Thegrowth oftourismandthenumbersof peopletravellingto othercountriesfortheir
vacationshasledto debateastowhetherthisisbeneficial.Ibelievethatthereare
many problemswhichariseout ofthetouristindustry,andwillexaminethesein detail.
Many peoplearguethattravelbroadensthemind.However,thisstatementdoes not
fully holdwater.Iwouldarguethat
spendingafewweeksinanothercountryis
notlongenoughto gainaproper understanding ofanalienculture. Aforeignervisiting
BritainmightbemetwiththetraditionalBritishreserve,andmistakenlyconcludethat
theBritishare unfriendly.Furthermore,somepeopleare unwillingto opentheirminds.
AWesterntravellertoanArabcountryisunlikelytoconsiderthattheveiling ofwomen
isacceptable.
Beingatouristinaforeigncountry bringswithitproblemsthatcanleadto dislikeofthe
nativepeople.Firstly,aforeigneris vulnerable,andisoftenripped offbylocals.
Secondly,thelanguagebarriercanleadtomisunderstandings.Thirdly,touristsareoften
hassledto buy goods,whichcanruinaholiday.WhenIwenttoBali, peopletriedtosell
mesomethingeveryfiveminutes,andthistotallyspoilt
mysunbathing.
Localpeoplealso oftenend up dislikingforeigners.Visitorsmaymistakenlyact
contrarytolocalnorms, ortheymayjust beplain offensive,asmany drunkenBritish
holidaymakersmustseemtotheSpanish.Globaltourismcanleadto hostilityfromthe
nativepeople,whomayfeeltheirtraditionalway oflifeisunderthreat.Additionally,the
relativewealth oftheforeign visitorscancauseenvyandresentment.
Inconclusion,IwouldsaythatIlargelyagreewiththeargumentthatglobaltourism
createsmisunderstanding between
peoplefromdifferentcultures,andthatthe differencesareoftenacauseforconflict
ratherthancelebration.
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Sample 57
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Peoplehavedifferentjobexpectationsforjobs.Somepeopleprefertodothe
samejobforthesamecompany,whereasothersprefertochangejobs
frequently.
Writeabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachviewpoint?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourown
knowledgeorexperience.
modelanswer:
Inthemodernworkplacethereisnolongertheattitudethat‘ajobisforlife’.Nowadays,
many peopletaketheoptiontochangejobs,whileothersprefernotto.Inmyessay,I
willexplorethegoodand bad pointsoftheaboveattitudes.