Turizm İçin İngilizce 2 Dersi 5. Ünite Sorularla Öğrenelim

What is Urban Tourism? 

The type of tourism where the visitors prefer to take their vacations to enjoy different aspects of cities is called urban tourism. Urban tourism is also called city tourism.

Name one of the factors that make cities preferred tourist destinations and make them visitor friendly.

Historical quarters-cities with historical backgrounds: Historic districts are generally very pedestrian-friendly. They give the visitors a nice experience when they walk around the city itself. Rome (Italy) and Istanbul are good examples to this type of cities.

Name one of the factors that make cities preferred tourist destinations and make them visitor friendly. 

Conference centers and exhibitions-cities that provide opportunities for businessmen and researchers: Cities need to offer facilities that allow large organizations like Trade Shows, Conventions, Conferences, Meetings, Events, or Exhibitions. A city which is well known in the convention and business tourism attracts many visitors. The visitors attend conferences or exhibitions, and at the same time, they enjoy other attractions in the city.

What is faith/religious tourism?  

Visitors from specific faiths like to visit locations that they consider holy sites. The form of tourism where people travel to such holy places is called Faith tourism or Religious tourism. People may travel individually or in groups for different reasons. One of the main reasons for religious tourism is pilgrimage. This is when people visit holy places at a certain time according to their beliefs. However, religious tourism does not only cover pilgrims. Non-religious people also like to visit holy locations because many of these places are interesting not only in terms of religions but also culture and history of the civilizations.

What can you say about the faith tourism for Judaism in Turkey? 

Well known locations for faith tourism for the followers of Judaism, ‹stanbul’s synagogues are open to visitors for worship and sightseeing purposes. Archaeological excavations of early Jewish settlements in Sardis near Salihli have revealed one of the world’s oldest synagogues from 220 B.C.

What can you say about the faith tourism for Christianity in Turkey? 

For visitors from the Christian faith, a trip to Mount Ararat will show them what is believed to be the landing place of Noah’s Ark. Many religious and holy fathers of Christianity lived in Anatolia and built the early churches. The Christian sites in Turkish land are visited by many tourists, either independently or with organized tours.

What can you say about the faith tourism for Islam in Turkey? 

The Islamic sites in Turkey are numerous. Only Istanbul, the former capital of the huge Ottoman Empire, is home to various sites that are sacred and blessed for Muslims. All in all, any visitor to Turkey will be impressed with the greatness and diversity of religious constructions and sacred places of worship.

"Archeologists found _____ pot in their latest excavation". Do you think a definite or indefinite article is best to fill in the gap? 

Archeologists found a  pot in their latest excavation. Articles are used with nouns. A/an is used with countable singular nouns and the is used with uncountable and countable nouns (either singular or plural).  

"Dr. Archy was reading _____ article about cities with religious sites". Which article do you think is best to fill the gap? 

"Dr. Archy was reading an article about cities with religious sites" Because the noun starts with a vowel sound, use of 'an' is more appropriate. 

"This castle is closed and cleaned three times ______ month". Which article do you think is best to fill in the gap? 

"This castle is closed and cleaned three times a month". Use "a/an" in structures like "once a day" and "twice a month". 

"What are we going to eat for a/an/the/ø dinner?" Which article do you think is best before the names of meals? 

"What are we going to eat for dinner." Do not use articles for the names of meals. 

"Our bus to Barcelona leaves from ______ Line 34" Which article do you think is best to fill in the gap? 

"Our bus to Barcelona leaves from Line 34". Do not use articles before noun + number combinations

"The locals in this town play ____ guitar in different ways" Which article do you think is best to fill in the gap?

"The locals in this town play the guitar in different ways". 'The' is used with musical instruments.

"Tourism reforms will benefit _____ poor and ______ unemployed in Serbia" Which article do you think is best to fill in the gaps? 

"Tourism reforms will benefit the poor and the unemployed in Serbia". Use "the" to talk about groups of people in "the + adjective" combinations

"____ Mount Ararat is the highest mountain in the region" Which article do you think is best to fill in the gap? 

"Mount Ararat is the highest mountain in the region". Do not use articles before "Mount"

"I liked ____ Porsuk River in our short trip to Eskisehir" Which article do you think is best to fill in the gap? 

"I liked the Porsuk River in our short trip to Eskisehir". "The" is used with the names of oceans, rivers, seas, and canals.