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English for Tourism Учебное Пособие Е. Е. Меньшикова English for Tourism Учебное пособие Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Байкальский государственный университет» Е. Е. Меньшикова English for Tourism Учебное пособие Издательство БГУ Иркутск 2018 1 УДК 811.111(075.8) ББК 81.432.1я7 М51 Печатается по решению редакционно-издательского совета Байкальского государственного университета Рецензенты канд. филол. наук, доц. М. А. Егорова канд. филол. наук, доц. Е. А. Универсалюк М63 Меньшикова Е. Е. English for Tourism. Английский язык для туризма [Электронный ресурс] : учеб. пособие / Е. Е. Меньшикова. – Иркутск: БГУ, 2018. – 220 с. – Режим до- ступа: [email protected]. Учебное пособие предназначено для формирования и раз- вития компетенций профессионально-ориентированного обще- ния на английском языке в сфере туризма. Пособие может применяться для получения дополнитель- ных знаний по вопросам английского языка в сфере туризма с целью более глубокого изучения соответствующих тем курса английского языка. Пособие знакомит обучающихся с понятием туризма, мотивацией в туризме, типами дестинаций и турист- ских компаний, основными видами туризма, транспортными услугами, карьерой и профессиями в туризме. Для студентов, обучающихся по направлениям и специали- зациям туристского профиля, а также для всех, кто интересуется вопросами английского языка в сфере туризма. УДК 811.111(075.8) ББК 81.432.1я7 © Меньшикова Е. Е., 2018 © Издательство БГУ, 2018 2 Contents English for Tourism .................................................................................................... 0 English for Tourism .................................................................................................... 1 ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ ...................................................................................................... 5 MODULE I. TOURISM YESTERDAY AND TODAY .......................................... 6 UNIT 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM BEFORE THE 20th CENTURY ............................................................................................... 6 UNIT 2. TOURISM IN THE 21th CENTURY ...................................................... 11 MODULE II. TRAVEL, TOURISM AND TOURISTS ......................................... 18 UNIT 3. TRAVEL AND TOURISM ...................................................................... 18 Unit 4. TOURISM INDUSTRY .............................................................................. 23 Unit 5. TYPES OF TOURISTS .............................................................................. 29 MODULE III. TOURIST COMPANIES ................................................................ 41 Unit 7. TOUR OPERATORS .................................................................................. 41 UNIT 8. TRAVEL AGENCIES .............................................................................. 46 UNIT 9. TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES ................................................... 51 UNIT 10. TOURIST OUTLETS ............................................................................. 56 MODULE IV. DESTINATION ............................................................................... 62 AND TOURISM ATTRACTIONS .......................................................................... 62 UNIT 11. TOURIST DESTINATION .................................................................... 62 UNIT 12. TOURISM ATTRACTIONS ................................................................. 69 MODULE V. TYPES OF TOURISM ..................................................................... 77 UNIT 13. CULTURAL TOURISM ........................................................................ 77 UNIT 14. ETHNIC TOURISM ............................................................................... 84 3. Read about Ethnic Lake Titicaca Tour. ............................................................. 87 Are the statements true or false? Correct any false statement. ............................ 88 UNIT 15. RURAL TOURISM ................................................................................ 91 UNIT 16. ECOTOURISM ...................................................................................... 94 UNIT 17. ADVENTURE TOURISM ................................................................... 100 UNIT 18. SPORTS TOURISM ............................................................................. 105 UNIT 19. GASTRONOMIC TOURISM .............................................................. 111 UNIT 20. MEDICAL TOURISM ......................................................................... 116 UNIT 21. RELIGIOUS TOURISM ...................................................................... 121 Montserrat Tours .................................................................................................... 124 MODULE VI. TOURISM AND TRANSPORT ................................................... 127 UNIT 22. TOURISM AND TRANSPORT .......................................................... 127 UNIT 23. TRAVELLING BY AIR ...................................................................... 132 UNIT 25. TRAVELLING BY SHIP .................................................................... 145 1. Msc Cruises Mediterranean Cruises ................................................................. 149 Things to Do on a Mediterranean Cruise with MSC Cruises ............................... 149 2. Msc Cruises Southern Caribbean Cruises ........................................................ 150 Things to Do on a Southern Caribbean Cruise with MSC Cruises ....................... 151 UNIT 26. TRAVELLING BY CAR .................................................................... 152 MODULE VII. PROFESSIONS IN TOURISM .................................................... 160 UNIT 27. TOURISM ............................................................................................ 160 UNIT 28. TOUR GUIDES .................................................................................... 165 BARCELONA HIGHLIGHTS 1/2 DAY ................................................................. 169 Private sightseeing tour Introduction: ............................................................... 169 Tour Highlights: ................................................................................................ 169 Tour Inclusions: ................................................................................................. 170 Tour Exclusions: ................................................................................................ 170 UNIT 29. TRAVEL AGENCY MANAGERS ..................................................... 170 UNIT 30. TRAVEL AGENTS ............................................................................. 174 What is the workplace of a Travel Agent like? ..................................................... 176 SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS ............................................................................. 180 Bibliography ......................................................................................................... 219 4 ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ Настоящее учебное пособие знакомит обучающихся с основны- ми видами туризма, типами дестинаций и туристских компаний, мо- тивацией в туризме, транспортом, карьерой и профессиями в туризме. По целевому назначению данное учебное пособие может приме- няться при изучении соответствующих тем курса английского языка, а также для самостоятельной работы. Пособие является источником учебной информации и видом учебной литературы, дополняющей учебник. Исходя из этого, учебное пособие может использоваться для дополнения, конкретизации учебного материала, изложенного в учебнике или для более глубокого изучения учебной дисциплины. По читательскому адресу учебное пособие предназначено для студентов, обучающихся по специальностям туристического профи- ля, а также для всех, кто интересуется вопросами индустрии туризма и сервиса. Учебное пособие ставит своей целью научить студентов быстро извлекать информацию при чтении, излагать содержание по- английски просто и понятно, делать сообщения и обсуждать темы, связанные с туризмом, используя самые употребительные языковые средства, основной словарный фонд английского языка и базовую терминологию. Учебное пособие может быть дополнено грамматиче- ским материалом по желанию преподавателя в зависимости от уровня грамматических навыков обучаемых. В понятийном плане пособие имеет четкую структуру, обусловленную логикой данной предметной области. Учебное пособие состоит из 30 уроков (Units), сгруппированных в 7 модулей. Учебный материал текстов и упражнений освещает все основные аспекты туристической индустрии. Данное пособие составлено на материале аутентичных текстов. При отборе текстов учитывалась информативность, познавательная ценность и актуальность тематики. От автора 5 MODULE I. TOURISM YESTERDAY AND TODAY UNIT 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM BEFORE THE 20th CENTURY Tourism can be defined as a temporary visit, usually for pleasure, to a place where you do not usually live, creating the need for transport, information and catering services, accommodation and entertainment. While today people make temporary trips for many reasons – to visit friends or family, work, study, do sport, have a holiday, or for cultural interest – up until the 16th century people travelled mainly for commercial and religious reasons. The Greeks and the Romans travelled in the Mediterranean and also to other more distant parts to buy and sell their goods and
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