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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
[1] Tourism is one of the world’s fastest
growing industries and is a major source of
income for many countries. Being a peo-
ple-oriented industry, tourism also provides
[5] many jobs which have helped revitalise lo-
cal economies.
However, like other forms of devel-
opment, tourism can also cause its share
of problems, such as social dislocation,
[10] loss of cultural heritage, economic depen-
dence and ecological degradation. Learn-
ing about the impacts of tourism has led
many people to seek more responsible
holidays. These include various forms of
[15] alternative or sustainable tourism such as:
‘nature-based tourism’, ‘ecotourism’ and
‘cultural tourism’. Sustainable tourism is
becoming so popular that some say that
what we presently call ‘alternative’ will be
[20] the ‘mainstream’ in a decade.
All tourism activities of whatever mo-
tivation – holidays, business travel, con-
ferences, adventure travel and ecotour-
ism – need to be sustainable. Sustainable
[25] tourism is defined as “tourism that respects
both local people and the traveller, cultural
heritage and the environment”. It seeks to
provide people with an exciting and educa-
tional holiday that is also of benefit to the
[30] people of the host country.
Adapted from: http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/ mods/themec/mod16.html. Access on Jul 24th, 2017.
Concerning grammar reference, mark the sentences below true (T) or false (F):
I. The relative pronoun which (l. 5) refers to economy.
II. The possessive adjective its (l. 8) refers to tourism.
III. The demonstrative pronoun these (l. 14) refers to people.
IV. The relative pronoun that (l. 29) refers to holiday.
Now, check the correct alternative below.
