UNIT 6

Tourism English

Where is this?

Who is this?

Jimmy Wu

What is this?

When is this?

Interesting Fact about Taiwan:

One thing people don’t really expect out of Taiwan is its gay-friendly atmosphere, but Taiwan is super gay. The island supports some of the most progressive protections for LGBT people in Asia. 

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Colors are important

Be sure to ask follow-up questions.

1. What's your favorite color?Has your favorite color changed as you've grown older?

2. Do you have a color that you hate?If so, what is it? Why do you hate it?

3. Do you think colors affect your mood?How does red make you feel?How does green make you feel?How does blue make you feel? What do you think of orange?

4. Do you think different cultures have different meanings for colors?5. Can you think of different idioms or expressions involving color?

What's a "black and white" matter. What does it mean to "see red"?What does it mean to "feel blue"? What does it mean to "be yellow"?

6. How many colors are in the rainbow? What are they?What's the color for sadness? What's the color for anger?What's the color for death? What's the color for jealousy?What's the color for cowardice?

7. What color clothes do you like to wear?What colors do you think look good on you? What color shoes do you like to wear?

8. What do you think is the strangest color for a car?9. Do you know anyone who has dyed their hair a strange color?

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EACF DB

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escalatorvending machine

carriage

unlimited pass

station booth

platform

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extensive and rather complicated

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how frequentsubway station booth

My pleasure

Chances are

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This was a 13% increase from 2011’s figure of 6 million international visitors.

Today, it has evolved into the business center of Vietnam.

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CR250, from Singapore to Chennai

War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace

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tuk-tuk

ferry

rickshaw

gondola

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Let’s go out tonightA role-play for an evening out.

The Situation:• You and your friend have nothing to do. You decide it would be fun to go

out somewhere and then to a restaurant.• Look at the different activities and choose which place you would like to

visit. Then look at the map and choose a restaurant.• Ask each other:

• What place?• Where is it?• What is showing there?• What does it feature?• What is the admission fee?• How do you get from the show to the restaurant?

Vocabulary: feature: 特點 impressionist - 印象派 Vincent Van Gogh - 梵高

exploration - 探索 voyage - 航行 Magellan – 麥哲倫 aquarium - 水族館 planetarium - 天文館 Mars - 火星

natural disaster - 天災 destruction - 毀滅 Pompeii - 龐貝 civilization - 文明 ancient – 古代 pharaoh - 法老

Ramses - 拉美西斯 Renaissance - 文藝復興 Leonardo Da Vinci - 達芬奇

1. Rimidi Hotel2. Angelo’s Pizza3. Plaza Hotel4. The National Museum of History5. Yamaha Sushi6. Grand Park Aquarium7. The Villa Hotel8. The Cherryton Hotel9. Ike’s Steakhouse 10. Kim’s Korean BBQ11. The Planetarium12. Brandon Hotel14. The Museum of Natural History15. The National Science Center16. Greek House17. Tamale’s Mexican Diner18. Museum of Modern Art 19. The Central Hotel20. Kung Pao Chinese Cafe21. The National Museum of Art22. Viet Noodles23. Mark Burger24. The Museum of Civilization25. Cheesecake Restaurant26. Fiddle Hotel27. Neptune’s Seafood House

Sample conversation (follow along on your map)

A: Hey , let’s do something tonight.B: Sure. What are you thinking / do you have in mind / do you want to do ?A: Why don’t we check / We could check out / How about checking out the Museum of Modern Art?B: What are they showing?A: They are having a show on Impressionist Painters. It’s featuring Van Gogh. B: That sounds good. How much does it cost, and where is it?A: Let’s see. The admission fee is 12 dollars. Right now we are on the corner of Maple and 7th, so we’ll go down Maple till we come to Broadway. Then we turn right on Broadway. It’ll be in the middle of the block on your left. B: OK. And after that we can go to Neptune’s Seafood House.A: But I’m allergic to seafood…B: Oh yeah, I forgot about that. How about Yamaha Sushi?A: Didn’t I just tell you I’m allergic to seafood? Are you an idiot?B: OK – Jeez! How about Ike’s Steakhouse?A: Yeah, whatever. I hate you. Where is it?B: From the museum, go down Broadway and turn left on Oak Street. It’s between 6th and 7th Avenue. It’s in the middle of the block on the left.