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I am dead tired

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I am really tired

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There are a lot of natural beauties and a lot of potentials for that

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Work is one of my pleasures in my life

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It dates back to ghajar

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I haven’t been to north of iran for about ten years

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Once, I have been to..

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One time is not normal, we should use once

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Creates new jobs in the tourist industry /ˈɪndəstri/

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Boosts the local economy /ˈloʊkl/ /ɪˈkɑːnəmi/

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Attracts media attention to the resort /əˈtrækt/ /rɪˈzɔːrt/

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Ensures good level of infrastructure /ɪnˈʃʊr/ /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃər/

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Ensure=

to make certain that something will happen properly SYN make sure
facilities to ensure the safety of cyclists
ensure (that)
The hospital tries to ensure that people are seen quickly.
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In everyday English, people usually say make sure rather than ensure:
Please make sure all the windows are closed.
Make sure is followed by a clause (with or without that), never a direct object:
regulations to ensure their safety → regulations to make sure (that) they are safe

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Improve services& facilities for local residents /fəˈsɪləti/

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Provides revenue to protect/ maintain local heritage
/prəˈvaɪd/ /ˈrevənuː/ /prəˈtekt/ /ˈherɪtɪdʒ/

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Can cause over crowding

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 Tourists may not respect local customs/ traditions
ˈkʌstəmz/ /trəˈdɪʃn/

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 Can cause excess of litter/ noise
/ɪkˈses/ /ˈlɪtər/

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Litter

1 WASTE [uncountable] waste paper, cans etc that people have thrown away and left on the ground in a public place SYN rubbish, trash, garbage
People who drop litter can be fined in some cities.
a town with a litter problem
GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?
• Litter is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say:
The ground is covered in litter.
✗Don’t say: The ground is covered in litters.
• Litter is always followed by a singular verb:
Litter was left all over the field.
• When talking about one piece of paper, can etc, you say a piece of litter:
I didn’t see a single piece of litter.
2 BABY ANIMALS [countable] a group of baby animals that a mother gives birth to at the same time
litter of
a litter of kittens
► see thesaurus at baby, group
3 FOR CAT’S TOILET [uncountable] small grains of a dry substance that is put in a container that a cat uses as a toilet indoors
cat litter
a litter tray
4 FOREST [uncountable] (also leaf litter) dead leaves and other decaying plants on the ground in a forest
5 → a litter of something
6 FOR ANIMAL’S BED [uncountable] a substance such as straw that a farm animal sleeps on
7 BED [countable] a chair or bed for carrying important people, used in past times

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 May cause damage to local environment/ possible vandalism /
ˈdæmɪdʒ/ /ˈvændəlɪzəm/

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the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property

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 Area becomes too built-up due to increase of hotels/ shops

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a built-up area has a lot of buildings and not many open spaces
He was fined for speeding in a built-up area.

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 May cause increase in prices of local services and goods

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I Used to visit natural beauties as a child

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It is not as before

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