English Vocabulary for Tour Guides

Nouns

WORD MEANING EXAMPLE SENTENCE

activities things to do There are lots of

activities that the whole
family will enjoy.

architecture design of a The architecture of this

building building is typical of the
Renaissance age.

art gallery place to look at We are going to visit

professional theart gallery where
paintings and local painters exhibit
drawings their art.

attractions places for The water park is our

tourists to see most recent attraction .
bearings feeling for If you're having trouble
understanding getting
one's location/ your bearings just
surroundings in remember that the
an unknown mountains are west.
area

business area in a city Keep in mind that this is

district that has many the business district so
offices that grocery store may
be expensive.

castle a building for No one has lived in

royalty thiscastle since the last
king died twenty years
ago.

church a place to The church is the

worship God central meeting place in
this town.
convenienc things that There you will find all of
es make life your conveniences, from
easier suntan lotion to
shampoo.

custom something It's a custom to hang

people of a beads in the windows at
region do often this time of year.

en route on the way While we are en route to

the hotel I will point out
the beach and the golf
course.

entertainme a place where If you want to catch a

nt district there are movie while you're here,
theatres and the entertainment
concert halls district is off to your
left.

exception something/ With the exception

 someone that ofJohnson Street, it is
does not follow safe to walk around here
the usual rules at night.
or expectations

exhibition objects (i.e. art) It may be tough to find

displayed for a parking with the
short time for carexhibition on this
the public to week.
view

grocery place to buy Since you have a

store/ food to take kitchenette at your hotel
supermarke home you will need to know
t where the grocery
storeis.

highlight the best part People often say that

thehighlight of their trip
is the botanical gardens.
legend a person or According to an
story known for oldlegend, a sea
a long time monster lives in this
lake.

lobby front entrance We will meet in

the lobbyat 8 am sharp.

locals people who live The locals are usually

in an area happy to show tourists
around.

location place where This location is the best

something can because you don't need
be found to bother renting a car.

map shows roads I'll give you each a map

and directions so you can follow along
to places as we walk.

market place to buy Every Sunday there is a

 fresh food and farmer's market on Wade
homemade Street.
items

monument a statue/ This monument honours

structure that the men and women
honours an who died during the war.
event or person

museum a place where The museum charges a

historical items small fee for adults, but
are displayed children are free.

necessities things that We recommend that you

people need for only carry necessities in
every day living your purse and leave
everything else at the
hotel.

original the way Except for the roof, this

state something home has been left in its
 appeared from original state.
the beginning

photograph picture taken You may not take

with a camera photographs here, but
you can purchase a
postcard.

postcard a card with a The gift shop has many

picture on one great souvenirs, such as
side(usually an postcards of the
object or place beautiful waterfalls.
that tourists
see) that can
be mailed
without an
envelope

questions or things that The plane almost

concerns tourists may missed
want to say or the runway because it
ask was such a bad storm.
request something that The driver has made a
has been asked request that you throw
for politely all of your garbage in
the bin at the front on
your way out.

restaurant part of a town/ You will see there are

district city with many many more eateries to
places to eat choose from when we
head to the restaurant
district.

ritual tradition, It is an old

custom, action native ritual to dance
(religious or during the sunrise.
cultural) that
people do often

scenery natural beauty It is impossible to

to look at capture the beauty of
this scenery in pictures.
settlers people who The original settlers
first made a relied on oxen to carry
home in an their wares.
area

shopping area of town You may want to save

district where there some spending money
are many because we'll be visiting
stores the shopping
district this afternoon.

site place, location This is the site of a very

famous battle.

stairway/ steps going up The stairwell is very

stairwell or down steep, so please watch
your step.

street people who live You may be surprised

people on the street, how many street
often begging peopleask you for
 for money money.

surrounding things that you I hope you enjoy the

s see around you castle and its
surroundings, including
the secret garden.

voice the sound you I apologize for my voice

make when today as I have a bit of a
speaking cold.

voucher a piece of Don't forget to bring

paper that your voucher for a free
shows you have coffee in the hotel lobby.
paid

waterfront piece of land There will be plenty of

next to an live entertainment down
ocean, lake, or at the waterfront.
river
window glass that you We can peer in the
look out window but I think they
are probably closed for
the day.

Verbs

WORD MEANING EXAMPLE SENTENCE

arrive reach a I am glad to see you

destination all arrived safely.

close to finish We will close the tour with a

view of the city at sunset.

continue on keep going If you're all finished looking

here, we will continue on with

the tour.

depart leave The last ferry departs at 4pm,

 so make sure you don't miss

it.

enjoy have a good I have enjoyed meeting all of

experience you today.

expect think that You probably

something will be/ weren't expecting to see

happen a certain snow.

way

permit allow You are permitted to have a

beverage on the bus, but

please do not eat any food.

proceed go forward Please proceed all the way to

the back of the bus.

raise (a lift If you have any questions

hand) during the tour,

 please raise your hand.

recommend suggest We recommend that you only

keep a small amount of cash

in your wallet.

refer suggest I will gladly refer you to my

favourite restaurants, if you

are interested.

relax sit back and enjoy Tomorrow you will have a day

time in peace to just relax on the beach.

Show take people to When we get to the museum

someone see an area someone else will show us

around around.

sit back relax in a seated Please sit back and enjoy the

position bus tour.

speak up talk louder If you need me to speak up or

slow down, please let me

know.

Adjectives

WORD MEANING EXAMPLE SENTENCE

ancient very old The ancient village has

been left untouched.

beautiful/ very nice You will

gorgeous looking find beautiful homemade
jewellery in that shop.

breathtakin when a view Under the starlight the

g is very waterfall is
impressive simply breathtaking.

customary traditional It is customary to shake

hands and bow as you
 enter.

dangerous not safe It is dangerous to accept

a ride from a local.

devastating very sad, The tsunami

unfortunate was devastating for local
hotels.

elegant attractive, yet There is an elegant dining

simple room for guests to eat in.

enormous very large This enormous sculpture

stands one-hundred feet
high.

exciting makes one It's so exciting to see new

feel very places, isn't it?
happy/
energetic
extensive covers a lot This house has
an extensivehistory, and
you can read more in the
brochures.

fascinating very It is fascinating to know

interesting to how people lived back
learn about/ then.
see

haunted believed to The house is said to

have ghosts be haunted and no one
living there has lived in it for fifty
years or more.

heritage of historical The government named

importance this school as
a heritage site last year.

internationa around the Every year it is

l world an internationalcelebratio
 n, with people coming
from as far away as
Africa.

lovely very nice This is a lovely place to

(appearance sit and watch the local
or birds.
personality)

magnificent amazing This part of town is

known for
itsmagnificent wall
murals.

popular liked by many June is the

most popular time for
tourists to come here.

prevalent very Crime is prevalent in the

noticeable old parts of town.
reconstruct built again The village
ed was reconstructed after
the major fire in 1910.

restored returned to its All of the antique

original state furniture has been
professionally restored.

safe not dangerous The water is safe to drink

here.

scenic nice to look at We will go up to the

(nature) balcony for ascenic view
of the grounds.

superb very good (i.e. The children put on

service, food, a superbconcert at
entertainment Christmas time.
)

thrilling exciting Cliff jumping is

 a thrilling experience for
those of you who aren't
afraid of heights.

unbelievabl too amazing/ It is unbelievable what

e strange to some of these street
seem true entertainers can do.

visible able to be The top of the tower may

seen not bevisible because of
the fog.