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 a2dh9f 45 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 experts have shown that in my experience to give you an example I’ve always found that for instance research suggests that Speaking 7 a b c d 8 Language skills Extras Explore 11 Tourism 137 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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