Part III Activities
1.Speaking Activities
Read out loudly the following sentences and then use them to make short dialogues with your partner.
1)Can I help you?
2)I’d like to change some US dollars.
3)What’s the exchange rate today?
4)Does it have a very long history?
5)Excuse me.I would like to buy some...Where can I get them?
6)Please take this bill to the cashier’s counter over there and pay there.
7)Do you accept credit card?
8)We accept major credit cards.
9)May I have the receipt?And please keep that invoice.
10)Here is your ....We’ve wrapped it up for you.
11)It is very kind of you for doing that!
12)My pleasure.Welcome back.
2.Complete the following dialogues by translating the Chinese into English.
A:Attendant B:Mr.Jordan
1)A:Good afternoon，sir._________?(您想买点什么吗？)
B:I’d like something China made.Anything interesting?
A:__________.(我们这里有各式各样的瓷器，很受外国游客喜欢。)
B:Let me have a look.
2)A:__________?(您喜欢这花样的吗？)
B:Don’t you think the design is a bit too complicated?
A:__________.(我明白了，请再看看这个。)
B:I’ll ask my wife.She has the say.
3)B:I like this vase.But it seems a little too expensive.Can you come down a bit?
A:__________.(这个花瓶质量极好，价格是合理的。)
B:How much do you charge for this china bottle?
A:___________.(您正赶上促销，今天八折优惠。)
3.Complete the following dialogue by making sentences with the key words in the brackets.
A:Good evening，madam.(what，I，do，you)?
B:I’d like to see some Chinese embroidery.Could you suggest some to me?
A:(with，pleasure).(four most famous types，embroidery，China).( Xiang，from Hunan Province，Su from Suzhou in Jiangsu Province，Shu from Sichuan Province，and Yue from Guangdong Province).Each has its own peculiar features.
B:Where’s this one made?
A:It’s a piece of Su embroidery.(it，made in Suzhou).(it，is hand-made，technique of double-sided embroidery).( both sides，display，same design，same color).
B:This one has different roses on both sides.I like it very much.It looks so lively.
A:(Chinese embroidery，very popular，foreign tourists).(some of them，even，contact us，for mail-shopping).
4.Role-Play
Work with you partner and play the roles guide and a tourist.Assume that you are shopping in the department store.Take the chance to give your tourist a brief introduction of shopping in China，such as what to buy and where to buy.