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General descriptions of tourist destinations
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The language of holiday brochures is often quite exaggerated. Here are some typical adjectives with nouns that they collocate with.
breath-taking views/scenery/pistes (ski slopes) [breath-taking (like stunning) suggests that something is so magnificent that it takes your breath away]
exclusive access/club/shops [only the most special people can use the facilities ]
exhilarating feeling/ride/moment [makes you feel excited and full of energy]
exotic beauty/charm/location [unusual and much more exciting than one's everyday reality]
glamorous surroundings/film star/hotel [especially exciting and attractive]
intoxicating views/air/fragrance [makes you feel excited and emotional]
legendary hospitality/figure/status [so special that it has been famous for some time]
luxurious cruise ship/accommodation/lifestyle |provides great comfort]
mighty river/cathedral/oak [large and powerful]
picturesque streets/villages/cottage [as pretty as a picture]
sublime pleasure/simplicity/skill [heavenly or divine]
unsurpassed opportunity/beauty/quality [nothing better exists]
unspoilt charm/village/woodland [still in a beautiful andnatural stare]
Task 1. Complete this table. Use a dictionary to help you, if necessary.
| adjective | noun | verb |
| exhilarating | ||
| glamorous | ||
| intoxicating | ||
| legendary | ------ | |
| luxurious |
Task 2. Fill in the gaps in this postcard with appropriate adjectives.
| Hi, Am having a wonderful holiday here. The town here is very old and _______________(1). The guidebook says it is remarkable for its _______________(2) charm and it is right! It is surrounded by magnificent mountains and yesterday I went for an _______________(3) climb. Even though it isn’t too expensive, the hotel is quite _______________(4) and the view from my balcony is _______________(5). Wish you were here! Love P | Mr J.P. Jenkins 47 Bernard Street Cambridge SY4 SPY |
Task 4. Read and translate the text. Match the expressions in bold with their explanations that follow the text.
For tourists yearning to escape the crowd1, wander off the beaten track2 and get back to nature3 Suriname increasingly looks a promising choice4. Nobody in Suriname claims that the country boasts5 the bestsand, sea and sun in the Caribbean. But that, in a way, is precisely the point: there aren't hordes6 of people either.
As Henk Essed, director of the Suriname Tourism Foundation, observes: We don't really need masses of tourists like we have in the rest of the Caribbean. Instead, Suriname's modest tourism sector7 focuses on what makes the country different. The biggest attraction for visitors seeking something out of the ordinary8 isthe wealth of9 wildlife. Large tracts10 of the country are still covered by virgin11 rainforest, home to a huge range of flora and fauna12.
There is great potential to develop ecotourism13 as one of the major sources of income in the near future, says Harold Sijlbing, managing director of Stinasu, an organisation which promotes conservation of wildlife and ecological awareness.
| a) common collocation: looking for something different/unusual b) go to places tourists don't normally go c) this use of boast is for listing the good qualities of a place (formal) d) crowds, in a negative sense e) a choice which could be a very good one f) tourist industry (formal) | g) original and natural h) go where there are not many people i) live a natural, rural style of life j) large amount of (formal) k) plants and animals (Latin); a fixed phrase l) holidays that respect the environment m) areas of land, collocates with large, vast, huge |
Task 5. Complete these sentences, using words from the text.
1. Malaysia __________ some of the loveliest beaches in Asia.
2. The tourism __________ is very important to the economies of many developing countries.
3. It is vital that tourism should not damage the flora and __________ of beautiful areas of wildlife.
4. Most tourists like to feel free to __________ off the __________ track.
5. Nobody likes to travel to a place where there will be __________ of other tourists.
6. People who spend all their time in big cities often like to __________ back to __________ when they go away for a holiday.
7. If you're __________ something out of the __________ why not try a snowboarding holiday? It's certainly different!
8. When I travel I always try to __________ the crowd and find somewhere quiet.
9. There are vast __________ of unspoilt land in the north of the country, with __________ rainforests and a __________ of wildlife.
10. We've studied the brochures and Tasmania looks a __________ choice for this year.
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