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Listening Exercise
1. Listen to the recording on travel and city tour and read along with the
conversation. Review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences, then,
perform the dialogue with a classmate and sent it to the teacher.

Man: So, what do you want to do tomorrow?

Woman: Well, let's look at this city guide here. [Okay] Uh, here's something
interesting. [Oh!] Why don't we first visit the art museum in the morning?

Man: Okay. I like that idea. And where do you want to eat lunch?

Woman: How about going to an Indian restaurant? [Humm] The

guide recommends one downtown a few blocks from the museum.

Man: Now that sounds great. After that, what do you think about visiting the zoo? [Oh .
. umm . . well . . . ] Well, it says here that there are some very unique animals not
found anywhere else.

Woman: Well, to tell you the truth, I'm not really interested in going there. [Really?].
Yeah. Why don't we go shopping instead? There are supposed to be some really nice
places to pick up souvenirs.

Man: Nah, I don't think that's a good idea. We only have few travelers checks left, and
I only have fifty dollars left in cash.

Woman: No problem. We can use YOUR credit card to pay for MY new clothes.

Man: Oh, no. I remember the last time you used MY credit card for YOUR purchases.

Woman: Oh well. Let's take the subway down to the seashore and walk along the
beach.

Man: Now that sounds like a wonderful plan.

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences

• blocks (noun): the distance and area between roads or streets
- Walk down this road three blocks, and you'll see the science museum on the
righthand side of the street.
• to tell (you) the truth (phrase): to be honest
- To tell you the truth, I'm a little afraid to try new foods.
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• pick up (verb): obtain or get

- I picked up this doll during my last trip to China.
• souvenir (verb): something you give or receive to help you remember a visit to
another place
- My children expect souvenirs when I return from a trip overseas.

2) Listen to the recording again and answer the questions.

1. Where are they planning to go in the morning?

a) to a shopping center
b) to a park
c) to an art museum

2. What kind of restaurant do they want to visit for lunch?

a) Indian
b) Italian
c) Indonesian

3. The man wants to visit the zoo because _____.

a) the zoo will be closed the rest of the week

b) it is free to visitors that day
c) there are unusual animals there

4. The woman wants to go shopping to _____.

a) buy souvenirs
b) return a gift
c) pass the time

5. They are going to the sea by _____.

a) Bus
b) Subway
c) taxi
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3. Post-Listening Exercise

Imagine that you are visiting a new city for the first time as a tourist in Paris, London,
Sydney, Rome, or New York City. Many people are looking for cheap travel ideas.
Think about these questions:

1. What things do you like to do in these cities?

2. What things would you like to buy?

3. What places would you visit?

4. What do you buy?

5. Does your choice of activities depend on whether you are on a Hawaiian

honeymoon, a travel adventure, or on business?