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1 True or False? Write t or f.

  1. Travelling to Kashmir

  1. Most travellers don't have to have a visa to enter India.

  2. Travellers have to go to an Indian embassy to get a visa.

  3. Tourists don't have to have any photos for their visa.

  4. Travellers with Indian visas don't have to have special per- mission to visit Kashmir.

  5. It's not a good idea to take any local currency.

  1. Travelling to Turkey

  1. Visitors from most countries have to get a visa before travelling to Turkey.

  2. When you arrive in Turkey, you have to buy a visa.

  3. Tourists with a visa have to leave after 30 days.

  4. It's a good idea to get local currency when you arrive.

  5. It isn't a good idea to travel with cash for emergencies.

Tell the others in your group about travelling to the country you read about. Have any these conditions changed, do you think?

2 You don't have to have a passport

What do people from other countries have to do before visiting your country? Complete the sentences to tell a partner what you know.

People from ................................. have to ................................. .

People from ................................. don't have to ........................ .

All visitors have to ........................... .

Are things changing? Is it getting easier to go from one country to another?

3 What is a good tourist?

Read these sentences. With a partner rewrite the sentences you don't agree with.

A good tourist is someone who doesn't eat the local food.

A good tourist is someone who doesn't go to quiet places because it encourages tourism.

A good tourist is someone who spends a lot of money on souvenirs.

A good tourist is someone who tries to use a few words of the local language.

A good tourist is someone who collects bits of rock and flowers.

A bad tourist is someone who takes a lot photos of local people working.

A bad tourist is someone who respects the history and culture of the country they're visiting.

A bad tourist is someone who sits in the sun and doesn't go anywhere.

Which sentences are the most important? Discuss them with other learners.

3.11 Discover the North Pennines

The North Pennines, as the name suggests, are at the Northern tip of the Pennine Hills, the backbone of England. A spectacularly beautiful and undiscovered area, some of the wildest open landscape left in England.

Read through the passage below and inform your friend about this place.

Northumberland is a paradise for everyone who enjoys the open air. There are magnificent walks over hills, moors and dales, including a rugged stretch of the Pennine Way, and in summer you can bathe from miles of smooth sandy beaches. The streams and rivers of Northumberland provide some of the finest trout and salmon fishing in Britain, and there is excellent sport along the coast for sea anglers. With the sea or the moors for a background, you can play golf on superb courses, and there are good facilities for other sports and pastimes, including pony-trekking, sailing, gliding, tennis and bowls. Horse-racing, Association and Rugby football can be enjoyed in nearby Newcastle.

If you are thinking of a motoring holiday, there's no better place than Northumberland, where parking problems are few, and you can drive for miles without seeing another car. In fact there are several roads where you are more likely to surprise a pheasant or a hare than to pass another vehicle. Wherever you decide to stop you can always be sure of finding comfortable accommodation, a good meals, and a real warm-hearted Northumbrian welcome - Northumbrians have a reputation for being the most hospitable folk in Britain. There's plenty, of entertainment too, especially in the larger towns. National ballet and opera companies visit the region regularly, and there are first-class theatres in Newcastle...