Ex. 5f) Find synonyms among the words in bold from the text.
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Ex. 5e) Match the words from columns A and B to make collocations. Discuss the top tourist hot spot using them.
According to what you have heard or read; according to the way smth appears
A feeling of hatred for smb that causes a desire to harm them
By the way
To destroy
Of a place) empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened
A look at smb/smth for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely
As the representative of smb or instead of them
Formal) to praise and worship (God)
To make smb pay too much for smth
A place where people come to worship because it is connected with a holy person or event
Of a sum of money) that cannot be returned
16. to make smb face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation:
| A | B |
| 2. whir 3. baroque 4. tight 5. to get stuck 6. lazy 7. to reflect 8. to stare 9. to allow 10. to run 11. to reveal 12. to book 13. hike 14. to miss 15. to provide 16. burial 17. to stock up 18. lavish 19. to bear 20. judging 21. to draw 22. entrance 23. remote 24. to reclaim 25. organised | a. fee b. a secret c. visitors d. trimming e. by the scale f. access g. to the canyon h. treks i. in traffic j. of digital cameras k. monument l. currency m. the social climate n. from the jungle o. into the depths p. the rush q. types r. lanes s. in advance t. all year round u. outback v. folly w. a little solitude x. malice |
? Ex. 6. Write down 7 sentences in Russian using the words and expressions in bold from the text (your active vocabulary). Exchange your sentences with your partner and translate them into English.
& Ex. 7. Read a posting of a famous vagabond traveller Rolf Potts. As you read, make notes of the advantages of ‘staying on the tourist trail' and ‘travelling off-the-beaten track.' What advice does he give?
Explain how you understand the expressions in italics. Translate them into Russian.
A lot has been written about the merits of “getting off the beaten path” when you travel, but is there really anything wrong with staying on the tourist trail? Aren't the classic, clichéd destinations popular for a reason? -Mark, Toronto
Dear Mark,
I'm a big advocateof getting off the beaten path, but I would agree that there's nothing wrong with the attractions of the “tourist trail.” These standard attractions – from Machu Picchu and Angkor Wat right on down to small-town museums and curiosities – are part of what inspires people to travel in the first place. Even the kitschiest corners of the tourist trail carry a kind of charm – and you can meet some interesting people in these high-traffic areas. (Just watch your back, since targeted petty crime is usually worse in tourist areas than off the beaten path.)
So why do salty travelers tend to prefer roads less traveled to the tourist trail? I think there are two main reasons. First, big tourist attractions (naturally) attract lots of tourists, which can make these places feel overcrowded, inauthentic and only slightly connected to the host culture. Second, major tourist sights tend to be the default activity when you are traveling too quickly or unimaginatively to truly experience a place. Instead of trying to see, say, the Colosseum, St. Mark's Square and the Uffizi Gallery over the course of four days in Italy, I've found it more enjoyable to just stay put in Rome (or Venice, or Florence) for all four of those days and mix in some spontaneous, unconventional experiences with the obvious local attractions.
That said, some of my favorite places in the world happen to be smack on the tourist radar. Cusco, for example, is probably the touristiest town in Peru, but it also happens to be a gorgeous and extraordinarily fun place to linger. Similarly, I can't imagine going to Moscow without spending serious amounts of time in area around the Kremlin – and it's a jaded travel-snob indeed who wouldn't enjoy an Eiffel Tower-accented picnic on the green grass of the Champ de Mars in Paris.
In getting the most out of a tourist-trail experience, it's useful to keep a few things in mind. First, your experience of a given tourist mecca might well depend on when you visit. In the summertime, the Bright Angel Trail to the bottom of the Grand Canyon can feel as crowded as a shopping mall, but in the winter you're much more likely to have Arizona's geological grandeur to yourself (and the requisite investment in cold-weather gear will be worth it). For similar reasons, the springtime rainy season in Myanmar is a good time to visit Bagan, and “shoulder season” (spring and fall) is a better time than summer to hit the iconic attractions of Europe. And even when you can't avoid high season, it's good to consider what time of day to visit the tourist hot spots. On a given July day in Paris, the Louvre is much less crowded early in the morning than later in the day, whereas certain Mayan sites in Central America are best experienced toward the end of the day, once the big tour buses have gone home.