PPT Unit 5 涉海英语（文科卷）.pptVIP

The richness of the ocean has spurred the growth of marine ecotourism whose explicit orientation toward sustainability makes it a new phenomenon and possesses great untapped potential. However, the rapid growth in marine ecotourism has created a complex and dynamic scenario (情景) under the circumstances of global environmental change. Therefore, a holistic approach is to be adopted to extend our thinking beyond the confines of any single discipline to gain invaluable insights into the complexities and challenges faced by marine ecotourism. Contents Background information Pre-reading Questions Text Exercises ◆ Reading Comprehension ◆ Structure Analysis ◆ Vocabulary Study ◆ Translation ◆ Doing Research ◆ Writing ◆ Extended Exercises ◆ Proverbs and Quotations ◆ Language Points Background information 1. Marine ecotourism activities 1. Marine ecotourism activities Marine ecotourism activities can include watching whales, dolphins, other marine mammals and fish, bird-watching, scuba diving, beach walking, rock pooling, snorkelling, walking on coastal footpaths and sightseeing trips by surface boat, submarine and aircraft. It might also be considered possible that sea angling be included in this list, although this has attracted some controversy in the past. Land-based marine ecotourism activities, meanwhile, can include visiting Sea Life Centres, viewing coastal seascapes and, possibly, shore angling. While marine ecotourism is often portrayed as being based on wildlife attractions (and therefore sometimes classified as a subset of wildlife tourism), it is clear that there is also a huge variety of non-wildlife resources available to attract and interest marine ecotourists. For example, there is undoubtedly significant potential worldwide for the development of ecotourism that includes the unique cultural and heritage characteristics of coastal regions and communities. However, this cultural basis of ecotourism