• how tourism can help local people and villages in South East Asia

Tourism is important for many communities in South East Asia. Tourists bring money to local areas. They stay in hotels, eat in restaurants, buy food, and buy local products. This can help local people earn money.

Preah Dak e.g. is a village near Siem Reap. It is a good example of a local community and tourism. Many visitors come to the area to see village life. They can meet local people and learn about Cambodian food and daily life. They can also buy things made in the village.

Tourism can give local people new jobs. Some people can work as drivers or guides. Others can work in restaurants or small shops. People can also make and sell food and other local products. For example, Preah Dak is known for palm sugar and local food. When tourists buy these products, local families can earn money.

Tourism can also help young people. Young people can learn English and speak with visitors. They can learn how to work in a hotel, restaurant, shop, or tour company. These skills can help them get a job in the future.

Tourism can also help the village stay clean and look nice. Local people can work together to keep streets and public places clean. They can also show visitors their culture and traditions.

But tourism can also cause problems. Too many visitors can make a place busy. Tourists can also leave rubbish. Local people need to keep their village clean and protect their way of life.

Good tourism helps both visitors and local people. Tourists can enjoy new places and learn about South East Asian life. Local people can earn money and find jobs. For a community like e.g. Preah Dak, tourism can be an important part of life and work.

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Vocabulary:

• community – a group of people who live in the same place
• development – changes that make a place better
• to earn money – to get money for your work
• e.g. (Latin: exempli gratia)– for example
• to sell something – to give something to someone for money
• local products – things made in a local area
• palm sugar – a sweet food made from the juice of palm trees
• a visitor – a person who comes to a place for a short time
• a tour company – a company that plans and sells trips
• in the future – at a later time
• to stay clean – to keep a place clean
• to cause problems – to make problems happen
• to leave rubbish – to put rubbish somewhere and not take it away
• to protect one’s way of life – to keep the way people live safe
• to enjoy – to like something and have a good time with it

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Match the words with the definitions

1. community
2. development
3. to earn money
4. e.g.
5. to sell something
6. local products
7. palm sugar
8. a visitor
9. a tour company
10. in the future
11. to stay clean
12. to cause problems
13. to leave rubbish
14. to protect one’s way of life
15. to enjoy

A. to get money for your work
B. things made in a local area
C. to like something and have a good time with it
D. a person who comes to a place for a short time
E. to make problems happen
F. a group of people who live in the same place
G. for example
H. at a later time
I. to give something to someone for money
J. a company that plans and sells trips
K. to keep the way people live safe
L. changes that make a place better
M. a sweet food made from the juice of palm trees
N. to keep a place clean
O. to put rubbish somewhere and not take it away

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Answer key:
1-F, 2-L, 3-A, 4-G, 5-I, 6-B, 7-M, 8-D,
9-J, 10-H, 11-N, 12-E, 13-O, 14-K, 15-C

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Match the words with the definitions

1. community
2. development
3. to earn money
4. e.g.
5. to sell something
6. local products
7. palm sugar
8. a visitor
9. a tour company
10. in the future
11. to stay clean
12. to cause problems
13. to leave rubbish
14. to protect one’s way of life
15. to enjoy

A. to get money for your work
B. things made in a local area
C. to like something and have a good time with it
D. a person who comes to a place for a short time
E. to make problems happen
F. a group of people who live in the same place
G. for example
H. at a later time
I. to give something to someone for money
J. a company that plans and sells trips
K. to keep the way people live safe
L. changes that make a place better
M. a sweet food made from the juice of palm trees
N. to keep a place clean
O. to put rubbish somewhere and not take it away

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Answer key:
1-F, 2-L, 3-A, 4-G, 5-I, 6-B, 7-M, 8-D,
9-J, 10-H, 11-N, 12-E, 13-O, 14-K, 15-C
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True or false?

1. Tourism can help local people earn money.
2. Local products are made only for tourists.
3. Visitors can buy products made in the local area.
4. A tour company can bring visitors to a community.
5. Development means that a community stays exactly the same.
6. Tourism can bring money to local people.
7. Leaving rubbish can cause problems in a community.
8. Local people can work to keep their community clean.
9. People cannot protect their way of life when tourism grows.
10. Visitors can enjoy a place and learn about local life.
11. A visitor is a person who lives in a place all year.
12. Tourism cannot help a community in the future.
13. Tour companies can work with local communities.
14. Tourism always causes problems for local people.
15. Palm sugar is not a local product.

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False: 2,5,9,11,12,14,15

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Corrected version:

1. Tourism can help local people earn money.
2. Local products are made only for tourists. True is: Local products can be made for local people and visitors.
3. Visitors can buy products made in the local area.
4. A tour company can bring visitors to a community.
5. Development means that a community stays exactly the same. True is: Development can bring changes to a community.
6. Tourism can bring money to local people.
7. Leaving rubbish can cause problems in a community.
8. Local people can work to keep their community clean.
9. People cannot protect their way of life when tourism grows. True is: People can protect their way of life when tourism grows.
10. Visitors can enjoy a place and learn about local life.
11. A visitor is a person who lives in a place all year. True is: A visitor comes to a place for a short time.
12. Tourism cannot help a community in the future. True is: Tourism can help a community in the future.
13. Tour companies can work with local communities.
14. Tourism always causes problems for local people. True is: Tourism can cause problems for local people.
15. Palm sugar is not a local product. True is: Palm sugar can be a local product.

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Multiple choice – one answer only

1. Why can tourism be useful for a community?
   A. It can bring money to local people.
   B. It can stop local people from working.
   C. It can make every visitor stay for many weeks.
2. What can visitors buy in a local community?
   A. Only food from big companies.
   B. Local products.
   C. Only products from other countries.
3. What is palm sugar?
   A. A type of hotel.
   B. A tour company.
   C. A local food product.
4. What can a tour company do?
   A. Make palm sugar.
   B. Plan and sell trips.
   C. Clean all the houses in a village.
5. Why is it important to stay clean?
   A. To help keep the community pleasant.
   B. To stop visitors from coming.
   C. To make every visitor buy a local product.
6. What can cause problems in a community?
   A. Buying local products.
   B. Visiting local places.
   C. Leaving rubbish.
7. What does “to earn money” mean?
   A. To spend money.
   B. To get money for your work.
   C. To give money to other people.
8. What is a visitor?
   A. A person who comes to a place for a short time.
   B. A person who works in every local business.
   C. A person who lives in the same place all their life.
9. What does “in the future” mean?
   A. Yesterday.
   B. Today.
   C. At a later time.
10. Why can local products be important?
    A. They are always cheaper than other products.
    B. They can help local people earn money.
    C. They are made only for foreign visitors.
11. What can people try to protect?
    A. Their way of life.
    B. Every tourist business.
    C. All the rubbish in their community.
12. What does “to enjoy” mean?
    A. To cause a problem.
    B. To make a place dirty.
    C. To have a good time.
13. What does “e.g.” mean?
    A. English grammar exercise.
    B. For example.
    C. Every good example.
14. What can tourism bring to a local area?
    A. New money.
    B. Fewer local products.
    C. The end of all local businesses.
15. What can local people do when tourism grows?
    A. They must leave their community.
    B. They can protect their way of life.
    C. They can never work with visitors or tour companies.

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Answer key:
1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-B, 5-A, 6-C, 7-B, 8-A,
9-C, 10-B, 11-A, 12-C, 13-B, 14-A, 15-B

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7. Complete the table – read the text and complete the table with information from the text

Tourism can help…	Tourism can cause…
1. __________________	5. __________________
2. __________________	6. __________________
3. __________________	7. __________________
4. __________________	8. __________________

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Answers:

Tourism can help…	Tourism can cause…
1. local people earn money	5. rubbish
2. local communities	6. problems
3. local products	7. changes in local life
4. tour companies	8. pressure on the local way of life

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Who / What / Where / Why – short answers

1. Who can earn money from tourism?
2. What can visitors buy in local communities?
3. What is one local product mentioned in the text?
4. Who can bring visitors to a community?
5. Where can visitors buy local products?
6. Why can tourism be important for local people?
7. What can local people do to keep their community clean?
8. What can cause problems in a community?
9. Who can work with local communities?
10. Why is it important to protect the local way of life?
11. What can tourism bring to a local area in the future?
12. What can visitors enjoy when they visit a community?

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Answer key: 1. local people, 2. local products, 3. palm sugar, 4. a tour company, 5. in local communities, 6. it can help them earn money, 7. keep it clean, 8. rubbish, 9. tour companies, 10. to keep it safe, 11. new money, 12. local life.
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Find the Information – ead the text and find the information. Write short answers.

1. Find two things visitors can buy in a local community.
2. Find one product made in the local area.
3. Find two ways tourism can help local people.
4. Find one company that can bring visitors to a community.
5. Find one problem that tourism can cause.
6. Find one thing local people can do to keep their community clean.
7. Find one thing local people can protect.
8. Find two people or groups who can work together in tourism.

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Answer key:

1. local products; food / palm sugar
2. palm sugar
3. earn money; sell local products
4. a tour company
5. rubbish / problems
6. stay clean / not leave rubbish
7. their way of life
8. local people and tour companies

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Choose A, B, or C to complete each sentence

1. Tourism can help local people
   A. earn money.
   B. leave their homes.
   C. stop working.
2. Visitors can buy
   A. only foreign products.
   B. local products.
   C. only hotel rooms.
3. A tour company can
   A. make palm sugar.
   B. clean every village.
   C. plan and sell trips.
4. Leaving rubbish can
   A. protect local life.
   B. cause problems.
   C. help local people earn money.
5. Local people can try to
   A. stop all visitors.
   B. sell only foreign products.
   C. protect their way of life.
6. Tourism can bring
   A. new money to local areas.
   B. fewer local products.
   C. problems to every community.
7. People can help keep a community clean by
   A. leaving rubbish outside.
   B. taking rubbish away.
   C. buying more products.
8. Visitors can enjoy a place and
   A. change local traditions.
   B. cause problems for everyone.
   C. learn about local life.
9. Palm sugar is
   A. a local product.
   B. a tour company.
   C. a type of visitor.
10. A visitor is someone who
    A. owns a local business.
    B. comes to a place for a short time.
    C. lives there all their life.
11. “In the future” means
    A. yesterday.
    B. right now.
    C. at a later time.
12. “To earn money” means
    A. to get money for your work.
    B. to spend all your money.
    C. to give money to visitors.
13. Tourism can cause problems when people
    A. sell local products.
    B. leave rubbish.
    C. work with tour companies.
14. Local products can help people
    A. earn money.
    B. leave their community.
    C. stop tourism.
15. “e.g.” means
    A. every good example.
    B. English grammar exercise.
    C. for example.

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Answer key:
1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-B, 5-C, 6-A, 7-B, 8-C,
9-A, 10-B, 11-C, 12-A, 13-B, 14-A, 15-C

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Match the sentence halves

1. Tourism can help local people
2. Visitors can buy
3. A tour company can
4. Local products can help
5. Palm sugar is
6. Leaving rubbish can
7. Local people can protect
8. Communities can try
9. Visitors can enjoy
10. A visitor is someone
11. Tourism can bring
12. People can learn about

A. to keep their communities clean.
B. local products from the area.
C. who comes to a place for a short time.
D. cause problems in a community.
E. new money to local areas.
F. their way of life.
G. plan and sell trips.
H. a local product.
I. local life when they visit.
J. earn money.
K. local people earn money.
L. a place and have a good time.

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Answer key:
1-J, 2-B, 3-G, 4-K, 5-H, 6-D, 7-F,
8-A, 9-L, 10-C, 11-E, 12-I

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Full version:

1. Tourism can help local people earn money.
2. Visitors can buy local products from the area.
3. A tour company can plan and sell trips.
4. Local products can help local people earn money.
5. Palm sugar is a local product.
6. Leaving rubbish can cause problems in a community.
7. Local people can protect their way of life.
8. Communities can try to keep their communities clean.
9. Visitors can enjoy a place and have a good time.
10. A visitor is someone who comes to a place for a short time.
11. Tourism can bring new money to local areas.
12. People can learn about local life when they visit.

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Fill in the gaps, words below

community – earn – visitors – local – rubbish – future –
products – tourism – money – area –
clean – protect – company –
life – important

1. __________ can help people in Cambodia.
2. Local people can __________ money from tourism.
3. __________ can buy things made in the area.
4. Palm sugar is a __________ product.
5. People can sell local __________ to visitors.
6. Leaving __________ can cause problems.
7. Tourism can help communities in the __________.
8. A __________ is a group of people who live in the same place.
9. Tourism can bring __________ to local areas.
10. People should keep their community __________.
11. Local people can __________ their way of life.
12. A tour __________ can bring visitors to a community.
13. Visitors can learn about local __________.
14. Tourism is __________ for many communities in Cambodia.
15. A local __________ can sell food to visitors.

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Correct version:

Tourism can help people in Cambodia.

Local people can earn money from tourism.

Visitors can buy things made in the area.

Palm sugar is a local product.

People can sell local products to visitors.

Leaving rubbish can cause problems.

Tourism can help communities in the future.

A community is a group of people who live in the same place.

Tourism can bring money to local areas.

People should keep their community clean.

Local people can protect their way of life.

A tour company can bring visitors to a community.

Visitors can learn about local life.

Tourism is important for many communities in Cambodia.

A local area can sell food to visitors.

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Find the word that does not belong in each group

1. rubbish – palm sugar – local products – local food
2. visitor – tourist – guest – tour company
3. earn – rubbish – sell – buy
4. community – hotel room – village – local area
5. protect – rubbish – enjoy – learn
6. palm sugar – tourism – visitor – tourist
7. clean – protect – community – enjoy
8. local – rubbish – future – important
9. sell – buy – visitor – earn
10. community – village – tour company – area

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Answers:

1. rubbish – the other words are products or food.
2. tour company – the other words are people who visit a place.
3. rubbish – the other words are actions related to money.
4. hotel room – the other words are places or local areas.
5. rubbish – the other words are actions.
6. palm sugar – the other words are connected with tourism and visitors.
7. community – the other words are actions.
8. rubbish – the other words are words about a place, time, or description.
9. visitor – the other words are actions related to buying, selling, or money.
10. tour company – the other words are places or areas.

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Interview: match quuestion and answer

Questions

1. Why is tourism important for local communities?
2. What can visitors buy?
3. Who can bring visitors to a community?
4. How can local people earn money from tourism?
5. What problems can tourism cause?
6. How can people keep their community clean?
7. What should people do when tourism grows?
8. What can visitors learn?
9. Can tourism help communities in the future?
10. What is one local product?

Answers

A. They can learn about local people, food, work, and daily life.
B. Palm sugar is one local product.
C. They can sell food, drinks, and local products to visitors.
D. Yes, it can bring more visitors and more money to local areas.
E. Tour companies can take visitors to villages and other local areas.
F. Rubbish can be a problem.
G. They can put rubbish in the right place and take care of their local area.
H. They can get local food and products.
I. People should protect their way of life and keep important local traditions.
J. Tourism brings money to local areas and gives people chances to earn money.

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Answer key:
1-J, 2-H, 3-E, 4-C, 5-F, 6-G, 7-I, 8-A, 9-D, 10-B
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Correct version:

Interviewer: Why is tourism important for local communities?

Local worker: It brings money to local areas and gives people chances to earn money.

Interviewer: What can visitors buy?

Local worker: They can get local food and products. Palm sugar is one example.

Interviewer: Who can bring visitors to a community?

Local worker: Tour companies can take visitors to villages and other local areas.

Interviewer: How can local people earn money from tourism?

Local worker: They can sell food, drinks, and local products to visitors.

Interviewer: What problems can tourism cause?

Local worker: Rubbish can be a problem. Some visitors may leave rubbish in public places.

Interviewer: How can people keep their community clean?

Local worker: They can put rubbish in the right place and take care of their local area.

Interviewer: What should people do when tourism grows?

Local worker: They should protect their way of life and keep important local traditions.

Interviewer: What can visitors learn?

Local worker: They can learn about local people, food, work, and daily life.

Interviewer: Can tourism help communities in the future?

Local worker: Yes. It can bring more visitors and more money to local areas.

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Remember how babies
learn a language:

Babies learn a language by listening.
They use their ears to hear sounds.
Their brain remembers these sounds.
Babies connect sounds with people and things.
They listen to their parents.
Then they copy the sounds they hear. They imitate words.
Slowly, babies learn to speak.

So,
LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN………………

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