雅思口语-GoldenHoliday.doc

During the 7-day golden week holiday, traveling has already become an indispensable part of people's relaxation activities. The lengthy holidays have caused unexpected great travel craze and brisk economic activities.
Holiday spending, however, adds fuel to the Chinese economy, which in turn leads to the creation of a new term “holiday economy” and it sparks a hot debate about it.
Some economists are in favor of the golden week economy. They believe it has many advantages. First, tourism－based holiday economy will raise consumption, up spending and, therefore, help to spur the domestic demand. In addition, it benefits tourism, transportation, catering, hotels and service industries and enables them to thrive during holidays, which in turn adds fuel to the overall economic growth.
However, others overstate its disadvantages and hold that it brings undeniable problems. First, the travel craze puts a heavy burden on the traffic system, causing serious traffic jams. Besides, thousands and thousands of tourists flood scenic ['sinɪk]  spots, jamming railway stations and airports, causing some over crowdedness and safety problems. Therefore, we shouldn’t neglect the new problems.

Should the Golden Week Holidays Be Abolished?
There is no denying the fact that the introduction of the Golden Week holidays in China has considerably promoted the development of the nation’s economy and touring industry and enriched people’s life. People around the country have spent more time and money traveling and relaxing themselves.
As every coin has two sides, the Golden Week holidays have also brought about piles of problems. For one thing, due to the fact that people across the country are spending their vacations during the same period of time, it is terribly crowded almost everywhere: trains, buses, hotels, scenic spots, etc., which have ruined people’s mood for vacations. For another, some businessmen take advantage of the weeklong holidays and raise the priced of commodities and services.
Personally, I believe that it is necessary for people to have long vacations, but there is no need for them to have the vacations during the same period of time. Instead, they should be allowed the freedom to arrange their own vacations. Only in this way can they really relax and refresh themselves for a new round of work.

People have adopted a new concept of rest and entertainment this May Day holiday, the 20th Golden Week in China. They now have a wide range of options to help them enjoy their week off to the fullest extent, from parties at home to traveling on organized tour.
The first few years after the golden week holidays were introduced in China, most people chose to use their time off to strengthen their relationships by visiting families and friends. This is still a popular way to spend the holiday today. But growing numbers of people are packing their bags and setting off to explore the beautiful scenic spots scattered around the country.
Others are choosing to spend their time at the gym, a sign of the growing health consciousness across China. A number of women have flocked to take yoga classes at fitness clubs over the holidays.
Some literary folk prefer to spend their holidays recharging their batteries through reading. On the first day of the holiday, a book fair in Chongqing municipality in west China attracted 80,000 visitors. The organizers said the fair sold around 1.1 million books.
As well as all the groups mentioned above, there are quite a few homebodies who prefer to stay at home and catch up on TV episodes or much needed sleep.

We have three Golden Weeks in a year: first the Chinese New Year, second May 1 (Labor Day), and third October 1 (National Day). In fact, there are only three days in a period as public holidays. However, a Golden Week (a weeklong holiday) is made by weekend-shifting. Additional days have to be compensated by working the weekend before or after the holiday. That means people have to keep working for a period longer than five days. As the upcoming Golden Week will run from May 1 to 7, most people will have to work on Saturday (April 30) and Sunday (May 8).
The government called this the long-vacation policy with which they intend to boost the so-called "holiday economy" that benefits tourism, entertainment and service business in China. People are expected to go shopping, go out for dinner or go on vacation in a Golden Week.
A growing number of local residents plan to travel during the upcoming May Day holiday week, with overseas tours proving very popular. Local travel agencies even stopped receiving bookings now for most of their overseas tours for the May Day holiday week. But travelers will be unhappy to see the sharp price hikes for nearly all the routes, especially those lead to domestic destinations. In such a Golden Week, while some businesses turn Golden, consumers become the Weak to be ripped off!