旅游英语与导游教案

PracticalTrainingCourseforProspectiveTourGuides

UnitOneAboutChina

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Land&resources

ChinaisintheeasternpartofAsia,onthe

westcoastofthePacificOcean.

Chinahasatotallandareaof9.6million

squarekilometers,nextonlytotheformer

SovietUnionandCanada.

China'slandborderis22,800kilometers

long.ThenationisborderedbyKoreainthe

east;Mongoliainthenorth;Russiainthe

northeast;Kazakhstan,Kirghizia（[ko:□g

izio,kio'gi:zio];吉尔吉斯）and

Tadzhikistan（[ta:d3ikiDsta:n];.塔吉克斯

坦）inthenorthwest;Afghanistan,Pakistan,

India,Nepal,Sikkim（['sikim];锡金）and

Bhutan（[bu:'ta:n];不丹（E[3度东北一国

家）inthewestandsouthwest;andMyanmar,

（[mj^nma:];缅甸（东南亚国家）（即

Burma））LaosandVietNaminthesouth.

Acrosstheseastotheeastandsoutheastare

RepublicofKorea,Japan,thePhilipines,

Brunei,（['bru:nai];文莱）Malaysiaand

Indonesia^[、indou'ni:zjo];印尼（东南

亚岛国））

TheChinesemainlandisflankedbytheBohai,theHuanghai

（YellowSea）,andtheEastChinaandSouthChinaSeainthe

eastandsouth.TheterritorialwatersofChinaextend12nautical

miles（海里（合1.852公里））Morethan5,400islandsarescattered

overChina'svastterritorialseas,thelargestbeingTaiwanwith

anareaof36,000squarekilometersandthenextlargest,Hainan

withanareaof34,000squarekilometers.

Topography&MountainRanges

China'ssurfaceslopesdownfromwestto

eastinafour-stepstaircase.（['stsakeis];（建

筑物内的）楼梯;）

ThetopofthestaircaseistheQinghai-Tibet

Plateau,withanaverageelevationofmore

than4,000metersandknownas"theroofof

theWorld."TheQinghai-TibetPlateauiscomposedofrows

ofsnow-cappedpeaksandglaciers/['glaesjs];冰河,冰川）The

majormountainrangesaretheKunlun,Gangdise（冈底斯山）and

Himalayas.

ThesecondstepconsistsoftheInnerMongolia,Loessand

Yunnan-GuizhouPlateaus,andtheTarim,JunggarandSichuan

basins,onanaltitudeof1,000-2,000meters.

Thethirdstep,about500-1,000metersinelevation,beginsat

thelinefromtheGreaterHinggan,Taihang,Wushanand

Xuefengmountainrangeseastwardtotheseacoast.Here,

runningfromnorthtosoutharetheNortheastPlains,theNorth

ChinaPlainandMiddle-LowerYangtzePlain.Interspersed

amongtheplainsarehillsandfoothills.(['fot,hil]['fot,hil]；

山麓，小丘山麓，小丘;)

Totheeastofthethirdsteptheshallowwatersofthecontinental

shelf,anextensionofthelandintotheocean,formthefourthstepof

thestaircase.

Chin'smanymountainsarewellknownthroughoutthe

world.Hermountainrangescanbedividedintofive

basiccategoriesaccordingtothedirectionsinwhichthey

run:

(1)westtoeastmountainranges,includingthe

Tianshan-Yinshan-Yanshanmountainsystem,the

Kunlun-Qinling-Dabiemountainsystem,andtheNanling

mountainsystem;

(2)northtosouthmountainranges,includingtheHelan,

Liupan,andHengduanranges;

(3)northeasttosouthwestmountainranges,includingthe

Changbai,GreaterHinggan,Taihang,andWushanranges;

(4)northwesttosoutheastmountainranges,includingthe

Altay,QilianandDangdiseranges;

(5)arc-shanpedmountainranges,includingtheHimalayas

andTaiwanMountains.

Rivers&Lakes

MostofChina'sriversflowfromwestto

eastintothePacificOcean.Theriversin

Chinatotal220,000kilometersinlengthand

morethan1,500ofthemdrainanareaof1,000

squarekilometersorlagereach.

Thenation'slargestriversoriginateon

theQinghai-TibetPlateauandthushaveahigh

drop.(下落的距离;落差;)Accordingly,

Chinaisrichinhydro-powerresources,

leadingtheworldwith680millionkilowatts

hydropowerreserves.(由于主要的河流多发

源于青藏高原，落差很大，因此，中国的水

力资源非常丰富，蕴藏量达6.8亿千瓦，居

世界第一位。)

TheYangtzeRiver,6,300kilometerslong,

isthelargestriverinChina.Ithasacatchment

areaof1,800,000squarekilometers,andisthe

majorinland-rivertransportarteryinChina.

（长江是中国第一大河流，全长6300公里，

流域面积达180多万平方公里，是中国内河

运输的大动脉。）TheYellowRiver,stretching

over5,464kilometers,isChina'ssecond

largest.YellowRiverisregardedasthe

birthplaceofancientChinesecivilizationand

hasawealthofhistoricsitesandrelics,many

ofthemburiedunderground.（［\kaetjmont］；

集水,集水处（水库或集水盆地））

Chinahasmanynaturallakes,mostof

themscatteredintheMiddle-LowerYangtze

PlainandtheQinghai-TibetPlateau.China's

largestfreshwaterlakeisLakePoyangwithan

areaof3,583squarekilometersandthelargest

saltlakeisLakeQinghaiinthewestwithan

areaof4,583squarekilometers.

Climate

MostofChinaissituatedinthetemperate

zone.SomepartsofsouthChinaarelocatedin

tropicalandsubtropicalzoneswhilethe

northernpartisnearthefrigidzoneThe

easterncoastalregionsofChinaarewarmand

humidandhavefourdistinctseasons.

Becauseofitshighelevation,the

Qinghai-TibetPlateauarea,aspecial

alpine-coldzone,haslowtemperaturesallyear

round.（［,aekpain］;高山的，高山上的（尤指阿尔卑斯山）;卜eh

'veijan］海拔）

LandResources

Chinahas94.91millionhectaresofcultivated

land,mostlyinthenortheast,NorthChinaand

Middle-LowerYangtzeplains,thePearlRiver

DeltaandtheSichuanBasin.The

Middle-LowerYangtzePlainaboundsinrice,

rapeseed,broadbeans,tangerinesandfresh

waterfish.Thisareaiscalled"landoffishand

lice."（［＞tasndSe'ri:n］;柑橘；橘红色；［'bro:d、bi:n］;蚕豆；［'

reipsi:d］油菜籽）

Chinahas128.63millionhectaresofforest

cover.（中国现有森林面积12863万公

顷。）...SouthwestChinaisanaturalforest

area,wherethefollowingvarietiesthrive:

dragonspruce云杉（［spru：s］云杉；针机针极），fir

（［fa］〈植〉冷杉），Yunnanpine,,teak（［ti：k］；柚

木），redsandalwood（紫檀（昔红木））,

camphorwood（樟木），nanmuandpadauk.

（［pa'dauk］紫檀木（产于亚洲和非洲））（sandalwood

［'saendLwud］;檀香木）

Fauna&Flora（［'%：同；（某一地区或某一时期的）动物

群；［'flo:r9］;（某地区、环境或时期的）植物群）

Chinahasthegreatestdiversityofwildlifein

theworld.Therearemorethan2,000species

ofterrestrialvertebrates,morethan10percent

oftheworld'stotal.Thereare31,189known

speciesofbirds,nearly500animalspecies,

morethan210speciesofamphibiansand320

speciesofreptiles.Amongthewildanimals,

therearemanyrarespeciesfoundonlyin

China.

Giantpandas,recognizedasoneofChina's

"nationaltreasures/9liveintheremote

mountainareasofSichuan,GansuandShanxi

provincesandfeedonbamboo.Thepanda,

calleda“livingfossil,isaremnantspecies

whichthrivedduringtheglacierperiodofthe

Quaternary（[kwo'to:nori]第四纪）

Administrativedivisions

AdministrativeDivisionSystem我国彳亍政

区划

China'sadministrationiscurrently

basedonathree-levelsystemdividingthe

nationintoadministrativeunitsofthree

differentsizes:province,counties,and

townships.Theentirenationisdivided

intoprovinces,autonomousregions,2

specialadministrativeregions,or

municipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentral

Government.

Chinaiscurrentlydividedinto23

provinces,5autonomousregionsand4

municipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentral

Government.

TouringHuaihua

GENERALINFORMATIONABOUT

HUAIHUA

ThecityofHuaihuaislocatedinthe

southwestofHunan.Huaihuaisflankedby

Jiangxiprovinceontheeast,Guizhou

provinceonthewestandisborderedby

Sichuanprovinceonthenorthand

GuangxiZhuangAutonomousregionon

thesouth.AsHuaihuaisstrategically

located,ithasbeenanimportantgateway

tothewestpartofChinasinceancient

times.Nowwithitscompletenetworkof

transportation,ithasbecomeaconnecting

areaoftheseneighboringprovinces.

Huaihuacoversatotalareaof27,600

squarekilometerswithapopulation

4,900,000.40%ofitspopulationis

minorityethnicgroupslikeDong,Miao,

TujiaandYao.ThecityofHuaihuaisa

citydirectlyunderthejurisdictionof

provincialgovernmentofHunan.There

aretencounties,onecityandtwodistricts

underthejurisdictionofHuaihua

municipalgovernment.TheYuanJiang

River,thesecondlongestriverofHunan,

flowsthroughmostofitsterritory.

Huaihuaistheconfluenceofthefive

tributariesofYuanjiangRiver.

Theconstructionofrailwaylines

gaverisetothemakingofthebooming

cityofHuaihua.InOct.1970,the

constructionofHunantoGuizhouand

ZhichengtoLiuzhourailwaylinesbegan.

In1972andin1978thetworailwaylines

werecompletedrespectively.Railway

lineshavecontributedalottoHuaihua^

prosperity.OnDec.192005,Zhijiang

airportwasopentonavigation(or:air

traffic).Thereisairservicebetween

Zhijiangandmanyothercitiesnow.On

Nov.11,2007,ShaoyangtoHuaihuaand

HuaihuatoXinhuangexpresswayswere

opentotraffic,whichwillsurelyaddto

Huaihua^convenienceoftransportation.

WithhighwaysNo.209,319and320built

yearsago,Huaihuanowboastsacomplete

networkoftransportation.Itiswidely

acceptedthatHuaihuaisnowacitywith

easyaccesstoanypartofChina.Basedon

itsnetworkoftransportationandits

strategiclocation,Huaihuapeople's

governmentisplanningtobuildHuaihua

intoaregionaleconomicalcenteraswell

asacenterofinterflowofcommodities.

Huaihuaboastsatotalofforest

coverageof67.2%,（cf.Chinahas128.63

millionhectaresofforestcover.中国现有

森林面积12863万公顷。）Huaihuahas

30,000,000acresofmountainsand

45,000,000cubicmetersofforeststorage,

whichisaquarteroftotalforeststorageof

Hunan.

Huaihuaishometomanykindsof

fruitaswellasmedicinalplants.Oranges,

grapefruits,waxberriesandjujubesarejust

someofthefruitsproducedhere.Thereare

1,785kindsofmedicinalplants.The

outputofFuling(poriscocos)makesup

halfthenation'stotalandtheoutputof

rhizomegastrodiae(=tallgastrodiatuber

天麻)ranksfirstinHunanprovince.

HuaihuaranksfirstinHunan

provinceintermsofitshydro-electric

resources.Provedhydro-energystorageis

3,3,460,00kilowattsinHuaihua.Besides

the1,200,000-kilowatthydro-electrical

stationbuiltinYuanling,thenorthernmost

countyofHuaihua,wehavemorethan500

smallhydro-electricalstations,wherethe

installedgrosscapacityis300,000

kilowatts.

Therearemanynaturalandcultural

touristattractionsinHuaihua.Themost

recommendedtouristattractionsare:

Zhijang,thepeaceculturecity,wherethere

aretheFlyingTiger'sMemorial,the

Dong-styleRoofedBridge,PeaceParkand

thelargestMacaoTempleinhinterland,

Qaincheng,anancienttowninhinterland,

Hongjiang,anancientbusinesscity,where

wecanseethewell-preservedarchitectural

complex,Jingping,anancientvillage

newlydevelopedfortourismpurposeand

manyotherattractions.

History

Populationðnicgroups

Politicalsystem

StructureoftheState

Foreignpolicy

Economicdevelopment&economicstructurereform

Oralpractice:

湖南

Location:Hunanislocatedinthe

middlereachesoftheYangtzeRiver.Area:

Itcoversatotalareaof211,800square

kilometers.Neighboringprovinces:Itis

borderedbyJiangxiProvinceontheeast,

GuangdongProvinceandGuangxiZhuang

AutonomousRegiononthesouth,

GuizhouProvinceonthewestandHubei

Provinceonthenorth.Genesisofthename:

Asthebulkofitsterritoryliessouthofthe

DongtingLake,wecallitHunan,which

literallymeans"SouthoftheLake”.

AstheXiangRiver,thelongestriver

withinitsboundaries,runsthroughitfrom

southtonorth,theprovinceisalsocalled

“Xing”forshort(whichisderivedfromthe

nameoftheriver);andthuswehave

“XiangCuisine”,"XiangEmbroidery”,

“XiangOpera”,“XiangCulture^^and

“XiangArmy”.

Receptionwork

I.Teachingobjectives

1.Toknowthebasicstepsinreceptionwork;

2.Beabletomakeawelcomeaddressofone'sowninEnglish;

3.Getstudentstobearinmindsomeoftheusefulsentencesand

sentenceframes;

II.Difficultandimportantpoints

1.Preparationsmadebeforemeetingatourgroup;

2.Essentialpointsincludedinawelcomeaddress

III.Introductionoftheunit

Thisunitfocusesonthereceptionprocedureintourservice.Basicsteps

inthewholewelcomingprocessareintroduced.Keypointsinmakinga

welcomingaddressarestressed.Someusefulsentencesandsentence

framesaretobepracticedinclassroom.

IV.Teachingprocedures

1.Basicstepsinvolvedinmeetingandwelcomingthetourists

Thefirststepinthewholewelcomingprocessisgreetingtourists.We

shouldbearinmindthefollowingthings.

Firstofall,learntolocatethegroupthatyouaresupposedtomeet.

Secondly,aftermeetingyourguestsyoushouldconferwiththetour

escortandthenationalguidetocheckthenumberofpeopleandbe

surethatnooneismissing.Thirdly,askfortheluggageclaimcards

andgivethemtotheporterssothattheluggagecangettothehotelas

quicklyaspossible.Fourth,weshouldcourteouslyshowtheguests

aboardtheawaitingbus.Fifth,makeabriefwelcomingspeechand

introduceyourselfandthedriver.

Welcomeaddress

2.Whatbasicpointsshouldbeincludedinawelcomeaddress?

1)Greetings

2)Anintroductionofyourselfandthedriver

3)Welcomethegueststoyourplace

4)Expressyourwishtoservethemsincerelyandhonestly

5)Wishyourguestsapleasantjourneyandawonderfulstay

3.Practicereadingaloudthesamplewelcomespeechesat49.

Sample1

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.OnbehalfoftheChina

InternationalTravelServiceandmycolleagues,Iwouldliketowelcome

youtoChinaandourcapitalcity,Beijing.MynameisLiHongandI

shallbeoneofyourguidesduringstayinBeijing.Iwouldalsoliketo

introduceMr.Liu,whoisalsoyourguide,andourdriver,Mr.Zhang.

FormostofyouIsupposethisisyourfirsttriptoChina'•,

Sample2

Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.

WelcometoShanghai.

Pleasesitbackandrelax.Yourluggagewillbesenttothehotelby

anotherbus,soyoudon'thavetoworryaboutit.

Letmeintroducemyteamfirst.Mr.Zhangisourdriver.Hehas25

yearsofdrivingunderhisbelt,soyou'reinsafehands.Ms.Lin,arecent

collegegraduate,isatraineetourguide.MynameisGaoXiaoming,but

youmayjustcallmeGao,whichismysurname.Itmeans"tall".We're

We'refromtheChinaInternationalTravelService,ShanghaiBranch.

OnbehalfofCITSShanghaiandmycolleagues,I'dliketoextenda

warmwelcometoyou.

Duringyourstayinourcity,we'lldoeverythingpossibletomake

yourvisitapleasantexperience.Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorrequests,

pleasedon'thesitatetoletusknow.

VASSIGNMENT:

WriteaparagraphofwelcomespeechofyourowninEnglish.

VI.Feedback

1.Howtodefineatourguide?

Ans:Concept:导游人员是指依照《导游人员管理条例》的规定取得

导游证,接受旅行社委派,为旅游者提供向导、讲解及相关旅游服务的

人员。（《导游业务》，P32）

Unittwo

Enroute

I.Teachingobjectives

1.Toknowsomeoftheimportantpointswhichshouldbeincludedin

doingthetournarrationonthewaytothehotelortothescenicspot.

2.Writtentranslationservesasagoodpreparationfortournarrationen

route

IIDifficultandimportantpoints

1.Tomakeanindelibleimpressionontourists;

2.Thingstobeintroducedonroute;

3.Difficultiesindoingwrittentranslation

III.Introductionoftheunit

Thisunitintroducessomekeypointsindoingtournarrationonrouteand

somesampletournarrationsonroute.

IV.Teachingprocedures

1.Pre-readquestion:

Whatshouldyoutakeintoconsiderationwhenyoutaketouristsona

citytour?

Conductingatour,fromtheairport(railwaystation,busstationor

port)tothecityproperisaprimetimefortourguidestomakeaindelible

impressionontourists.Tourguidesatthattimeshouldintroducethemain

buildings,attractionsscenesandviewsalongtheway.Theycanalso

interspersethetournarrationwithcommentsonthelocalhistory,

geography,population,areas,climate,culture,customs,cuisineandsoon.

Whenapproachingthehotelwhereguestsaretostay,theyshould

mentionthenameofthehotel,class,locationandanyotherdistinctive

features.Theyoughttointroduceviewsinsight,mentionthetourist

attractionsinthevicinity,andbebriefandconcise.Becausethebus

travelsatafairlyrapidspeed,someofthescenesorplacesofhistorical

interestflashby,tourguidesshouldtrytoavoidintroductionand

explaininganythingthattheguestscannotsee.

Sincevisitorsareusuallystrangers,thisbeingtheirfirsttimeinthe

cityeverythingseemstobefresh,newandinterestingtothem.Therefore,

whenconductingsuchatour,guidesshouldgetreadytoanswerany

questionsthatvisitorsmaybringup.Conciseandinformativeanswersare

themostappreciated.

2.Samples

Sample1.OnthewaytotheHotel

Now,inafewminuteswewillbeleavingtheairportandgoing

downtowntotheHolidayInnwhereyouaregoingtostay.Theairportis

about50kilometersawayfromtheurbandistrictofXi'an.Itwilltakeus

onehourtogettothehotel.Onthewaytothehotel,I'Hgiveyousome

informationaboutthecityandthethingsyouaregoingtoseeontheway,

butIdon'twanttostealtheshow.Youarewelcometoaskquestions.

Firstofall,Iwanttosayafewwordsaboutthisairport.Thisairport

iscalledtheXi'an-XianyangAirport.Itwascompletedandputintousein

1991.Itisthelargestmoderncivilairportinthenorthwestandalsoone

oftheimportanthubsofaircommunicationsinChina.Ithasestablished

over50domesticscheduledflightlinesandopenedupairlinestoJapan

andHongKong.

Xi'anhasanaverageannualtemperatureof13°C,andanaverage

annualprecipitationof604mm.TherainyseasoncomesinJuly,August

andSeptember.Xi'ancoversanareaof9.983squarekilometersandhasa

populationof5,860,000.

VAssignment:

1.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish:

湖南概况

一、地理位置湖南省位于长江中游洞庭湖以南。湖南毗邻六省

区，东邻江西,西接重庆市和贵州省,南毗广东省和广西壮族自治

区,北连湖北省。

二、地势、地貌

湖南省土地总面积21.18万平方公里(211,800square

kilometers)，占全国土地总面积的2.2%,在各省区中居第H—位。

湖南西、南、东三面环山，中部丘陵起伏,北部平原展布，为向北敞口

的不对称马蹄形盆地。

湖南地貌类型多样,按成因划分有流水地貌、喀斯特地貌和湖成

地貌。地貌形态分山地、丘陵、岗地、平原四大类。其中山地最多，

占总面积的51.2%。

三、土地资源

湖南省土地总面积21.18万平方公里，占全国土地总面积的2.2%,

在各省区中居第十一位。

四、气候资源

湖南地处欧亚大陆东部,属亚热带季风湿润气候,具有冬冷夏热，

四季分明；热量充足，雨水集中；春温多变,夏秋多旱;严寒期短，暑热

期长的特点。

五、能源资源

湖南主要能源资源是煤，占全省能源构成的60%以上。

VIFeedback

Supplementarymaterialforstudentstodooralpractice:

HunanislocatedinthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRiver.

Itcoversatotalareaof211,800km2.ItisborderedbyJiangxi

Provinceontheeast,GuangdongProvinceandGuangxiZhuang

AutonomousRegiononthesouth,GuizhouProvinceonthewest

andHubeiProvinceonthenorth.Asthebulkofitsterritory

liessouthoftheDongtingLake,wecallitHunan,which

literallymeans“SouthoftheLake”.

AstheXiangRiver,thelongestriverwithinitsboundaries,

runsthroughitfromsouthtonorth,theprovinceisalsocalled

"Xing"forshort(whichisderivedfromthenameofthe

river);andthuswehave“XiangCuisine","Xiang

Embroideryv,“XiangOpera","XiangCulture"and"Xiang

Army”.

UnitThreeHotelAccommodations

I.Teachingobjectives

1.Togetthestudentstoknowtheessentialthingstobedoneafter

arrivingatahotel.

2.Gettoknowtheformalitiesweusuallygothroughwhenweregisterat

thereceptiondeskinahotel.

3.Tobeskilledinusingsomeoftheusefulsentencesandsentence

frames

II.Difficultiesandimportantpoints

1.Translationofintroductiontoahotel;

2.Usefulsentencesusedwhilecheckinginatahotel

III.Introductionoftheunit

Thisunitintroducesthebasicformalitiesweusuallygothroughwhile

puttingthetouristsupatahotel.Translationofwrittenintroductiontoa

hotelisthedifficultpartofclassroompractice.

IV.Teachingprocedures

1.Previewquestions

1)Giveabriefintroductiontoahotelyouknow

2)Whatarethecommonproblemsapersonhaswhenhestaysinahotel

forthefirsttime?

3)Whatarethefbnnalitiesyouusuallygothroughwhenyouregisterat

thefrontdeskinahotel?

4)Inhowmanywayscanpeoplepaytheirbills?

5)Whythehotelbusinessisoftenreferredtoasaccommodation

industry?

Accommodationmeansroom(s),esp.forlivingin;lodgings.Inits

pluralform,itreferstolodgings;room(s)andfood.(citedfromOxford

AdvancedLearner'sEnglish-ChineseDictionary,extendedfourth

edition,P9)

Ahotelisatemporaryhomeforpeoplewhoaretraveling.Ina

hotelthetravelercanrestandhasaccesstofoodanddrink,eitheron

thepremisesornearby.Thehotelmayalsoofferfacilitiesfor

recreation,suchasaswimmingpool,agolfcourse,orabeach.In

manycases,thehotelalsoprovidesfreespaceforthetraveler'smeans

oftransportation.Inthisdayandage,thatofcoursemeansthe

automobile.Alloftheseservicesaredesignedtoaccommodatethe

traveler,sothehotelbusinessisoftenreferredtoasthe

accommodationsindustry.(Citedfromthelanguageofhotelsin

Englishp4publishedbyPrenticeHallRegents,EnglewoodCliffs,NJ

07632)

Aftertouristsarriveatthehotel,thetourguideshouldhelpthem

checkinandintroducethemtothelocationsofthemainfacilitieso