Reading activity:

Introducing the World’s Largest Industry,

Tourism

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 Introducing the World’s Largest Industry, Tourism
LESSON 21: READING ACTIVITY
When I ask to students Why they want to study travel and tourism? The repeatedly answers are “I
like to share my culture” “I love traveling” “ I love meting people” “I like adventure” etc. but this
career goes beyond those spectations, because the travel and tourism industry involves more serious
aspects due to its impact on economy development and global care (people, culture, nature etc.)
IN THIS READING ACTIVITY YOU WILL:
1. Understand and explain the basic definition of tourism.
2. Identify the major participants and forces shaping the tourism industry.
3. Explain historical factors that encouraged the development of tourism activities.
4. Explain the impact of physical, human, and regional geography on tourism activities.
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5. Explain why
Correo tourism should be studied from marketing, management, and financial perspectives.
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6. Identify future challenges and opportunities facing the tourism industry.
7. Discuss career prospects in the tourism industry.
LESSON OBJECTIVE: At the end of this chapter you will be able to understand how the industry has
developed, basic concepts of the tourism industry, challenges and opportunities.
 CAPACIDAD
Student will be able to understand, idetify, explain and discuss how the
industry has developed, the basic concepts of the tourism industry,
challenges and opportunities.

PRODUCTO ACADÉMICO

SS will make presentations based on the reading activity.

 How will you develope this activity?
1.- Divide the class in groups of 3 or 4 people. There will be some students who are more
fluent in the language, and they could guide an help other classmates in the actvity.
2.- The text will be divided in small parts for each group so students can have time to
prepare their presentations. Name a coordinator.
3.- Students shouldn’t limiXCXVCXt their presentation only to the text but also they have
to make some research on the topic and add aditional information.
4.- After each presentation there will be some question based on the text and the
presentation. (for all students at random)
5.- The groups can not be divided, individual presentations will not be allowed. If you join a
group you have to stay in that group and work.
6.- I suggest that you open a shared presentation in the cloud to work collaboratively and
respect your classmates schedule, but you need to have a meeting at list twice before the
presentation or make the approprietly coordinations.
8.- The text will be divided as followed: GROUP 4:
GROUP 1: ▪ Physical Geography
➢ Could a Career in Tourism Be in Your ▪ Landforms and Vegetation
Future? ▪ Water
➢ Introduction ▪ Climate and Seasons
➢ Services and Tourism What Is Tourism? ▪ Human Geography
➢ A Tourism Model ▪ Regional Geography
GROUP 2: GROUP 5:
➢ The History of Travel and Tourism ➢ StudyingTourism from Business Perspectives
▪ The Empire Era ▪ Marketing
▪ The Middle Ages and the Renaissance Era ▪ Management
▪ The Grand Tour Era ▪ Finance
▪ The Mobility Era
▪ The Modern Era GORUP 6:
GROUP 3: ➢ Tourism’s Challenges and
➢ Bringing Tourism into Focus Opportunities
➢ Geography Describes the Traveler’s World ➢ Where Do You Fit In?
➢ Maps ➢ Topics Covered in Each Chapter
▪ Reading Maps Summary
▪ Indexes and Locators ➢ You Decide
▪ Scales ➢ Net Tour
▪ Legends
THE WHOLE CLASS WILL DEVELOPE THE FOLLOWIONG ACTIVITES:
➢ Discussion Questions
➢ Applying the Concepts
➢ Glossary
➢ References
THE WHOLE CLASS WILL DEVELOPE THE FOLLOWIONG ACTIVITES:
➢ Discussion Questions
➢ Applying the Concepts
➢ Glossary
➢ References

PRESENTATIONS WILL START ON MONDAY 6th JUNE 2022

Thanks!!