- How hotels can help people, culture, and nature
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Part 1, how tourists can help people,
culture, and nature => link
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Hotels play a very important role in responsible tourism. They welcome thousands of visitors every year, so their actions have a big impact on people, culture, and nature. One strong argument is the environment. Hotels use a lot of water and energy, but by saving resources, recycling, and reducing plastic, they can protect nature and lower pollution.
Another reason is the local community. If hotels buy food and products from local farmers and shops, the money stays in the area and supports local families. Hotels can also give jobs to local people, pay fair wages, and offer training. This makes life better for the community.
Respect for culture is also important. Hotels can promote local traditions in a respectful way, for example by inviting local artists or showing traditional crafts, without changing them just for tourists.
Finally, responsible hotels can attract more guests. Many travelers today want to stay in places that care about people and the planet. By being sustainable, hotels can improve their image, make guests happy, and even save money on energy and water.
In short, responsible hotels help the environment, support local people, respect culture, and create a better future for tourism.
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Vocabulary:
respect – to be polite and show that someone or something is important
culture – the way people live, with their music, food, language, and traditions
responsible tourism – tourism that helps people and nature, not harm them
to have an impact on people – to change people’s lives in a good or bad way
an argument – a reason why something is good or bad
environment – nature around us: air, water, land, animals, plants
to save resources – to use less water, energy, or materials
to recycle – to use old things again, like paper, glass, or plastic
to reduce plastic – to use less plastic
to protect nature – to keep animals, plants, and land safe
to lower pollution – to make the air, water, and land cleaner
a reason – why something happens or why you do something
a local community – the people who live in one town or village
to stay in the area (e.g. money) – not to go away, to be used in the same place
to support – to help someone or something
to pay fair wages – to give workers the right money for their job
to offer training – to teach people how to do a job better
to promote traditions – to show and share old ways of life, music, dance, etc.
respectful – polite, kind, showing respect
crafts – things people make by hand, like clothes, baskets, or jewelry
to change – to make something different
finally – at the end
to attract guests – to make people want to come
to care about people – to think people are important and want to help them
to be sustainable – to use resources in a way that is good for the future
to improve – to make something better
to save money – to spend less money
in short – to say something in a simple way, in a few words
to create a better future – to make tomorrow’s world better
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Multiple choice test, one answer:
1. What does respect mean?
a) To be polite and show someone is important
b) To make something dirty
c) To buy many things
2. What is culture?
a) A big city
b) A type of holiday
c) The way people live, with music, food, and traditions
3. Responsible tourism is…
a) Tourism only for rich people
b) Tourism without hotels
c) Tourism that helps people and nature
4. To have an impact on people means…
a) To pay people money
b) To change people’s lives
c) To speak to people
5. What is an argument?
a) A big group of people
b) A place to stay
c) A reason why something is good or bad
6. What is the environment?
a) A special kind of hotel
b) The air, water, animals, and nature around us
c) A place to buy food
7. To save resources means…
a) To use less water and energy
b) To stop working
c) To give money to people
8. To recycle means…
a) To throw things away
b) To use old things again
c) To buy new things
9. To reduce plastic means…
a) To use less plastic
b) To sell plastic to people
c) To make plastic stronger
10. To protect nature means…
a) To walk in the forest
b) To paint pictures of trees
c) To keep animals and plants safe
11. To lower pollution means…
a) To eat less food
b) To make air and water cleaner
c) To build more houses
12. What is a reason?
a) Why something happens
b) A type of job
c) The end of something
13. What is a local community?
a) A street with many shops
b) A hotel for tourists
c) The people in one town or village
14. Money stays in the area means…
a) People save money in the bank
b) People spend the money in the same place
c) People give money to friends
15. To support means…
a) To write about something
b) To help someone or something
c) To stop something
16. To pay fair wages means…
a) To give workers free food
b) To give workers holidays
c) To give workers the right money for their job
17. To offer training means…
a) To show people a movie
b) To give people clothes
c) To teach people for a job
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18. To promote traditions means…
a) To forget old ways
b) To stop using old ideas
c) To show and share old music, dance, etc.
19. Respectful means…
a) Tired and hungry
b) Polite and kind
c) Big and expensive
20. What are crafts?
a) Sports games
b) Things people make by hand
c) Fast trains
21. To change means…
a) To make something different
b) To keep something the same
c) To put something away
22. Finally means…
a) In the middle
b) At the start
c) At the end
23. To attract guests means…
a) To send people home
b) To tell people to go away
c) To make people want to come
24. To care about people means…
a) To play games with people
b) To think people are important
c) To give presents to people
25. To be sustainable means…
a) To use resources in a good way for the future
b) To build very fast
c) To work very hard
26. To improve means…
a) To make something better
b) To make something worse
c) To buy something new
27. To save money means…
a) To spend less money
b) To make more money
c) To give money to friends
28. In short means…
a) To speak for a long time
b) To say something simply in a few words
c) To write a big book
29. To create a better future means…
a) To make tomorrow’s world better
b) To forget about tomorrow
c) To travel in the past
Answers:
1a 2c 3c 4b 5c 6b 7a 8b
9a 10c 11b 12a 13c 14b 15b
16c 17c 18c 19b 20b 21a
22c 23c 24b 25a 26a
27a 28b 29a
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Correct answers:
1. What does respect mean?
To be polite and show someone is important
2. What is culture?
The way people live, with music, food, and traditions
3. Responsible tourism is…
Tourism that helps people and nature
4. To have an impact on people means…
To change people’s lives
5. What is an argument?
A reason why something is good or bad
6. What is the environment?
The air, water, animals, and nature around us
7. To save resources means…
To use less water and energy
8. To recycle means…
To use old things again
9. To reduce plastic means…
To use less plastic
10. To protect nature means…
To keep animals and plants safe
11. To lower pollution means…
To make air and water cleaner
12. What is a reason?
Why something happens
13. What is a local community?
The people in one town or village
14. Money stays in the area means…
People spend the money in the same place
15. To support means…
To help someone or something
16. To pay fair wages means…
To give workers the right money for their job
17. To offer training means…
To teach people for a job
18. To promote traditions means…
To show and share old music, dance, etc.
19. Respectful means…
Polite and kind
20. What are crafts?
Things people make by hand
21. To change means…
To make something different
22. Finally means…
At the end
23. To attract guests means…
To make people want to come
24. To care about people means…
To think people are important
25. To be sustainable means…
To use resources in a good way for the future
26. To improve means…
To make something better
27. To save money means…
To spend less money
28. In short means…
To say something simply in a few words
29. To create a better future means…
To make tomorrow’s world better
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Gap-fill exercise:
- Tourists should ______ local culture and traditions.
a) respect
b) stay in the area
c) care about people - Hotels can ______ local people by giving them fair wages.
a) offer training
b) support
c) improve - It is important to ______ water and energy when travelling.
a) save resources
b) attract guests
c) recycle - People make beautiful ______ by hand in the village.
a) crafts
b) care about people
c) environment - Tourists should avoid activities that harm animals to ______ nature.
a) finally
b) promote traditions
c) protect - Hotels can ______ local culture in a respectful way.
a) create a better future
b) promote
c) reduce plastic - It is nice when hotels ______ training to their staff.
a) respect
b) offer
c) change - Tourists can help the community by spending money there to ______ the local area.
a) stay
b) improve
c) save money - Tourists can ______ their use of plastic by using reusable bottles.
a) recycle
b) reduce
c) care about people - People should be ______ when talking to local people.
a) respectful
b) responsible
c) argument - Hotels that are good for the planet are called ______.
a) sustainable
b) crafts
c) reason - Tourists can ______ by helping local people and buying local products.
a) have an impact on people
b) promote traditions
c) save resources - Tourists should try to ______ waste and energy in their hotel.
a) improve
b) attract guests
c) recycle - Hotels want to ______ guests by making them feel welcome.
a) attract
b) change
c) support - Tourists should not harm animals to ______ a better future.
a) create
b) lower pollution
c) improve - Local communities like it when tourists ______ their money there.
a) have an impact on people
b) spend
c) offer training - Hotels can help people by giving them ______ for work.
a) training
b) crafts
c) reasons - Tourists should ______ the environment by not leaving trash behind.
a) change
b) improve
c) protect - Hotels can ______ culture in a respectful way to show it to visitors.
a) recycle
b) care about people
c) promote - Tourists should ______ by using less energy and water.
a) save resources
b) stay in the area
c) finally
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Answers:
1a 2b 3a 4a 5c 6b 7b 8b
9b 10a 11a 12b 13c 14a 15a
16b 17a 18c 19c 20a
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Correct version:
- Tourists should respect local culture and traditions.
- Hotels can support local people by giving them fair wages.
- It is important to save resources water and energy when travelling.
- People make beautiful crafts by hand in the village.
- Tourists should avoid activities that harm animals to protect nature.
- Hotels can promote local culture in a respectful way.
- It is nice when hotels offer training to their staff.
- Tourists can help the community by spending money there to improve the local area.
- Tourists can reduce their use of plastic by using reusable bottles.
- People should be respectful when talking to local people.
- Hotels that are good for the planet are called sustainable.
- Tourists can promote traditions by helping local people and buying local products.
- Tourists should try to recycle waste and energy in their hotel.
- Hotels want to attract guests by making them feel welcome.
- Tourists should not harm animals to create a better future.
- Local communities like it when tourists spend their money there.
- Hotels can help people by giving them training for work.
- Tourists should protect the environment by not leaving trash behind.
- Hotels can promote culture in a respectful way to show it to visitors.
- Tourists should save resources by using less energy and water.
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True or false:
- Tourists should respect local culture and traditions.
- Tourists should always buy souvenirs from large international stores.
- Hotels can support local people by giving them fair wages.
- Tourists should try to recycle waste and energy in their hotel.
- Hotels cannot promote local culture in any way.
- People make crafts by hand in the village.
- It is important to waste water and energy when travelling.
- Hotels want to attract guests by making them feel welcome.
- Tourists should harm animals to make a better future.
- Tourists can reduce their use of plastic by using reusable bottles.
- Local communities like it when tourists spend their money there.
- Tourists should avoid activities that harm animals to protect nature.
- Hotels give training to staff to help them improve their skills.
- Hotels that are good for the planet are called sustainable.
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Answers:
true: 1,3,4,6,8,10,11,12,14
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Correct version:
- Tourists should respect local culture and traditions.
- Tourists should always buy souvenirs from large international stores.
True is: Tourists should buy souvenirs from local stores. - Hotels can support local people by giving them fair wages.
- Tourists should try to recycle waste and energy in their hotel.
- Hotels cannot promote local culture in any way.
True is: Hotels can promote local culture in a respectful way. - People make crafts by hand in the village.
- It is important to waste water and energy when travelling.
True is: It is important to save water and energy when travelling. - Hotels want to attract guests by making them feel welcome.
- Tourists should harm animals to make a better future.
True is: Tourists should avoid harming animals to create a better future. - Tourists can reduce their use of plastic by using reusable bottles.
- Local communities like it when tourists spend their money there.
- Tourists should avoid activities that harm animals to protect nature.
- Hotels give training to staff to help them improve their skills.
True is: Hotels can give training to staff to help them improve their skills. - Hotels that are good for the planet are called sustainable.
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Match word/s to definition:
Words:
- respect
- culture
- responsible tourism
- to have an impact on people
- environment
- to save resources
- to recycle
- to reduce plastic
- local community
- to support
- to pay fair wages
- crafts
- to attract guests
- sustainable
Definitions:
a) small group of people living in a particular area
b) to give people money for work in a fair way
c) to protect natural resources like water and energy
d) to show politeness and care for someone or something
e) a way of traveling that helps people, nature, and culture
f) objects made by hand, often traditional
g) the natural world, including air, water, and land
h) to make less waste, especially plastic
i) to make people notice and like a place, service, or hotel
j) long-established habits, art, and way of life of a group
k) ways that can continue without harming people or nature
l) to give help to someone or something
m) to do something that changes or affects people
n) to process materials so they can be used again
Answer key (number-letter, one line)
1d 2j 3e 4m 5g 6c 7n 8h 9a 10l 11b 12f 13i 14k
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Correct version:
- respect – to show politeness and care for someone or something
- culture – long-established habits, art, and way of life of a group
- responsible tourism – a way of traveling that helps people, nature, and culture
- to have an impact on people – to do something that changes or affects people
- environment – the natural world, including air, water, and land
- to save resources – to protect natural resources like water and energy
- to recycle – to process materials so they can be used again
- to reduce plastic – to make less waste, especially plastic
- local community – small group of people living in a particular area
- to support – to give help to someone or something
- to pay fair wages – to give people money for work in a fair way
- crafts – objects made by hand, often traditional
- to attract guests – to make people notice and like a place, service, or hotel
- sustainable – ways that can continue without harming people or nature
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Interview with Oum, general manager of a luxury resort – complete, words below:
environment – reduce – sustainable – resort –
save – culture – support –
fair – promote –
respect –
animals – economy –
crafts
1. Q: Hello Oum! Can you tell us your name and job?
A: Hello! My name is Oum. I am the General Manager of a luxury __________.
2. Q: What is responsible tourism?
A: Responsible tourism is traveling in a way that helps people, nature, and __________
3. Q: Why is responsible tourism important for hotels?
A: It is important because hotels can help the __________ and local communities.
4. Q: How can your hotel support local people?
A: We support local people by giving __________ wages and offering training.
5. Q: Can your hotel help protect nature?
A: Yes. We save water and energy,__________ plastic, and recycle.
6. Q: How does your hotel respect culture?
A: We __________ traditions and show local culture in a respectful way.
7. Q: Do you use local products in your hotel?
A: Yes, we use local food and materials to support the local __________.
8. Q: How can tourists help the local community?
A: Tourists can stay in the area, buy local __________, and respect people.
9. Q: Why should tourists avoid harmful activities?
A: Because it can hurt __________, nature, and local people.
10. Q: What is your hotel doing to be sustainable?
A: We __________ resources, reduce pollution, and care about people.
11. Q: Can responsible tourism attract guests?
A: Yes, many guests like to stay in hotels that are responsible and __________.
12. Q: How does your hotel create a better future?
A: We help local people, protect the environment, and __________ culture.
13. Q: What is your advice for tourists?
A: Respect culture, __________ local communities, and care about nature.
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Full version:
1. Q: Hello Oum! Can you tell us your name and job?
A: Hello! My name is Oum. I am the General Manager of a luxury resort.
2. Q: What is responsible tourism?
A: Responsible tourism is traveling in a way that helps people, nature, and culture.
3. Q: Why is responsible tourism important for hotels?
A: It is important because hotels can help the environment and local communities.
4. Q: How can your hotel support local people?
A: We support local people by giving fair wages and offering training.
5. Q: Can your hotel help protect nature?
A: Yes. We save water and energy, reduce plastic, and recycle.
6. Q: How does your hotel respect culture?
A: We promote traditions and show local culture in a respectful way.
7. Q: Do you use local products in your hotel?
A: Yes, we use local food and materials to support the local economy.
8. Q: How can tourists help the local community?
A: Tourists can stay in the area, buy local crafts, and respect people.
9. Q: Why should tourists avoid harmful activities?
A: Because it can hurt animals, nature, and local people.
10. Q: What is your hotel doing to be sustainable?
A: We save resources, reduce pollution, and care about people.
11. Q: Can responsible tourism attract guests?
A: Yes, many guests like to stay in hotels that are responsible and sustainable.
12. Q: How does your hotel create a better future?
A: We help local people, protect the environment, and respect culture.
13. Q: What is your advice for tourists?
A: Respect culture, support local communities, and care about nature.
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Fill in:
promote – environment – traveling –
future – support – save –
important – care –
sustainable
Responsible tourism means __________ in a way that helps people, culture, and nature.
Tourists should respect traditions, buy local crafts, and __________ local businesses.
They should __________ water and energy, reduce plastic, recycle, and never harm animals.
Hotels also play an __________ role.
They can protect the __________, give staff fair wages, and offer training.
They should use local products, __________traditions respectfully, and __________ about the community.
Many hotels today want to be __________ and attract guests who care about the future.
In short, responsible tourism creates a better __________ for everyone.
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Full version:
Responsible tourism means traveling in a way that helps people, culture, and nature. Tourists should respect traditions, buy local crafts, and support local businesses. They should save water and energy, reduce plastic, recycle, and never harm animals. Hotels also play an important role. They can protect the environment, give staff fair wages, and offer training. They should use local products, promote traditions respectfully, and care about the community. Many hotels today want to be sustainable and attract guests who care about the future. In short, responsible tourism creates a better future for everyone.
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Here’s a structured summary of the original text with key words only:
Responsible Tourism – Key Points
Tourists:
- Respect culture & traditions
- Support local economy: stay local, buy crafts
- Save resources: water, energy
- Reduce plastic, recycle
- Avoid harmful activities: no animal abuse
- Mind over-tourism: visit less-known places
Hotels:
- Environmental practices: energy-saving, waste reduction
- Fair employment: pay fair wages, offer training
- Community support: use local products, involve locals
- Promote culture respectfully
- Sustainable practices to attract guests
Goal:
- Protect nature, support people, create better future