Loved to death: solving a city's overtourism crisis
A tourism officer and a consultant discuss a historic town overrun by visitors; students learn problem-solving language and design a tourism strategy.
C1Adults60 minProblem solving
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (problem solving). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Problem solving
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Travel & holidays
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- overtourism, day-trippers, short-term rentals, the crux of the matter, one way round this would be …, that could backfire, let's not lose sight of …, weighing it all up, …
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze a complex problem and evaluate solutions using precise, hedged language
- Negotiate a group strategy that balances competing interests in tourism