UNIT 10: ECOTORISM Lesson 3: Reading What did you see? City Culture Coffee Adventure Tours Volcano Rainforest Eco- luxury Rustic 10 Cloud forest 11 Nature 12 Beaches 13 National park 14 Surfing 15 Yoga 16 Fishing 17 Nightlife Activity 1: Discuss: What tourists can or see in Costa Rica? Tourists can swim in the sea Visit marine national parks See the volcanoes Watch the monkeys in national parks etc discharge (v) /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ rapidly /ˈræpɪdli/ = quickly fauna (n) /ˈfɔːnə/: brochure (n) / ˈbrəʊʃə(r)/: destination (n) /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/ adapt (v) /əˈdæpt/ pros (n) /proʊs/ >< cons (n) /ˈkɒns/ = advantages >< disadvantages Vocabulary discharge (v) /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/: thải rapidly /ˈræpɪdli/ = quickly fauna (n) /ˈfɔːnə/: quần thể động vật flora (n) /ˈflɔːrə/: quần thể thực vật brochure (n) /ˈbrəʊʃə(r)/: sách nhỏ thông tin destination (n) /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/: nơi đến exotic (adj) /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/: đẹp kỳ lạ adapt (v) /əˈdæpt/ : sửa lại cho phù hợp, thích nghi pros (n) /proʊs/ >< cons (n) /ˈkɒns/ = advantages >< disadvantages Activity 2: A Sustainable Ecotourism and Jobs B Pros and Cons of Ecotourism C Ecotourism - A Solution to Environmental Problems Activity 3: Match these words with their meaning Discharge a All the plants of a particular area Fauna (n) b Exciting and unusual Flora (n) c All the animals living in an area Exotic (a) d Change in order to be suitable for new situations Adapt (v) e release Activity 4: Positive effects Negative effect - 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 - changing local people’s way of life Activity 5:  Marco says  Pablo says  Both of them say Ecotourism can be beneficial to local people Ecotourism can solve the problem of pollution Ecotourism can change local people’s way of life To build hotels, people destroy forests Tourists learn how to protect the environment Ecotourism is something I don’t understand very well I understand ecotourism and its benefits very well Marco Pablo Activity 6: Discuss in table groups Do you agree with Marco that ecotourism can truly solve the problem of pollution?  To some extent, the answer is yes Think about what happens to the environment when there are more visitors to a destination  The money from eco- tourists may be used to preserve nature However, the local people have to use up their resource (such as energy sources, food and water) to provide good service for tourist More tourists mean more vehicles, more water and food consumption, and more waste Even though the discharge of waste and consumption of nature resources by tourists are minimised, air, water and noise pollution is unavoidable Ecotourism Pros - 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 Cons - changing local people’s way of life ... UNIT 10: ECOTORISM Lesson 3: Reading What did you see? City Culture Coffee Adventure Tours Volcano Rainforest Eco- luxury Rustic 10 Cloud forest 11 Nature 12 Beaches 13 National park... disadvantages Activity 2: A Sustainable Ecotourism and Jobs B Pros and Cons of Ecotourism C Ecotourism - A Solution to Environmental Problems Activity 3: Match these words with their meaning... Activity 5:  Marco says  Pablo says  Both of them say Ecotourism can be beneficial to local people Ecotourism can solve the problem of pollution Ecotourism can change local people’s way of life To