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Summer Travels. By Cathy Chang. Outline. Part I: Starting Questions Part II: Vocabulary Part III: Useful Expressions Part IV: Further Discussion Questions Part V: Domestic Travel Part VI: Useful Vocabulary. Starting Questions. Did you travel anywhere over the summer break? Taiwan
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Summer Travels By Cathy Chang
Outline • Part I: Starting Questions • Part II: Vocabulary • Part III: Useful Expressions • Part IV: Further Discussion Questions • Part V: Domestic Travel • Part VI: Useful Vocabulary
Starting Questions • Did you travel anywhere over the summer break? • Taiwan • Other countries • How do you usually plan for a trip? • Transportation and living accommodations • Packing the essentials • Is there an unforgettable (whether good or bad) traveling experience that you’d like to share?
Essentials for Traveling • Passport and visa • Maps, books or online information • Money • Suitable clothing for different occasions • Emergency numbers and addresses • Sunscreen and first aid supplies • Others?
Vocabulary (1) • Season: peak season 旅遊高峰季節; off-peak season 離峰季節 • Traveling Number: • 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 • Destination: • Domestic travel 國內旅遊 • Overseas travel 海外旅遊 • Accommodation: • Hotel, motel, youth hostel (青年招待所) • bed & breakfast 民宿 • Money: • deposit 訂金 • cash 現金 • credit card 信用卡 • traveler’s check 旅行支票
Vocabulary (2) • Destination 目的地 • Departure/arrival 啟程/抵達 • 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
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 20,000NT.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 • What do you usually do when you go traveling? • Sightseeing, eating, shopping, visiting friends, etc. • What does one need to be aware of when traveling, especially with individual traveling? • Safety issues
Traveling in Taiwan • Have you traveled to different cities in Taiwan? Which is your favorite and why? • Which place in Taiwan would you recommend to people from other countries? Why? • Transportation and Accommodations • Characteristics of the place
Useful Vocabulary Food: • 蚵仔煎 Oyster omelet • 臭豆腐 Stinky tofu • 筒仔米糕 Rice tube pudding • 豬血糕 Pigs blood cake • 肉圓 Taiwanese Meatballs • 蚵仔麵線 Oyster thin noodles • 生煎包 Fried bun
References • Materials from Paul’s and Christine’s files: • http://ce.etweb.fju.edu.tw/self_learning/conversation/warmup.htm