7.3.3

Tourisme - Comprehension

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Tourisme- Comprehension

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Conversation 1

  • Quels sont les effets positifs du tourisme sur les monuments?
    • What are the positive effects of tourism on monuments?
  • Je pense que les touristes en achetant un billet d’entrée ils apportent de l’argent qui est investi pour la conservation ou la restauration du monument.
    • I think that by buying an entrance ticket, the tourists bring money which is invested in the conservation or the restoration of the monument.
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Conversation 1 (suite)

  • Qui d’autre bénéficie du tourisme?
    • Who else benefits from tourism?
  • Les marchands, les hôteliers, les restaurateurs, les infrastructures, bref…tous ceux qui travaillent grâce au tourisme!
    • The shopkeepers, the hoteliers, the restaurant owners, the infrastructure, in short…all those who work thanks to tourism!
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Conversation 2

  • Y a-t-il des aspects négatifs du tourisme sur les monuments?
    • Are there negative aspects of tourism on monuments?
  • Malheureusement oui, la sur-fréquentation les endommage. Il y en a de très anciens et fragiles.
    • Unfortunately yes, the over-visiting damages them. Some of them are very old and fragile.
  • Mais sans les visites, la direction des monuments n’aurait pas assez d’argent pour les conserver pour les générations futures.
    • But without visits, the monuments’ management wouldn’t have enough money to preserve them for the future generations.
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Conversation 3

  • Que devrait-on faire pour limiter les ravages de la sur-fréquentation?
    • What should we do to limit the devastating effects of over-visiting?
  • Une question bien difficile! On pourrait limiter le nombre de visites journalières et certains monuments qui sont maintenant gratuits pourraient devenir payants par exemple.
    • Such a difficult question! We could limit the number of daily visits and some monuments which are now free could become fee paying for example.
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Conversation 3 (suite)

  • Et pour limiter la circulation qui a aussi des effets négatifs sur l’environnement?
    • And to limit the traffic which also has negative effects on the environment?
  • On devrait créer plus de parcs-relais avec des navettes et améliorer les réseaux de transports en commun.
    • We should create more park and ride with shuttles and to improve the network of the public transport
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Conversation 4

  • Tu penses que la technologie pourrait transformer le tourisme et le patrimoine d’un pays?
    • Do you think that technology could transform tourism and the heritage of a country?
  • Il y a des applications qu’on peut télécharger avant de visiter des monuments ou des villes, c’est une bonne idée, c’est comme avoir un guide virtuel.
    • There are apps that you can download before visiting a monument or a town, it’s a good idea, it’s like having a virtual guide.
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Conversation 4 (suite)

  • On peut aussi mieux organiser ses visites et être mieux informé.
    • We can also organise our visits better and be better informed.
  • On va pouvoir aussi voyager sans se déplacer avec des visites virtuelles mais rien ne vaut la véritable expérience!
    • We are also going to be able to travel without moving with virtual visits but there’s no substitute for the real experience!

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