from the economic perspective as well as viewed as leisure.

The latest
trend in modern tourism, namely e-tourism, is addressed here, together
with new grammar issues.

1.2. Objectives and competences

Objectives:

- To provide facts and figures about e-tourism;

- To raise awareness for sustainable use of biodiversity resources;
- To analyze the economic impact of tourism industry;
- To acquire the specific economic terminology in tourism industry;
- To learn to use correctly the Conditional.

Competences:

- Students will resort to online travel arrangements for business

and leisure;
- Students will assign to categories governmental revenues from
tourism;
- Students will use the lexis specific to interviews appropriately;
- Students will use correctly Conditional/ if-clauses.
Time necessary for this unit: 2 hours

1.3.1. Read the following text and draw the main ideas:
The tourism industry generates substantial economic benefits to
both host countries and tourists' home countries. Especially in
developing countries, one of the primary motivations for a region to
promote itself as a
tourism destination is the expected economic improvement. According to
the World Tourism Organization, 698 million people traveled to a foreign
country in 2000, spending more US$ 478 billion. International tourism
receipts combined with passenger transport currently total more than US$
575 billion - making tourism the world's number one export earner,
ahead of automotive products, chemicals, petroleum and food.
As with other impacts, this massive economic development
brings along both positive and negative consequences.

1.3.2. Grammar Presentation – Conditionals I.CODITIOALS OR

“IF CLAUSES”

There are three types of conditional (or –„if”) clauses in English

which,
sometimes, students have difficulties to deal with. This is a simple way
to understand and practice:

1) to express a real possibility, use Future Tense in the main clause

and Present Tense in the “if” clause.
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