Unit One Giving Travel Information 旅游咨询

Unit Objectives （单元目标） After learning this unit, you should ——understand what and how to give travel information; ——master the basic words and expressions about travel information; ——get some cultural knowledge about travel information; ——find ways to improve your writing skills about Letters on Travel Reservations; ——be familiar with some domestic typical travelling routes

Background Knowledge 背景知识 When traveling, we may choose to travel by ourselves or attend package tours organized by the travel agencies that attend to the details of transportation, itinerary, and accommodations for travelers. We can also book train tickets, air tickets or passages there.

Types of Tours 旅游类型 1. inclusive tour（包价旅游） 2. Ecotourism（生态旅游） 3. fly-drive package tour（自驾游） 4. conducted tour（有导游陪同的旅游） 5. foreign individual/independent tour（散客旅游） 6. culture-oriented travel （文化旅游） 7. escorted tour（全程陪同旅游） 8. cruise（豪华游艇旅游） 9. leisure travel（休闲旅游） 10. special interest tour（专门兴趣旅游） 11 Agricultural tourism（农业观光旅游） 12. sports tourism（体育旅游）

Practice Materials 实训材料 Listening Dialogue 1 a. Listen to Dialogue One and decide whether each of the following sentences is true (T) or false (F). 1. ___F___ The man wants to make a reservation to New York next week. 2. ___F___ There are still tickets available for Flight 802. 3. ___T___ The next flight leaves at 9:30 Tuesday morning September 13. 4. ___F___ The fare for one-way ticket is $196. 5. ___T___ The man reserves the Flight 807 finally.

Dialogue 1 b. Listen to the dialogue and answer these questions. 1. What’s the name of the airline company? The United Airlines. 2. When does the man want to fly? Monday, September 12. 3. Is Flight 807 a direct flight? Yes. 4. What’s the man’s name? Louis Anderson. 5. What’s the man’s telephone number? 52378651.

Dialogue 1 c. Listen to the dialogue again and supply the missing words. 1. I’m sorry we are all booked up for Flight 802 on that day. 2. Shall I book you a seat? 3. You want to go first class or coach? 4. Can you also put me on the waiting list for the 12th? 5. I will notify you if there is cancellation .

参考译文 A: 早上好，美国联合航空公司。我能为您做些什么？ B: 是的，我想订一张下周飞往波斯顿的机票。 A: 您想何时去？ B: 我叫Louis Anderson。52378651您能和我联系。 A: 若取消我将通知您。 B: 非常感谢。 A: 不客气。

Dialogue 2 a. Listen to Dialogue One and decide whether each of the following sentences is true (T) or false (F). 1. F The S.S Newcastle is sailing for Hamburg form Northampton next Wednesday. 2. T The man wants a ticket with a cabin for two. 3. F The ticket will be 15 pounds. 4. T The man wants 300 pounds of traveller’s cheques. 5. F if people want to cash the cheque, they need to sign their names at the top.

Dialogue 2 b. Listen to the dialogue and answer these questions. 1. When do the passengers abroad? At 12:00 noon on Wednesday. 2. Is there a boat train? Yes. 3. When and where do the boat train leave from? The boat train leaves Victoria Station at 8:00. 4. Where do passengers show their boat tickets? At the gate. 5. Where can the man get traveller’s cheques? At that corner.

Dialogue 2 c. Listen to the dialogue again and supply the missing words. 1. Yes, that one will be all right. I’ll ___ take it.____. 2. Will you please ___ fill out ___ this card? 3. Will you sit down for a moment while I __ make out ___ the tickets? 4. If there should be any _ last-minute change_ in the sailing time, we’ll contact you by telephone. 5. Will you please sign there, on _ the upper left-hand side_?

参考译文 A：您好，要预订船票吗？ B：下星期有开往汉堡的船吗？ A：有，下星期三纽卡斯尔号将由南安普顿开往汉堡。

Reading Domestic Typical Travelling Routes

Domestic Typical Travelling Routes a. Answer the following questions according to the Passage. 1. Exemplify some famous scenic spots in Beijing. The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tian An Men Square, the Ming Tomb 2. What are the characteristics of the landscape in Guilin? The landscape is characterized by terraced rice paddies, water buffalos, and bamboo groves, and peasants with turn up trousers and cone-shaped straw hats. 3. Give a brief introduction to the Yangtze River. Yangtze River is the largest river in China, the lifeline of China, which flows through nine provinces, with its 700 tributaries, covers an area of 1.8 million sq. km, which is 19 percent of the total area of China. 4. Which city is known as the “City of the Sun”? Lhasa. 5. What are the ancient mysteries of the Silk Road people can discover? Bazaars where merchants haggle over camels and carpets, where you can meet the nomadic minorities of China, and attend music, dance and artistic performances.

Domestic Typical Travelling Routes b. Translate the expressions into Chinese or English. 1. ancient Rome and Greece 古罗马和古希腊 a course in ancient history 古代史课程 ancient customs 旧风俗 ancient ruins 古代废墟 2. a two-year guarantee 两年的保用期 under guarantee 在保用期内 give my guarantee to sb. 我对某人许诺 be guaranteed to last for years 持久耐用 3. stretch out one’s arm 伸出手臂 stretch my patience to the limit 让我忍无可忍 stretch for miles 绵延数英里 stretch away into the distance 延伸到远方 4. turn the radio up 将收音机的音量调大 turn up late for everything 每事都迟到 turn up a lot of new information 发现许多新资料 turn up the sleeves 卷起衣袖

Domestic Typical Travelling Routes c. Choose an appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank to make each sentence meaningful, and change its form where necessary. 1. Children are so excited about the spectacular firework display on New Year’s Eve. 2. Each person’s fingerprints are unique. 3. I took what he said literally, but afterwards it became clear that he really meant something else. 4. Most of Britain’s former territories are now independent. 5. She folded the handkerchief and put it in her pocket. 6. This cartoon was produced in cooperation with the Walt Disney. 7. The Christian era _ is counted from the birth of Christ. 8. The great ship sailed slowly and majestically_ into harbour. 9. The onlookers marvelled that he was unharmed after a long fall. 10. The travel agency arranges excursions round the island.

Domestic Typical Travelling Routes d. Translate the following sentences into English with words or phrases given in the brackets. 1. 这项法案的通过赋予军队特别的权力。（extraordinary） The Act was passed giving the army an extraordinary power. 2. 你能不能给我保证，这批货物将在星期五之前交付？（guarantee） Can you give me your guarantee that the goods will be delivered before Friday? 3. 我们在穿越英国湖泊区（the Lake District）的旅途中，看到了不少美丽的景色。（scenery） We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey through the Lake District. 4. 你认为我们会失败，可与你的想法相反，我深信我们会成功。（in contrast with/to） In contrast with/to your belief that we will fail, I am confident that we will succeed. 5. 全世界人民应该联合起来，共同对抗恐怖主义。（combine with） People around the world should combine with each other to fight against the terrorism.

Writing A Letter on a Travel Reservation 预订信 Task 2 Sample Writing （1）Reservation of Tickets for Plane 译文： 主题：预订机票 乔·约翰逊先生 湖北职业技术学院 玉泉路1号 湖北，孝感，432000 2008年7月15日 预订部经理 中国东方航空公司 静安区威海路258号 上海，200034 亲爱的先生/女士： 我因公赴伦敦出差。请您为我预订MU551航班头等票一张，时间为七月二十八日13:20从上海浦东机场起飞，在当地时间七月三十日18:05到达伦敦希思罗机场。收到支票付款后请确定预订的座位。如果票已订完，请告知您能为我订的下一趟航班以及出发时间。 您忠实的 （签名）

A Letter on a Travel Reservation 预订信 （2） Confirmation of reservation 译文： 主题：预订确认 亲爱的先生： 我们已收到你七月十五日的预订函，要求我们为您预订从上海到伦敦的头等舱座位。 已预订东方航空公司MU551次班机的一个座位，该班机于二十八日下午13:20从上海浦东机场起飞，于三十日当地时间下午16:05抵达伦敦希思罗机场。 如您所要求的，账单将送到中国银行。 您忠实的 （签名）

A Letter on a Travel Reservation 预订信 Writing Practice 1. Filling the following reservation letter by translating the Chinese in the brackets. Dear Sir/madam, Mr. Zhang Changjiang, our Sales Manager, _would like to fly from Beijing to NewYork on the earliest flight possible .（希望搭乘尽可能早点的从北京飞往纽约的班机。） We would be obliged if you could book one economy class seat for him on a flight leaving Guangzhou on or about May 17. _ Bank of China has been instructed to pay the fare and the booking fee ,（我们已委托中国银行支付机票费和预约费）and we would ask you to submit your account directly to them. We appreciate your early confirmation. Sincerely yours, Li Jing Secretary to Mr. Zhang

A Letter on a Travel Reservation 预订信 2．Mr. Li Ming will fly to Wuhan on July 23rd to attend a conference there. Please write to May Follower Hotel to reserve a single room for him for two nights from 23rd to 24th in July. Suggested answer: The Reservations Manager, May Follower Hotel Dear Sir/Madam, I will fly to Wuhan to attend a conference and wants to reserve a room in your hotel. I’d like a single room with bath, and I’ll be more satisfied if there is a large window with lovely view in the room. I will arrive on July 23rd, and stay here for two nights from 23rd to 24th. If there are no room available for the above period, please inform me ASAP as I must look for another hotel. Thanks a lot. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours sincerely, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Li Ming

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