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Every year Itaewon holds the World Festival and an outdoor traditional culture festival for the benefit of foreign visitors. In addition, special projects are being actively pursued to stimulate the Itaewon Special Tourism Zone, including the development of unique Itaewon brands, improvement of street facilities, expansion of parking facilities, erection of symbolic arches, expansion of tourist information centres, and establishment of a traditional performing art venue. Itaewon has become truly established as an international shopping and tourism district.

Since the late 1990s, the number of tourists from Japan, Hong Kong, China, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East has been rising. Itaewon has been changing into a place of “fusion culture” where the traditional and the modern, the international and the Korean all exist together.

Furthermore, around Itaewon there are parks and many other things to see. At Mountain Namsan, at the foot of which Itaewon is located, there is a park and botanical garden. Standing on the top of the mountain is Seoul Tower, which offers a panoramic view of Seoul, the 600-year-old capital. By the Hangang River, which flows calmly in front of Itaewon, there are public sports fields and recreation facilities. At night ferries lit with colourful lights can be seen moving along the river.

In the 21st century, Itaewon is facing new changes. The number of foreign visitors from different countries is continually rising and global products and services keep appearing. Efforts are being made on a private level to create a desirable street environment and establish the image of Itaewon as a Special Tourism Zone. Itaewon is constantly developing as a place known for “diverse cultural exchange” and as a “foreign culture zone that never sleeps”.

4.Answer the questions.

1)What was Itaewon established for?

2)When did the present Itaewon shopping district begin to form?

3)When did Itaewon grow into a major Korean shopping town?

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4)What is it famous for?

5)Why is Itaewon very popular with foreigners?

6)Why are the World Festival and an outdoor traditional culture festival held in Itaewon?

7)What projects are designed to stimulate the Itaewon Special Tourism Zone?

5.Speak on Itaewon.

1.Read and translate text 3.

2.Give the shortest possible summary of the text.

Text 3

TOURISM AND LEISURE

Increasing wealth and the development of air travel have been vital to the massive tourism growth of the last 30 years. So, too, has the increase in leisure. Throughout the world, hours of work have declined. The working week has become shorter. The number of public holidays and the amount of paid leave have increased. Like most service industries, tourism is labour-intensive.

In addition, working life for many has tended to start later and finish earlier, with important opportunities for travel before and after the working years. All this benefited tourism. But in recent years reduction in working time have slowed or reversed.

The world economy has become more competitive. Labour markets have become more flexible, employment-less secure. The working hours of some employees, particularly full time workers, the more highly skilled and managers have risen. Meanwhile, in many of the countries unemployment has been high, especially among the unskilled.

So, competitive pressures in the world economy are putting the brake on increases in leisure time. Employees are more concerned about security of employment than taking long holidays. Increasing life expectancy and pressures to control public expenditure lead governments to reduce their pensions exposure.

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If globalisation and liberalisation continue, we must anticipate continuing fierce competition in the world economy. Governments will go on sharpening economic performance rather than considering improvements in conditions of employment.

Businesses will continue to contain employee numbers and benefit costs. The pressure on employees time, especially the time of more senior staff, who are usually excluded from restrictions on working hours and are not paid overtime, will continue. Their leisure time will be squeezed.

Consultation with the industry suggests that the tourism market response to these pressures is not a weaker but a changing pattern of demand towards shorter, more frequent and more intensive holidays. This offers many opportunities. Higher spend, shorter stay visitors can mean a better return on tourism investment.

1.Read and translate text 4.

2.Headline the text.

3.Speak on facilities provided by PC Learn.

Text 4

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ditorium, classroom, conference, or banquet style. Traditional conference rooms and classrooms are also available.

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Notes:
PC	personal computer
LCD (liquid-crystal display)	жидкокристаллический
	индикатор
savvy	смекалка

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	CONTENTS
Первая часть
Unit 1.	Hotels ............................................................................................	4
Unit 2.	Tourism .........................................................................................	35
Unit 3.	Transportation ..............................................................................	68
Unit 4.	Food Service ...............................................................................	106
Supplement ..........................................................................................		130
Вторая часть
Unit 5. Development and Promotion in Tourism .....................................		136
Unit 6.	Working in Tourism ....................................................................	164
Unit 7.	Entertainment ..............................................................................	193
Unit 8.	Sightseeing ...................................................................................	214
Unit 9.	Conference Facilities ..................................................................	238
Supplement ............................................................................................		253

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