Conversation Practice Travel By Paul Chen Outline l

Conversation Practice Travel By Paul Chen

Outline l Starting Questions l Sample Conversations (1) Booking a Ticket l (2) At the Immigration Office l l Vocabulary (1) (2) l Useful Expressions l Discussion Questions l Reference

Starting Questions l Have you ever booked a flight by yourself? How did you do that? l What are the essentials for traveling (the things necessary for one to bring with while traveling)? l Is there an unforgettable (whether good or bad) traveling experience that you’d like to share?

Ref. Some Essentials for Travelers Must: your passport (with visa), ticket, money. l Suggestions: l l l l Map and tour book (get them locally at a bookstore or their information bureau) Sunglasses and Sunscreen Extra clothes on carry-on baggage (in case your luggage is lost or misplaced). First aid supplies, over-the-counter medicine you frequently need (e. g. anti-acid, pain-killer) and the medicine you need regularly. *Keep them in their original package to avoid questioning at the customs office. Phone numbers you need for contact. Changes of local currency for tips and phone calls.

Ref. Ten Essentials for Hikers, Backpackers and Climbers. Map Compass (optionally supplemented with a GPS receiver, by some other sources) l Sunglasses and Sunscreen l Extra food (extra water is considered "important") l Extra clothes l Headlamp/flashlight l First aid supplies l Fire starter l Matches l Knife (source: http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ten_essentials ) l l

Sample Conversation (1): booking the ticket C: Clerk; P: Passenger. C: China Airline. May I help you, Miss? P: Yes. I’d like to go to Beijing next Saturday. C: What time would you like to leave? P: I’d like to fly at around 10 o’clock in the morning then. C: First class or economy, Miss? P: Economy, please. C: Would you like a round trip ticket? P: Yes. A round trip ticket, please. C: May I have your name and phone number? P: Rosemary Smith. R-O-S-E-M-A-R-Y S-M-I-T-H. My phone number is 0969987789. C: Thank you, Miss.

Sample Conversation (2): going through Immigration I: Immigration Officer; P: Passenger. I: Why are you coming to the US? P: For tourist purposes; for family reunion; on business; to go to a conference; to study. I: Where are you studying/staying? P: At –Hotel on – Street (downtown); with my brother; at the school dorm. I: How long are you going to stay here? P: for a month; for two years. I: (questions for students) • Have you got a letter from the University? • Where are you living? • How much money have you got to study here?

Vocabulary (1): Traveling by plane: l l l destination 目的地 departure time/ departure day 啟程時間/日期 airfare 航空費用 to book (a flight/ a room) 預訂(班機/房間) single ticket/ one-way ticket 單程票 return ticket/ round trip ticket 來回票 visa 簽證 passport 護照 boarding pass 登機證 transfer 轉機 travel agent 旅行社職員 itinerary 旅遊行程

Vocabulary (2): different types l l Season: peak season 旅遊高峰季節; off-peak season 離峰季節 Traveling with -- : l l Destination: l l Hotel, motel, youth hostel (青年招待所 ) bed & breakfast 民宿 Money: l l l domestic travel國內旅遊 go abroad 出國 Accommodation: l l group travel 團隊旅行 Package tour 包辦旅行 free individual travel 自助旅行； back-packer自助旅行者 deposit 訂金 cash 現金 credit card 信用卡 traveler’s check 旅行支票 duty-free shop 免稅商店

Useful Expressions T: Traveler; C: Clerk. T: Is next weekend available? 下週末的航班還有空位嗎？ C: Yes, We have some vacant seats next Sunday morning. 有的，下週日上午的班機 還有些空位。 C: First class or economy? 請問要頭等艙或經濟艙？ T: First class, please. 頭等艙，謝謝。 C: What’s your destination? 請問您的目的地是？ T: I want to fly to London. 我要飛往倫敦。 C: Would you like a round trip ticket? 請問您要買來回機票嗎？ T: Nope, a one-way ticket, please. 不，一張單程機票就好。 T: What’s the airfare? 航空費用是多少？ C: That’s 20, 000 NT. 兩萬元台幣。 C: May I have your reservation number? 可以跟我講一下您的預約號碼嗎？ T: Yes. My reservation number is 7208023. 我的預約號碼是 7208023。

Discussion Questions l l 1. 2. 3. 4. What do you like most about traveling? (eating different foods, shopping, going to their museums, seeing sights, talking to local people, etc. ) What are things to be careful about when traveling? E. g. Don’t ever leave your property (bags and luggage) unattended—even just for a minute. Go to the airport two hours before the flight is scheduled to take off. (Security checks take longer nowadays. ) Dress conservatively (or moderately) so that you don’t become a target (of theft or other crimes). Check the official websites of the places you plan to visit beforehand, and plan your itinerary as much as possible. (more here: 1, 2)

Reference l Yahoo Travel <http: //travel. yahoo. com/>