Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 8: Tourism - Lesson 6: Skills 2

Lesson 6: Skills 2Unit 8 - TOURISM√√√√√√Discuss in your groups about the negative effects of tourism.Sample writing:One of the drawbacks of tourism is the damage to the environment of a country or area. In the first place, tourists use a lot of local resources such as water, food, energy, etc., and this puts pressure on theenvironment. Secondly, there is the problem of pollution. Many cities and towns become overcrowded with tourists, with all their vehicles causing traffic jams as well as air and noise pollution. Another bad effect of tourism is the destruction of the wildlife in some places. The habitat of wild plants and animals is lost because of the building of tourist resorts, and by visitors’ activities. In short, the development of tourism has bad effects on the environment.