旅游英语unit3.ppt

1、旅游英语,主讲：周叮波,About travel agency,Thomas Cookthe father of travel agency Thomas cook was founder of the worlds first travel agency and an extraordinary entrepreneur. As the first travel agent in England as well as in the world, he did some pioneering work in the field of travel retailing and contribut

2、ed a lot to the growth of todays travel agent industry. Thomas Cook was born in England in 1808. Cook quitted school at the age of ten and worked at a series of jobs, including gardening, fruit selling, and bookselling. In 1828, he became a Baptist(浸信会）missionary and an ardent supporter of the tempe

3、rance movement.（节制运动）It was his interest in the cause of temperance that began his career in travel.,In 1841, Cook was on his way to a temperance meeting in Leicester. At the time he was working for a Baptist publisher in Loughborough, about ten miles away. An idea occurred to him: Why not arrange f

4、or a special train between Loughborough and Leicester for those who planned to attend the upcoming quarterly temperance meeting in Leicester? Cook approached the Midland Countries Railway Company with his idea. The company agreed, and Cook advertised the arrangement. On July 5, the historic excursio

5、n took place historic because it was the first publicly advertised excursion train to run in England. Thus Cook can be recognized as the first rail excursion agent whose pioneering efforts were eventually to be copied widely in all parts of the world. The success of this venture encouraged Cook to a

6、rrange similar excursions using trains. Threes years later, the railway agreed to make the arrangement permanent if Cook would provide passengers for the excursion trains. By 1845 he was organizing these trips on a fully commercial basis as a professional travel agent, and his company had come into

7、operation. The first excursion for pleasure that Cook organized was a tour of Liverpool that took place on August 4, 1845.,Unit 3 At the Travel Agency(1),Preview,Here are some important and commonly-used words and sentence patterns on the travel agency.,journey, trip 旅行 Tour 旅游 tourist 旅游者 tour grou

8、p 旅游团 tour route 旅游路线 itinerary 旅游指南 tour guidance 旅游指南 tour brochure 旅游小册子 domestic tour 国内游 inbound tour 入境游,outbound tour 出境游 business trip 商务游 backpacker 背包旅行者 free walker 自由行 circular tour 环程旅行 excursion; outing 远足 expedition 探险 outward journey 单程旅行 return journey; round trip 往返旅行,individual to

9、ur 单独游 package tour 套餐游，包办游 independent traveler 旅游散客 holiday resort 度假区 China Travel Service 中国旅行社 China International Travel Service 中国国际旅行社 China Travel Association 中国旅游协会 World Tour Organization (WTO) 世界旅游组织,Individual tour & package tour,advantage freedom flexibility stay longer if you enjoy th

10、e beautiful scenery have more chances to communicate,disadvantage expensive not convenient much trouble to find hotels, meals,Individual tour,Package tour,advantage cheaper safer less time consuming more convenient have no trouble with ticket, meal, hotel, route and transportation. meets friends in

11、the group broaden your mind meet different needs,disadvantage not free in hurry less time to enjoy,Oral translationPackage tour,If you join a package tour, your freedom will be deprived of. When you see the little flag waving, you have to tear yourself away from the scenes youre enjoying and follow

12、your guide. In a sense, he or she is your boss, and keeps you under control. But we should not forget the advantage of joining a package tour. Because this way of travelling is more convenient. You dont have to find the hotel for you to put up and have meals. You dont have to worry about your transp

13、ortation. The tour guide will take care of everything. What you do is to follow the guide and enjoy the scenery. In a few days of travelling you not only enjoy natural scenery but also meet some interesting people, and make some new friends. The contact with people of different background and with d

14、ifferent life experiences and ideas will help you learn new things that you have never known before and thus broaden your mind.,Hello, could/May I get some information about tour? May I look through some brochures? Here is the tour guidance/itinerary. What routes do you offer? Can you introduce the

15、main domestic route in brief/ specifically? Whats the price? What scenic spots are there in this route?,At the information centre:,information：tour route, price, tour arrangement, scenic spots, accommodation condition and offer some suggestion.,When will we start? It will depart at five p.m on Octob

16、er,1st. We have outbound tour available Ill call you to make a reservation. I need more information on tour. How shall we get to the destination? by train or by plane? Is it one-way or return flight? How about the accommodation? How about shopping there?,Sample dialogue,C: I have two weeks vacation

17、winter. Id like to go where itll be warm. What can you suggest? T: What would you like to do? Would you like to see different places? Or would you prefer to stay at a resort and just relax in the sun? C: I think Id like a resort where I could go siwimming. T: There are several different resort vacat

18、ion packages. Would you like a resort that is on the ocean? C: That would be nice. Can I also go deep-sea fishing? T: Heres some information about a resort where you can go deep-sea fishing on a specially chartered boat. C: That looks good. I see they also have golf and tennis as well as special eve

19、ning entertainment. Does the price include meals? T: Yes, everythings included in the package.,After your performance, listen to the real dialogues at the CD and compare your action with them.,Reading,Passage One Why choose a travel agency?,1. Cheaper: discounts on airfares and hotel accommodation.,2. meet the needs of every member of the group.,Advantages:,Words and expressions:,provide sb. with sth.: 给某人提供某物，,2. in advance: 提前,Listening exercises,Man: Whats the weather like in Sydney now?,Woman: The weather in Sydney is just the opp