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ENGLISH FOR TOUR GUIDES

UNIT 1
Welcoming Visitors

EXPRESSIONS
Model Conversation
Tour Guide: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our park.
Visitors: Good afternoon.
Tour Guide: My name’s Andy Castle. I’m your guide today.
Visitor 1: Hello, Mr. Castle. Nice to meet you. I’m John Fritz.
Visitor 2: Hi, Mr. Castle. My name’s Cathleen Johnson.
Tour Guide: Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Fritz, Ms. Johnson. Just call me Andy.
Is this your first visit here?
Visitor 1 and 2: Yes, it is.
Tour Guide: I see. Today, I’ll guide you around some of the attractions in this
park. The tour takes around an hour. Will that be a problem?
Visitor 1 and 2: No. It’s fine.

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Model Conversation
Tour Guide: Great. Let’s start.

After one hour

Mr. Fritz, Ms. Johnson. This is the end of our tour today. The park
Tour Guide: closes at 3 p.m. so, you still have around 2 hours to enjoy the park.
Visitor 1: Where can I see the map of the park?
You can get one from the TIC staff. They help tourists with
Tour Guide: information at this park.
Visitor 1 and 2: OK. Thank you, Andy. Good bye.
Tour Guide: Good bye, Mr. Fritz, Ms. Johnson. Have a nice time.

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In the conversation, there are four important
things that were used by the tour guide:
1. Greetings (salam pembuka)
2. Introductions (perkenalan diri)
3. Making small talks (berbasa-basi)
4. Leave-takings (penutup)

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1. Greetings (salam pembuka)
• Good morning, Sir/Ma’am.
• Hello, Ms. Smith.
• Nice to meet you.
• Welcome to …(the museum/the park/etc.)

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2. Introductions (perkenalan diri)
• I am your guide today. My name’s John.
• My name is Brian Kane. You can call me Brian.
• I’m Michael Brown. Mike for short.

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3. Making small talks (berbasa-basi)
• Is this your first visit here?
• Have you been here before?
• Have you ever visited…(a place/site/etc.) like this?
• Have you ever joined …(a guided tour/an eco
tour/etc)?

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4. Leave-takings (penutup)
• This is the end of our tour today. I hope you had a great time.
• It was nice meeting you. I hope to see you again soon.
• Good bye. Have a nice time.

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EXPRESSIONS
1. Greetings (salam pembuka) 2. Introductions (perkenalan diri)
• Good morning, Sir/Ma’am. • I am your guide today. My name’s John.
• Hello, Ms. Smith. • My name is Brian Kane. You can call me Brian.
• Nice to meet you. • I’m Michael Brown. Mike for short.
• Welcome to …(the museum/the park/etc.)

3. Making small talks (berbasa-basi) 4. Leave-takings (penutup)


• Is this your first visit here? • This is the end of our tour today. I hope you
• Have you been here before? had a great time.
• Have you ever visited…(a place/site/etc.) • It was nice meeting you. I hope to see you
like this? again soon.
• Have you ever joined …(a guided tour/an • Good bye. Have a nice time
eco tour/etc)?

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