Download this free C1–C2 English worksheet PDF for advanced English learners and teachers. This lesson is based on differential pricing in tourism, resident discounts, visitor surcharges and the wider fairness debate around public attractions.
Students practise advanced reading comprehension, high-level vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world travel, policy and society topic about tourism pricing, taxation, conservation, overtourism, public access and resentment. The worksheet is suitable for advanced conversation lessons, online English classes, private tutoring, IELTS-style speaking practice and critical thinking work.
The article explains that differential pricing in tourism is becoming common. Students read that since January 2026, non-US visitors aged 16 and over have paid an extra $100 at 11 of America’s busiest national parks, while annual passes cost $250 for non-residents and $80 for US residents.
This worksheet encourages advanced learners to discuss whether residency is a legitimate proxy for contribution through taxation. Students consider when differential pricing becomes discriminatory rather than practical, whether higher fees can manage overtourism without pricing out budget travellers, and whether wealthy residents should pay less than lower-income foreign visitors.
The article also explores how dual pricing can be made more defensible. Students read that extra revenue can be ring-fenced for maintenance, transport or conservation, but that nationality-based surcharges can come under fire when they appear punitive or arbitrary. The lesson asks where governments should draw the line between fair contribution and treating tourists as an unlimited source of revenue.
The PDF includes a C1–C2 reading article, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, a task where students use new language, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners discuss differential pricing, subsidies, congestion, proxies, regressive policies, punitive surcharges, legitimate funding, resentment and access to cultural and natural heritage.
Level: C1–C2
Date: 14 September 2026
Focus: advanced reading, vocabulary, tourism, differential pricing, fairness, conservation and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a C1–C2 reading article about tourists paying more than locals
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with advanced expressions
- Synonym Match with high-level vocabulary
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful advanced phrases such as foot the bill, bear the brunt of, ring-fence, singled out, price out, boil down to, come under fire, strike a balance, pass on and draw the line. It also practises vocabulary such as differential, subsidise, congestion, proxy, regressive, arbitrary, punitive, legitimate, resentment and accessible.ntrenched, trajectory, temperament, malleable and deterministic.
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