Reading I Read the article once to
compare your ideas from
the Pre-reading task. Which
ideas do you agree with?
3
Reading II Read the article again. Then,
complete the collocations
with words from the text.
1. a
backpack
2. on a train
3. the
escalator
4. take
all
the pavement
5. pose
a
photo
6. angry
about something
7. complain
something
8. the
trouble to do
something
9. be rude
someone
Are there many tourists in your town/city? What do they like to visit/do? What do
you think of them? Which countries do they come from? Is there anything you find
annoying about tourists? What are the benefits of having them?
Annoying things tourists do. T
here are tourists in most major
cities. Very often, they bring in
much-needed
revenue , but
there’s also a
downside . A recent
survey
lists the things that some
tourists do that people find annoying.
Tourists who…
…carry
backpacks on
crowded trains
or
underground carriages .
…try to get on a train without
waiting for people to get off first.
…block the
escalator and prevent
anyone from walking up.
…use big
wheelie bags and suitcases in busy
places, often taking up
all the
pavement space.
…walk really
slowly along
crowded
pavements,
especially when
travelling in large groups.
…ask questions in their own
language, assuming that
everyone
else speaks
it too.
…
