This document provides guidance for writing an essay on the advantages and disadvantages of tourism development. It includes a list of topic-related vocabulary, potential ideas to include in the essay such as the positive and negative effects of tourism, and an example essay outline. The outline demonstrates an introduction with a thesis statement on the advantages and disadvantages of tourism. Two body paragraphs then each discuss an advantage and disadvantage in more detail using examples and explanations. A conclusion restates the main ideas and expresses an opinion. Checklists are also provided to help structure and review the essay.

1. UNIT 6
Topic: Tourism
Writing genre:
An advantages-and-Disadvantages essay

3. Topic-related vocabulary
• Tourism / ecotourism / overtourism
• Tourist / traveller / visitor / holidaymaker
• Tourist destination / attraction / Tourist Trap
• Touristy / Well-traveled
• Landscape / Scenery / nature beauty
• Historical monuments / historical interests
• Go on holiday / take a vacation
• Coastal / mountainous / rural / urban / remote area
• Discover / explore / experience sth

4. BRAINSTORM
What are some advantages and
disadvantages of tourism development?

5. WRITING TASK FOR UNIT 6
Tourism is now considered as a non-smoke industry
in many countries, especially in the developing
world. While many people say that tourists can
bring a great opportunity to develop the local areas,
some think they may cause more damages to the
local environment.
What are some advantages and disadvantages of
tourism development?

6. Which of these ideas are suitable to be
included in the essay?
1. Advantages that tourism brings to the local area
2. The most popular tourist destinations in your country
3. A general introduction about the development of tourism
4. Your favorite things to do during holidays
5. Your opinion whether tourism has more good or bad
effects
6. Problems that tourism may cause to the local area
7. Examples from your experience when travelling

7. Which of these ideas are suitable to
be included in the essay?
1. Advantages that tourism brings to the local area
2. The most popular tourist destinations in your country
3. A general introduction about the development of tourism
4. Your favorite things to do during holidays
5. Your opinion whether tourism has more good or bad
effects
6. Problems that tourism may cause to the local area
7. Examples from your experience when travelling

8. BRAINSTORMING IDEAS FOR WRITING
Effects of tourism on local areas
Positive effects Negative effects
Create job opportunities for
local people
Publicize traditions and culture of
an area to the world
Develop the economy of the
local area
Improve the infrastructure of
the local area
Put pressure on natural resources
Pollute the environment
Destroy the nature beauty
Damage the historical sites
Lead to traffic jam and traffic
accidents
Commercialize local culture
Promote the preservation and
protection of culture and nature Distract the life of local people

9. Essay organization
Introduction Hook: Generally introduce the topic
Provide background information about the topic
Thesis statement: the topic = advantages + disadvantages
Body paragraph 1:
Advantages
Topic sentence
+ Advantage 1:
- more details (explaining, giving example)
+ Advantage 2:
-more details (explaining, giving example)
Body paragraph 2:
Disadvantages
Topic sentence
+ Disadvantage 1:
- more details (explaining, giving example)
+ Disadvantage 2:
- more details (explaining, giving example)
Conclusion -Summarize the main ideas
- express your own opinion

10. EXAMPLE: Essay organization
Introduction Hook: Generally mention how tourism has developed recently
Different views on the development of tourism
Thesis statement:
the development of tourism => advantages + disadvantages
Body paragraph 1:
Advantages
Topic sentence: Tourism has many advantages
+ Create job opportunities for local people
- more jobs => more income => a better life standard
+ Improve the infrastructure of the local area
- investment in amenities => make the local area more beautiful and modern =>
more convenient for local people
Body paragraph 2:
Disadvantages
Topic sentence: Tourism has many disadvantages
+ Pollute the environment
- Produce a great amount of trash => make rivers or common places polluted =>
harm local people’s health
+ Distract the life of local people
- Noisy and crowded => disturb the peaceful life => make people annoyed and
stressed
Conclusion -Summarize the main ideas

11. Essay checklist
 Does the essay express the writer’s opinion about the effects of tourism
on local areas?
 Does the writer have a clear layout of the essay with an introductory
paragraph, two or three body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph?
 Does the writer write a funnel-shaped introduction with a clear and
specific thesis statement at the end?
 Does each body paragraph include a clear topic sentence?
 Is each supporting idea well-developed in each body paragraph? (T-E-E-E)
 Does the concluding paragraph restate and summarize the main ideas?
 Does the writer use a range of linking devices?