Unit 1 Receiving the Guests 1
Background and Direction 1
Dialogue 1:Meeting Tourists at the Airport 1
Dialogue 2:Meeting Tourists at the Station 3
Reading:Welcome Speech 4
Exercises 7
Supplementary Reading:Jiuzhaigou Valley 10
Unit 2 On the Way to Hotel 14
Background and Direction 14
Dialogue 1:On the Way to the Hotel(1) 14
Dialogue 2:On the Way to the Hotel(2) 16
Reading:Wuhan International Exhibition Center 18
Exercises 21
Supplementary Reading:Mount Huangshan 23
Unit 3 Arriving at the Hotel 31
Background and Direction 31
Dialogue 1:Check-in at the Hotel 32
Dialogue 2:Checking Out 33
Reading:Hospitality Industry 34
Exercises 38
Supplementary Reading:The Imperial Mausoleum and Terracotta Army 41
Unit 4 Talking About Tour Arrangement 49
Background and Direction 49
Dialogue 1:Discussing the Itinerary 49
Dialogue 2:Travel Arrangement 51
Reading:Package Tour 52
Exercises 56
Supplementary Reading: Suzhou Gardens 58
Unit 5 Shopping 68
Background and Direction 68
Dialogue 1: At the Souvenir Shop 68
Dialogue 2: At the Arts and Crafts Store 69
Reading: Jianghan Road Commercial Pedestrian Street 71
Exercises 74
Supplementary Reading: The Summer Palace 77
Unit 6 Tours of Historical Sites and Relics 83
Background and Direction 83
Dialogue 1: Visiting the Confucius Temple 84
Dialogue 2: One-day Tour of Wuhan 86
Reading: Yellow Crane Tower 87
Exercises 92
Supplementary Reading: The Great Wall 94
Unit 7 City Tour 102
Background and Direction 102
Dialogue 1: Walking on the Fifth Avenue 103
Dialogue 2: A Trip to Yu Yuan Garden 104
Reading: Wuhan 105
Exercises 109
Supplementary Reading: Shenzhen 113
Unit 8 Tour of Mountains 119
Background and Direction 119
Dialogue 1: On Huangshan 121
Dialogue 2: Sightseeing in Lushan 122
Reading: Wudang Mountain 124
Exercises 127
Supplementary Reading: Mount Tai 130
Unit 9 Tour of Caves 138
Background and Direction 138
Dialogue 1: Marvelling at the Mogao Grottoes 139
Dialogue 2: Chatting About the Longmen Caves 141
Reading: Mogao Grottoes 143
Exercises 145
Supplementary Reading: The West Lake of Hangzhou 148
Unit 10 Tour of Rivers and Lakes 153
Background and Direction 153
Dialogue 1: A Trip in Guilin 154
Dialogue 2: Watching Waterfalls in Front of "Huangguoshu Falls" 155
Reading: The Beautiful East Lake 156
Exercises 159
Supplementary Reading: Guilin 163
Unit 11 Tour of Temples 167
Background and Direction 167
Dialogue 1: Visiting the Jade Buddha Temple 168
Dialogue 2: Visiting the White Horse Temple 169
Reading: Guiyuan Temple 171
Exercises 175
Supplementary Reading: Hainan Island 178
Unit 12 Departure 182
Background and Direction 182
Dialogue 1: Bidding Farewell 182
Dialogue 2: Seeing Guests off at the Airport 184
Reading: A Farewell Speech 185
Exercises 187
Supplementary Reading: Home of the Tibetan People 190
Keys to Exercises 196
Appendix 1 218
Appendix 2 220
Appendix 3 223
Appendix 4 225
Appendix 5 233
Appendix 6 238