Tourism, solution or problem?

 

Some time ago I posted this:

 Talking about tourism, all that glitters is not gold.

 

and it sounded a bit bizarre. Nowadays, nobody can deny that tourism, the way it has become, is a big problem to sort out because it has some negative consequences on the people who live in these places tourists invade at any time of the year.

 

Here are some articles for you to read and come to a conclusion or think about possible solutions:

• Third of people in Spain say local area has too many foreign tourists (The Guardian)
  

• 'We are in danger' - Spanish anti-tourism spills into winter season (BBC News)
  

• Protests over mass tourism could spread beyond Spain, says Unesco official (The Guardian)
  

• Spain: Thousands protest for affordable housing (DW)
  

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today: This is the right time by Lisa Stansfield. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to check!

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Real Easy English:   Talking about FASHION  (BBC Learning English)
  

• Learning English from the News: Donald Trump wins US election  (BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute: Verbs to use with BUSINESS  (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Learning a new food culture  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

   

   

  
  

  

  
  

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam).....

Use of English

A. Complete these sentences with the comparative of superiority or the superlative form of the adjectives given in brackets.

1.Travelling by car is (cheap) _______________________ than by train, but travelling by airplane is even (expensive) ________________________. What is (expensive) __________________ means of transport for you? And (cheap) _________________ ?

2. The exercise was (difficult) _________________ than we expected, but (easy) ___________________ than the one we did in the final exams in June.

3. German cars are (reliable) ________________ cars I have ever driven, but Japanese cars are (fast) ________________ than them.

4. The economic situation is not good. It could be (bad) _____________________, but you can find a (good) ____________________ job if you work abroad.

5. Granada is (far) ________________ from Salobreña than Itrabo.

6. Can you read this text (quietly) _________________ ? There are other people trying to study in the library.

7. Who is (wealthy) ___________________ person in the world? I don’t really know and I don’t really care as I am (concerned) ______________________ about (poor) __________________ people in our society.

8. For (far) _______________ information on the comparatives you can visit my page NOTES ON GRAMMATICAL ISSUES (2º Bach).

9. (crowded) ____________________ beach I’ve been to is the one in Torrenueva.

10. The journey takes (long) ________________ by car than by train.

 

B. When possible, rewrite the sentences in Exercise A using quantifiers such as: much, a lot, far, a bit, a little, slightly

 

C. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Ya no puedo esperar más tiempo.

2. La enfermedad de mi abuelo es mucho más grave de lo que los doctores pensaban.

3. Me temo que el problema es un poco más complicado de resolver de lo que piensa Alberto.

4. Ya no puedo andar más porque estoy cansadísimo.

5. Mi tío es ligeramente mayor que mi tía, aunque parezca mucho más joven.

6. Se está poniendo cada vez más difícil encontrar un trabajo bien pagado.

7. Me puse cada vez más nervioso cuando esperaba mi turno.

8. Cuanto más temprano nos levantemos, más pronto llegaremos a la cima.

9. Cuanto mayor nos hacemos, más sabios somos, como los búhos.

10. Cuanto más mercancías se vendan, más ricos se harán los propietarios de tiendas.

11. Mi hermano mayor me trajo un regalo de Dublín. Es el mismo CD que el tuyo.

12. Había menos gente en la clase que en el pasillo. No había tanta gente en clase como en el pasillo.

13. Mi primo mayor trabaja en el extranjero, lo cual es durísimo para él y su familia.

14. Sevilla es la ciudad española más calurosa que yo conozca.

15. Leer el blog de Alberto es interesantísimo porque hay muchas noticias sobre el mundo.

16. Prefiero The Hound of the Baskervilles a A Foreigner in Britain porque es mucho más emocionante.

 

D. Comparative of equality (___) & inferiority (....)

1. My father is not (tall) _______________________ as you, so he is (tall) ................................... than you.

2. The house cost .............................. than we paid for our previous one, but not (much) __________________ as they paid for that house by the beach.

3. I’ll be there (fast) _____________________ as I can, probably in ..................... than five minutes.

4. The city centre was not (crowded) _________________ as they had told us.

 

 

 

 

Quizz: Complete the expression (BBC Learning English)

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Nature Is Speaking – Julia Roberts is Mother Nature | Conservation International (CI)

 

 

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Talking about tourism, all that glitters is not gold.

After every summer holiday we wonder how tourism affects the beauties of nature or cities. It is true that it is superb booster for the economy of certain countries, such as Spain, but all that glitters is not gold, as you can see in the following articles and listening exercise.

The land is your land. Crisis in our national parks: how tourists are loving nature to death (The Guardian)

Ibiza: The party is over  (The Independent)

Tourism's carbon impact three times larger than estimated (BBC News)

Tons of trash removed from Everest as cleanup unearths bodies (CNN)

 

 

Listening exercise for you to do: Is tourism harmful? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

Correct the following sentence:

Today we have advanced with the new technologies which allow us to make our day more comfortable.

English in a Minute:  When 'tell' doesn't mean 'tell'!   (BBC Learning English)

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LINGOHACK  >>>

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Mass tourism can kill our cities

It is obvious that the issue of tourism in Spain has its downsides, but we must also admit all the positive sides affecting our economy and the unemployment rate. What is your opinion about the issue? It is a good opportunity when writing your comment to practise the advantages/disadvantages scheme.

Here are some related newspaper articles for you to read about the issue:

• Mass tourism can kill a city – just ask Barcelona’s residents (The Guardian)

• These countries are losing millions of tourists because of attacks (CNN)

• Tourism boost could lift Spain economy (Reuters)

• Ibiza and Majorca's new 'holiday tax' begins today - how will it affect your summer break? (Daily Mirror)

• Palma de Mallorca to ban tourist apartment rentals by this summer (El Pais)

Here's a related Selectivity exam to do: Mass tourism can kill a city  (2015)  

 

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REVISION EXERCISE for 1º Bachillerato  >>>   

102. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, either the PAST PERFECT or the SIMPLE PAST:

1. When Mary (FINISH)_________ her shopping, she (GO)________home.

2. We (TALK)__________ for more than an hour after we (INTRODUCE) __________ ourselves.

3. I (REFUSE) __________ to speak to him until he (APOLOGIZE)  __________

4. After the mechanic (FILL UP) __________ the radiator, he (CHECK) __________ the tyres.

103. Here are some answers. Write the questions:

1. _________ ? The letter's from the bank.

2. _________ ? I'm thinking about my girlfriend.

3. _________ ? The novel Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens.

4. _________ ? He comes to school everyday.

5. _________ ? Ashford is 80 miles from London.

104. COMPARATIVES. Translate into English the following sentences:

1. El no es tan estúpido como yo pensaba.

2. Mi hermano es menos alto que tú.

3. Vosotros no podéis ser más inteligentes que yo, porque yo soy el mejor.

4. Ella está más gorda que su hermana.

5. Yo soy más feo que ella porque ella es la mujer más guapa que yo jamás haya visto.

Proposed solutions to exercises 99, 100 & 101 in the previous post

Ex99   >>>  1. she would be    2. If you work   3.  I would buy   4. if you lost   5 Neymar jr would have stayed ,   had paid   6. we would all be rich

Ex100   >>>>    
1. They said they had a lift, but very often it didn't work.
2. He asked who put/had put salt in his coffee.
3. The small boy said he was going fishing with his mother that afternoon.
4. The policeman asked me what she was wearing when I had seen her last.
5. Mrs Pitt said she would sit up till she came in, but that she hoped she wouldn't be late.
   
Ex 101  >>>
1. Mind your own business! Do you know what I mean?
2. There's still some punch left, so let's drink to the happy couple.
3. Middleford Library's staff did many extra hours. 
4. He was too shy to invite someone to dance with him.
5. The other day Bruce got angry with no reason at all /  without any reason at all.