本教材是以适应国际旅游人才培养的需求为出发点,根据高等职业旅游教育的办学宗旨,本着实用的原则,围绕实际教学需要,结合作者多年的教学经验而编写的。
在教材的编写过程中,作者力求坚持理论知识和旅游产业实务相结合,强调学以致用,着重培养学生在旅游行业中的英语实用能力。本教材按照旅游接待的业务内容,在食、住、行、游、购、娱6大部分的总体框架下安排语言材料,共分14单元,每个单元由课文A、课文B、情景对话、练习、补充阅读材料5部分组成。内容广泛,系统全面,有助于读者对旅游业知识进行深入了解和学习。
本教材可供高职高专旅游专业学生使用,以期能较快地提高旅游专业学生的英语应用水平,也可作为旅游职业工作者或旅游爱好者的自学教材和读物。

前言
Unit 1 Tourism(1)
Text A Travel and Tourism
Text B Employment for China's Travel Industry
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Tourism(2)
Text A Tourism in China
Text B The Jingpo People
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 3 Food(1)
Text A Chinese Food Culture
Text B Chinese Tea Culture
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 4 Food(2)
Text A Western Table Etiquettes
Text B Etiquettes
Situational Dialogues
Exereies
Supplementary Reading
Unit 5 Accommodation(1)
Text A China's Hotel Industry in the Context of Globalization
Text B Types of Accommodations
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 6 Accommodation(2)
Text A The Organization of a Hotel
Text B Classifications of Hotel
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 7 Transportation(1)
Text A Henry Ford: Founder of Ford Motor Company
Text B First Railway to Tibet
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 8 Transportation(2)
Text A Beijing Olympics' Transportation
Text B The Floating City without Auto
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 9 Sightseeing(1)
Text A A Guide's Story
Text B Tour Jobs--Earnings and Benefits
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 10 Sightseeing (2)
Text A Four Seasons in Mt. Huangshan
Text B Chinese Religion
Situational Dialogues
Exercises
Supplementary Reading
Unit 11 Shopping(1)
Unit 12 Shopping(2)
Unit 13 Entertainment(1)
Unit 14 Entertainment(2)
Appendix Ⅰ Key to the Exercises
Appendix Ⅱ Best Scenic Spots in China
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