Professional Documents
Culture Documents
SUGGESTING
TOUR PROGRAMS
Objective
After the lesson the students should be able:
To ask suggestion on Bali and beyond tour programs
To give suggestions on Bali and beyond tour programs
13.1 Conversation
Mr and Mrs Hill are in Spain for the first time. Listen to their conversation
with Miss Lorca in one of the Tourist Information Offices in Barcelona.
Lorca : Good morning. Can I help you?
Mr. Hill : Yes, we’re staying a few days and then we’re visiting Madrid.
Could you give us some advice about things to do here?
Lorca : With pleasure. Let me tell you some of the things to do and then
I’ll give you some brochures and recommend some guide books
as well.
Mr. Hill : Thank you.
Lorca : You’d like to go sightseeing first. I expect. Why not have a walk
down Las Ramblas before you do anything else? You’ll get the
atmosphere of the town there. There are pavement cafes where
you can sit and watch the world go by, kiosks selling souvenirs,
news stands where you can get British and American newspaper
and magazines, and a great number of good shops, bars, and
restaurants.
Mrs. Hill : Yes, they mentioned the Ramblas at the hotel.
Lorca : If you go to the end of the Ramblas, there’s a square with a
column that commemorates Christopher Colombus. You can
Questions
1. Where are Mr and Mrs. Hill going when they leave Barcelona?
2. Where did the Hills first hear about Las Ramblas?
3. Where can you get a good view of Barcelona?
4. When does the next four leave?
5. Where are the brochures?
Here are some useful expressions for asking for and giving advice
Asking for advice:
Where to go?
Which one to buy
I don’t know What to do
Giving advice
Buy the red ones
Go a bed and take an aspirin
If I were you, I’d
Using prepositions
Notice how the prepositions are used below to describe position and direction.
a. Just off the coast lies a group of islands.
b. You can take boat trips to the Medas isles.
c. There is a discotheque in the village.
Now study the following table and choose the correct prepositions from the table to
complete the sentences below :
to On (to) In(to) at on In
→X
from Off Out of Away off Out of
from
X→
ESTARTIT
This popular summer resort has one of the finest sand beaches of the Costa
Brava – the Playa de Pals. Formerly a little fishing port, where the inhabitants
fished for sardine and anchovy, it has, in a few years, achieved international status
without losing its appeal.
Just off the coast lie a group of four islands known as the Medas isles and
a little farther north is the Foadada Rock. Inhabited in Roman times, these islands
later become deserted. Now you can take boat trips to them to swim, fish or simply
sunbathe.
There is little to see in Estartit itself. In fact, it is hardly more than a main
interest – Calle Sante Ana – which runs parallel to the sea and contains some good
boutiques and small souvenir shops. If you want to shop, the best day to visit
Estartit is on Thursday , which is market day.
For a small resort, Estartit has plenty of night life. For first – class evening
entertainment, often with an international floor show, it is worth climbing The Hill
Questions
1. Where is the Foadada Rock situated?
2. What activities can be carried out in the Medas isles?
3. What does the Calle Sante Ana have to offer the tourist?
4. Why is Thursday the best day for shopping in Estartit?
5. Which three establishments are suggested for night time entertainment?
Practices
Imagine conversation of suggesting tour programs to your clients.
You can find some information about temples in Bali.
Questions
1. What is the tour guide asking about to the guest and why does he ask that?
2. What is the weather like in that time and how does the guest feel?
3. What does the guest want to do on the way of the tour?
4. What the name of the fruit the guest is eager to know and how does the tour
guide describe it?
Questions
1. What happen with the guest?
2. What is the rule of the office for cancellation?
3. Does the guest get a cancellation fee? Give a reason
4. Why does the guest talk some refund of money?
14.3 Reading
Authorities in Hawaii are proposing a ban on the popular tourist activity of swimming
with dolphins off the Hawaiian coast. The dolphins have served as a magnet for
tourists over the past few decades. However, federal officials say the increasing
tourism is harmful to the dolphins because they are supposed to be resting and
socializing. The National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration proposes to prohibit swimming with, or approaching
within 50 metres of, Hawaii's spinner dolphins. That would put an end to many tour
c) quality interaction
d) selfies with dolphins
7) When are dolphins most active?
a) before lunch
b) at night
c) in the morning
d) after lunch
Role play
Role A — Hiking
You think hiking is the best tourist activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the most
boring of these (and why): a museum, shopping or a bus tour.
Role B — A museum
You think a museum is the best tourist activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the most
boring of these (and why): hiking, shopping or a bus tour.
Role C — Shopping
You think shopping is the best tourist activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the most
boring of these (and why): a museum, hiking or a bus tour.
Role D — A bus tour
You think a bus tour is the best tourist activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
them things that are wrong with their activities. Also, tell the others which is the most
boring of these (and why): a museum, shopping or hiking.
After reading / listening
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other
meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...
'swimming'
Student survey
Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student
must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview
other students. Write down their answers.
(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)
Discussion - Swimming with dolphins may be banned
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. What did you think when you read the headline?
2. What springs to mind when you hear the word 'dolphin'?
3. What do you think of swimming with dolphins?
4. What do you know about Hawaii?
5. Do we have the right to use dolphins as a tourist activity?
6. What do you think of the proposed ban?
7. What do you think it's like to snorkel with dolphins?
8. What harm does this kind of tourism do to dolphins?
9. Should we end using any animals for tourism and entertainment?
10. Do you think the dolphins like swimming with humans?
Practices
Look at the map below and tell the route of the trip: Bali Hai Catamaran Cruises to
Lembongan Island.