends in tourism they illustrate. Listening 5 a A B D C E Listen to various tour operators and travel agents talking about what they consider the most important trends in tourism at the moment. Match the pictures with the speakers. Make a list of the trends mentioned. b ar4e7i 47 In their talks, the tourism experts support their statements by: 1 referring to personal experience My experience is that people prefer shorter holidays. 2 referring to other evidence There’s a lot of evidence that many people opt for cheaper accommodation. 3 giving specific examples Many new target groups are evolving in tourism, for example, the 50+ generation. Which of these expressions could replace the highlighted expressions in 1–3? In pairs, find a statement below that one of you agrees with and the other disagrees with, or make up your own. ■■ tourism has a bad effect on local people and the environment ■■ everyone should take part in a foreign exchange programme at least once ■■ air travel for leisure purposes should be banned ■■ mass tourism spreads diseases ■■ all-inclusive holidays and club holidays are the same all over the world Working alone, prepare a short talk presenting and explaining your point of view. ■■ Think about how to outline at the beginning what you’ll be talking about. ■■ Decide what points to make and what order to make them in. ■■ Try to use expressions from 6. Practise your talks in your pairs. Listen to talks from other pairs. Whose arguments do you find the most persuasive? Media task. Choose a new tourism trend and give a talk in class. Prepare a poster or a PowerPoint presentation. Language focus Supporting an argument 6 Speaking 7 a b c d 8 experts have shown that in my experience to give you an example I’ve always found that for instance research suggests that 138 Language skills Extras Explore 11 Tourism Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigent m des Verlags öbv
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