Unit 3. History of tourism
Lesson 16. From the history of tourism.
Translate the following words and phrases, divide them into three groups (means of transportation, people, accommodation):
Boat
Camel
Canoe
Caravansary
Inn
Kayak
Merchant
Motor-car
Nomad
Pilgrim
Raft
Steamship
Tavern
Team of dogs
Team of horses
Trader
Read the dialogue paying the attention to the words and phrases given in exercise 1:
Student 1. Last time you told me a lot about tourist jobs and tourist companies. Did it take you long to learn so much?
Student 2. My parents used to work in tourist industry a few years ago. My dad was a tourism manager in a travel agency and my mum used to handle tour groups as a guide.
Student 1. I was really impressed with your knowledge. Now, I’m interested to know when it all started. What do you say to resume our talk?
Student 2. I don’t mind talking about tourism at all. What do you want to know in particular?
Student 1. Last time it occurred to me that I don’t know anything about the history of tourism. When did people start travelling?
Student 2. As you probably understand, it was long ago. The first travellers were nomads, pilgrims and traders.
Student 1. I thought the first travellers were Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus, to name a few.
Student 2. Those were the world famous travellers. They made their journeys later.
Student 1. How did tourism developed?
Student 2. It developed with the development of transport means.
Student 1. Do you know what the earliest means of transport were like?
Student 2. The first travellers used to journey on rivers, lakes, channels, and seas. It goes without saying, that the first means of transport were boats, kayaks, canoes, and rafts. Apart from water modes of transportation teams of dogs and horses as well as camels were used for travelling on land.
Student 1. Later on trains and cars came into being, I believe.
Student 2. Don’t rush the events! First ferries and steamships appeared. And only then railways came into being but they were not railways in our modern sense.
Student 1. The trains outdid ferries and ships, I’m sure. I believe they were pretty cheap, weren’t they?
Student 2. Not from the very beginning, really.
Student 1.How come?
Student 2. The first railways emerged as early as in the Middle Ages…
Student 1. Fancy that!
Student 2.They became rather inexpensive when they widely spread in the 19th century.
Student 1. As far as I know, motor cars appeared right in the 19th century, didn’t they?
Student 2. You are pretty well informed. In the late 19th century motor-cars came into being. Right from the beginning they gained popularity.
Student 1. I believe, I understand the reason. Travelling by motor-cars didn’t depend on the weather conditions.
Student 2. Quite so! They moved on motor-roads with hard covering.
Student 1. Besides, people were more flexible when they travelled by car. I am sure, travelling by car became widespread between cities and towns.
Student 2. Definitely so! Finally planes beat all other means of transportation.
Student 1. There is no doubt about that. There is nothing like speed, comfort and convenience, is there?
Student 2. But that was already in the 20th century for your information.
Student 1. But of course! Do you think I am that backward not to know when airplanes came into being? By the way, where did the first travellers use to stay overnight?
Student 2. They used to stay in inns and taverns in Europe and America and in caravansaries – in Asia.
Student 1. Your information was very broadening!
Student 2 Hopefully I didn’t talk your head off!
Answer the questions:
Who were the first travellers?
When did the history of tourism begin?
What were the first means of transportation?
Was the railway transport cheap at the very beginning?
When did the first motor-car appear?
Practice the following sentences:
Did it take you long to learn so much?
to earn so much
to improve your English
to learn to speak Spanish
to learn to understand German
to gain so much knowledge
I was really impressed with your knowledge.
skills
experience
progress
success
career choice
tutoring
Now, I’m interested to know when it all started.
how it all started
what it all started with
where it all started
how long ago it all started
when people started travelling
What do you say to resuming our talk?
to continuing our talk
carrying on our discussion
answering my questions
sharing your ideas with me
I don’t mind talking about tourism at all.
answering your questions
resuming our talk
sharing my knowledge with you
sharing my ideas with me
As you probably understand, it was long ago.
realize
know
figure out
guess
assume
presume
Do you know what the earliest means of transport were like?
the earliest means of accommodation
the earliest means of hospitality
the first travellers
the first inns
the first taverns
the first steamships
I believe they were pretty cheap, weren’t they?
inexpensive
expensive
flexible
widespread
popular
famous
You are pretty well informed.
prepared
read
trained
educated
There is nothing like speed, is there?
comfort
convenience
flexibility
safety
freedom
Do you think I’m that backward?
poorly informed
badly trained
badly educated
smart
knowledgeable
well informed
Your information was very broadening!
thought-provoking
captivating
comprehensive
enjoyable
helpful
essential
My parents used to work in the tourist industry a few years ago.
fellow-students
groupmates
schoolmates
tutor
interpreter
manager
My mum used to handle tour groups as a guide.
paperwork secretary
student groups tutor
sales sales manager
tour packages tour operator
tickets ticket agent
bookings booking agent
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