Week 4                               TOURISM IN COSTA RICA


1. Warm-up: Your holiday experience

You will get a table with 9 instructions Find someone who… . If a person answers positively, ask
about one / two details to learn more about that experience. Then cross out the field with this
question. As soon as you have crossed 3 adjacent fields in any direction (horizontally, vertically,
diagonally) your task is complete.



       Montezuma fishing village                         Arenal Volcano National Park

Kickback beachfront restaurant in Montezuma Arenal Volcano blowing smoke



Monteverde Cloud Forest in the clouds Playita Beach at Manuel Antonio




                                        Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Manuel Antonio National Park


  * The pictures show attractions of Costa Rica. What is the country like, in your opinion?


Costa Rica has successfully transitioned from an economy dominated by primary industry (bananas,
coffee, pineapples) to one heavily dependent on the tourism sector.

It has gained a worldwide reputation among tourists for its stunning biodiversity - 5% of the
world's total within 0.1% of its landmass - varied terrain and at least six distinct types of
ecosystem. Around 1.5 million international tourists arrive each year

Abundant natural attractions, environmental protection, compact size, decent infrastructure and
proximity to the United States have contributed to the rise of tourism in Costa
Rica.


                                               http://www.i-study.co.uk/igcsegeography/tourism.html



2. COSTA RICA ECOTOURISM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2XfY4JrTFg      0.35 – 5.25


Vocabulary


buzzword          species         mammals         conservation         preserve        reserve

             abolish             canopy              ferns                  mosses
fungus               pylons


Having watched the report, answer the questions.


1.      Where do the money brought by tourists go?

2.      Why do tourists get a different perspective of the rainforest? What can they see?

3.      How was the tramway constructed?

4.      In what ways does the country support education?

5.      What accounts for the great biodiversity in Costa Rica?

6.      How has tourism affected monkeys?

7.      What benefits can the guide see in tourism?

3. GRAMMAR: Structures with “-ing”  and the infinitive forms


A.     VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE  (WANT, ASK, TELL, ALLOW, FORBID, EXPECT, INVITE, TEACH,…)

Boat trips ENABLE visitors to see the forest from below.


      Finish the sentences with your own ideas:

1.      Teachers REMIND students …

2.      Doctors WARN patients …

3.      Children PERSUADE parents …

4.      Banks ADVISE customers …


B.     VERB + TO …  /  VERBS + -ING



Builders carried material on foot to AVOID eroding the surface.


Sort out the verbs into “to… group” and “-ing group.” Make three sentences in each group.


DECIDE   ADMIT   AVOID   REFUSE   SUGGEST   OFFER   AGREE   QUIT   AFFORD   DENY   KEEP

                                                                                 Use of -ing and to
                      http://www.helpforenglish.cz/article/2008082410-verb-patterns-slovesne-vzorce







C.     WAY TO … / WAY OF –ING  Notice the two correct uses:


There are also ways of viewing the canopy from higher up.

Starting with kids is the best way to teach ecology.


Make 2 sentences from these words    WAY    SAVE    RAINFORESTS    EDUCATE    TOURIST



4. TOURISM IMPACT ASSESSMENT


A: Read an article about positive impacts

B: Read an article about negative impacts

http://www.i-study.co.uk/igcsegeography/tourism.html


Work in groups of 4 and prepare a SWOT assessment. Complete a table in which you write strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Then make your group conclusions and recommendations.


STRENGTHS                     WEAKNESSES                        OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS