ENGLISH FOR TOURSIM - THE ASSIGNMENT OF UNIT 2

Pronunciation

1.      Do you know the name of these famous attractions?

a.      Spain   / speɪn /

b.      France / fræns /

c.       Japan   / dʒəˈpæn /

d.      China   / ˈtʃaɪ nə /

e.      Russia  / ˈrʌʃ ə /

2.      Match them with the outline map of the country where they are located. What are the names of the countries? London, Mexico, Rome, Canada, Italy, Moscow, Athens, Madrid, Paris, Hungary, Tokyo, Germany, Brazil

6.      English words that are polysyllabic (have more than one syllable) always have one syllable that is stressed. In most English dictionaries, the stressed syllable is indicated by a stress mark, a symbol that resembles an apostrophe. The stress mark follows the syllable that is stressed. For example, in the word incredible, the second syllable (-cred-) is stressed. Here are some examples.

Reading

1.      First is Germany, second is USA, and the third is Poland

2.      Germany, USA, Poland, UK, Canada, Malaysia, Italy, China, Russia, France, Japan

3.      Yes, it does. I am very surprised, that Germany is one of the most tourist departures per year

Vocabulary

Tourism features and attractions

1.      Complete the Table

Climate	Natural Features	Built Attractions	Events	Food, Drinks and Entertainments	Accommodation	Transport
Rainy	Beach	Cathedral	Carnival	Restaurant	Hotel	Train
Sunny	Desert	Museum	Folk Dance	Bar	Motel	Plane
Chilly	Waterfall	Castle	Music Festival		Habour	Metro
Damp	Countryside	Art Gallery	Concert		Camp Site
Oceanic	Coastline	Heritage	Nightlife
Subtropical
Tropical
Temperate

2.      Complete the sentences

a.      I don’t really like the city. I prefer to live in the villages

b.      There aren’t many beaches on the island. The beach is mainly rocky with steep cliffs

c.       The Netherlands has a temperate maritime climate, with mild winters and cool summers

d.      These beautiful old churches are part of our national heritages

3.      I wish I could add more

Costumer care

1.      Visiting and adapting to a foreign culture, doing a research and literature.

2.      Taking care of your place with love, Find the magic and ‘spirit of the place’, the Genius Loci, Excite the tourist with live experiences, Organize the Business of ‘welcoming’ among the populace, Use the web, promote tourism on Social Media and by ‘word of mouth’.

Writing

New Zealand (also known as Aotearoa) is an island country in Oceania. It is a sovereign state in the south-western part of the Pacific Ocean. It is made up of two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and many smaller islands. These islands are located to the southeast of Australia. The capital city of the country is Wellington, but the largest city is Auckland. Both of these cities are on the North Island. The largest city on the South Island is Christchurch. The official languages are English, Māori and New Zealand sign language. English has never been officially granted official language status but it is used as a default official language due to its wide usage. In 2010, New Zealand was ranked as the 8th happiest country in the world.

The name "New Zealand" comes from “Zeeland” (which translates to "Sealand") in Dutch, after it was sighted by Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman. Zeeland is a province of the Netherlands. New Zealand is called “Aotearoa” in the Māori language. It means "Land of the Long White Cloud". Ao means “cloud”, tea means “white”, and roa means “long”.

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. The Prime Minister is Jacinda Ardern. New Zealand has made itself a Nuclear Free Zone: They do not use nuclear power and do not allow nuclear weapons or nuclear powered vessels in their territory. Elections are held every 3 years.

As of the 2006 census, 4,143,279 people lived in New Zealand. Most of them have European ancestors. The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Māori, had a population of 565,329, or 14.6%. The people of New Zealand often call themselves Kiwis, representing their national native although flightless bird. The North Island is smaller than the South Island, but most people (more than 3 million) live there. The main religion in New Zealand is Christianity. Just over 2 million New Zealanders are Christian.

Farming represents a large community in both the North and South Islands. Most New Zealanders, however, choose to live in more urban areas. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. Auckland is the largest city, with around 1 million people. Other cities in the North Island include Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier/Hastings, New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Palmerston North. South Island cities include Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson, Invercargill and Timaru.

New Zealand sits at the boundary between the Australian and Pacific continental plates. When these two plates moved together ('collided'), one (the Pacific) moved under the other (the Australian) north of the South Island. As a result, there was a great deal of volcanic activity. South of the South Island, the Australian plate moves under the Pacific plate instead. The plates slide past each other in the South Island, where they have pushed up the Southern Alps. Because of these two colliding plates, New Zealand often has earthquakes. One of the best known is the 2010-2011 group of earthquakes that hit the Christchurch area. The diagram shows that the North Island is on the Australian plate, but most of the South Island is on the Pacific plate. New Zealand is still geologically active, and will remain so as long as the islands are sitting above the plate boundary.

The oldest rocks in New Zealand date from the Cambrian period, 512 million years ago. New Zealand became part of the global supercontinent Pangaea. When that split (End-Triassic/early Jurassic), New Zealand became part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana. Finally, Gondwana broke up, leaving the continents rather as they are today.

New Zealand was isolated from the rest of the world for a long time. It split from Australia 83 million years ago. Because of this, there are many plants and animals that only live in New Zealand. Before humans came to New Zealand, there were no mammals, except three species of bat and marine mammals such as seals, dolphins, and whales. Instead, New Zealand has many different kinds of bird. New Zealand has several species of flightless bird, including the kiwi. Especially important is the Tuatara, the only living member of a whole order of reptiles. New Zealand used to have rare species, but some, mostly birds, were hunted to extinction early in its history. The giant Moa, Dinornis, is a famous example. The group of birds to which the Moa belongs had been in existence since the Cretaceous period. Humans arrived in New Zealand about a thousand years ago, when many moas lived, especially on South Island. Archaeological sites with evidence of Moa hunting are all over New Zealand. The moas became extinct about five hundred years ago. Extinctions closer to today have been caused by habitat change and introduced species like rats and dogs, which can kill the native species.