Listening Tasks

Now listen to the following dialogues,fill in the blanks to find out how Zhang Jun,a young tour guide from China Youth Travel Service,is greeting the tourists from the United States.

◆Dialogue A

Zhang: Excuse me,but are you Mr.Smith from Los Angeles?

Mr.Smith:Yes,I’m John Smith.

Zhang: How do you do, Mr. Smith.________1________ . My name is Zhang Jun. Just call me Xiao Zhang.

Mr.Smith:How do you do,Xiao Zhang?Nice to meet you.

Zhang: Nice to meet you,too._________2_________.

Mr.Smith:Thank you.

Zhang: How was your trip?

Mr.Smith:Pretty good.But I feel a bit tired after the long flight.

Zhang: Yes, you must. You need a good rest first. We’ll directly go to the hotel. All right?

Mr.Smith:All right.

Zhang:____________3__________ ?

Mr.Smith:Yes,everything is OK.

Zhang: Very good. Our car is waiting over there. Let’s go. May I help you with your luggage?

Mr.Smith:No,thanks.I can manage it by myself.

Zhang: This way,please.

◆Dialogue B

Guide:Excuse me,but are you Mr.Brown,Holiday package group leader?

Mr.Brown:Yes,I am.

Guide:I’m a guide from the China Travel Service. My name is Peter Zhang. I have come here to meet you.Welcome to China.

Mr.Brown:Thank you very much.

Guide:_________1_________ ?

Mr.Brown:Of course.Here you are.There are 20 pieces altogether.

Guide:Good.I’ll see to it that they go to our hotel as soon as possible. _________2___________ ?

Mr.Brown:Let me check.Yes,all here.

Guide:That’s all right.Shall we go now?The bus is waiting outside.

Mr.Brown:Sure.You go ahead and we will follow you.

◆Dialogue C

Guide:This is our bus,step on,please.

Guide:Good afternoon,ladies and gentlemen.Are we all on the bus?

Tour leader: Just a moment,please.Mrs.Johnson is not here yet.Oh,there she comes.

Mrs.Johnson:I’m sorry.Am I the last one?

Guide:Yes,but that’s all right.

Tour leader: Well,yes!We are ready to go.

Guide:OK, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Beijing! ________1_________ . May I introduce our driver to you? This is Mr.Han.My name is Guo Nan.__________2__________ .

Now, we are heading for our hotel, the Kempinski Hotel. It’s just in downtown. It will take us 30 minutes there. So please sit back and relax yourselves.I’d like to give you some general information of our city.

Tour leader: That’s great.

◆More for Practice

You are a tour guide. Make short dialogues with your partner who just arrived at the airport.Do greetings to the following guests.