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Unit 1 Meet Tourist

Topics :

  • Introduce yourself
  • Greet foreigner or tourist
  • Talk with tourist
  • Language focus

Main Idea

People from different place have different culture and social behavior. However, in most cultures, a greeting is way of starting a conversation and being friendly to someone. First impressions can be made with a greeting. In most languages, including English, a greeting is usually followed by ‘small talk’ or introductions. In this unit, we will find out how tour guides greet and introduce themselves to tourists.

Unit to Competency

  • Able introduce yourself
  • Able greet foreigner or tourist
  • Able talk with tourist
  • Understand language focus

Behavioral/Objectives

  • Able introduce yourself
  • Able greet foreigner or tourist
  • Able talk with tourist
  • Use language focus

[ภาพ: มัคคุเทศก์หญิงถือสมุดยืนกับนักท่องเที่ยวเด็กและผู้ชายสะพายเป้โบกมือ]

แบบทดสอบก่อนเรียน ( Pre-test )

Match the questions and the answers for each item.

QuestionAnswers
__________1. Where are you from?a. I love it. It is so spicy.
__________2. What do you think of Chiang Mai?b. At Technological and Business College.
__________3.Where are you staying?c. I am a teacher.
__________4. Do you like Norther Thai food?d. Yes, I am teller here.
__________5. How long do you plan to stay in Chiang Mai?e. Thank you.
__________6. Where do you work?f. America.
__________7. What do you do?g. Yes, she is.
__________8. Do you work at Bangkok Bank?h. There are lots of beautiful tourist attractions. I love it.
__________9. Is Susan a receptionist?i. At the Royal princess Hotel.
__________10. I hope you enjoy your stay here?j. About a week.
k. Nancy.

[ภาพ: ลายมือเขียน “I can’t wait to see you again”]

เริ่มด้วยการกล่าวต้อนรับ Welcome to__________

ทักทายอย่างสุภาพ ตามช่วงเวลา

Good morning.

Good afternoon.

Good evening.

[ภาพ: เด็ก 4 คนยกมือทักทาย]

Example : Good morning. Welcome to Nan.

Good afternoon. Welcome Chiang Mai.

Good evening. Welcome to Saraburi.

ในการแนะนำตัว เราจะต้องบอกชื่อและรายละเอียดเกี่ยวกับตัวเองว่าเป็นใครมาจากไหน ทำหน้าที่อะไร โดยการใช้

My name is__________ / I’m__________ .

I’m a guide from__________Tour.

I’m a volunteer guide from__________School/College.

Example : My name is Nam Cha / I’m Nam Cha.

I’m a guide from PB Tour.

My name is Nam Cha. I’m a guide from PB Tour.

My name is Nam Cha. I’m a volunteer guide from Technological and Business College.

นักท่องเที่ยวอาจตอบทักทายกลับมาว่า

  • Hi / Hello
  • How do you do?

Example : Hi Nam Cha. How do you do?

How do you do?

[ภาพ: เด็กสามคนพูดคุยกัน มีคำพูด “Have a nice weekend!”, “Take care!”, “Have a good day!”]

การตอบกลับนักท่องเที่ยวอย่างสุภาพ คือ

  • Nice to meet you.
  • Pleased to meet you.
  • Glad to meet you.

Example :

Tourist: Hi Nam Cha. How do you do?

Guide: Nice to meet you / Pleased to meet you / Glad to meet you.

Conversation :

Guide: Good morning, sir. / Hello, sir. My name is Nam Cha. I’m a guide from PB Tour. Welcome to Chiang Mai. / I’m a volunteer guide from Technological and Business College.

Tourist: Hello Nam Cha. How do you do?

Guide: Glad to meet you.

Language Focus :

Getting to know your tourists

A . Greetings

A: Good morning / afternoon / evening.

B: It’s nice to meet you! Welcome to Chiang Mai.

A: How are you?

B: Fine, thank you. / very well, Thank you.

B . Introducing

Introduce yourself.

A: May I introduce myself? My name’s / I’m __________ . Pleased to meet you.

B: My name’s / I’m __________ . Pleased to meet you too.

Introduce others.

A: I’d like you to meet (C) __________ . This is (B) .

B: How do you do?

A: How do you do? Nice to meet you.

B: Nice to meet you too.

[ภาพ: ไกด์กำลังพูดคุยกับนักท่องเที่ยวสองคน]

Activities :

  1. Write your conversation about introduce a guide.
  2. Introduce a guide with your partner.

Practice :

. Complete the following conversations.

  1. Mr. Nathan arrives at his office on Monday morning.

Mr. Nathan: Good morning, Thelma.

Thelma: __________, Mr. Nathan.

Mr. Nathan: __________ this morning?

Thelma: Very well, thank you.

Mr. Nathan: Did you have __________?

Thelma: Yes, I __________ Phuket. it was fantastic.

  1. Mrs. Smith introduces Mr. Adam to Mr. Davidson.

Mrs. Smith: Mr. Davidson, this is Mr. Adam.

Mr. Adam: __________?

Mr. Davidson: How do you do? __________ is Roger. It’s very nice to meet you.

Mr. Adam: __________, too.

  1. Rocher introduces Bill to Sonia.

Rocher: Bill, this is Sonia. Sonia, __________ Bill.

Bill: Hi, Sonia. __________ are you?

Sonia: Hi. Fine, thank. And you?

Bill: __________ .

[ภาพ: กลุ่มคนกำลังทักทายกัน]

Talk with Tourist

การถามความต้องการอย่างสุภาพ โดยการใช้โครงสร้างประโยค ดังนี้

Would you like + Infinitive with to (V1)

Example :

Where would you like to go?

Would you like to go to floating market?

Would you like to go to museum?

[ภาพ: ไกด์ถือธงต้อนรับนักท่องเที่ยวสองคนพร้อมกระเป๋าเดินทาง]

การถามเรื่องทั่วไปอย่างสุภาพ โดยการใช้ Present Tense คือ

Present tense = S + v1

การใช้ Wh / H question ในการถามคำถาม

Who / What / When / Where / Why / How

Example :

How long will you stay in Thailand?

Do you like Thailand?

Where do you come from?

Do you like Thai food?

What is your name?

[ภาพ: ไกด์จับมือทักทายนักท่องเที่ยว]

Note : สามารถศึกษาการถามคำถามอย่างสุภาพกับนักท่องเที่ยวได้ในภาคผนวก

Activity :

Role play

  • Work in pair. Write a conversation between a tour guide and tourists. Then practice the conversation.

  • Working in groups of three, brainstorm what other Dos and Don’ts foreigners should know when visiting Thailand. Then write them down on the proof and compare with other groups.

  • Suppose you are a tourist. Introduce yourself to a tour guide.

[ภาพ: ตัวการ์ตูน Peanuts พร้อมข้อความ “Good luck!”]

แบบทดสอบหลังเรียน ( Post-test )

Complete the sentences in the blank. (you can choose more than one)

( Who / What / when / where / why / How / do / is / I )

  1. __________ are you from? America.
  2. __________ do you think of Chiang Mai? There are lots of beautiful tourist attractions. I love it.
  3. __________ you like Norther Thai food? I love it. It is so spicy.
  4. __________ are you staying? At the Royal princess Hotel.
  5. __________ long do you plan to stay in Chiang Mai? About a week.
  6. __________ do you work? At Technological and Business College.
  7. __________ do you do? I am a teacher.
  8. __________ you work at Bangkok Bank? Yes, I am teller here.
  9. __________ Susan a receptionist? Yes, she is.
  10. __________ hope you enjoy your stay here? Thank you.

[ภาพ: ข้อความลายมือ “This is not a GOODBYE BUT A ‘see you soon’”]