Reading Tasks

◆Reading Task 1

Welcome Speech

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Beijing. Please sit back and relax. Your luggage will be sent to the hotel by another bus,so you don’t have to worry about it.

First, please allow me to introduce ourselves. Our driver is Mr. Liu. He has 15 years of driving under his belt,so you are in very safe hands.My name is Zhang Jun,but you may just call me Xiao Zhang.We are from China International Travel Service.On behalf of Beijing CIST, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to you all.

During your stay in our city, we’ll do everything possible to make our visit a pleasant experience. If you have any problem or request, please don’t hesitate to let us know. You are going to stay at the Holiday Inn.We’ll go there directly.It will take us thirty minutes to the hotel. I’d like to give you a brief introduction to this ancient city while on the way.As you’ll stay in our city for four days,you will do well to remember the number of our bus.The number is 961852. Let me repeat,961852.

I hope you will have a good time in Beijing.

Answer the following questions according to the text.

1.What do you think is the speaker named Zhang Jun?

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2.Where is the welcome speech delivered?

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3.What is Xiao Zhang going to do after this part of speech?

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4.How will the luggage of the tourists be sent to the hotel?

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5.How long will Xiao Zhang be together with the tourists to Beijing?

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◆Reading Task 2

Welcoming Tourists

(Carmen is ready to guide the tour in Mexico for some tourists.)

Carmen smiled as she watched the tourists get on board the big air-conditioned bus.When everyone was on board,Carmen entered and took a small raised seat beside the driver.Here she could face the passengers as she spoke to them.

“Good morning,ladies and gentlemen,”she said over a loudspeaker.“Welcome to Mexico city.I am Carmen Campos,and I am your guide for this tour of our beautiful city.Today we are going to see the highlights of both the old and the new areas.Please sit back and make yourself comfortable,we’ll be starting our tour in just a few minutes.”

Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

______1.Carmen entered the bus before the tourists did.

______2.Carmen sat together with the tourists.

______3.Carmen didn’t talk directly to the tourists.She used something to make her voice louder.

______4.Carmen told the tourists to lie down in the seats so that they would feel relaxed and at ease.

______5.Carmen took tourists only to the old sections of the city.

◆More for Practice

There are some things you should bear in mind while meeting overseas tourists as a tour guide.

1.Greet tour members as they arrive.

2.Make sure the number of group members.

3.Count the number of checked group luggage.

4.Escort the tourists to the coach.

5.Take a count of tourists on the coach.

6.Inform the tourists of the transferring.

7.Give a brief introduction to the city or the country.

Can you use the above tips to cope with the following situation?