HIPDET UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE
CARREFOUR SAPEUR POMPIER, BONABERI, DOUALA
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMS YEAR: 2023/2024
COURSE TITLE/CODE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SPECIALTY: ALL Duration: 2Hrs CREDIT VALUE:2
LECTURER: LEVEL: ALL
Read the text carefully and answer the questions below.
Is tourism always ‘good’ for a country?
Tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world. It generates a huge amount of money and
provides jobs for millions people. In theory tourism should therefore be helping to alleviate
poverty and maintain and protect natural resources. But is this always the case?
There are places where tourism has had a positive impact. There are small tourism projects
that have helped lower-income communities. In Cameroon, tourists have been visiting Mount
Cameroon with guide from local villages for some time now. Tourists have also been enjoying
traditional food supplied by the villagers and buying arts and crafts made by the villagers.
Travelers in Kenya have also been going tours of Maasai villages for years. The money raised by
these tours is used to improve education and sanitation in the villages.
This type of tourism, which is called ecotourism, empowers people in local communities and it
also helps to protect natural resources. It does not harm the environment. Tourists want to see
animals and plants in their natural habitats and the money they pay for their tours helps to protect
the plants and animals. Ecotourism has a minimal impact on the environment.
Sadly, protecting natural resources has not been a priority in some tourist destinations. Forests
have been cut down to build hotels and roads, and the hotels use up local water resources. There
have also often been clashes between local people and the hotel developers as the developers pay
little attention to local cultural practices and beliefs.
Despite the potential that tourism has for helping to alleviate poverty, the money spent by
tourists doesn’t always stay in the traveller’s destination and people in the local communities do
not always benefit from tourism. For example many tourists prefer to import goods from other
countries instead of local people. When they do employ local people, they pay very low wages.
Cambodia is an example of a country where tourism has not helped to create jobs in the local
communities. Food is imported and foreigners are employed to work in hotels and restaurants.
So while tourism has helped to alleviate poverty and protect the environment in many
countries, there are still places where tourism has unfortunately had a negative impact.
Answer the questions and do the activities.
1. Which problems could tourism help to solve?
2. Tourism that relies on foreign workers and imported food……..local communities.
A empowers B benefits C does not benefit
D employs
3. Give one example from the text of a tourist activity that benefits a local
community.
4. How can tourism help to protect natural resources?
5. Do you think tourism can help against poverty? Explain your answer.
Grammar:10marks
Spoken English
1. We gave _______________ a meal
a) At the visitors b) for the visitors c) the visitors d) to the visitors
2. I’m busy at the moment. _______________on the computer.
a) I work b) I’m work c) I’m Working d) working
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3. My friend _________________ the answer to the question.
a) Is know b) know c) knowing d) knows
4. I think I’ll buy these shoes. ________________really well.
a) They fit b) they have fit c) they’re fitting d) they ere fitting
5. Where _______________________ the car?
a) Did you park b) did you parked c) parked you d) you parked
6. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _________________ for the bus. Wait b) waiting
c) was waiting d) were waiting
7. When I looked round the door, the baby _______________ quietly.
a) Is sleeping b) slept c) was sleeping d) were sleeping
8. Here’s my report. _________________ it at last.
a) I finish b) I finished c) I’m finished d) I’ve finished
9. I’ve _______________________ made some coffee. It’s in the kitchen.
a) ever b) just c) never d) yet
10. We _____________ to Ireland for our holidays last year.
a) Goes b) going c) have gone d) went
Question :Transform the following sentences in to passive voice 3marks
1. The computer converts sounds into text.
2. The workers are demanding a pay increase of 7%.
3. The workers assemble the car parts at the long bridges plant.
Question: Complete the sentences with correct question tags.2.5marks
1. The car isn’t in the garage…………………………………….
2. He didn’t recognize me,………………………………………..
3. Cars pollute the environment,………………………………
4. She went to the library yesterday,…………………………
5. The director has been to the head office recently……
VOCABULARY :5MARKS
Form a compound noun from the two the list below
List A LIST B COMPOUND NOUNS
[Link] Work
[Link] port
[Link] reader
[Link] tooth
[Link] Phone
[Link] load
7.E- learning
[Link] age
[Link] banking
SECTION FOURComposition(10marks)
Write an essay on one of the following topics of about 250 words
[Link] consumers always want innovations or are they happy with a product that remains unchanged over a
long period of time?
[Link] a letter of motivation to apply for a job offer relative to the recruitment of an English teacher.
Your are name is TAME John and the Receiver s address is CBHI-
3.A lot of people are queuing to pay their electricity bills. One late comer goes past the long line to the
cashier. Saadibou intervenes. Write their [Link] Hey you,who do you think you are?
Why won t queue up like everybody?
Latecomer………………………………………………………………………..
