the tourism department operaters tourism information offices in many origin countries. A tourism information office promotes, travel to a destination country through advertising tours to travel agents in the origin country. | Unit 1 Tourist Information Section 1 Language Focus Vocabulary 1. Work in pairs. Match the words to the correct pictures. a. Tourist Attractions a. Floating market b. Jungle c. Bay d. Waterfall e. Grotto f. Bird sanctuary g. Market h. Pagoda i. Beach 3. 1. 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. English for Tourism page 1 b. Tourist Activities a. Fishing b. Swimming c. Bird watching d. Kayaking e. Scuba diving f. Skiing g. Skating h. Hiking i. Horse riding j. Playing golf k. Sailing l. Biking 4. 2. 8. 5. 9- 10------------------ 11. 2. Listen to some tourists telephoning a tourist information center in Sydney. What are they looking for Complete the table. a. Somewhere to relax swim and sunbathe b. Panoramic view of the city c. Battleships and historic ships d. Somewhere educational interesting museum Enquirer What the enquirer is looking for 1 2 3 4 English for Tourism page 2 Compound nouns In English we can use nouns as adjectives. For example Water sport Stork sanctuary Adventure tour The relationship between the two nouns can be of many kinds including Place mountain slopes city center Time summer holiday weekend break Function golf course swimming pool Material paper bag iron bridge stone cathedral Practice 1. Match the nouns in A and B. A B Theme City Tour Sports Shopping Trip Boat Park Water Guide Capital Mall 2. Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning. Ex - It takes five minutes to walk from the hotel to the beach. - It s a five-minute walk from the hotel to the beach. a. It takes two hours o drive to the airport. b. You can visit the sanctuary which extends to over 4 hectares in Thot Not Can Tho. c. We stayed in a hotel with three stars. d. The journey to Cai Rang floating .
