Unit 5 + Unit 6

Unit 5 : The world’s largest industry

Every year there is a big increase in the number of tourists who travel abroad. This increase began in western countries in the 1960s and there were four main reasons. The first was the good economic situation at that time. There was an economic boom and people had money to spend. Second, a lot of people bought televisions for the first time in the 1960s. Television programmes showed them an exciting new world of travel and gave them the information and advice they needed to discover that world. Third, fast travel to other countries became possible with the new jet planes. And fourth, the introduction of package holidays offered people an easy, inexpensive way to travel abroad. It was the start of mass tourism and what is today world’s no.1 industry.

Unit 6 : CONTRASTING CAPITALS

Tokyo and Wellington are very different capital cities but they have two things in common : they are both on the coast and they both have earthquakes. Tokyo is of course much bigger than Wellington, and has a much larger population. It’s more cosmopolitan and more exciting than Wellington, but it’s also busier, more crowded and more polluted. Public transport in  Tokyo is better and cheaper than in Wellington, but because a lot of people drive to work there are terrible traffic jams. In Wellington there are fewer cars and people, so driving in the city is much quicker and easier.

The cost of living and salaries are higher in Tokyo, and food clothes and accommodation are all more expensive. In Wellington people work  shorter hours and have more time for sport and leisure activities. In Tokyo shopping and eating out are more popular than sport, and there’s a wonderful choice of restaurants. The standard of service in shops and restaurants is usually excellent, and generally people are very polite and helpful.

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