Reading. 1. Look at the photos below and quickly read the description of the Galapagos Islands

1. Look at the photos below and quickly read the description of the Galapagos Islands. Choose one or more photo(s) for the webpage.

 

2. Read the website and answer the questions below.

1 Where are the islands?

2 How many islands are there?

3 What area is covered by the islands?

4 Why are they so special?

5 What can you see there?

6 What is the tour company's attitude to tourism?

 

 

Cruise Galapagos

Located 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean and just a shortflight from Quito, the capital, the Galapagos archipelago consists of thirteen large islands and more than 100 smaller islands and islets and has a total land area of about 5,000 square miles. About 28,000 people live on the four inhabited islands. The Galapagos Islands are truly unique. They are among the most scientifically important and biologically outstanding places on the planet. Zoologists, botanists, ecologists and geologists from all over the world have been inspired by them since their discovery in 1535.

However, the islands are not just for scientists. Anyone interested in nature and wildlife will find a visit to these extraordinary islands a life-changing experience. Nowhere else in the world will you get closer to the wildlife and be able to see Giant Galapagos tortoises, land and marine iguanas, flightless cormorants,

Galapagos penguins and boobies roaming freely.

For those who want to get away from it all to truly

deserted beaches where you can watch birds, playful sea-lions, humpback whales, exotic plant life and volcanoes, this will be an unforgettable cruise.

Cur company tours responsibly and you can return home as an environmental ambassador for the area.

 

3 Read the website again. Answer the following questions.

1 What words does the writer use to encourage you to visit the Galapagos Islands?

2 What sort of people would be attracted to the islands?

3 What kind of problems might the Galapagos have?

4 Would you like to go there? Why /Why not?

5 What might you expect to do as an 'environmental ambassador'?