Holidays and tourism in Spanish - EduqasWriting practice - tourism - Foundation/Higher

Holidays and tourism is a broad topic. It is important to know the basic vocabulary, to understand written and spoken information, and to be able to talk and write about your own holiday experiences.

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Writing practice - tourism - Foundation/Higher

As well as writing about holidays, you may also need to give your opinion on types of holidays and tourism in general. Try to think of some advantages and disadvantages of tourism. Here are some useful phrases to get you started:

el turismo tiene muchas ventajas/desventajastourism has many advantages/disadvantages
algunos turistas se comportan malsome tourists behave badly
el turismo ayuda la economíatourism helps the economy
crea experiencias positivasit creates positive experiences
está destruyendo/mejorando la cultura y las tradicionesit is destroying/improving culture and traditions
el turismo genera empleostourism generates employment
el turismo tiene muchas ventajas/desventajas
tourism has many advantages/disadvantages
algunos turistas se comportan mal
some tourists behave badly
el turismo ayuda la economía
tourism helps the economy
crea experiencias positivas
it creates positive experiences
está destruyendo/mejorando la cultura y las tradiciones
it is destroying/improving culture and traditions
el turismo genera empleos
tourism generates employment

Question

Try writing an email to your Spanish friend about holidays and tourism. Remember to respond to all parts of the question.

Escribe un correo electrónico a tu amigo/a español/a sobre las vacaciones y el turismo (Write an email to your Spanish friend about holidays and tourism).

Puedes dar más información, pero tienes que incluir... (You can give more information, but you have to include...)

  • adónde fuiste de vacaciones el año pasado (where you went on holiday last year)
  • tu opinión del turismo (your opinion of tourism)
  • cuáles serían tus vacaciones ideales (what your ideal holiday would be)

Escribe aproximadamente 90 -120 palabras en español (Write approximately 90 -120 words in Spanish).