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UNIT : 10

ECOTOURISM

PART 3. READING

GO green

1.

Look at the tourist map of Costa Rica, a
country in Central America. Discuss what
tourists can do or see in Costa Rica.

2. Read two opinions about ecotourism.
Choose the best title for them.

VOCABULARY
1. Mass

( n ) /mæs

Nhiều , cả đống

/

2. Discharge ( v ) /dis'tʃɑ:dʤ/
Eg. chimney discharges smoke

Thải ra , phóng ra

3. Relatively

( adv ) / 'relətivli/

Một cách tương đối

4. Fauna

( n ) /'fɔ:nə

Hệ động vật

/

5. Flora

( n)

/'flɔ:rə

6. Brochure

( n ) /'brouʃjuə/

7. Exotic

( a ) /eg'zɔtik/

/

Hệ thực vật
Cuốn sách mỏng ( It is

often used for advertising )

Đẹp kỳ lạ

A. Sustainable
Ecotourism and Jobs

B. Pros and Cons of
Ecotourism
C. Ecotourism – A Solution
to Environmental Problems

3. Match these words with their meaning

WORDS

MEANINGS

1. Discharge ( v)

A. All the plants of a particular

area
Exciting and unusual
B.

2. Fauna

( n)

3. Flora

( n)

4. Exotic

(a)

All the animals living in an
area
Change in order to be
D.
suitable for the new situations

(V)

E.

5. Adapt
1. E

2. C

C.

3. A

Release
4. B

5. D

4.

With a partner, ask and answer
the question

1. Why has mass tourism contributed to the destruction of the environment ?

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2.………………………………………………………….....
Why is Costa Rica one of the world's best ecotourism destination ?
………………………………………………………………………………………
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3.
What are the positive and negative effects of ecotourism according to the

speaker ?
* The positive effects

* The negative effect(s)

Suggested answers
1. Because more and more hotels are built while forests and beaches
are destroyed. A lot of waste from hotels and vehicles is also
discharged into the water and air.
2. Because we have beautiful beaches, thick rain forests, exciting
volcanoes, and exotic wildlife.
3. - Positive effects : more money for the local government to
preserve nature ; tourists' awareness of how to protect the
environment ; more jobs and higher income for local people.
- Negative effect : changing local people's way of life.

5.

Who may say these things ? Tick ( v) the appropriate boxes
Marco

1. Ecotourism cab be beneficial to local people .

V

2. Ecotourism can solve the problem of pollution.

V

3. Ecotourism can change local people's way of
life

V

V

4. To build hotels, people destroy forests.

V

5. Tourists learn how to protect the environment

V

6. Ecotourism is something I don't understand
very well.
7. I understand ecotourism and it's benefits very
well.

Pablo

V
V

6.

Do you agree with Marco that
ecotourism can truly solve the
problem of pollution ? Think
about what happens to the
environment when there are
more visitors to a destination.