Learn English From Chinese - Tourism

1. Tourism
Visiting and Seeing Interesting Places

2. What do you think?
Many people from other countries come to visit tourist
places. They pay money to see these places. They
bring their culture to the tourist place.
Is tourism good or bad for a country? Why?

3. Tourism Vocabulary
 Go sightseeing – to see important places
 Tour – to go with a group to see places
 Tour guide – this person leads the tour group
 Museum – building where old things are
 Monument – statue to remember something 纪念碑
 Attractions – special places to see (The Great Wall)
 Art Gallery – place where there is art 艺术
 Castle – old big house where a king lives 城堡
 Church – religious place where people go to pray 教堂

4. Tourism Vocabulary
 Temple – place where Buddhists meditate 寺庙
 Architecture – the beautiful look of a building, the design
 Activities – things to do for fun
 Scenery – a beautiful view
 Go shopping – to buy new things
 Itinerary - schedule

5. Examples:
I want to see some places in America. Let’s go sightseeing!
Where is our tour guide? We need him… we don’t speak
Chinese!
We saw some old weapons from 200 BC at the museum.
An important monument in America is the Statue of Liberty.
Europe has many castles, but nobody lives in them.
What are the best attractions in China?

6. Sightseeing in America
Here are some famous places to see in America…

7. Sightseeing in America
The Grand Canyon

8. Sightseeing in America
The Grand Canyon is in Arizona. It is very big. You can take a
helicopter 直升机tour of it.
Native Americans 土著美国人live there now.

9. Sightseeing in America
Use tourism vocabulary to talk about The Grand Canyon.
 Go sightseeing
 Tour
 Tour guide
 Museum
 Monument
 Attractions
 Art gallery
 Castle
 Church
 Temple
 Architecture
 Activities
 Scenery
 Go shopping

10. Sightseeing in America
Mount Rushmore

11. Sightseeing in America
Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota has four presidents on it.
George Washington: the first president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson: signed the Peace Treaty to make America free
Theodore Roosevelt: a strong leader in wars in 1800s.
Abraham Lincoln: ended slavery 奴隶制度in the United States

12. Sightseeing in America
Use tourism vocabulary to talk about Mount Rushmore.
 Go sightseeing
 Tour
 Tour guide
 Museum
 Monument
 Attractions
 Art gallery
 Castle
 Church
 Temple
 Architecture
 Activities
 Scenery
 Go shopping

13. Sightseeing in America
Statue of Liberty

14. Sightseeing in America
The Statue of Liberty is on an island in New York.
People take a boat to get to the statue. People can go
Inside the statue.
It was a gift from France.
It means “freedom”.

15. Sightseeing in America
Use tourism vocabulary to talk about The Statue of Liberty.
 Go sightseeing
 Tour
 Tour guide
 Museum
 Monument
 Attractions
 Art gallery
 Castle
 Church
 Temple
 Architecture
 Activities
 Scenery
 Go shopping

16. Sightseeing in America
Hollywood

17. Sightseeing in America
Hollywood is in California. Many famous people live there and many
movies are made in Hollywood. Titanic and many other movies were
made there.
You can see famous people at restaurants and on the street.
People like to go shopping in Hollywood because the clothes are nice.

18. Sightseeing in America
Use tourism vocabulary to talk about Hollywood.
 Go sightseeing
 Tour
 Tour guide
 Museum
 Monument
 Attractions
 Art gallery
 Castle
 Church
 Temple
 Architecture
 Activities
 Scenery
 Go shopping

19. Sightseeing in America
Niagara Falls

20. Sightseeing in America
Niagara Falls are the biggest water falls in America.
There are very near Canada.
People like to get married on a boat.

21. Sightseeing in America
Use tourism vocabulary to talk about Niagara Falls.
 Go sightseeing
 Tour
 Tour guide
 Museum
 Monument
 Attractions
 Art gallery
 Castle
 Church
 Temple
 Architecture
 Activities
 Scenery
 Go shopping

22. Take a Tour
If you want to know more information about a special place,
you take a tour.
Some tourist places give group discounts (cheap price for
group tours) for you to take a tour with friends or for a class.
A tour guide leads your group and tells you information about
an attraction or special place.

23. Take a Tour
Tour guide: Hello, would you like to take a tour today?
You: Yes, we would like to take a tour of The White House
(where President Obama lives).
Tour guide: Ok, how many people do you have?
You: There are five of us. Can we get a group discount?
Tour guide: No, I’m sorry. You have to have seven people for a
group discount.
You: Ok, that’s fine.
Tour guide: Ok, that will be $100.
You: Here you go.
Tour guide: Great! Let’s start the tour!

24. Taking Pictures
Will you take my picture, please?
Will you take our picture, please?
Can I take a picture of you?
Can I take a picture with you?
Can I take a picture of that?
Will you take a picture of me with
that?
Will you take another one,
please?
Horizontal
(long-ways)
Vertical
(up and down)

25. Ask for Advice 忠告
You are American. You are new to China. Ask your
partner for advice about sightseeing in China.
Where should I go sightseeing?
What are some good places I should visit in China?
Where is the best scenery in China?
If I can only visit one attraction in China, what should it
be?

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