CONTENT
Unit 1 Service 1
PARTⅠTEXT 1
Text A What Are Services? 1
Text B Service Level Agreement: Consequences for Non-performance 6
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 9
Dialogue 1 Applying for a Visa 9
Dialogue 2 Booking Tickets 11
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Transportation Terms 13
PART IV EXERCISES 13
Unit 2 Tourism 18
PART Ⅰ TEXT 18
Text A Defining Tourism 18
Text B Tourism, Good or Bad 22
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 26
Dialogue 1 Changing Foreign Currency 26
Dialogue 2 Taking a Taxi 27
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:At the Airport 28
PART IV EXERCISES 29
Activity 1:New Headline 34
Unit 3 Hospitality Industry 36
PART Ⅰ TEXT 36
Text A You Are What You Eat 36
Text B Hostel 40
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 45
Dialogue 1 At the Information Desk 45
Dialogue 2 Security Check 46
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:In the Restaurant 48
PART IV EXERCISES 49
Unit 4 Tourism Attraction 54
PART Ⅰ TEXT 54
Text A Touring round Banff 54
Text B Tourism Attraction 60
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 63
Dialogue 1 Going Through Security 63
Dialogue 2 Announcements at the Gate 64
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:The Types of Luggage 65
PART IV EXERCISES 65
Activity 2:Incoming Tourists’ Overall Impression on China 69
Unit 5 Tourist Product 72
PART Ⅰ TEXT 72
Text A The Silk Road, from Xi’an to Kashgar 72
Text B Banpo Museum 79
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 82
Dialogue 1 On the Plane: Captain’s Announcement 82
Dialogue 2 On the Plane: Having Meal 83
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Maintenance and Safety 84
PART IV EXERCISES 85
Unit 6 Tourism Marketing 91
PART Ⅰ TEXT 91
Text A Tourism Marketing 91
Text B Accor Launches Backpacker Brand 93
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 95
Dialogue 1 Immigration Formalities 95
Dialogue 2 Luggage Claiming 97
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Housekeeping 98
PART IV EXERCISES 98
Activity 3:Huizhou Trilogy 105
Unit 7 Communication 106
PART I TEXT 106
Text A Developing Interpersonal Skills 106
Text B The Concept of “Face” in Chinese-American Interaction 111
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 115
Dialogue 1 Customs Clearance 115
Dialogue 2 Reserving a Room 116
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Chinese Traditional Items 118
PART IV EXERCISES 118
Unit 8 Special Interest Tours 123
PARTⅠ TEXT 123
Text A Virtual Tourism 123
Text B Adventure Tours in Antarctica 127
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 131
Dialogue 1 Arranging the Luggage 131
Dialogue 2 Tidying the Room 132
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Cashier’s Terms 133
PART Ⅴ EXERCISES 134
Activity 4:Freedom Trail 138
Unit 9 Sports and Outdoor Activities 139
PART ⅠTEXT 139
Text A Backpacking 139
Text B Sport Tourism 145
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 149
Dialogue 1 Room Service 149
Dialogue 2 About the Use of Safe-Deposit Box 150
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Chinese Art 152
PART IV EXERCISES 152
Unit 10 Leisure and Recreation 158
PART ⅠTEXT 158
Text A Elephant Tourism in Laos 158
Text B Cruise 162
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 166
Dialogue 1 Additional Bed 166
Dialogue 2 Laundry Service 167
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Business Service 168
PART IV EXERCISES 169
Activity 5:The Ski Resort 175
Unit 11 Ecotourism 178
PARTⅠTEXT 178
Text A Ecotourism 178
Text B The Role of Ethics in Ecotourism 180
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 183
Dialogue 1 Maintenance Service 183
Dialogue 2 Lodging a Complaint at a Hotel 184
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Traditional Chinese Architecture 185
PART IV EXERCISES 185
Unit 12 Tourism Culture 191
PARTⅠTEXT 191
Text A What Is Religion? 191
Text B Films in Contemporary China 196
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 198
Dialogue 1 Booking a Table 198
Dialogue 2 Having Western Food 200
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Sports Items 201
PART IV EXERCISES 202
Activity 6:Museum Visitors’ Survey 207
Unit 13 Tourism Impact 216
PART ⅠTEXT 216
Text A Social Impacts of Tourism 216
Text B Ecological Impacts of Tourism 218
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 220
Dialogue 1 Booking Tickets for Shows 220
Dialogue 2 In the Fitness Center 221
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Public Transportation 222
PART IV EXERCISES 223
Unit 14 Tourism Sustainability 228
PART Ⅰ TEXT 228
Text A Tourism Development in Cyprus Needs to Be Sustained 228
Text B The Tourist as Target: Direct Victim of Political Instability 229
PART Ⅱ DIALOGUE 234
Dialogue 1 Hairdressing 234
Dialogue 2 Booking Facilities and Personnel 235
PART III GOOD TO KNOW:Chinese Dishes 236
PART IV EXERCISES 237
Activity 7:Sherpa 240
Appendix: Key to the Exercises 242
REFERENCES 260