Coronavirus puts 50 million tourism jobs at risk

  PRESS ARTICLE

Coronavirus puts 50 million tourism jobs at risk                16th March, 2020

From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2003/200316-tourism-jobs.html

The coronavirus pandemic could cut up to 50 million jobs worldwide in the travel and tourism industry. This is according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The tourism industry could shrink by up to 25 per cent. Many people are staying at home and not travelling. Many people cannot travel as more and more countries are taking action to fight COVID-19. This action includes closing borders, requiring people self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving in a country, and banning flights from other countries. The head of the WTTC said the pandemic, "clearly presents a significant threat to the industry as a whole, to those employed within it, and those wishing to continue travelling".

The tourism industry makes up 10 per cent of the world's GDP and jobs. It is one of the industries hardest hit by the COVID-19 virus. Airlines, cruise ships and hotels have suffered big losses. Korean Air has warned that the coronavirus could threaten its survival. Australia's Qantas has reduced its international flights by nearly 25 per cent because of the outbreak. World-famous sites are deserted. This could cause restaurants and cafes to go out of business as tourists stay away from crowded places. Tourism is a key industry in Hawaii. Experts there predict that over half of Hawaii's hotel rooms will be empty over the next few months. The WTTC said that tourism would take 10 months to recover after the virus.

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Complete the presentation of this document:

Nature of the document + sources and origins + main idea:

This document , of press is entitled “ Coronavirus puts 50 million tourism jobs at risk”, is a press article taken from BreakingNewsEnglish released on 16 March,2020 . It deals about the consequences the coronavirus may have in the tourism industry

1. READING COMPREHENSION

TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F). Justify by quoting from the text.

1. Over 50 million jobs have been lost in the tourism industry. T / F 

More than 50 million jobs could be lost in the tourism industry.

1. A tourism organisation said the tourism industry could decrease by 25%. T / F

1. Fewer and fewer countries are asking people to self-quarantine for 14 weeks. T / F 

More and more countries are asking people to self-quarantine for 14 weeks

1. The head of a tourist organisation said the virus won't threaten tourism. T /F

The head of a tourism organisation said that the virus poses a serious threat to tourism

1. Ten per cent of the world's GDP comes from tourism. T / F

1. Korean Airlines is confident it will survive the coronavirus crisis. T/F

1. Qantas airlines is only putting on 25% of its international flights. T/F

1. An organisation said tourism would need 10 months to recover. T /F

SYNONYM MATCH

1. cut 2. closing 3. head 4. significant 5. continue 6. hit 7. Warned   8. crowded

 9. empty 10. recover

a. chief b. vacant c. go on d. cautioned e. shutting f. big g. pick up h. reduce i. packed j. impacted

1. EXPRESS YOURSELF/ DEBATE:

JOBS: waiters/ policemen/first- aid workers/doctors/ nurses/surgeons/ shop assistants/ bus drivers

1. Give a definition of these jobs ( use who/which/whose…)

1. A waiter is…. person who work in a restaurant
2. A policeman… is a person who enforces the laws
3. A first-aid worker … is a person who has e people in danger
4. A doctor… is a person which will care for the sick or the wounded
5. A nurse… is the person which will take care of you while you are hospitalized
6. A surgeon… is the person whose job is to do surgical operations
7. A shop assistant… is a person who will sell you a product and which will help you in your shopping
8. A bus/taxi driver… is a person whose job is to drive you to a particular place

HOW are these people affected by the coronavirus? What ADVICE could you give them?  Complete this table and use the following structures to express your ideas:

                             !!! REMEMBER !!!

- Expression de la possibilité/ probabilté future et  expression du moyen:

Ex: X can be affected by + Ving   ( Possibilité future …. Expression du moyen= en + part. Present)                                                                                                                

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