Lesson Twenty-One Travel
I. Listening Comprehension
Section One (Listen to the tape for the textbook)
A. Dialogue I (True/False)
( ) 1. The woman is going to Taiwan in one month.
( ) 2. The man has never been to Taiwan before.
( ) 3. The man will leave for Taiwan in the middle of June.
( ) 4. The man has already purchased the plane ticket.
( ) 5. Both Northwest Airlines and China Airlines are having a sale.
B. Dialogue II (Multiple choice)
( ) 1. What does the man want to buy?
a. A one-way ticket to Beijing.
b. A round-trip ticket to Beijing.
c. A one way ticket to Washington, D.C.
d. A round-trip ticket to Washington, D.C.
( ) 2. Where does the man’s trip begin?
b. Washington, D.C.
d. Los Angeles.
( ) 3. Where will the man spend a night during his trip?
b. Los Angeles.
d. Hong Kong.
( ) 4. What airline has the lowest fare?
a. Air China.
b. Northwest Airlines.
c. Korean Airlines.
d. US Air.
( ) 5. What will happen next week?
a. There will be a sale.
b. The price will go up.
c. The ticket will be issued.
d. The deposit will be returned.
Section Two (Listen to the tape for the workbook)
A. Dialogue (Multiple choice)
( ) 1. If you fly round trip with Northwest Airlines from New York to Beijing, how
much will it cost you, according to the dialogue?
a. $1,020 b. $1,200 c. $1,380 d. $1,400
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( ) 2. Why didn’t the man want to fly Korean Airlines? Because of the _____.
a. price b. aircraft c. connection d. service
( ) 3. How long did the man plan to stay in Beijing?
a. one week b. two weeks c. three weeks d. one month
( ) 4. Why did the man decide not to order the ticket in the end?
a. He had no credit card.
b. He did not want to give his credit card number.
c. He did not want to write a check.
d. He had not got his visa yet.
( ) 1. Little Gao went to Chicago for a visit two years ago, but has never been to New
( ) 2. Little Gao plans to go to New York two or three weeks after the semester ends.
( ) 3. According to the passage, the price of the airline ticket is at least twice as much
as that of the bus ticket.
( ) 4. According to the passage, it takes about an hour to get a bus ticket but twenty-
four hours to get a plane ticket.
II. Speaking Exercises
Section One (Answer the questions in Chinese based on the dialogues)
A. Dialogue I
1. What does the man intend to do in Taiwan?
2. What advice did the woman give to the man concerning his trip to Taiwan?
3. Did the man have any idea about buying airline tickets? Has he bought a ticket yet?
4. Why did the woman say that her brother can help the man?
B. Dialogue II
1. Why did the man call the travel agency?
2. How much is a round-trip ticket to Beijing?
3. What airline does the man prefer?
4. What will the man’s itinerary be if he flies Korean Airlines to Beijing?
5. What did the woman say when the man asked her about direct flight to Beijing?
6. What is the final advice that the woman gave to the man?
A. Situational Conversation: Find a partner to be your travel agent. You call the agent
to book a plane ticket. You are going to Taipei at the end of August. You would like
to leave on a Monday and return on a Saturday. Select the best flight based on price
and dates. Your partner will try to be as helpful as possible.
B. Talk about your most enjoyable trip or the most recent one.
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IV. Writing and Grammar Exercises
A. Translate the following into Chinese.
1. to give a discount:
2. 20% off :
3. 15% off:
4. half price:
B. Following the model, rewrite the sentences using the expression "yôude...yôude."
Example: Zãi wô jià, bãba hé dïdi xîhuan chì Zhòngguó fãn, màma hé
mëimei xîhuan chìMêiguó fãn.
===> Zãi wô jià, yôude rén xîhuan chì Zhòngguófãn, yôude rén xîhuan
chì Mêiguó fãn.
1. Zãi yúndôngchâng shãng, yôu hân duó rén zãi dâ qiø, hái yôu yïxiè
rén zãi pâo bú.
2. Hánguó hángkòng gònsì hé Zhòngguó mínháng de jìpião hên piányi, xìbêi
hánkòng gòngsì de jìpião hên guï.
3. Lái Mêiguó de Zhòngguórén , yôu hên duò rén shï lái niãn shö de, yê yôu yïxiè
rén shï lái gòngzuõ de.
4. Zãi tøshöguân li, hên duò rén zãi kãn shö, yê yôu yïxiè rén zãi kãn bão.
5. Zhòumõ, wô chángchang chöqu dâ qiø, yê chángcháng qú kãn diãnyîng.
C. Following the model, answer the questions using interrogative pronouns.
Example: A: Nî xiâng zö nêi ge fángzi? (whichever is cheap)
B: Nêi ge fángzi piányi, wô jiú zö nêi ge.
1. A: Nî jiêjie xîhuan mâi shénme yìfu? (whatever is expensive)
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2. A: Nî xiâng zhú nêi ge gòngyú?(whichever is the nearest to the school)
3. A: Nî xiâng kãn shénme diãnyîng? (whatever is interesting)
4. A: Wômen qú nâ jià fãnguân? (whichever is good)
D. Following the model, make sentences using the pattern "xian1...È"hou4."
Example: fúxí kâoshï
===> Nî yìnggài xiàn fúxí, ránhõu qú kâo shï.
1. wën piãojiã mâi jìpião
2. yúxí shãng kë
3. kãn yìshèng chì yão
4. chìfãn fú qián
5. qú tøshöguân qú huódõng zhòngxìn
E. Following the model, describe your itinerary.
Example: Bêijìng --->Xiànggâng --->Luõshànjì --->Niùyuè
===> Xiàn cóng Bêijìng fèi dão Xiànggâng, zãi Xiànggâng zhuân jì, zãi
cóng Xiànggâng fèi dão Luõshànjì, ránhõu cóng Luõshànjì fèi dão Niùyuè
1. Xiànggâng --->Dòngjìng --->Zhìjiàgè --->Niùyuè
2. Huáshëngdún--->Zhìjiàgè --->Luõshànjì --->Táibêi
3. Bòshïdún --->Dòngjìng --->Shãnghâi --->Bêijìng
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F. Following the model, make questions and answer them:
Example: Zhë tiáo lân kúzi shíbà kuãi qián, nã tiáo huáng kúzi ërshí kuãi.
===> A: Huáng kúzi bî lán kúzi guï duòshâo?
B: Huáng kúzi bî lán kúzi guï liâng kuãi.
1. Cóng Zhìjiàgè dão Xiànggâng, xìbêi hángkòng gòngsì de pião jiã shï yï qiàn yï
bâi wùshí kuãi, Hán háng shï yï qiàn yï bâi kuãi.
2. Zhë ge dã diãnnâo yï qiàn kuãi qián, nã ge xiâo diãnnâo liâng qiàn duó kuãi.
3. Xiãnzãi dïng jìpião sàn bâi wùshí kuãi yï zhàng, yí gë xìngqì yîhõu wù bâi
sànshí kuãi yï zhàng.
4. Wô zhî yôu yí ge wângqiøpài, kêshï wô de dïdi yôu wù ge.
5. Zhòngguó mínháng de fèijì zâoshang bà diân líkài Bêijìng, xìbêi hángkòng
gòngsì de shï xiãwù yì diân líkài Bêijìng.
G. Write the following numbers in Chinese characters.
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H. Translate the following into Chinese.
1. All bookshelves are on sale, but some are 20% off while others are 30% off. (dâ
2. I often get sick. Sometimes I have a stomach ache, and sometimes I have a headache.
3. We will go to whichever travel agency is good. (nâ...nâ...)
4. We will have dinner first and then go to a movie. After that we will go dancing.
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5. The hot-and-sour soup in this restaurant tastes better than that in the other restaurant.
And it is also cheaper than the other. (bî)
6. He hopes he can take a trip to China in two years. (nëi)
7. If you pay me now, you can get the plane ticket tomorrow. (yãoshï/røguô...jiú...)
8. I want to go to whichever bank you go to. (nâ...nâ...)
9. I say whatever I want to. Whoever wants to listen can listen. I am not worried.
10. Hurry up. You have to come back in an hour. (nëi)
11. I heard that it is very difficult to get a visa for the month of August. You'd
better apply for one right away. (zuïhâo)
12. The advertisement says that Northwest Airlines tickets are 25% off. (dâ..zhé)
13. If you send by express mail, it will be there in two days. (yãoshï/røguô..jiú)
14. Call me if the passport is done. (yãoshï/røguô..jiú)
A. School is almost over. Please describe your ideal travel plan for a two-month summer
vacation. Where would you go? Who would you go with? What would you do? How
would you travel?
B. ASk your travel agent to reserve a plane ticket for you when the tickets are on sale
D.C. to Shanghai. If possible, you would like to fly directly from Washington, D.C. to
China because you don't like to change planes. Also, tell them that you will fly the
airline which offers the lowest fare.
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