Topic: Tourism flows in Europe. Motivation for tourist travel.

Addressee

Students of the 2nd‑class of a high school and a technical high school

Program basis

Basic level

VIII. Population changes and urbanization processes in the world: settlement, deployment, population, demographic and social structures, migrations, urbanization processes, rural development.

Student:

6 ) characterizes the causes and consequences of global population migration

Advanced level

XII. The role of traditional and modern services in socio‑economic development: transport, communication, educational, research and development, financial and tourist services.

Student:

5. distinguishes types of tourist services and explains the socio‑cultural causes and effects of their rapid development in the world;

XIX Selected social problems of the contemporary world.

Student:

1 ) characterizes demographic problems on a global and national scale (demographic aging, population explosion, migrations, refugees), giving their reasons and effects:

3 ) distinguishes problems related to migrations (voluntary and forced) and refugees on a global and national scale.

Purpose of the lesson

You will discuss the types of migration and characterize the reasons for migratory movements.

General aim of education

The student acquires knowledge and skills about the topics discussed in the classes

Key competences

• communication in foreign languages;

• digital competence;

• learning to learn.

Criteria for success
The student will learn:

• which means the concept of tourist migration;

• tell about factors that affect tourist traffic;

• explain what UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organizations mean and what it does;

• using the Statistical Yearbook, indicate the countries from which the highest percentage of tourists in the world comes;

• tell about tourist travel themes.

Methods/techniques

• expository

  • talk.

• activating

  • snowball method;

  • discussion;

  • brainstorming.

• programmed

  • with e‑textbook.

• practical

  • exercices concerned.

Forms of work

• individual activity;

• activity in pairs;

• activity in groups;

• collective activity.

Teaching aids

• e‑textbook;

• interactive whiteboard, tablets/computers.

Lesson plan overview

Introduction

• The teacher explains the aim of the lesson and together with students determines the success criteria to be achieved.

• Students make a crossword by themselves.

• The teacher randomly selects three crosswords prepared by the students and solves them together with the class. Then, he asks the students to evaluate the work of their colleagues..

Realization

• The teacher asks students to find explanations in the handbook of terms such as emigration, immigration, re‑emigration, repatriation.

• Using the mental map, students classify migrations because of the reason, length of migration, and direction.

• Work in pairs. Students using the handbook and the Internet work on the causes of migratory movements. Discussion on the class forum.

• Work in groups based on information contained in e‑textbook and on the Internet.
  Group I - Positive effects of migration for the emigration state.
  Group II - Positive effects of migration for the immigration state.
  Group III - Negative effects of migration for the emigration state.
  Group IV- Negative effects of migration for the immigration state.

• The teacher explains how the migration balance is calculated. He asks for the order: Calculate the migration balance for Poland, which in 2013 went 66 297 people, and to which 43 404 people arrived. The task is calculated on the board by the indicated student.

Summary

• In conclusion, students perform exercises on the interactive whiteboard in relation to the topic of the lesson.

• The teacher assesses the students' work, taking into account the contribution and students' abilities.

The following terms and recordings will be used during this lesson

Terms

Texts and recordings

Tourism flows in Europe. Motivation for tourist travel.

You already know from your own experience that people travel outside the place where they live to see new things that cannot be found in their immediate surroundings. Some of them go on vacation to regain their strength, whereas others want to use their skills and special equipment during their trip or on a hiking trail. All these people are tourists. There are many definitions of the term tourism, but they all have one element in common: travel outside the place of residence for reasons other than earning money.

Tourism travel has been steadily growing since the 1960s, including travel for leisure, sightseeing, entertainment, sport and other reasons. Such trips, known as tourism flows, are a worldwide phenomenon with the continent of Europe being the destination of more than 50% of all international tourist trips in the world. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 1,133 million international tourists travelled the world in 2014, including 582 million that visited Europe. And let’s not forget domestic tourists, whose numbers were estimated by the UNTWO to be 5 to 6 billion in 2014. Tourist services have become a vital part of global economy. It is estimated that 75% of all tourists in the world come from the twenty richest countries. The number of tourists is constantly growing as a result of several factors:

Tourists are driven by various motivations when they chose their travel destinations. If a place is frequented by tourists, it means that it has certain tourist attractions. There are three types of such attractions:

• leisure attractions – help regain physical and mental strength;

• sightseeing attractions – natural or man‑made sites or objects (e.g. monuments) that attract tourists;

• special interest attractions – amenities for those types of tourism that require special equipment or training, e.g. canoeing, mountain climbing, angling.

The time of the year is an important factor determining the timing of a tourist trip. Tourism in Europe has a markedly seasonal character: about 50% to 60% of all tourists travel in summer. Other factor include: the attractiveness of a destination for tourists, the available tourism infrastructure, trends that influence the choice of destination, price of tourist services, tradition. Selected sites or areas of great importance and value can be now inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. When a country wants to put a site located within its boundaries on the list, it needs to submit a special application and provide a justification. Then, the World Heritage Committee verifies the application and either approves or rejects it. To be inscribed on the UNESCO list, a site must be characterised by outstanding cultural, natural or historic value. Such sites are subject to special protection under international law. UNESCO World Heritage sites are usually visited by more tourists than places that are not on the list.

• Europe is the continent most visited by tourists (over 50% of all tourist traffic in the world). Numerous touristic and recreational values encourage the cultivation of various forms of tourism.

• Factors conducive to the development of tourism in Europe are: the introduction of visa‑free travel in the territory of European Union countries and some non‑EU countries and the common currency in most EU countries.

• When planning a tourist trip, always prepare a detailed tour program. Follow the safety rules and the regulations in force in your area.