Class 7: 7/10/13 M1/2 and MAG1 Sustainable Tourism and Grammar 1

Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism

-          Definition

§         Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people. (TIES) The International Ecotourism Society 1990

-          Uniting conservation, communities and sustainable travel.

-          Based on a desire to minimize the impact of tourism on an area.

-          Goals to promote cultural and environmental awareness.

 How?

-          Minimize impact.

-          Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect.

-          Provide direct financial benefits for conservation and for the empowerment of local people.

-          Raise sensibility to the host country’s culture and political climate. 

Alternative Vacations

-          Spend your “vacation” helping others.

-          Giving back to local communities.

-          Providing relief to disaster stricken areas.

-          Volunteering to as “vacation.”

Trekking

-          A journey on foot where other forms of transportation are not available. 

-          Goal is to explore and leave as little trace as possible. 

-          Get away from typical forms of travelling.

WWOOFING

-          World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms

-          In return for volunteer help on a farm, the owners provide food and lodging during the stay.

-          Opportunities all over the world.

-          Focused on spreading knowledge and promoting the idea of organic farms in an ever increasing GMO society. 

CouchSurfing

-            Opportunities to stay for free in countries all over the world and to share cultures.

-            93,000+ couchsurfers in 207 countries.

§              France is the rated 3rd in number of couchsurfers after the US and Germany. 

-            “Couch surfing isn't just a means of accommodation; it is an entirely new way to travel. You get to see the world through local residents, not hotel concierges or guidebooks. But what is most profound about the whole experience is the trust that naturally exists.”

                                                                                                   -Time Magazine

After we talked about the words For, Since, and During/While.

They all represent durations of time,

For: a complete duration such as 5 min, 3 hours, 1 month.

Since: the beginning of the duration is important such as 1999, April, last month.

During: Two completed actions in the past happening at the same time with one verb and one noun which implies the second action.

While: Two completed actions in the past happening at the same time with two verbs.