TRAVEL-TOURISM-25-2

Unit 02
Planning a client's visit

職場攻略/辦公日常
English for the workplace/Career Development

BRAIN STORM

Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.

Have you ever had a visitor who will visit your place for the first time?
What did you plan for him / her?

VOCABULARY

Repeat  these  sentences  after  your  teacher.

1. confirmed  (v.) 確認
Their flight is confirmed to arrive tomorrow.
他們的航班已確認明天抵達。

2. tour (n.) 參觀
Mr. Adams made a tour around East Asia last year.
亞當斯先生去年往東亞旅行了一次。

3. suggestions  (n.) 建議
Do you have any suggestions for the food?
你對食物有什麼建議嗎?

4. recommend (v.) 推薦
What food can you recommend?
你能推薦什麼食物?

5. show them around  (phr.) 帶他們到處轉轉
We should show them around the office.
我們應該帶他們到辦公室去看看。

6. in charge (adj.) 負責的
Who is the person in charge for the tour?
誰負責這次旅行?

7. arrange (v.) 安排
My boss arranged for a conference on Wednesday.
我的老闆安排在周三召開會議。

8. make reservations (v.) 預約
Can you make reservations for the room?
你可以預訂房間嗎?

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Mr. Maxwell confirmed that he and three others are flying in from London on the 24th for a visit and a quick tour of the plant. They’ll stay for three days.
Maxwell確認說他和其他三人24號會從倫敦飛過來進行訪問並參觀下工廠。他們會待三天。

We have a couple of weeks to prepare. Is it their first time in Hong Kong?
我們有幾周時間可以準備。這是他們第一次來香港嗎?

No. They’ve been here before. Any suggestions on what we should do?
不是。他們之前來過。你有什麼想法嗎?

I say we put them in a hotel close to the office.
我覺得最好安排他們住在離公司比較近的酒店。

There’s a great hotel 10 minutes away. It has most of the amenities our
clients need. I recommend we book rooms there.
離這裡十分鐘左右有一家很不錯的酒店。那裡設施齊全,我覺得訂在那裡會不錯。

Sounds good. Who will show them around? My team and I are starting a
few projects next week. All of us will be busy.
好主意。那誰來帶他們參觀呢?我的團隊下周要開始幾個項目。大家都會比較忙。

I’ll be in charge of days 1 and 2, but I have some meetings on the 27th,
so it will have to be somebody else then.
我可以負責第一天和第二天,不過我27號要開會,所以那天得叫其他人。

I’ll do it.
那我來吧。

Great. I can book the hotel and make reservations at some restaurants we can take them to as well. I’ll also arrange for the driver to pick them up
at the airport.
太好了。那我去預定酒店還有一些能帶他們去的餐館。我會安排司機去機場接他們。

Sounds like a plan to me!
那就這麼定啦!

Let's Practice

Make it right.

A : ______.
B : No. They’ve been here before.

1.Is it their first time in Hong Kong?
2.Any suggestions on what we should do?

A :Any suggestions on what we should do?
B : ________.

1. I say we put them in a hotel close to the office.
2.I’ll do it.

Is it ______ first time in Hong Kong?

1.in
2.at

I say we put them in a ____ close to the office.

1.tour
2.hotel

1.Who is ___ charge at this restaurant?                                                         at / in
2.You need to ___ a hotel room for your visit next week.                book / check
3.My boss ___ for a conference on Wednesday.                           accused / arranged
4.I ___ that we ___ rooms in that hotel – it’s cheaper.      recommend / date / book
5.I want to include some ___ in my itinerary.                              activities / the activity
6.We ___ a table at our favorite restaurant.                                     taught / booked

DISCUSSION

Make a conversation with your teacher.

1.How do you plan a tour?
2.How will you secure your transportation in each tour?