I I. Read and translate the following text: Adventure Tourism and Recreation

A dventure tourism and recreation is growing fast. Changing trends in travel and tourism, where clients request active recreational experiences and travel adventures, where they can learn about nature and culture, are driving the growth.

This sector includes everything from bird watching to salmon fishing, horseback riding to white water rafting, and golf to wilderness trekking. Adventure tourism and recreation draws those who want to experience a place that is natural and unspoiled, and those who want active, unusual vacations.

There are over eighty different occupations and multiple opportunities for small business owners/operators in the sector. The major areas of this sector are: outdoor adventure and ecotourism, ski resorts, golf and tennis facilities, parks, marine facilities.

O utdoor Adventure and Ecotourism include hiking, cycling, mountaineering, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, horseback riding, river rafting, scuba diving, sky diving, and nature/ wildlife viewing. In addition, there are many businesses dedicated to fishing in lakes/ oceans, and hunting or photographing wild animals. Businesses in this sector require staff who have a love and knowledge of the outdoors. They often need technical proficiency and expertise in the activity that the business focuses on. In addition, they must respect the environment and help others to respect it as well to ensure the long-term viability of the business.

S ki Resorts attract skiers and boarders from across the country and abroad. A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and other supporting services such as hotels, restaurants, equipment rentals, and a ski lift system. In North America it is more common for ski areas to exist well away from towns, and the term ski resort is used for a purpose-built and self-contained area, where skiing is the main activity. Ski areas have marked paths for skiing known as runs, trails or pistes. There is typically one or more chairlifts for moving skiers rapidly to the top of hills, and to interconnect the various trails. Ski-related jobs are numerous. They are available at ski resorts and clubs, as well as in those businesses that support the industry, like lodges and ski shops.

G olf and Tennis Facilities are becoming increasingly popular and important to the economy nowadays. Many clubs and resorts offer greens and courts, lessons and gear for golf or tennis. This is an important part of the industry, as revenue is earned through the sale of clothing and gear, the rental of courts, the training of players and the maintenance of equipment. Golf and tennis pros, those who fix equipment and maintain courts and greens, those who work in industries that support the golfers and tennis players – all work in this area of the adventure tourism and recreation sector.

Parks There are numerous national and regional parks as well as habitat protection areas in any country. Many people are involved in their planning, maintaining, promoting and patrolling. Positions here are as varied as the sector.

M arine Facilities Water and water-based activities have always been extremely popular. They range from whale-watching to deep-sea fishing and include swimming, sailing, windsurfing, water-skiing, canoeing, snorkeling, scuba-diving and many more. Related businesses embrace marinas, tour boat excursions, sport fishing lodges, fly-in fishing camps and boat rental operations. As in all portions of this sector, instructors are an important part of the industry. Those who have mastered an activity to a point where they can teach others to do it can market these abilities to employers in this sector.