2. Mind the pronunciation:

a) Read the words paying attention to the sounds

[ð] – this, those, that, by the way, another, thus, these, other, therefore

[θ] – think, month, three

[ɜ:] – purpose, excursionist, certain, person

[ʌ] – company, government, country, must

[z] – season, reason, reside

b) Read the words paying attention to the stress

'resident – re'side

de'fine – defi'nition

'refuge – refu'gee

reco' mmend – recommen'dation

'classify – classifi'cation

'category – 'categorize – cate'gorical

'active – ac'tivity

c) Read the words paying attention to the sounds and the stress

Egypt – ['i:ʤipt] – Египет

Greece – [gri:s] – Греция

Thailand – ['tailænd] – Таиланд

The Bahamas – [bə'ha:məz] – Багамы

Fiji – ['fi:ʤi:] – Фиджи

Maldives – ['mͻ:ldi:vz] – Мальдивы

Seychelles – [sei'ʃelz] – Сейшелы

Santiago – [sænti'agəu] – Сантьяго

Rome – [rəum] – Рим

Ireland– ['aiələnd] – Ирландия

Cheltenham – ['ʧelt(ə)nəm] – Челтнем

Harrogate – ['hærəgət] – Харрогит

Tunbridge Wells– ['tʌnbriʤwelz] – Танбридж-Уэлс

3. What are the opposites?

unreasonable, conventional, rapid, dependent, entirely

4. Find the synonyms in the right column to the words given in the left column:

recreation	fast
rapid	environment
accommodation	region
reason	rest
ecology	certain
definite	housing
district	motive

5. Match these words with the definitions below:

tourism, international tourism, internal tourism, tourist destination, resort, excursion, accommodations, convention

1. tourist travel between two or more countries.

2. places at which travelers can obtain a bed and food while on a trip, in other words, hotels, motels, inns, camping grounds, hostels, and so forth.

3. tourist travel within the same country of which the tourist is a resident. This is also called domestic tourism.

4. a meeting at which people usually within the same field or business exchange their ideas, experiences, specialized knowledge, and so on.

5. travel away from a person's usual place of residence for a period longer than twenty-four hours, primarily for pleasure or recreation, and frequently to multiple destinations.

6. a place or area to which tourists travel. It may be a resort, but it may also be a large city.

7.  a trip away from a person's usual place of residence for less than 24 hours, although weekend trips are often classified as excursions.

8. a place where people gather for recreational purposes.

II. Reading Comprehension

Read and translate the following text. Consult a dictionary if necessary.

Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2007, there were over 903 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 6.6% as compared to 2006. International tourist receipts were USD 856 billion in 2007.

Tourism is vital for many countries such as U.A.E, Egypt, Greece, Thailand and many island nations such as The Bahamas, Fiji, Maldives, Seychelles due to the large intake of money for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services such as cruise ships and taxis, accommodation such as hotels and entertainment venues, and other hospitality industry services such as resorts.

Definition. The United Nations classified three forms of tourism in 1994 in its Recommendations on Tourism Statistics: Domestic tourism, which involves residents of the given country traveling only within this country; Inbound tourism, involving non-residents traveling in the given country; and Outbound tourism, involving residents traveling in another country.

The UN also derived different categories of tourism by combining the 3 basic forms of tourism: Internal tourism, which comprises domestic tourism and inbound tourism; National tourism, which comprises domestic tourism and outbound tourism; and International tourism, which consists of inbound tourism and outbound tourism.

History. European tourism can be said to originate with the medieval pilgrimage. Although undertaken primarily for religious reasons, the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales saw the experience as a holiday (the term itself being derived from the 'holy day' and its associated leisure activities). Pilgrimages created a variety of tourist aspects that still exist – bringing back souvenirs, obtaining credit with foreign banks (in medieval times utilizing international networks established by the Lombards), and making use of space available on existing forms of transport (such as the use of medieval English wine ships). Religious and secular pilgrimages are still prevalent in modern tourism – such as to Lourdes or Knock in Ireland, Graceland and the grave of Jim Morrison in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

During the 17th century, it became fashionable in England to undertake a Grand Tour. The sons of the nobility and gentry were sent upon an extended tour of Europe as an educational experience. The 18th century was the golden age of the Grand Tour, and many of the fashionable visitors were painted at Rome by Pompeo Batoni.

Health tourism has long existed, but it was not until the eighteenth century that it became important. In England, it was associated with spas, places with supposedly health-giving mineral waters, treating diseases from gout to liver disorders and bronchitis. The most popular resorts were Bath, Cheltenham, Buxton, Harrogate, and Tunbridge Wells. Visits to take 'the waters' also allowed the visitors to attend balls and other entertainments. Continental Spas such as Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) attracted many fashionable travelers by the nineteenth century.

Wealthy people have always traveled to distant parts of the world to see great buildings and works of art, to learn new languages, to experience new cultures, and to taste different cuisines. As long ago as the time of the Roman Republic, places such as Baiae were popular coastal resorts for the rich. The word tourism was used by 1811 and tourist by 1840. In 1936 the League of Nations defined foreign tourist as someone travelling abroad for at least twenty-four hours. Its successor, the United Nations amended this definition in 1945 by including a maximum stay of six months.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is tourism?

2. How does WTO define tourists?

3. What do service industries include?

4. What are three forms of tourism?

5. Define each form.

6. What is the origin of European tourism?

7. What was health tourism associated with in England?

III. Comprehension and Word Study

1. Translate into Russian.

Recreational or leisure purposes, the medieval pilgrimage, the nobility and gentry, to derive different categories of tourism, an educational experience, to undertake a travel, a variety of tourist aspects, to attract many fashionable travelers.

2. Translate into English

Привезти сувениры, изведывать новые культуры, посещать балы, усовершенствовать определение, отдаленные уголки мира, врачевать болезни, места досуга, произведения искусства, по крайней мере, прибрежные курорты.

3. Join the halves.

1. Wealthy people have always traveled to distant parts of the world	a. … such as cruise ships and taxis.
2. The service industries include transportation services	b. ... domestic tourism and outbound tourism.
3.  National tourism comprises	c. … residents traveling in another country.
4. The service industries include accommodation services	d. … residents of the given country traveling only within this country.
5. Domestic tourism involves	e. … inbound tourism and outbound tourism.
6. International tourism consists of	f. … non-residents traveling in the given country
7.  Outbound tourism involves	g. … to see great buildings and works of art, to learn new languages, to experience new cultures, and to taste different cuisines.
8. Inbound tourism involves	h. … such as hotels and entertainment venues.

4. Decipher the following abbreviations: UN, WTO, U.A.E.. Make up sentences of your own using these abbreviations.

IV. Speaking practice

1. Discuss with your partner the text “Tourism” paying attention to

a) the main terms used in tourism;

b) their definitions;

c) classifications in tourism.

2. Be ready to speak about tourism and its main notions

3.* Dwell on the history of tourism.

V. Grammar focus

1. Read and learn the following rule