Sport tourism is a kind of active holiday. The purpose of sport tourism is to exercise the body and to keep physically fit. Many clients like to set aside a week or even a few days to concentrate on trying to get fit or to improve their fitness condition. During sporting tours travelers enjoy natural surroundings, fresh air and clean water.
Tourists combine action and relaxation during a sporting tour. Sporting tours may be of several kinds: climbing, hiking, boating, rafting or diving. Within sports tours there is water tourism, mountain tourism, mountaineering, skiing.
Customers can go sailing a yacht or a small boat around the island of Greece or Turkey. If a client has the courage or adventurous spirit he may go parachuting or parachute jumping.
Some tourists prefer golf holidays. They may learn to play golf or improve skills and at the same time enjoy beautiful courses and views.
Customers may be offered horse or pony trekking. They may learn to ride or simply enjoy being close to these sensitive animals. They can travel at a slow pace and enjoy the countryside.
Sport tours very often require preparation and special training. The tour instructors plan the itinerary and then they train tourists how to use sporting equipment. They usually explain all the details of the route, define means of transportation, provision of meals and overnight accommodation.
Sporting or adventure tours may be organized to remote destinations and tourists are to be concerned to protect the environment of the places they visit. Tourists should not destroy the beauty of the places they come to see. Nowadays ecological tourism is becoming very popular in the Alps and other mountains. Tourists now follow special schemes to protect wildlife habitats and to clean up beaches, mountain slopes and to restore monuments.
Mountain tourism began in the 19-th century when tourists went to the mountains of Switzerland to ski in Saint Moritz. They were driven by the fascinating beauty of the Alps and spent their leisure time at the resorts of Switzerland. Then mountain tourism was divided into two types: resort tourism and sport or ski tourism, which is quite popular now.
Sport tourism is popular all the year round.
Assignment 3.2 Answer the following questions:
1. What is sport tourism?
2. What is the purpose of sport tourism?
3. Why do many clients like to set aside a week or even a few days?
4. What do tourists enjoy during a sporting tour?
5. What are the kinds of sporting tours?
6. Where can customers go during sporting tours?
7. Can tourists improve their skills during sporting tours?
8. What do sport tours require?
9. Who plans the itinerary, trains tourists and explains all the details of the route?
10. Do tourists care about the environment during sporting tours?
11. What is becoming very popular in the mountains now?
12. When did the mountain tourism begin?
13. What are the major types of mountain tourism?
Assignment 3.3: Study the synonyms; define the difference in their meaning and make up 5 sentences using them:
to improve – to reform, to make better
to enjoy – to look at with joy, to like
to clean up – to tidy up
to travel at a slow pace – to ride slowly
to require special training – to need special training
to restore mountains – to put in order
Assignment 3.4: Study the antonyms; define the difference in their meaning and make up 5 sentences using them:
active holiday – passive holiday
to keep fit – to keep unfit
to concentrate – to be absent-minded
to get fit – to become unfit
to improve – to deteriorate
to enjoy – to hate
courage – discourage
sensitive – insensitive
slow – quick, rapid, swift
to restore – to destroy
Assignment 3.5 Complete the sentences:
1. Many clients like to set aside a week or even a few days to concentrate on …
2. Tourists combine …
3. During sporting tours travelers enjoy …
4. Sporting tours may be of several kinds: …
5. Within sports tours there is …
6. Customers can go sailing …
7. If a client has the courage or adventurous spirit …
8. Then mountain tourism was divided into two types: …
Assignment 3.6 Insert the appropriate words from the list:
ecological, popular, mountain, Switzerland, driven by, destroy, resort, restore, all the year round, wildlife habitats
1. Tourists should not … the beauty of the places they come to see.
2. Nowadays … tourism is becoming very popular in the Alps and other mountains.
3. Tourists now follow special schemes to protect … and to clean up beaches, mountain slopes and to … monuments.
4. Mountain tourism began in the 19-th century when tourists went to the mountains of … to ski in Saint Moritz.
5. They were … the fascinating beauty of the Alps and spent their leisure time at the resorts of Switzerland.
6. Then mountain tourism was divided into two types: resort tourism and sport or ski tourism, which is quite …now.
7. Sport tourism is popular….
Assignment 3.7 Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
1. Цель спортивного туризма – тренировать и держать себя в хорошем физическом состоянии.
2. Во время спортивных туров путешественники наслаждаются окружающей природой, свежим воздухом и чистой водой.
3. Спортивные туры могут быть различных видов: скалолазание, пешеходные экскурсии, велосипедный спорт, катание на лодках, на плотах и катание на лыжах. Внутри спортивного туризма – водный туризм, альпинизм, лыжный спорт.
4. Клиентам могут предложить катание на лошадях и на пони. Они могут путешествовать с медленной скоростью и наслаждаться природой.
5. Сейчас в Альпах и в других горах становится популярным экологический туризм. Турист должен заботиться о защите дикой природы и чистить пляжи, склоны гор и восстанавливать природу гор.
TEXT 4. BUSINESS TOURISM
VOCABULARY. LEARN THE WORDS:
Nowadays, to provide, facilities, compartments, environment, government officials, to attend a seminar, an international exhibition, a trade fair, convention tourism, to include, fax, E-mail, telephone communication, secretarial services, answering services, to collect information, economic data, to arrange negotiations, famous sights
