The Island Tour
B1 · Listening: Audio recordings · Tourism and Local Communities
⛴️ Gull Island Community Tours
Discover Gull Island with the people who live here! Our tours are run by Gull Island Community Trust, which is owned by the island’s 340 residents. All profits stay on the island.
Full-day tour (£35, under-16s £20): ferry from Sunbeam Bay at 9.00 · walk to the lighthouse · lunch with an island family · craft workshop · free time on North Beach · ferry back at 17.00. Maximum 200 visitors a day. Please bring good shoes and a bag for your rubbish.
Why choose a community tour? Because you meet real islanders, your money supports the school and the doctor, and the island stays as wild and beautiful as it is today.
Vocabulary
- community — the people who live in one area
- profit — money you make after paying costs
- craft — making things by hand
- nature reserve — protected land where wildlife is kept safe
- limit — the highest number allowed
- authentic — real, not copied or false
- preserve — keep something in its original state
- share — give part of something to others
Sample questions (11 questions)
- Who owns the tour company?
- a big hotel company
- the island’s residents
- Sunshine International School
- What should visitors bring?
- their own lunch
- good shoes and a bag for rubbish
- a swimming costume
- Complete your notes from Jenna’s talk.
Visitor limit: ___ a day · Profits to school and doctor: ___% · Children at school now: ___ · Lighthouse built in: ___
Answers and hints from Migo appear when you do it online.