(
课件网) Chapter Four English for Sightseeing In this chapter, you will learn: how to understand the sections of service for conducting a tour, including: on the way introduction, introduction to a natural and artificial scenery; how to deal with the questions from the tourists during the tour; how to identify the maps of the scenery; how to write the tour guide commentary. Part one ——— Open Your Toolkit Situation I ——— on the way to an artificial scenery Situation II ——— introduction to a natural scenery Situation I ——— Background Information the peace hotel a cruise trip down Huangpu River the Bund Oriental Pearl TV Tower Situation I ——— Background Information Conducting a tour from the hotel to the scenic spot is a prime time for tour guides to make an indelible impression on tourists. At that time you should introduce the common thing about the scenic spots. You can also intersperse the tour narration with comments on the local history, geography, population, size of the place, climate, culture, customs, cuisine and so on. The following tips are worth referring: arrive the hotel ahead of time, greet the tourists and do the counting; give commentaries to sightseeing spots, use the microphone correctly and make yourself heard by every tourist; initiate entertainments to promote friendship between tourists; remind the tourist to take their valuables; warn the tourists of safety Situation I J: Jane, a local tour guide H: Mr. Hoover S: Mrs. Hoover J: (after recounting the number of the tourists) Hello. Friends, I will reconfirm the itinerary for today. Firstly we’ll take a cruise trip down Huangpu River and enjoy the famous Bund of Shanghai. Then we’ll go through the under river tunnel and get to the Pudong Area and climb the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. We’ll have lunch in the tower, then after lunch, go the Yuyuan Garden by coach. H: I have heard a lot about the Bund1. It must have a long history. J: Oh, yeah. After the first Opium War in 1840, the bund gradually became the British Concession and International Settlement2. H: Hum, no wonder we can see many buildings with European style. Some are in British style, and some are in French Style while others are in Greek style. C: Most of the old buildings in Europe were destroyed in the Second World War. Fortunately the grand buildings that their forefathers built in Shanghai have survived. It sounds like we will enter both Paris and New York. J: Old and new ones. We can appreciate European-style buildings while watching the skyline of the skyscrapers. Mrs. Hoover, I think you will feel yourself at home when you cruise on the Huangpu River. (to all tourists)Attention, please! The ferry boat starts and we begin our cruise on the Huangpu River. Situation I H: What a beautiful city landscape! Look at the building before us, is it the hotel we stayed in last night J: Yes, the one facing the north was built in 1906 in British Renaissa ... ...
