{"id":5625,"date":"2016-12-18T02:58:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T00:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:13","slug":"speaking-activity-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/12\/speaking-activity-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Activity : Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"tour-banner\"<\/a><\/p>\n

B2 – Upper intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tourism is travelling for pleasure. It also involves the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, as well as the business of operating tours.<\/p>\n

People will always want to travel. The tourism industry has been growing in the past years and travelling has been a lot of people’s passion and hobby.<\/p>\n

Answer the questions below and be ready to have a discussion about tourism and travelling.<\/p>\n

Discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. How important is tourism in your country?
\n2. What is the biggest tourist destination in your country?
\n3. What are the benefits of international tourism? Are there any drawbacks?
\n4. Do you prefer tourism package tours or do you prefer to plan your own vacations? Why?
\n5. Is it better to go to popular tourist destinations or lesser known tourist destinations? Why?
\n6. Should a government try to improve domestic tourism or try to attract international tourists instead? Why?
\n7. What\u2019s the best way to travel when you visit a country? Train, car, bicycle, bus?
\n8. If you could create a tourism slogan for your country, what would it be?
\n9. What\u2019s the best way for a country to bring in more tourists?
\n10. How do you feel about tourists who visit your country?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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