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旅游职业英语报刊选读——北京青年政治学院谢金艳|老青|江洁Unit1WestEuropeUnit2SouthernEuropeUnit3AustraliaUnit5NorthAmericaUnit7SouthAsiaUnit8AfricaUnit6SoutheastAsiaUnit4SouthAmericaCONTENTSPartTwoComprehensiveReadingInSouthAmerica,SkiwhilePartOneCulturalSnapshotScenicSpotsinSouthAmericaPartThreeSupplementaryReadingForaBrazilianVacation,6RulestoSaveByPartFourTravelTipsPackingStayingHealthyWhileTravelingPartFiveSkillsFolderCreatedWordsandBorrowedWordsUnitFourSouthAmericaUnitFourSouthAmericaPartOneCulturalSnapshotScenicSpotsinSouthAmericaSectionIScenicSpotsExaminethepicturesoffamousscenicspotsinSouthAmerica.Fillinthechartsbelow.Machu

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RedentorPictureNameoftheScenicSpotLocation(City)Location(Country)ASanCristobalHillSantiagoChileGAsaWrightNatureCentreTrinidadTrinidadandTobagoFCasaPuebloPuntadelesteUruguayKCathedralofQuitoQuitoEcuadorLCristoRedentorRiodeJaneiroBrazilCMachuPicchuMachuPicchuPeruBMaySquareBuenosAiresArgentinaJMuseu

PaulistaSaoPauloBrazilHPeritoMorenoGlacierElcalafateArgentinaEPlazaBolivarCaracasVenezuelaISalardeUyuniUyuniBoliviaDSanFelipedeBarajasCastleCartagenaColumbia1.SouthAmericaisacontinentlocatedintheWesternHemisphere,borderedonthewestof

.A.thePacificOcean B.theAtlanticOceanC.NorthAmerica D.CaribbeanSeaA.2ndB.3rdC.4thD.5th3.ThebiggestcountryinSouthAmericais

.A.ArgentinaB.BrazilC.PeruD.Bolivia4.SouthAmericaishometotheworld’shighestwaterfall,AngelFallsin

.CABASectionIIKnowaboutSouthAmerica2.SouthAmericahasanareaof17,840,000squarekilometers,andranks

amongthe7continents.A.VenezuelaB.GuyanaC.ColombiaD.Bolivia5.

ofSouthAmericaisthehighestcapitalcityintheworld.A.SantiagoB.LimaC.BrasiliaD.LaPaz6.SouthAmericannationshavearichvarietyofmusic,suchasthemostfamousgenre

fromBrazil.A.vallenatoB.cumbiaC.sambaD.tango7.

istheofficiallanguageofmostcountriesofSouthAmerica.A.FrenchB.SpanishC.EnglishD.Dutch8.

willhostthe2016SummerOlympics,whichwillbethefirstOlympicGamesheldinSouthAmerica.CA.RiodeJaneiro B.BrasiliaC.BuenosAiresD.LimaDBASectionIIKnowaboutSouthAmericaSectionIIIWheretoGoSearchinformationaboutthefamouscitiesinSouthAmericaontheInternetanddecideoneasyourdesiredtourdestination.ListthereasonsofyourchoiceandplacesintheCityyouwanttovisit.Exchangeyourlistswithyourpartnerandmakeadiscussion.ListofReasonsListofReasons1)1)2)2)3)3)4)4)UnitFourSouthAmericaPartTwoComprehensiveReadingInSouthAmerica,SkiwhileSlopesnearthecityInoperationsincethe1940s,SkiPortilloinChileisoneofSouthAmerica’soldestskiresorts,oneoftheclosesttoSantiagoandalsohassomeofSouthAmerica’sfinestconditions.Theresort’selevationofabout3kmabovesealevelnestsithighabovethetimberline,lowhumiditykeepsthepowderfluffywithoutsticking,andstafflimitthenumberofskiersandboardersontheslopes’35trailsand13liftssotheycancarveandturnwithoutthecrowds.Theresortisalsoconsideredtorunoneofthehemisphere’sbestskischools.Moreinformation:(,byKarinaMartinez-Carter)22.elevationn.heightabovesealevel海拔23.timberlinen.theboundaryofforestortrees林界，树界24.humidityn.theamountofwaterintheair湿度25.fluffyadj.verysoft松软的ProperName1.theAndes安第斯山脉2.Argentina阿根廷3.Chile智利4.NevadosdeChillán奇廉火山5.Santiago圣地亚哥（智利首都）6.LasLeñas拉斯莱纳斯（阿根廷最大的安第斯山脉滑雪胜地）7.Mendoza门多萨省（阿根廷中西部的一个省）8.SanCarlosdeBariloche圣卡洛斯∙德巴里洛切（阿根廷城市，滑雪旅游胜地，有“南美小瑞士”之称）ProperName9.NahuelHuapiLake纳韦尔瓦皮湖（阿根廷湖泊）10.CerroCatedral卡特德拉尔（阿根廷著名滑雪中心）11.NahuelHuapiNationalPark纳韦尔瓦皮国家公园（阿根廷最古老的国家公园）12.Ushuaia乌斯怀亚（阿根廷火地岛省首府，被称为世界最南端的城市）13.TierradelFuegoprovince火地岛省（阿根廷南部的一个省）Task1Readthefollowingstatementsandjudgewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.It’sgoodtimeforskiingbetweenlateJuneandearlySeptemberinSouthAmerica.2.VisitorstoNevadosdeChillánwantmorethanhotspringsandcoolsnow.3.

LasLeñasskiresortisinternationallyrecognizedasthecountry’smostexpensiveskidestination.4.LasLeñasskiresortisofthefirstclassforextremeskiersandboarders.TFFTTask1Readthefollowingstatementsandjudgewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F).6.CerroCatedral,locatedintheNahuelHuapiNationalPark,isthearea’smostextensiveskiresort.7.CerroCastorinUshuaiaisthenorthernmostskiresortintheworld.8.

Putinusesincethe1940s,SkiPortilloinChileistheoldestskiresortinSouthAmerica.5.

Barilocheattractsmanytrekkersandskiersinwinter.TFFFTask2resemblecompriseresortdestinationflockoff-season2.Onlineshoppingwillclosely

walkingthroughstoreaislesanddepartments.3.Insummer,tourists

tothemuseumsandartgalleriesinParis.4.Londonhasemergedasoneoftheworld’smostculturally

cities.1.Hotelsinresortsmaygoafteraffluentconsumersattheheightoftheirseason,and

thentrytoattractothergroupsbyadvertisinglowerpricesinthe.vibrantsummitoff-seasonresembleflockvibrantTask2resemblecompriseresortdestinationflockoff-season6.Hawaiiisanall-the-year-roundtourist

.7.Exportingandimporting

themostfundamentalinternationalbusinessactivityinmostcountries.8.Theyencountereduntolddifficultiesanddangersbeforetheyreachedtheir

.5.Setagainstabrilliantbackgroundofbluesky,theof

themountainisgrey.vibrantsummitsummitresortcomprisedestinationTask3Tryyourhand.SearchformoreinformationabouttheskiresortsinSouthAmerica:locations,features,leisureactivities,evennightlife.Thenpickup3skiresortsyouaremostinterestedinandgiveabriefintroductionorallytotheclass.Task4A4-to6-dayCityTourinSouthAmerica SupposeyouareatourismproductdesignerinBeijingYouthTravelAgency.Workwithyourteammembers,designa4-to6-daytourinSouthAmerica.ThefollowingcitiesofSouthAmericaareforyourreference.Yourtasksinclude:tomakeadetaileditineraryofthetour;tohighlightthestrikingfeaturesofthetour;tosortoutthetargetcustomerofthetour;todesigntheposterandsloganforpromotingthetour.SuggestedCities:Brazil: RiodeJaneiro SaoPaulo Manaus BrasiliaSalvadorArgentina: BuenosAires Elcalafate Cafayate Humahuaca AltagraciaChile: Valparaiso SanpedrodeAtacama PuertoNatalesPeru: Lima MachuPicchu Cuzco Puno Arequipa NazcaUnitThreeAustraliaPartThreeSupplementaryReadingForaBrazilianVacation,6RulestoSaveByForaBrazilianVacation,6RulestoSaveByButthereisnoneedtobeintimidated.Byfollowingjustafewguidelines,atriptothis45Unit4SouthAmericacountryofastonishingcultural,geographical,economic,ecological,musicalandculinarydiversitymightjustbeaffordable.Brazilistooexpensiveforbudgettravelers.Orisit?Evidenceintheaffirmativeisstrong.RiodeJaneiroandSaoPauloarenowthemostexpensivecitiesintheWesternHemisphere,bysomemeasures.1.“CONSOLIDATE”ALOWERFAREIt’sjustplaindumbtobookaflighttoBrazilthroughbigonlinetravelcompaniesortheairlines’sites.Instead,tofindmuchlowerfares,checkwithconsolidators(agenciesthatnegotiatewithairlinesforspecialrates)thatspecializeinBrazil.IgenerallycallBACCTravel,butthistime,forvariety’ssake,Itestedacompetitor,.Searchingonlinefora10-daytripfromNewYorktoRiodeJaneirofourweeksout,Ifounda$923(taxesandfeesincluded)nonstopfareontheBraziliancarrierTAM.RepeatingthesearchonKayakandExpedia,thebestpriceswere$998withalayoveror$1,109fornonstop.2.CUTCOSTSINRIO…WhenmostAmericansimagineatriptoBrazil,they’rethinkingaboutRiodeJaneiro:Ipanemabeach,theChristtheRedeemerstatue,sambaandcaipirinhacocktails.That’sacaricature,ofcourse,butnotahorriblyinaccurateone.Thecityispainfullygorgeous,itsresidentsfamouslyfestiveanditsofferingsevermoreculturallysophisticated.Youshouldn’tskipit.Butitisexpensive,sohere’sonewaytocutcosts:Don’tgoduringCarnival,NewYear’sorduringotherbigevents(say,theConfederationsCupsoccertournamentinJune),whenhotelpricessoar.3.…ANDTHENLEAVERIOYoucan’tstayinRiothewholetime,bothbecauseit’spriceyandbecauseyou’llleavewithawarpedviewofwhatBrazilis—muchlikeaforeignvisitorwhocomestotheUnitedStatesandseesonlyManhattan.IsuggesttravelingtoMinasGerais,onestatenorthofRio.Itswaterfallstuddedcountrysideisgreattoexplore:its17th-and18th-centurycolonialminingtownsarewellpreservedandromantic,andnotexpensive.Thearea’sfarm-freshpork-and-stews-and-greens-andsweetscuisineiswhatIconsiderthesoulfoodofBrazil.6.SPEAK(SOMEOF)THELANGUAGEBraziliansarewonderfulpeoplewhospeakterribleEnglish.That’sapithygeneralization,butisbroadlytrue.Englishspeakersaremostlikelytobefoundatmajorhotels,touristyattractionsandpriceyrestaurants,preciselytheplacesabudgettravelermustavoid.SogetaphrasebookandseeifyourlocallibraryoffersitsmembersfreeaccesstoMangoonlinePortugueselessons—NewYork’sdoes.Moreinformation:()UnitThreeAustraliaPartFourTravelTipsPackingStayingHealthyWhileTravelingEatnutritiously.Thelongeryourtrip,themoreyou’llbeaffectedbyaninadequatediet.Budgettravelersofteneatmorecarbohydratesandlessproteintostretchtheirtraveldollars.Thisistherootofmanyhealthproblems.Proteinhelpsyouresistinfectionandrebuildsmuscles.Getthemostnutritionalmileagefromyourproteinbyeatingitwiththeday’slargestmeal(inthepresenceofallthoseessentialaminoacids).Supplementalsuper-vitamins,takenregularly,helpmetoatleastfeelhealthy.Getenoughsleep.Knowhowmuchsleepyouneedtostayhealthy(generally7–8hourspernight).IfIgomorethantwonight