Unit 11 Tourism Part I A 1. resort 3. Golden Mile 4. stag and hen parties
The south coast 1. its pier with theaters / restaurants
2.shopping
Southwest 1. scenery
2.warmer climate
2. British surfing
1. Blackpool 2. South Cornwell
Transcript:
Most visitors to the UK come here expecting the rain and miserable weather for which the country is famous. However, when summer finally
does arrive, the British people like nothing more than packing their trunks and swimming costumes and heading for the coast. The UK is, after all, an island, and with 12,400 km of coastline to explore. Any visitor to the UK will be spoilt for choice. Here are some of the more famous resorts that you could expect to visit on a rip to Britain
Blackpool, in the northwest of England, is the most visited resort in the UK. Each year around 6.5 to 7 million people come to enjoy the mile of sandy beaches, the 158 m Blackpool Tower and the 11 km-long Golden Mile, where there are entertainments, pubs, ice rinks and even a zoo. A firm family favorite, it has also become a popular destination for stag and hen parties.
At the other end of the country on the south coast you can find Brighton. Until 1786, Brighton was a sleepy village. Then the future King George IV decided to build a residence there, and over the years Brighton grew into the large, cosmopolitan center it is now.
A part from the beaches, Brighton is famous for its pier. On the pier there are theaters, entertainments and restaurants. Brighton is also fantastic for shopping.
If you fancy traveling a little further, why not go to Cornwell inn the far southwest the UK? South Cornwell offers miles of sandy beaches and beautiful scenery. The climate here is warmer than the rest of Britain and you can even find plan trees.
For a bit more excitement, go to North Cornwell. The scenery here is more dramatic, and the beaches are famous for their powerful waves. As a result, North Cornwell has become the home f British surfing.
One word of warning though, if you are using the roads in the UK on bank holidays or during school holidays, you can expect long traffic jams on the motorways. It might be better to take the train. . B:
Place Problem(s) Cause(s)
Lake District Footpaths becoming trenches Too many walkers
Sistine Chapel Frescoes being damaged Breath and body heat
Notre Dame Floor being eroded Too many visitors Stonework rotting Exhaust fumes from buses Alpine resorts Trees being killed Pollution from cars landslides Tapescript:
The footpaths in the' Lake District have become trenches. The frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are being damaged by the breath and body heat of spectators. A hundred and eight people enter Notre Dame every minute:
their feet are eroding the floor and the buses that bring them there are rotting the stonework with exhaust fumes. Pollution from cars queuing to get to Alpine resorts is killing the trees and causing landslides. In 1987 they had to close Venice one day because it was too full. In 1963 forty-four people went down the Colorado River on a raft; now there are a thousand trips a day. Part II A
Excessive visitors (averaged 50,000 during golden weeks) Cultural relics in the museum
An electronic ticket checking system
1). Real time record of the number of visitors inside the museum 2). Maximum reception capacity The flow of tourists
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Troubled by excessive visitors, the Palace Museum or Forbidden City
in Beijing will adopt an electronic ticket checking system and make the control of the flow of tourists. The new system will keep a real time record of the number of visitors inside the museum, and inform the ticket office to hold ticket sales once the number exceeds the musuem’s maximum reception capacity. The Palace Museum, on of the most comprehensive Chinese museums, in terms of history and art, was established on the foundation of the palace that was the ritual center during two dynasties, the Ming and the Qing, and their collection of treasures. It has topped the must-see list of almost every visitor to the capital city. In recent years, the number of daily visitors to the Palace Museum averaged 50,000 during golden weeks, the week-long national holidays observed three times a year in China. Superfluous tourists have caused damage to cultural relics in the museum. B B1.
1. Shananxi Province / China / Chang’an / the largest / the resting place
2. a group of warring states / a nation / toil and labor / historic spots