Tourism English

UNIT 2

Part I Lecture Time Assigned

PART MODULES CONTENTS STUDIED PERIODS

I Customs Inspection Customs Proced

ures 1

II Meeting the

guests at the airport

Get ready for meeting the tour 1

III Listening Simulated dialogue 0.5

IV Role play Simulated dialogue 0.5

V 　 　Consolidation

Questions for discussion

1 Role play

Words and expressions

Total Five PartsListening

speakingReadingWriting

4

Learning Objectives

Get to know Customs Inspection Be able to meet the guests at the airport

Teaching Procedure

1.Study the Words and Proper Names 2. Questions for discussion. 3. Study the Language Tips Shown in

This Text

New words and Expressions

Custom officer health certificate quarantine officer

Customs examination vaccination anti cholera injectio

Luggage declaration customs formalities be through

Notice enjoy your trip safe and sound

Customs Inspection Situation: Mrs. Hunt is going through the customs. ( H: Mrs. Hunt, a foreign guest, C: Customs officer, Q: quarantine officer) H: Is the Customs examination here? C:That’s right. Your passport, please. H: Here it is. Q:Show me your health certificate, please. H: Here you are. Q:When did you get your last vaccination and anticholera injection? H: Just before I left. You may check my health certificate. C:Is all your luggage here? H: Yes, this is all mine. . C:May I have your luggage declaration, please? H: Certainly. Here you are. Have you anything to declare? H: No, nothing. I’ve nothing in these trunks but personal effects some underwear and clothing. C:Would you mind opening this one, please? H: Not at all. ( the customs Officer looks inside the case) C:What’s inside this package? H: Presents for some of my friends. They’re glass vases and so on. C:Got any tobacco? Spirits? H: I’ve got 200 cigarettes, but no spirits. C:Well, you’ve got two wrists watches here. We can pass only one wrist watch for each passenger free. The other one will only be allowed as imported watch on paymen

t of duty. H: How much will the duty amount to? C:We’ll work it out for you. Well. Anything else besides these? H: No. Well, is that all for customs formalities? C:Yes,you are through. I hope you enjoy your stay in china. H: Thanks a lot.

Listening and its recording

Dialogue 1 Customs Inspection

Situation: At the airport, Li Ming, a guide from the Travel Service, is meeting a tourist party from the United States headed by Mrs. Hunt, whom Li has not met personally, but about whose arrival the Travel Service has received notice beforehand.

(L: Li Ming H:Mrs. Hunt P: Passenger) L: Excuse me, but are you Mrs. Hunt from the States? P: No, I’m Joan Robinson. L: I’m sorry. P: Never mind. Look! Mrs. Hunt is over there. L: Are you Mrs. Hunt? H:Yes, I am. L: Oh, Mrs. Hunt. Glad to meet you. My name is Li Ming. I’m the guide from the travel service. Hi, Mi. Li. Thank you for coming to meet us. ( they shake hands.) L: Welcome to China, Mrs. Hunt. Did you enjoy your trip? H:Not too bad. But we are later than expected. Our plane was delayed You know, it was a bit bumpy yesterday morning. We ran into

a storm. We were held up for several hours at the airport,waiting for the storm to clear up. But on the whole we had good flying weather.

L: Well, you’ve arrived safe and sound. Nevertheless, it’s a long trip. You must be tired. H:I’m , rather. But I’ll be all right by tomorrow and be ready for sightseeing. L: I hope you’ll have a pleasant stay here. H:Thank you. I’m sure I will. L: Now, let me take your cases. H:Thanks. They are a bit heavy. Oh, don’t take them both. I can manage one. L: Okay. ( to Mrs. Hunt and the rest of the party ) Shall we go then? The coach is outside.

Listening and its recording

Dialogue 2 Meeting the guests at the airport

Questions for discussion

1. When did you get your last vaccination and anticholera injection?

2.May I have your luggage declaration, please?

3. Have you anything to declare? 4. How much will the duty amount to? 5. Did you enjoy your trip?

ROLE PLAY

1. You are a tour guide meeting the guests at Yaoqiang airport. Mr Lincoln is the tour leader. Make a simulated dialogue.

2. You are a customs officer. You are checking the passengers .

Part VI: Homework

1.Review the dialogues 2.Preview next unit 3. Make simulated dialogues . 4. Extensive reading .

Have a nice class!

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