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    Cambridge Assessment International Education

    Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

    FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0500/32


    Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition October/November 2019
    READING BOOKLET INSERT 2 hours

    READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST


    *0813085803-I*

    This Reading Booklet Insert contains the reading passages for use with Section 1, Question 1 on the
    Question Paper.

    You may annotate this Reading Booklet Insert and use the blank spaces for planning.
    This Reading Booklet Insert is not assessed by the Examiner.

    This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.

    DC (JM) 163779/2
    © UCLES 2019 [Turn over
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    Read the two passages carefully, and then answer Question 1 on the Question Paper.

    Passage A: Holidays that don’t cost the earth

    In this section from its website homepage, a company selling activities to people wanting to be
    eco-tourists is introducing potential customers to the range they have to offer.

    We understand that travelling ‘green’ can be tricky and, ironically, also requires a lot of energy to
    organise. At BackPack we not only recognise, but celebrate the importance of travelling in a way that
    causes minimal disruption to the environment you are visiting. We invite you to discover trips that will
    bring you closer to your planet. Eco-tourism is going places, and we think you should too.

    • Peru, Bolivia and Chile


    Take a voyage of discovery across the alluring Andes. Explore the ancient wonders of Machu Picchu.
    Every time you travel, we donate money to a selection of charities both at home and abroad. Join our
    ‘Pack for a Purpose’ campaign where you bring supplies that local communities you visit on the way
    have specified they particularly need. Do something good with your luggage allowance.

    • Malawi
    Enjoy an unforgettable travel experience. Select from our wide range of wildlife safaris and trekking
    holidays, or choose to revel in the sandy delights of the almost untouched Likoma Island, Lake Malawi,
    where you will stay in Kaya Lodge, a dwelling so romantic it defies reality. While you’re there, explore
    the magnificent beaches and rocky coves and dive into one of the cleanest and clearest freshwater
    sites in Africa.

    • Galapagos Islands
    Sail around the Pacific’s most thriving epicentre of wildlife in The Eco-Beagle, a boat named after
    Charles Darwin’s own ship. We believe that low-impact tourism is crucial to a sustainable planet –
    either staying in an eco-lodge or following an eco-tour to explore natural habitats. This particular trip,
    with its strict adherence to the restrictions surrounding the conservation of the Galapagos archipelago
    (and the number of times we’ve said ‘eco’) makes this trip as eco-friendly as they come.

    © UCLES 2019 0500/32/INSERT/O/N/19


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    Passage B: How green is eco-tourism?

    This magazine article discusses eco-tourism, a particular type of tourism which is growing in popularity.

    Tourists interested in protecting the environment can travel and still be ecologically responsible. At
    least that’s the idea behind ‘eco-tourism’, the movement to put green into travel. Eco-tourism is often
    seen as the answer to conservation problems and many people appreciate the remote locations, small
    numbers of tourists and unsophisticated facilities.

    But if the idea of travelling to an environmentally sensitive site and bringing business to locals, all while
    enjoying yourself and helping Planet Earth, sounds just too good to be true, the chances are it may be.
    Eco-tourism is no different from any other business – to be successful, the numbers need to add up.
    Companies need lots of visitors to generate a profit, and can end up losing sight of their original intention.

    Sceptics worry that some eco-tourism packages aimed at tourists who have more conscience than
    facts could be no better for the planet than a celebrity chartering a private aircraft for a weekend in
    Paris. In fact, if the Paris flight is by fuel-efficient jet, travelling to Paris might be better for the Earth
    than a quiet wildlife-seeking trip to the Galapagos Islands. The French capital is equipped to handle
    tourists in a way that more sensitive destinations may not be.

    ‘People should ask themselves why they want to be eco-tourists, and behave accordingly,’ says
    Richard Bett, a professor of International Tourism. ‘If it’s simply to “tick off” a rare species or a new
    national park from your list, fine, but don’t pretend that’s eco-tourism.’

    There’s little doubt that tourism is big business. Interest in eco-tourism is increasing, even if the term’s
    meaning isn’t always clear to consumers.

    ‘A common misconception is that eco-tourism equals roughing it in tropical jungles,’ says Bett. ‘In fact,
    eco-tourism is tourism carried out in a specific way, following a set of principles that minimise the
    negative impacts and maximise the positive.’

    Eco-tourism guidelines for how tourists should behave when visiting fragile environments include
    keeping to footpaths, not scaring animals, or taking too many showers, and supporting locals by buying
    their produce, as well as respecting customs and traditions. However, there is no universal scheme to
    regulate or certify eco-tourism. How do we know, as competing companies chase customers, that
    every brochure claim is true? Tourists have to do their research and choose to act responsibly if
    eco-tourism and sustainable development are to be achieved.

    If eco-tourism doesn’t work, there will be dire consequences. As campaigner Delphine Noble says:
    ‘Any fragile, unspoilt wilderness is vulnerable, but places such as Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands
    are coming under increasing ecological pressure from the growing numbers of tourists arriving on
    their shores.’

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    To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge
    Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download
    at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series.

    Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of
    Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge.

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