Ielts 雅思 口语全攻略 Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking Jeremy Chiron

Do you think a holiday is a good thing to spend money on?

Yes, definitely. I think that taking a holiday is a great chance to relax, to have fun while seeing some amazing landscapes．Traveling is really enjoyable, because you can visit amazing places you will remember forever. In addition, traveling is not as expensive as before. Even if you have a small budget, it is possible to stay in cheap hotels and to eat cheap food. Well, at least in China, it is possible. On the other hand, I understand that some people may not travel because they want to save money to buy a house or a car, something more practical.

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   What negative effects can tourism have on a place or on the people who live there?
   

Tourism comes at a cost and it sometimes has a negative impact on the environment or on the population. I think the main problem is that in order to make money from tourists, the local governments build roads and facilities that will change the place forever. Places of natural beauty or old towns will never be the same once thousands of tourists start visiting them day after day. I went to Jiuzhaigou, a famous national park in Sichuan Province, and outside the gate they have built hundreds of very ugly hotels．When you get there, you really don't want to stay. There are concrete buildings everywhere．It is noisy, and you don't feel in the heart of the mountains at all．It looks like a little city. It has completely modified local life too ． People don't farm the land anymore; they try to make a living from sightseers (= tourists). Tourism always changes local people's lifestyle. In Zhouzhuang, near Shanghai, the streets are full of souvenir shops and restaurants to welcome tourists. You will not meet any local people, and I think that it is sad. The place loses its local culture and essence（＝spirit)．

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