Read and understand a range of specialist words in context

Read through the articles and explain what the words in bold are meant to mean: (not the dictionary explanation). Write in full sentences.

Greece Gets Tourists 

13-04-2020 07:00

In the time when global tourism has slowed down, Greece has found a way for people to enjoy what it has to offer. The Greek Tourism Ministry launched a virtual introduction to Greece, its people, and culture.

The site features videos and content from Greek celebrities, athletes, and more. The site also partners with the learning series Grow with Google, and it provides free training on digital marketing skills through the website.

In 2019, Greece earned more than $19 billion from tourism. Currently, airlines are struggling because of reduced travel, and people and places that depend on tourism are already seeing the effects.

It is not clear when the coronavirus pandemic will slow down; however, virtual tourism could entice tourists to visit when travel restrictions end.

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IKEA Pictures in a Museum

24-03-2020 15:00

Dutch YouTube pranksters managed to trick more than a dozen art lovers into thinking that a cheap print from IKEA was a valuable work of modern art.

The team placed the cheap canvas on display in a museum of modern art in the Netherlands and asked the art lovers for an appraisal, saying that the art was by a famous Swedish artist called ‘Ike Andrews’.

Apparently, nearly all of the 20 people interviewed fell for the lie; they talked of modernity, symbolism, emotion – the usual talk of an ‘expert’. The team eventually revealed its IKEA hoax and a majority of the art lovers saw the funny side but not all were pleased about being duped

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