Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

12 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

The industry’s commitment to ecotourism (Paragraph 12)

How governments support ecotourism (Paragraph 13)

What individual tourists can do to support ecotourism (Paragraph 13)

Critical thinking

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EXERCISE

Making evaluationsIndicate which of the following activities conform (✓) or do

not conform (X) to the concept of ecotourism.

1. Reusing towels and bed linens over several days


2. Buying products made from wild and endangered animals


3. Cleaning up the beach


4. Renting bicycles at hotels


5. Cutting down old-growth forest to build a road


6. Using biodegradable soaps and detergents


7. Hiring local people for jobs in tourism


8. Paying local people low wages because they lack formal training


9. Investing proits in conservation projects


10. Learning useful phrases in the native language