1. The advantages and disadvantages of tourism
Lesson 3
The advantages and disadvantages of tourism

2. Starter – Odd one Out Great wall of China Times Square Niagara Falls
Trafalgar Square
Disneyland Paris
Tokyo Disney
Notre Dame
Louvre
Fishermans Wharf
The vatican
The coliseum
Sydney opera house
Grand Canyon
Empire State Building
London Eye
Taj Mahal
Giza Pyramids
Magic Kingdom, Orlando

3. Advantages and Disadvantages of tourism
Objective:
To know how tourism can affect people, places and the economy in a positive and negative way.

4. Holiday Island Success Criteria
Make your island. It does not have to be the same but must have natural features that attract tourist and be completely undeveloped.
Write a short description about why your island is going to be good for tourist development
Write a list of things that might be developed for the tourism industry for the island and add them to the best places on you map.
4. Add annotations to you all your labels explaining the positives and negatives of each development.
5. Decide whether each one is Environmental, Economic or Social.

5. Individual Tasks
Complete the worksheet about advantages and disadvantages.
Explain how tourism can damage the environment
Explain how it can be good for the local people
‘Tourism is a double-edged sword’. Explain this statement.

6. Plenary
Just a minute:
One person has to speak for one minute about the advantages of tourism without; repetition, deviation or hesitation!