0.2 Tourist information

Section 1:language focus

Vocabulary

1. Work in pairs. Match the words to the correct pictures.

a. Tourist Attractions

FIXME: A LIST CAN NOT BE A TABLE ENTRY. Floating marketJungleBay	FIXME: A LIST CAN NOT BE A TABLE ENTRY. WaterfallGrottoBird sanctuary	FIXME: A LIST CAN NOT BE A TABLE ENTRY. MarketPagodaBeach
1.___________	2.___________	3.___________
4.___________	5.___________	6.___________
7.___________	8.___________	9.___________

b. Tourist Activities

FIXME: A LIST CAN NOT BE A TABLE ENTRY. Fishing SwimmingBird watching KayakingScuba divingSkiing	FIXME: A LIST CAN NOT BE A TABLE ENTRY. Skating HikingHorse ridingPlaying golfSailingBiking
1. ___________	2. ___________	3. ___________	4. ___________
5.___________	6. ___________	7. ___________	8. ___________
9. ___________	10. ___________	11. ___________	***SORRY, THIS MEDIA TYPE IS NOT SUPPORTED.*** 12. ___________

2. Listen to some tourists telephoning a tourist information center in Sydney. What are they looking for? Complete the table.

a. Somewhere to relax, swim and sunbathe

b. Panoramic view of the city

c. Battleships and historic ships

d. Somewhere educational, interesting museum

Compound nouns

In English we can use nouns as adjectives. For example:

Water sportStork sanctuaryAdventure tour

The relationship between the two nouns can be of many kinds, including:

Place:mountain slopes, city center

Time:summer holiday, weekend break

Function:golf course, swimming pool

Material:paper bag, iron bridge, stone cathedral

Practice

1. Match the nouns in A and B.

2. Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning.

Ex:- It takes five minutes to walk from the hotel to the beach.

- It’s a five-minute walk from the hotel to the beach.

a. It takes two hours o drive to the airport.

………………………………………………………………………………………

b. You can visit the sanctuary which extends to over 4 hectares in Thot Not, Can Tho.

………………………………………………………………………………………

c. We stayed in a hotel with three stars.

………………………………………………………………………………………

d. The journey to Cai Rang floating market takes 3 hours.

………………………………………………………………………………………

Advice and suggestions

We can give advice to someone by using the following structures.

• If you’re looking for …….., then go to ………
• Don’t miss ………
• …….. is a must for any visitors to ……..(city).
• You can’t leave ….. (city) without ……

Practice

Pairwork: Student A: You have 2 days off work. You want to go somewhere relaxing this weekend. Go to a tourist information center to ask for some information for your trip.

Student B: A customer comes and asks you some information for his/her trip. Give him/her some suggestions about where to go and what to do.

Section 2: reading

1. Pre-reading

1. Where did you spend your last vacation? What did you do there? Which places did you visit?
2. Where did you get information about that trip? (From your relatives? Friends? Coworkers? Internet?)
3. Do you feel satisfied with the information you got? Why?
4. Reading