Greece: ‘Only Tourism Can Save Our Bankrupt Land’

Greece: ‘Only tourism can save our bankrupt land’

Level 3 Advanced

1 Warmer

a. What things do you connect with Greece? Write as many as you can onto the word wheel.

Greece

b. Read paragraphs 8, 15 and 16 of the article and find out whether any of the things you associate with

Greece are mentioned there.

2 Key words

Find the key words in the article and write them next to the definitions below. The paragraph numbers are

given to help you.

1. an adjective used to describe a country that owes more money than it is able to pay back

______________________ (title)

2.

amounts of money that you owe ______________________ (subtitle)

3. the art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture

______________________ (subtitle)

4.

send someone or something somewhere ______________________ (para 2)

5.

the people who work for a company or organization ______________________ (para 2)

6.

worried and nervous feelings ______________________ (para 4)

7.

refused to accept that something might be necessary ______________________ (para 5)

8.

objects or buildings that existed in ancient times and still exist ______________________ (para 6)

9.

high-ranking business people ______________________ (two words, para 8)

10. chose to officially ignore something ______________________ (para 10)

11. an adjective used to describe something that is bigger or more successful than usual

______________________ (para 11)

12. a passive verb used when someone gets more of something than they can normally deal with

______________________ (para 12)

13. the process of reviving something and making it come alive again ______________________ (para 13)

14. develop new products or activities in addition to the ones that you already provide or do

______________________ (para 15)

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