3. Read the interview again and answer the questions:

1. Why do tourists come to Sicily?

2. Are they attracted only by the climate?

3. What else attracts people to those places?

4. Why is it a popular itinerary for ecotourists?

5. How are tourists' requirements changing?

6. What is your understanding of the words "they are now far more activity conscious"?

7. What do modern tourists demand?

8. What is the idea of a European Community project to promote sustainable tourism?

9. Why do the Italians need tourism? 10. What kind of tourism do they need?

VIII*. Advanced learning

1. Study the following idioms

Travel light	When you travel light, you travel with as little luggage as possible."If you intend to go trekking, you'd better travel light."
On the home stretch	To say that you're on the home stretch means that you are approaching the end of something such as a task, a race or a journey. "Don't give up – we're on the home stretch now."
Drive a hard bargain	A person who drives a hard bargain always makes sure they gain advantage in a business deal. "Be prepared for tough negotiations with Stuart – he drives a hard bargain."

2. Make up topic-related sentences with the given idioms (idiom – sentence).

3. Make up a topic-related presentation using the given idioms (as many as possible). It could be a story of a tourist; an advertising text (a commercial); a fairytale.

IX. Unit revision task

1. Think of your presentation on “Regulation, Research and Development in Tourism” using as much as possible of the information studied.

Useful phrases

in the first place	прежде всего
the above will show that	вышеупомянутое свидетельствует о том, что
finally, I have to say	в заключение я должен сказать
sum up, it may be said	в заключение можно сказать, что

2. Unit progress test

Choose an appropriate variant

1. … Amazon is the longest river in … South Africa.

a) –, – b) the, the c) the, –

2. … is a synonym for bureaucratic procedures.

a) green hall b) red tape c) white fang

3. … Thames flows through … London.

a) –, – b) the, the c) the, –

4. … Moon goes round … Earth.

a) –, – b) the, the c) the, –

5. Visa is a travel document that gives … for a foreigner to enter, or in some cases, to leave another country.

a) permitting b) permit c) permission

6. You have to cross … Atlantic to travel from … Europe to … America.

a) –, –, – b) the, –, – c) –, the, the

7. To restrict entry some countries have set visa and … requirements.

a) entrance b) enter c) internal

8. … Pacific is the name of the ocean between … America and … Asia.

a) –, –, – b) the, –, – c) –, the, the