Unit 10

Tourism

Part I. Warming upI.  Vocabularydetract: to take something of value away from:ascribe: to believe sth. to be the result or work ofintraregional: with the region’intra-    prefix) within;  e.g. “intravenous”.静脉内的 ; “intramural” . 校内的 ,  内部的  intraocular  眼内的

long-haul: (esp. of an aircraft flight) covering a distance round the world. A long distance: It is a long haul from New York to Los Angeles. A long period of time: Over the long haul the candidates performed well

World Tourism Organization:

The World Tourism Organization is the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how and statistics.Its membership includes 139 countries, seven territories and some 350 Affiliate Members representing regional and local promotion boards, tourism trade associations, educational institutions and private sector companies, including airlines, hotel groups and tour operators.

With its headquarters in Madrid and an international staff of 90 tourism specialists, WTO is an intergovernmental organization vested by the United Nations with a central and decisive role in promoting the development of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

Instructions: You are going to hear some information about world tourism, and complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.

1. Size of international tourism (1999)phenomena; keep this position; a bigger portion; majority; tourism; dynamic; growing1)      664 million2)      4.5%3)      us$455 billion4)      3.1%5)      US$ 685

2.       International tourism by means of transport (1999)Road transport; most widely used; 1) 43% 2) 42%; 3) 7% 4) 8%

3.       International tourism by purpose of visit (1998)1)      62% 2) 18 % 3) 20%last; rising; detracted from; leisure; holiday; business; professional; stable

4.       WTO long-term forecast tourism 2020 VisionForecast and assessment; tourism; 1.56 billion; a. 1.18 billion ; b. 0.38 billion(top 3 receiving region).a. 717 million; 46% b. 397 million;25%c. 282 million; 18 %

Part Two

Tourism In Europe

A. Vocabulary1. trench: a deep furrow or ditch.2. erode: to weaken or damage sth. by taking away parts of it gradually; to cause to diminish or deteriorate as if by eating into or wearing awayLand without vegetation is prone to be eroded by floods.

Lake District• A scenic area of northw

est England including the Cumbrian Mountains and some 15 lakes. It is a popular tourist attraction for its associations with the 19th-century Lake Poets, notably Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey.

Scenery of Lake District

Sistine Chapela chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others.

Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris, decided to build a new cathedral for the expanding population, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Although construction started in 1163, it was not completed until roughly 180 years later in about 1345. Built in an age of illiteracy, the cathedral retells the stories of the Bible in its portals, paintings, and stained glass.

Notre Dame

Alpine: of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows;

Alpine plants.

• A mountain system of south-central Europe, about 805 km (500 mi) long and 161 km (100 mi) wide, curving in an arc from the Riviera on the Mediterranean Sea through northern Italy and southeast France, Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria and into the northwest part of the Balkan Peninsula. The highest peak is Mont Blanc, 4,810.2 m (15,771 ft), on the French-Italian border.

You are going to hear a short report on the problems of some tourist sights in Europe. Listen and complete the following chat.

Place Problems Cause (s)

Lake District

Footpaths becoming trenches

Too many walkers

Sistine Chapel

Frescoes being damaged

Breath and body heat

Notre Dame

Floor being erodedStonework rotting

Too many visitorsExhaust fumes from buses

Alpine resorts

Trees being killedlandslides

Pollution from cars

B. Vocabularyeliminate: to get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate poverty; eliminated his enemies. surplus: being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grainbilateral: Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.

Euro• The basic unit of currency among

participating European Union countries. Introduced in 1999 as an alternate denomination for non-cash transactions, the euro is scheduled to replace the existing national units in these countries by 2002.

InstructionsYou are going to hear a report about tourism in Europe. As you listen, take notes for each of the following questions.

Listen again and answer the questions in note form.1) 613 million2) $448 billion3) 1.6 billion every year4) Because of the introduction of the Euro / elimination of exchange fees.

5) Some 77 million6) 16.5 million7) EU countries are already operating in a single market8) a. The market will become more transparent. b. The market will be more stable9) It’ll gain the upper hand over the U.S. in all respects.

Part III Pole to Pole 2000Vocabularykayak: A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes

kayak

foster: to help feelings or ideas to grow or develop; to promote the growth and development of; cultivate: detect and foster artistic talent.

concede: to admit as true, correct, or proper, often unwillingly; to yield or make concession

stalk: to hunt by following closely and quietly and staying hidden

As for shooting a man from behind a wall, it is cruelly like to stalking a deer. --Sir W. Scott.

ridge: a long narrow raised part of a surface, such as the top of a range of mountains or of a sloping roof where the two sloping surfaces meet.

insight: a sudden, clear, but not always complete understandingbizarre: unconventional; odd

InstructionsYou are going to hear a report about a pole-to-pole trip and complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape

Duration of the expedition: 10 monthsParticipants of the expedition: Numbers of participants: 8Age: Between 20 and 25From which countries? France, South Africa, Korea, Japan, Argentina, Canada, and the United StatesSome activities during the expedition:Helping clean up rivers in Yukon ValleyAssisting the homeless in New York CityPlanting treesGiving presentations to more than 4,500 students throughout North America

Comments and remarks from some of the participants:“It was a pretty bizarre environment for me to be in.”“They’ve come here with a passion and a will to succeed and are proving them every single day.”“That is the way to succeed and you break down those boundaries, because you can believe that your human potential is far greater than you’re really aware of.” “I think my biggest challenge is to keep the same passion and the same enthusiasm that I had at the beginning.”