高职国际英语1-Unit 8 work and holidays

1、YReasons for going on holidaysYCountries and their nationalitiesYResearching holidays in other countriesY Where to go during a Chinese national holidayY How to prepare for a holidayY An announcement on a planeY Grammar: Question tagsY Read the statements to find why people go on holidayY Discuss wit

2、h your partner about your reasons for going on holidayYpaid holiday force sb to doYrank as allotted timeYa good amount of national holidayYclock in federal holidayY be required to on average Y there is no requirement. at least Country Nationality ChinaChineseA Chinese Two ChineseAmericaAmericanA Ame

3、ricanTwo AmericansSouth AfricaSouth African A South AfricanTwo South AfricansJapanJapaneseA JapaneseTwo JapaneseFranceFrenchA FrenchmanTwo FrenchmenCanadaCanadian A Canadian Two Canadians South KoreaSouth Korean A South KoreanTwo South KoreansAustraliaAustralianA AustralianTwo AustraliansBritainBrit

4、ishA British manTwo British menItalyItalianAn ItalianTwo ItaliansGermanyGermanA GermanTwo Germans My name is Jennie. Help! Where can I go in China for the next national holiday? Im living in Beijing with my boyfriend, and I only have one visa to enter China. We should really like to go away, but I h

5、ave to saty in China. Can anyone tell us where to go that wont be so full that it ruins everything? Thanks! Hello, Jennie: My name is Babs. From Beijing you could take the train to Hulunbeier Hailar. This is worth a visit, although the temperature in October may be quite low already. But to avoid th

6、e crowds I strongly recommend Badaling National Park. Here you can walk, ride a bicycle or just relax by the lake.Hi, Jennie. Max here.You are looking for something that doesnt exist. If a place has even a small attraction, it will be full of tourists during the national holiday. Tourist sights in B

7、eijing will be full, as well as shopping centers, so my advice is to just stay at home or book a hotel and relax. (Commune at the Great Wall is great but expensive. A cheaper option is the Schoolhouse at Mutianyu). Another idea is to find a Chinese friend who is going back home and see if you can go

8、 with him. It can often be an interesting trip. Is going on holiday a good or bad thing? Listen to what one lady said when we asked her. I think it is great when you go somewhere you have been looking forward to going to for months, but it just seems to go by so quickly, plus you are often sad that

9、it is over when you are back home. But it depends upon the holiday experience. A nice relaxing trip, where everything goes right, the plane is not delayed, you get through the airport quickly, the local people are friendly, the weather is good, all that makes for a wonderful holiday. But long queues

10、 at airports, full planes that take off at 5a.m. and are full of parents with screaming kids, unfriendly local people with bad attitudes, bad weather, bad food, a bad hotel, upset stomach where you have to go to see a doctor who doesnt speak your language-all that makes for a terrible holiday. I don

11、t mind going back to work when I get home, but always like a couple of days at home first to settle down once again and to feel comfortable.Useful expressions:Y be coverd withY light readingY run outY health insuranceY tick offY renew passportY travel documentsY time and date of departureY foreign c

12、urrencyReceptionist: Good afternoon, Premium Hotel. How can I help you?Paul: Id like to book a room, please.Receptionist: Certainly. When would you like to come?Paul: On October 17th. Id like to stay four nights.Receptionist: Would you like a single or a double room?Paul: Double, please.Receptionist

13、: Thats fine.Paul: How much is it per night?Receptionist: Its fifty-five euros per night. That includes breakfast.Paul: Thats fine.Receptionist: Could I have your name and a contact phone number, please?Paul: Thats Paul Hanebeck, thats H-A-N-E-B-E-C-K. And my phone number is 0131 440 3768.Receptioni

14、st: Let me see if I got that. One double room from October 17th for four nights, Mr Hanebeck. Is that correct?Paul: Yes, it is. Thank you.Receptionist: Thank you. Goodbye.Paul: Goodbye. Ladies and gentlement, welcome on board Flight 4B7 from Hong Kong to San Francisco. We expect to be in the air in about 7 minutes from now. Please fasten your seatbelt and put all the bags beneath your seat or in the overhead compartments. We als