Unit Eight Shopping
Part III Activities
2.Complete the following dialogues by translating the Chinese into English.
1）A:What can I do for you?
A:We have china bottles of various made.They are very popular with the foreign friends.
2）A:Do you like this style?
A:Oh，I see.How about this one?
3）A:The quality of the vase is excellent and the price is reasonable.
A:It happens to be on the promotion day today.You can enjoy 20% discount.
3.Complete the following dialogue by making sentences with the key words in the brackets.
A:What can I do for you ?
A:With pleasure.There are four most famous types of embroidery in China.They are Xiang from Hunan province，Su embroidery from Suzhou in Jiangsu province，Shu embroidery from Sichuan province，and Yue embroidery from Guangdong province.
A:......It is made in Suzhou.It is hand-made in the technique of double-sided embroidery.Both sides display the same design in the same colors.
A:The Chinese embroidery is very popular with the foreign tourists.Some of them even contact us for mail-shopping.
Part V Reading
Passage 2
1. Answer the following questions according to the passage.
1）In order to arrange the shopping program properly，a guide should get to know the tourists’ needs in advance and make a full preparation accordingly.
2）The guests coming from developed countries have stronger purchase power and are more focused on the quality of products./ The guests from the USA，the UK，and other western countries are more interested in Chinese traditional goods like silk，Chinese handcrafts，jewelry，etc.
3）The guests from developing countries like to buy clothes，daily commodities，electronic appliances，etc.
4）The guide can give some language support or teach them some simple Chinese words beforehand./ The guide gives clear explanations on the location of the shopping area./The guide can accompany the guests for shopping.
2.Translate the sentences into English.
1）Traveling by air is much quicker than by train.
2）It takes one hour and twenty minutes from the hotel to the airport by taxi.
3）China is a large country consisting of 56 ethnic groups of people.
4）Various civilizations and cultures have assimilated each other and bring forward the splendid Chinese culture and civilization.
5）Artifacts of these ethnic peoples are the reflection of their wisdom in art creation，skills，of craftsmanship and deep love for life.
3.Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions given below.Change their forms where necessary.
1)impressed，with 2)enjoyed 3)headed out 4)ranked
5)is noted for 6)towered over 7)due to 8)via