[00:00.00] Unit 9 The Joy of Travel
[00:05.08]Part Two Listening-Centered Activities
[00:09.65]Listening 1
[00:11.45]Exercise 1
[00:14.18]Directions: Listen to the dialog and choose the appropriate answer for each item.
[00:22.39]Maria: Good afternoon. I'd like to book two return air tickets from Istanbul to Athens,please.
[00:29.63]Travel agent: Certainly. When are you travelling?
[00:32.69]Maria: We want to take the flight tomorrow afternoon and come back Friday afternoon.
[00:37.94]Travel agent: First class or economy class?
[00:40.68]Maria: Economy class.
[00:42.37]Travel agent: Two adults?
[00:43.88]Maria: Yes.
[00:45.04]Travel agent: And your name is---?
[00:47.34]Maria: Almar. A--L--M--A--R.
[00:52.70]Travel agent: Initials?
[00:53.93]Maria: M.H.
[00:55.22]Travel agent: And the other passenger?
[00:57.67]Maria: P.J. Almar.
[00:59.69]Travel agent: On the 11th and the 14th, did you say?
[01:03.94]Maria: That's right. Do we have to change planes?
[01:07.79]Travel agent: No, it's a direct flight. Here are your tickets, Mrs Alma
[01:12.32]These are for the outward journey---from Istanbul to Athens on flight SN862 at 17:50 on July 11th
[01:22.55]And these are for the return journey---Athens to Istanbul on flight SN863 at 15:10 on July 14t
[01:33.31]Don't forget to be at the airport 45 minutes before departure time.
[01:38.82]Maria: Thank you. Do you accept credit cards?
[01:42.38]Travel agent: Certainly. Thank you. That's TL6,79
[01:48.65]Could you sign here, please? Thank you very much.
[01:52.39]Maria: Thank you.
[01:53.72]1) Where does the conversation most probably take place?
[01:58.80]2) How many people are going to Athens?
[02:03.55]3) How will the woman go to Athens?
[02:08.48]4) What's the woman's full name?
[02:13.06]5) When will the woman go to Athens?
[02:17.77]6) How long will the woman stay in Athens?
[02:22.38]Exercise 2
[02:24.76]Directions: Listen again and fill in the following table with the information you have learned from the dialog.
[02:34.37]Listening Two Exercise 1
[02:39.37]Directions: Read the statements below. then listen to the conversatio
[02:47.44]Stop at the end of each part. Put "T" in the space provided if the statement is true and "F" if it is false.
[03:00.54]Alex, a young Englishman, is staying in New York with Linda,a friend of hi
[03:07.70]He is only there for two days and wants to see as much as possibl
[03:13.03]He is talking to Linda about the most interesting places.
[03:17.78]L: So what are you going to do while you're here?
[03:22.14]A: Well. I don't know much about New York really, you know, just the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. You tell me!
[03:32.58]L: You've just got two days, righ
[03:35.60]You're going to be pretty busy if you want to see all the sights!
[03:40.61]A: I'm planning to start early tomorrow morning. What should I do first?
[03:45.61]L: I think you should start with the Empire State Buildin
[03:49.90]It's not the highest building now, but the view's just beautiful in the morning, when it's clear and fresh. You have to do that!
[03:59.22]A: Mm. It sounds great! I'll definitely do tha
[04:03.50]Which is the highest building in the city now?
[04:06.53]L: The World Trade Center buildin
[04:09.52]But you should go there at night for the view---there's a bar up there and you can relax and look at the lights of the cit
[04:17.33]It's really wonderfull!
[04:18.73]A: Right!
[04:19.85]Part two A: What else do you recommend?
[04:23.92]L: Well, it depends on what you like---art, shopping, theatre?
[04:29.60]A: Well, not shopping particularly. But I'd like to see an art gallery or two.
[04:35.11]L: Oh, then you must go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Which is just enormou
[04:42.13]You could spend two days ther
[04:44.65]That's by central Park, so you can take a walk through Central Park at the same time, but not after dark, remembe
[04:53.11]It's dangerous then.
[04:55.13]A: Right.
[04:56.57]Part 3
[04:58.22]A: What about the Statue of Liberty? I must see the Statue of Liberty!
[05:02.87]L: Well, there are different ways to do tha
[05:06.76]You can take a tour by boa
[05:09.13]That stops so you can get out and climb up to the top.
[05:13.27]A: Yeah?
[05:14.32]L: Or the cheap way is just to take the regular Staten Island ferry---that's not a tourist boa
[05:21.23]so it doesn't stop---but it passes right by.
[05:25.30]A: No, I think I'll be a tourist and climb up to the top!
[05:29.36]L: All right. Well, there's another interesting trip in the same area---to Ellis Islan
[05:36.71]There's a big museum all about the immigrants who arrived ther
[05:40.96]That's pretty isteresting!
[05:43.08]A: Mm. Yes, I'd definitely like to do that,too.
[05:46.57]L: Sure, but you're going to be pretty bus
[05:50.21]You won't be able to do that in one day
[05:53.27]It's a long way, you know!
[05:55.28]A: Really? How far is it?
[05:57.37]L: Five or six miles at least!
[05:59.96]A: Is it? I've got no idea where these places are. Have you got a map, perhaps?
[06:05.69]L: Sure, I'll go and get it, and you can plan your route.
[06:10.22]Exercise 2
[06:12.24]Directions: Listen to the conversation agai
[06:16.88]Work in pairs and role-play a dialog between a Chinese guide and a foreign touris
[06:25.74]Choose a city in China as a settin
[06:30.28]The guide should find out what kind of things the tourist is interested in and give advice about the best places to visit.
