ADVANCED 2 – BRITANICO GOLD – READING TASK – JUL AUG 2022

You are going to read a magazine article about global warming. For questions 31-35, choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Leave only your footprints

31. According to the first
With the increasing awareness of global warming and the overuse of the paragraph, people
Earth’s natural resources, it would seem that the travelling public has A) know nothing about
never been so conscious of the effects that their holidays have, not just environmental issues.
on the environment but also on local communities the world over. B) are not travelling very much
these days.
That said, Justin Francis, co-founder of the Responsible Travel C) like environmentally friendly
organisation, still feels there is a long way to go so far as the public’s destinations.
awareness of green travel issues is concerned. He believes that although D) have some knowledge of
some consumers are now actively looking for these types of holiday, the environmental issues.
majority are still not aware of the growing number of choices. I wish that
people were springing out of bed in the morning thinking that they must
32. Justin Francis mentions that
select a holiday that does a better job of protecting environments and most travellers select a holiday
communities. Unfortunately, this does not happen and the main factors based on
are still the right experience, the right place and departure schedules A) their likes and convenience
that are adjusted to their needs,’ says Francis. Despite a major airline’s B) environmental impact
recent announcement that it plans to fly jets on fuel made from rubbish to C) the type of fuel used by the
shrink their carbon footprint, most people are aware that air travel is a airplane
controversial issue in the travel debate on environmental D) the transportation they will
friendliness. There are many who insist that the only true green option is use.
not to fly or to stay at home. However, those who still want to get away
have an increasing number of choices available to help them lessen their 33. Holidays with no harmful effects
environmental impact and give more to their host community. on the environment
A) should be the only available
The Green Traveller website promotes holidays that can be reached by
option.
land, as well as offering plenty of tips for having a greener holiday
B) are not an achievable goal for
wherever you decide to go. The website’s managing director, Richard the time being.
Hammond, agrees that interest in this kind of trip has grown. We can’t ask C) do not generally interest
for something that is impossible nowadays because there are no 100 per travellers.
cent green holidays. The most basic choice is looking at low-pollution D) are quite difficult to find.
forms of transport, or, if you are going somewhere really distant,
minimising your impact at the destination,’ says Hammond.
34. Some people change their mind
While many of the destinations it features already have certification from about travelling by air because
a growing range of international and national schemes, Green Traveller’s A) they are afraid of airplanes.
team of writers also personally assess each property and apply their own B) few travellers choose to fly to
standards to the selection process. For example, they see how waste is their destinations.
dealt with, or to what extent local agricultural products are used. Older- C) they read about the damage it
established tour operators have also realised that a growing number of may cause.
D) travelling by train seems more
clients are beginning to include this new set of factors when making their
appealing.
decision on where to holiday. Last year, ‘First Choice’ added a Greener
Holidays brochure into its programme in which they gave information
about travelling by air and its effects on the environment. As a 35. Measures taken by hotels
consequence, holidaymakers might want to travel by rail. A) show they don’t want to
discuss the topic.
Hotels are increasingly keen to talk up their ecological achievements. One B) are not enough to really help
of the biggest criticisms they get is their overuse of the Earth’s resources. the environment.
This is why many have implemented measures they claim will reduce this. C) encourage people to take
While these are no doubt based on good environmental principles, green holidays.
schemes like planting a tree for every five towels reused, for instance, are D) will definitely reduce pollution
unlikely to make much difference overall. in some areas.