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Listening Comprehension
“The impact of tourism: Listen to the excerpt from a debate that focuses n the
effects of tourism on communities and identify the correct answer from the options
provided”
1. Mr. Atkin believes tourism can:
a. Deplete a country’s resources.
b. Boost a country’s economy.
c. Protect a country’s resources.
d. Damage a country’s economy.
2. Mr. Atkin explains that without proper management tourism will:
a. Negatively affect people’s hygiene habits.
b. Hardly affect soil erosion.
c. Add to the environmental issues.
d. Boost food consumption.
 Fill the numbered gaps with words from the options provided below.
Mr. Atkin’s main concern is that tourism will [-3-] harm the local culture.
Dr. Andies, however, believes that the local culture will benefit from the
introduction of foreign aspect because this will encourage [-4-]. Dr Andies agrees
with Mr. Atkin regarding how travelers affect the environment, and believes that
travelers should take certain responsible actions [-5-] their travels.
3. Eventually
4. Intercultural Understanding
5. Throughout
HL Extension
 Listen to the excerpt again and answer the following questions
6. Which words does James Atkin use to describe how tourism affects
resources?
Drain in the sentence “…Drain local resources…”
7. How do tourists harm natural resources when they travel to a country
in which water is scarce?
As Mr. Atkin said it, “they put a strain on the country’s water resources” as
they try to continue their normal routines with the water that they have in
other countries which may not be the same amount per person I the country
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they visit hence depleting the reserves and making life for common citizen
harder.
8. What kind of tourism is Mr. Atkin targeting?
He is targeting local tourism, specifically in small cities in common
destinations of travel where the infrastructure and the economy are not good
ones, places where they mostly grow through tourism.
9. Dr. Andie's main viewpoint is:
a. Comminutes should benefit from responsible traveling.
b. Communities should ban any form of unchecked tourism.
c. Economies should reap the benefits of any kind of tourism.
d. Tourists should act responsibly when they travel.
10. The debate about the impact of tourism highlighted:
a. Opposing but slightly similar views.
b. Opposing but somewhat related views.
c. The negative impact of tourism on local communities.
d. The importance of tourism for local communities.