旅游英语：Part1SeeYouAgainSoon

Section 1　Reading

Passage

The Day before Departure

To guarantee everything to go smoothly on the following day,the tour guide must make a good preparation in advance. Several things must be done on the day before going to the airport.

· To make a confirmation about the plane tickets of your team with the airport.

·To make a contact with the bellboy in the airport and inform him the time when you need to take the luggage of your team the next day.

·Let your guests know the departure time of the flight,the morning-call time,breakfast time,luggage-taking time and the time when you are leaving the hotel.

·To remind your guests of carrying the passports and valuable things with them and putting the wines into their luggage bags for it's illegal to put wine in the handbag.

·To make a confirmation about the morning-call time and luggage-taking time with the front office of the hotel.

Words and Expressions

guarantee v.保证，确保

confirmation n.确认

inform v.通知

valuable adj.贵重的

Exercises

1. Write down the main duties of a tour guide with the following reference.

A tour guide should:

a. make a conformation ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

b. make contact with_________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

c. let the guests know________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

d. remind the guests of_________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

e. make a conformation_______________________________________________________

__________________________

2. Choose the proper word or phrase in the box to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences,changing the form if necessary.

make a conformation　remind ...of...　contact　in advance

make a good preparation　inform...of...　illegal　valuable

a. It has been 3 years since we were out of ____________after graduation.

b. A person who_____________________________________will get high marks in the exam.

c. After the guest finished taking order,the waiter should___________________________________with the guest.

d. These photos____________me____________the old days we spent together.

e. Don't put_____________items in the dressing room but take them personally.

f.. Driving drunken is__________________________.

g. Send your luggage_______________________. before you yourself leave.(www.chuimin.cn)

h. Have you________________them_______________your intended departure?

3. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

a. To guarantee everything to go smoothly on the following day,the tour guide must make a good preparation in advance.

b. To make a confirmation about the plane tickets of your team with the airport.

c. To make a contact with the bellboy in the airport and inform him the time when you need to take the luggage of your team the next day.

d. To remind your guests of carrying the passports and valuable things with them.

Section 2　Listening

1. Listen to the following statements and fill in the blanks with missing information.

a. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) is the______________________________________________in the field of travel and tourism.

b. WTO's members includes_____________countries and_______________and more than___________Affiliate Members representing local governments,tourism associations and private sector company.

c. With its headquarters in_________________________________,______________________,WTO is an________________body entrusted by the United Nations towards the____________and_____________of tourism.

2. Listen to the following dialogue and fill in the blanks with the missing information.

At the Beijing International Airport,tour guide,Wang Fang,is seeing the tourists.

Wang Fang:( W) Tourist A:( TA) Tourist B:( TB)

W:Time goes so quickly and your trip in China is drawing to a close. We met as strangers,but today,we are __________________.

TA:Yeah,time flies,but we do enjoy our stay in China.

W:Would you mind sharing your feeling about this trip?

TA:Well,I don't want to leave,because__________________________________________________________________on me. I enjoyed meeting the nice and hospitable Chinese people. I love these mystery landscapes and its culture attracts me a lot.___________________________________________________________.

W:I'm glad________________________________________________________________in China.

TB:Thank you,Miss Wang. You've been___________________________. We'd like to express our heartfelt thanks to you.

W:_________________________________________________________to be your guide. I hope to see you again in the future.

TB:Me,too. Don't forget to________________________________me.

W:OK.____________________________________________________________________with your friends and families.

TB:Oh,_____________________________. Goodbye.

W:Bye_____________________________________________________________________.

Section 3　Speaking

____1. Useful phrases expressions and sente___nces used in meeting the guests at the airport.______

2. Role—play. Act out the following dialogue.

Wang fang,a local tour guide is making an arrangement for tomorrow's leaving. All the guests may know what kinds of preparation they will make in advance.

Additional Tips for the Departure Arrangement

A departure arrangement for the tourists:

·First,ask the tourists to place their checked luggage in front of their rooms at a setting clock.

·Second,inform the tourists of the time of morning-call,the breakfast time and place,the time when the coach is leaving for airport.

·Third,remind the tourists of keeping their passports and plane tickets with them.

·Fourth,tell them the place where they can convert RMB back into US dollars.

·Last,ask the tourists not to take any prohibited goods like knives and scissors on themselves and to be prepared to pay for the overweight luggage.