** Read the
following text then answer the questions below:
What is tourism?
Tourism is defined as travel for leisure or educational purposes, with at least
one night spent away from home. Tourism can be either within ones own country
(domestic tourism) or to another
(international tourism).
Tourists travel for
many different reasons. They may just want to rest or have an enjoyable time
away from the routine of home. Or they may
want to visit historical sites, museums and
art galleries. Other may travel to attend sporting events, to see how other
people live or to have a change of weather or climate.
The growth of
international tourism. When people have more money to spend and more leisure time, they become more interested in
tourism. In the 1950s air travel became relatively
cheap and so travel to other countries became possible for many more people.
Since then world travel has increased
rapidly.
Q1: You go for a picnic in a beautiful place and return home in the evening. Is this tourism according to the definition?
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Q2: You travel to another town in Jordan. You stay for a few days and visit a castle, an amusement park and some springs. What kind of tourism is this?
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Q3: tourists travel for many different reasons. What are they?
Q4: When
do people become more interested in tourism?
Q5: why
has world travel increased rapidly since 1950s?
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Q6:
Give the meanings of the new words.