- •1. What associations do you have with the collocations “ecological tourism” and “ecofriendly tourists”?
- •2. Think of as many words as possible related to the theme “ecological tourism”.
- •How to be an ecofriendly tourist in the Alps
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •How to be a responsible tourist
- •Does Tourism ruin everything that it touches?
- •Ecotourism in Canada
- •Speaking Practice
- •Active Vocabulary:
- •Ecotourism: types of activities Hiking. Trekking. Orientiering
- •Orienteering
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •Speaking Practice
- •Type of hike
- •Active Vocabulary:
- •Water Tourism
- •1. Think of as many words as possible related to the theme “water tourism”.
- •2. Enumerate water tours which are popular in Krasnoyask krai.
- •How difficult is each river?
- •Vocabulary Drill
- •Canoeing. Kayaking. Rafting
- •2) Canyoning
- •Speaking practice
- •Active Vocabulary:
- •Fishing
- •Alaska Salmon Fishing
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •Speaking practice
- •Active Vocabulary:
- •Mountaineering and Rock Climbing
- •Mountaineering
- •Rock Climbing
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •Speaking practice
- •Active Vocabulary:
- •Potholing and caving
- •What are Caves
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •Speaking practice
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Winter sports Alpine Skiing. Snowboarding. Cross-country Skiing.
- •The World's Largest Refrigerator Snow Skiing in the Great Indoors
- •Snow sports in Val di Fiemme
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •Instructor boots lift jump goggles slopes pants poles
- •Snowboarding
- •Speaking practice
- •A snowboarder;
- •A downhill skier.
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Different risky outdoor activities and Sports
- •Risky Activities and Sports
- •Kite surfing
- •Freestyle motocross
- •Base jumping
- •Speaking Practice
- •Flora, Fauna and Landscape
- •The word "altai" comes from the Mongolian word "altan" meaning "golden"
- •Siberian Forests
- •Flora and Fauna
- •Khentee Landscape
- •Animal Life
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •For Birds, For People, Forever
- •A habitat in your own back yard!
- •Speaking Practice
- •Threats to biodiversity
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Weather and Wear
- •The Season
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •Sunshine shower thunderstorm windy cloudless
- •Hailstorm mild drizzle gentle wind cloudburst
- •Translate the following words and collocations into English. Restore the situations in which they are used in the texts and tasks:
- •Weather and Wear
- •What to Wear for Caving
- •Make a list of clothes recommended for a caving tour.
- •Снаряжение
- •1) Обувь
- •2) Одежда для активных передвижений
- •3) Одежда для стоянок
- •Active Vocabulary Weather
- •Tourist destinations and accommodations
- •Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a giant igloo.
- •Read the text again and complete the table. Then choose a campsite and describe it.
- •Look at the pictures and discuss with you group mate which accommodation you would prefer to stay at.
- •Read the article about ecoaccommodations and make a dialogue with your group mate. Discuss the principles of eco accommodations. Definition of ecolodge accommodation
- •The ecolodge facililty
- •Ecolodge features and ecolodging
- •The Great Itineraries
- •Vocabulary Drill:
- •Camping Experience
- •Saving the Environment
- •Outline which actions can be taken in this situation to settle a problem.
- •Now, change the tone from positive to negative in the following extract from an assessment report, by changing the highlighted items.
- •Discuss in which situations these statements can be used.
- •1) Marlborough District is waiting for guests
- •Hiker’s Heaven: Hiking Base Camp in Ergaki National Park
- •Jasper National Park
- •Write the advertisement block about tourist destinations and accommodations in the region you live in.
- •Speaking Practice
- •Pacific orca lodge
Snow sports in Val di Fiemme
Between the Lagorai mountain chain and the Latemar range Val di Fiemme opens its doors to the winter kingdom. Fiery sunrises and sunsets that colour in the mountains and snow will leave long and lasting imprint on everybody. A continuous alternation of forests and spacious glades and the rhythmic movement of cross country skiers animate the soft contours of these rolling highlands. A landscape was created by nature but conserved and developed by the people. It is in these glades that about 70 kilometers of cross-country tracks crisscross in a network of rings around some of the best known cross-country ski centers in Val di Fiemme. They are well organized centers able to satisfy the demands of every crosscountry skier, whether an expert or a beginner. Qualified instructors, places for waxing and technical assistance, refreshment, regularly groomed and efficient tracks for the free and classic styles are always at Val di Fiemme guests’ disposal. There are lots of small mountain huts and cabins along the tracks where steaming polenta is served to replenish those who have used up all their energy on skis.
Val di Fiemme has superb skiing facilities to offer: excellent terrain for first-timers and for real thrills; 23 modern lifts with 60 kms of run; a fast gondola, which gives the more expert skiers the pleasure of a long exciting descent of three kilometers within the sight of the peaks; 40 kilometers of daily groomed runs, also served by programmed snow installations.
Those who want to stretch their legs on the snow can go skiing in the crosscountry ski centre, or on the small circuits. In winter it is possible to combine the pleasure of skiing, a mountaineering tour accompanied by alpine guides with beneficial water cure at the ancient spring. Snowboard enthusiasts can enjoy this “effervescent” sport in peace and safety in the recently made “Snow Park”.
A long calendar of events animates the season of cross-country skiing in these centres from January to March. The highland resorts offer a wide choice of accommodation that is informal and exclusive at the same time. Attention is placed on services and opportunities for non-skiers: skating, sledging (sledge lift available), horse riding, indoor swimming pools, gyms, numerous other amenities. But downhill and cross-country skiers are not the only ones to appreciate the quality of the environment and hospitality on the highlands. Among the most assiduous guests in recent seasons have been enthusiasts of sleddog who come here to train and compete with their "pulkas" drawn by teams of splendid Siberian dogs. And apart from the well groomed trails of the cross-country centres, the highlands in winter can be explored on snow shoes, leaving solitary tracks on the powder snow along the forest roads.
b) Make the list of activities available for tourists in Val di Fiemme.
Vocabulary Drill:
Task 1. a) Translate the following words and collocations into Russian:
to head off, a ski-slope, excursions, an indoor ski facility, snow-making system, unique, leisure industry, powdery, a race track, experienced skier, slightly steeper, high-speed chairlifts, to whisk skiers back up to the top, to complete a run, a ski-run, to be charged …$ for two hours of skiing, to avoid over-crowding, to miss out on the fun, glades, cross country skiers, waxing, classic style, cross-country tracks, daily groomed runs, programmed snow installations, mountain huts, sledging, assiduous guests, snow shoes, powder snow
b) Find in the text translation of the following words and collocation. Restore the situations in which they are used in the text:
экскурсия, отличное время, натянуть зимнюю куртку, индустрия отдыха, канатно-кресельная дорога, лыжник, домчать до вершины, совершить спуск, заявлять, поддельный, большое скопление народа, сдерживать внешнее тепло, лыжная трасса, сауна, мягкие очертания, пересекаться, система круговых трасс, удовлетворять запросы, беговые лыжи, свободный стиль, подъемник, длинный спуск предлагать широкий выбор, ценить качество, гостеприимство, снегоступы
Task 2. Give definitions to the following words and collocations:
slope, chairlift, ski-run, leisure industry, indoor ski facility, technical assistance, first-timer, groomed and efficient tracks, to replenish energy
Task 3. Fill in the gaps with words from the list below: