NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CURRICULUM SUPPORT
Chinese Languages
The Wider World – Travel,
Holiday and Tourism
Simplified Mandarin
Teacher’s Guide
[HIGHER]
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Contents
Introduction
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Answers to activities
Unit 1 旅游景点介绍—苏州园林
Activity 1: Reading comprehension
Activity 2: Listening comprehension
Activity 3: Reading comprehension
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Unit 2 自助游, 自驾游还是跟团游
Activity 1: Reading comprehension
Activity 2: Listening comprehension
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Unit 3 国内游和国外游
Activity 1: Listening comprehension
Activity 2: Reading comprehension
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Unit 4 黄金周，去还是留
Activity 1: Reading comprehension
Activity 2: Reading comprehension
Activity 3: Listening comprehension
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Introduction
This resource has been developed to support the delivery of Scottish
Qualifications Authority Higher Chinese languages. The material contains
four units of work on the following topics:
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Suzhou Classical Gardens
independent travel, self-drive travel and guided tours
inbound and outbound tours
‘golden week’: should China keep it or give it up?
The resource covers most of the topic development areas for the topics of
holidays, travel and tourism required at Higher level, namely:
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areas of interest in China and beyond
comparison of types of travel/holiday
past holidays.
The topic development area that is not included in this material is ‘ Critique of
local area in Scotland as tourist centre’.
The aim of this material is to develop learners’ different skills in Chinese
languages, in particular reading and listening. Each unit contains the
following:
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6.
learning targets for the unit, which are shared with learners at the
beginning of each unit to enable students to become more effective
learners
self-assessment activity, which students should be strongly encouraged
to carry out, at the end of each unit – this ensures students take
responsibility for their own learning
one or two listening and reading activities, which can be used as self assessment as well as peer assessment exercise s
transcripts for all the listening recordings, which can also be used as
reading materials if teachers wish (listening files can be downloaded
from the Learning and Teaching Scotland website)
language points, which give learners necessary support i n difficult
grammar and sentence structures
word lists, which provide help for learners with the new vocabulary .
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There is also a speaking task in each of the first three units. A full vocabulary
is included in the appendix, listed in alphabetical ord er.
Teachers do not have to work through everything in this material from
beginning to end. Teachers may wish to conduct the activities in a different
order. Some activities can be adapted to meet the needs of different teaching
contexts.
Articulation with Curriculum for Excellence
‘The purpose of Curriculum for Excellence is encapsulated in the four
capacities – to enable each child or young person to be a successful learner, a
confident individual, a responsible citizen and an effective contributo r.’
This resource for Higher Chinese languages meets the requirements of
Curriculum for Excellence in the following ways:
Successful learners
with:
Literacy: reading and understanding
new words and the texts
 enthusiasm and motivation for
learning
 determination to reach high
standards of achievement
 openness to new thinking and
ideas
and able to:
 use literacy, communication and
numeracy skills
 use technology for learning
 think creatively and independently
 learn independently and as part of
a group
 make reasoned evaluations
 link and apply different kinds of
learning in new situations
Communication: eg speaking
Mandarin with teachers as well as
their peers
Numeracy: reading train times and
understanding train ticket prices in
Chinese
Thinking creatively: speaking
activities
Learning independently: reading and
listening activities
Learn as part of a group: pair work
and group work in each unit
Make reasoned evaluations: selfassessment exercises
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Confident individuals
with:
 self-respect
 a sense of physical, mental and
emotional well-being
 secure values and beliefs
 ambition
and able to:
 relate to others and manage
themselves
 pursue a healthy and active
lifestyle
 be self-aware
 develop and communicate their
own beliefs and view of the world
 live as independently as they can
 assess risk and make informed
decisions
 achieve success in different areas
of activity
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Pursue a healthy and active lifestyle:
making decisions on where to travel
and what kind of travel they would
like, making travel plans
Develop and communicate their own
beliefs and view of the world: getting
to know different tourist attractions in
China, such as the Suzhou Classical
Gardens; giving opinions on China’s
holiday system
Becoming self-aware: making choices
of their own on where to travel,
having their own preferences on how
to travel
Live as independently as they can:
working on their own in reading and
listening activities, expressing their
own views regarding different issues,
for example the ‘golden week’ in
China
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Responsible citizens
with:
 respect for others
 commitment to participate
responsibly in political, economic,
social and cultural life
and able to:
 develop knowledge and
understanding of the world and
Scotland’s place in it
 understand different beliefs and
cultures
 make informed choices and
decisions
 evaluate environmental, scientific
and technological issues
 develop informed, ethical views of
complex issues
Develop knowledge and
understanding of the world: the
students get to know more aspects
about China, from the Suzhou
Classical Gardens to China’s holiday
system
Understand different beliefs and
cultures: the students understand
China’s current tourist market and the
changes to China’s public holiday
system through the reading and
listening activities
Make informed choices and decisions:
students making decisions on how to
travel themselves and planning for
their own travel
Develop informed, ethical views of
complex issues
Awareness of different cultural issues
in China is raised in this resource
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Effective contributors
with:
 an enterprising attitude
 resilience
 self-reliance
and able to:
 communicate in different ways and
in different settings
 work in partnership and in teams
 take the initiative and lead
 apply critical thinking in new
contexts
 create and develop
 solve problems
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Communicate in different ways and in
different settings: different activities
in this material enable students to
develop their skills in listening,
reading and speaking in Mandarin
Work in partnership and in teams:
there is pair work or group work for
each unit. For each reading activity,
students can work independently, or
in pairs or in groups, depending on
the teaching situation
Apply critical thinking in new
contexts
Create and develop: students are
encouraged to enlarge their
vocabulary, use the new words and to
create their own sentences after
learning the language points
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Answers to activities
Unit 1 旅游景点介绍--苏州园林
Activity 1: Reading comprehension
After you’ve read the article, answer the following questions.
(a)
Where is Suzhou situated?
Between Shanghai and Nanjing.
(b)
Why is Suzhou called ‘the paradise on earth’? Mention any two reasons.
Because Suzhou has the world’s most beautiful gardens
Suzhou also has the world’s most beautiful landscapes.
Many poets and writers have written loads of poems, songs and articles
about its beauty ever since ancient times.
(Any two of the above)
(c)
What are the four most famous gardens in China?
The Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden in Suzhou,
Summer Palace in Beijing and Mountain Resort of Chengde.
(d)
Why do many garden lovers like the Garden of Master of the Nets a lot?
It has the most elaborate layout. It is the most exquisite and elegant
garden in Suzhou.
(e)
Why was the Lion Forest Garden so named?
There are innumerable lion-shaped stones in the garden.
(f)
How does the author describe Suzhou gardens?
They integrate the beauty of nature, architecture and painting. Their
unique architectural style and fantastic layo uts attract tourists from all
over the world.
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(g)
Translate ‘狮子林有六百多年的历史，面积也不大，但很安静，也很典
雅。因为园中到处可以看见形状像狮子的石头，所以人们把这座园林称
为’狮子林’。’ into English.
The Lion Forest Garden has a history of over 600 hundred years. It is not
a big garden but very quiet and elegant. People call this garden ‘the Lion
Forest’ because the lion-shaped stones can be seen everywhere inside the
garden.
Activity 2: Listening comprehension
You really like Suzhou, so you follow a web link to a radio programme, where a
tourist is asking someone how to get to Suzhou.
Listening transcript
游客： 我想去苏州旅游，看看苏州园林。请问，可以怎么样从上海去苏州
呢？
路人： 方法很多，坐火车也行，坐汽车也可以。你还可以自己开车去苏
州。
游客： 哪种方式既方便又快呢？
路人： 当然是坐火车啦。几乎全天 24 小时都有火车开往苏州，差不多二
十分钟一趟，非常方便。
游客： 坐火车多长时间到苏州? 火车票多少钱？
路人： 从上海坐普快火车大概五十分钟到苏州。如果坐动车或者快速火
车，三十五分钟左右就到了。火车票很便宜，单程票二十元左右。
游客： 那坐汽车呢？
路人： 坐汽车去苏州也很方便。你可以在上海很多个长途汽车站坐大巴去
苏州。相比较而言，每天开往苏州的大巴比火车更多。汽车虽然
多，但有的汽车站在晚上八点以后就没有车去苏州了。
游客： 汽车票贵不贵？要多长时间才能到苏州呢？
路人： 汽车的单程票价比火车票要贵一些，三十元左右，花的时间也更长
些，一小时二十分钟左右。
游客： 那自己开车去苏州的话会不会更方便些？
路人： 如果开车去苏州，要从上海上高速公路，在苏州出口处下就好。不
过，这一段路的车非常多，交通很忙，因此全程需要一小时十五分
钟左右，跟坐大巴差不多时间。
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After you’ve listened to the radio programme twice, answer the following
questions.
(a)
What is the fastest and most convenient way to go to Suzhou from
Shanghai?
Take a train.
(b)
Why is it convenient?
There are trains to Suzhou 24 hours a day. There’s a train to Suzhou
almost every 20 minutes.
(c)
How much is a single train ticket?
The price is about 20 yuan.
(d)
What are the disadvantages of taking a bus to Suzhou? Mention any two.
Buses are not available after 8pm at some bus stations.
Prices for bus tickets are slightly more expensive.
It takes longer to get to Suzhou.
(Any two of the above three)
(e)
Why does driving to Suzhou by car take almost the same time as taking a
bus?
There is very heavy traffic on the motorway from Shanghai to Suzhou.
Activity 3: Reading comprehension
After you’ve read the train times, answer the following questions .
(a)
How much does a soft seat cost from Shanghai to Suzhou?
31 yuan.
(b)
What is the highest price for a hard seat from Shanghai to Suzhou?
26 yuan.
(c)
How much does a soft sleeper cost from Shanghai to Suzhou?
162 yuan.
(d)
If you want to get to Suzhou before 9am, which train can you take?
D5478/D5479.
(e)
If you want to leave Shanghai after 9am and arrive at Suzhou before 10am,
which train can you take?
D5412.
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Unit 2 自助游, 自驾游还是跟团游
Activity 1: Reading comprehension
After you’ve read the article, answer the following questions .
(a)
What is the most popular leisure activity most people do during a holiday?
Travel.
(b)
What are the reasons for the changes to the curre nt tourist market?
Mention any two.
The growth of people’s living standards, the reform of the national holiday
system and the changes to people’s ideas about holidays.
(Any two of the above three)
(c)
Why do more people choose self-drive tours instead of going on guided
group tours? Mention any two reasons.
It is economical
It is convenient.
People have the freedom of going anywhere they like.
(Any two of the above three)
(d)
What do some travel agencies offer to independent travellers?
To book tickets and accommodation for them.
(e)
What are the changes that many travel agencies have made to meet the
changing tourist market? Mention any two.
To offer services to independent travellers and self -drive travellers.
To develop more inbound and outbound travel options for travellers of
different ages and occupations.
To improve the quality of service to their existing customers.
(Any two of the above three)
(f)
Translate ‘另外, 全国各地的旅行社所设计的旅游路线几乎相同，因而在
一些著名的景点，常常由于游客过多，很多服务都让人不满意。’ into
English.
Moreover, different travel agencies in the whole country share similar
travel options. Therefore, some famous tourist attractions are often
overcrowded, which results in tourists’ dissatisfaction with many of the
services provided there.
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Activity 2: Listening comprehension
Liu Ming and Li Ying are talking about their summer holiday plans.
Listening transcript
李英： 你好，刘明，就要放暑假了，你有什么旅游计划吗？
刘明： 我打算去香港自助游，正在网上找可以一起旅游的朋友呢！对了，
李英， 你在香港做过两年的交换生，一定很熟悉香港！香港什么地
方最好玩？
李英： 你要去香港啊，太好了！香港有太多好玩的地方了！你喜欢看风景
还是购物？
刘明： 我都喜欢！
李英： 那好啊，喜欢看风景呢，就去太平山顶；想逛露天市场呢，可以去
女人街和庙街；想买名牌的东西呢，就去中环、铜锣湾或者是尖沙
咀；要想体验香港人的夜生活，可以去兰桂坊；要是喜欢吃香港美
食，就去旺角…
刘明： 你太厉害了，什么都知道啊！
李英： 是啊，真想念香港的生活！对了，还有，香港的海洋公园和迪士尼
乐园都值得一去哦！
刘明： 太好了，谢谢你！那你暑假有什么计划啊？
李英： 我下个月要去桂林参加一个暑假学习班，也会在桂林附近玩玩。我
从来没去过广西，听说那里风景特别好。
刘明： 桂林山水甲天下嘛！你打算自助游还是跟团游啊？
李英： 我在桂林只呆一个星期，学习很忙，不能自助游了。我打算跟团旅
游，比较方便，而且现在旅行社的旅游路线多，选择也很多。
刘明： 那倒是！祝你假期愉快！
李英： 也祝你假期愉快，咱们八月再见。
After you’ve listened to their conversation, answer the following questio ns.
(a)
What are Liu Ming’s plans for the summer?
He is going to travel to Hong Kong.
(b)
Why does Li Ying know Hong Kong well?
She was previously an exchange student in Hong Kong for 2 years.
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(c)
What benefit can you have from going to Lan Gui F ang?
You can experience the Hong Kong people’s life at night.
(d)
What is Wang Jiao famous for, according to Li Ying?
Delicious food.
(e)
What does Li Ying tell Liu Ming about her plans for the summer?
She is going on a summer course in Guilin and will travel to some nearby
places.
(f)
What does Li Ying say about going on a guided tour?
It is convenient and now has many routes and choices available.
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Unit 3 国内游和国外游
Activity 1: Listening comprehension
Li Yun and Lin Dong are talking about their favourite places to travel to:
Listening transcript
林东： 李云，你最喜欢去哪里旅游？
李云： 我最喜欢去山区旅游。那里远离市区，空气好又安静，让我觉得很
放松。 爬山还是一项很好的运动。
林东： 爬山确实对健康很好。 你喜欢一个人去山区还是和别人一起去？
李云： 我特别喜欢跟家人或者朋友一起去山区。
林东： 你去年夏天去山区旅游了吗？
李云： 去了啊！去年夏天，我就和几个朋友一起去了四川的九寨沟，实在
是太美了！拍出来的每张照片都好像一幅山水风景画。你呢，林
东？你喜欢去哪里旅游？
林东： 我最喜欢出国旅游。国外最吸引我的地方就是那里的景色跟国内很
不一样。 再说了，每次放暑假和寒假的时候，国内要么太热，要么
太冷，真的不是什么旅游的好时间。
李云： 国内也有四季如春的地区啊，比如云南。
林东： 云南天气倒是很好，但不能每回都去云南吧。可是，去国外就不一
样了，比如，寒假的时候，我可以去澳大利亚，那里是夏天，可舒
服了！而暑假的时候，我就去英格兰，那里不冷也不热，是旅游的
最好的季节。
李云： 你还去过哪些国家？
林东： 我还去过法国和西班牙。我今年暑假要和家人一起去苏格兰参加爱
丁堡的艺术节。
After you’ve listened to their conversation, answer the following questions.
(a)
What is Li Yun’s favourite travel destination?
The mountains.
(b)
Why does she like to travel there? Give any two reasons.
Far away from urban areas, the fresh air and quietness make her feel
relaxed, climbing the mountains is a good sport.
(Any two of the above)
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(c)
Who did she go to Jiuzhaigou with last summer?
A few friends.
(d)
How did she describe the scenery there?
Very beautiful: every photo taken looks like a beautiful landscape painting.
(e)
Why does Lin Dong like travelling abroad?
The scenery abroad is quite different from that in China.
He doesn’t have a suitable time to travel within China because it is either
too hot in summer holidays or too cold in winter holidays.
(f)
Why does he go to Australia in the winter holidays?
Because it is summer there, very comfortable.
(g)
Why does he like to go to England for his summer holidays?
Because it is not cold or hot there. It is the best time to visit England.
(h)
What are his plans for this summer?
To go to the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.
Activity 2: Reading comprehension
After you’ve read the article, answer the following questions .
(a)
What has happened to the tourist market in recent years? Mention any
three things.
The tourist market has become more and more mature.
More and more Chinese travel abroad.
More and more options are available for travelling abroad .
The services for people travelling abroad are getting bette r and better.
(Any three of the above)
(b)
Why couldn’t people have good quality tours abroad when outbound
tourism started up a few years ago?
Because people visited too many places within too short a time, which
resulted in most of them ‘falling asleep once on the coach and starting to
take photos once they get off the coach’.
(c)
What tour options offered by travel agencies are getting more popular
among the tourists nowadays? Mention any two.
Visit one country for 2 weeks.
Stay on an island for 1 or 2 weeks.
Independent tours around Europe.
(Any two of the above)
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(d)
What age group of people would like to visit Japan or Korea in spring?
Older people who are retired but with very high income .
(e)
Where would a middle-aged man like to take his wife and kids on holiday?
To countries such as France and America, to Disneyland, to enjoy the sun
at the beach.
(f)
What benefits can young people have from educational tours? Mention
any three.
Go and visit famous places of interest.
Taste different food in different places.
Visit colleges and universities.
Choose one college or university for their study in the future.
(Any three of the above)
(g)
Translate ‘近几年来，中国人民的生活水平提高了，口袋里更有钱了。人
们的想法也有了改变： 休闲的观念比以前强了， 越来越多的人认识到旅
游质量的重要性。’ into English.
In recent years, Chinese people’s living standards have risen and people
now have more money. They have changed their attitudes: the notion of
leisure and enjoyment has become stronger; more and more people have
realised the importance of having a good experience of travel.
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Unit 4 黄金周，去还是留
Activity 1: Reading comprehension
After you’ve read the article, answer the following questions .
(a)
In 1999, the Chinese government introduced a new holiday system. Why?
In order to stimulate people’s consumption through tourism and therefore
boost the country’s economy.
(b)
How could Chinese people take 7 days off during a ‘golden week’ even if
the official holidays were only 3 days long?
They moved the weekends before and after the holidays in order to have 7
days off.
(c)
What are the side effects of the ‘golden week’?
It is difficult for Chinese people to have trips because of traffic jams ,
environmental problems and increased prices of everything in
overcrowded tourist districts.
(d)
Which one of the ‘golden weeks’ has been cancel led?
Labour Day Golden Week.
(e)
In order to ensure Chinese people have the right to access holidays what
measures have been taken?
New laws have been issued.
(f)
Translate ‘由于周末和节假日本来就是中国老百姓消费的黄金时段，七天
的长假更将旅游、交通和商业有效地结合在一起，成为商家赚钱的大好
时机，因此被媒体称为 ‘黄金周’’ into English.
Weekends and holidays have always been the golden times for Chinese
people to do shopping. The 7-day long holiday has brought trade
companies a golden opportunity for making money because it has
effectively brought tourism, transport and business together. Therefore, it
is called ‘golden week’ by the media.
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Activity 2: Reading comprehension
After you’ve read the article, answer the following questions.
(a)
What does Xiao Zhang tell you about his work life?
He has a lot of pressure from work and has to work at weekends.
(b)
What does he normally do during the New Year holidays?
Go back home and join his family.
(c)
Xiao Zhang does not travel during National Day holidays. Why?
The weather is not great for travel. It rains a lot in many places in China.
(d)
Where does Lao Ma work?
At a private company.
(e)
Why did employers agree to give employees days off over the ‘golden
week’, even though they were reluctant?
Because financial sectors were having holidays.
(f)
What is Lao Ma’s opinion on cancelling ‘golden week’? Why?
He is against it because he doesn’t think all people can benefit from the
new holiday system that the government is introducing, especially workers
working in private companies like him.
(g)
What did A Niu do during the first Labour Day Golden Week?
He went to Lijiang with three good friends.
(h)
How did he describe how crowded it was? Give three details.
Lijiang town was like Beijing’s food markets with loads of p eople.
People had to queue for a long time when needing the toilet.
The tour guides could hardly be heard even though they were almost
shouting through a loudspeaker.
When taking photos, there were people all over the place in the photos.
(i)
What decision has he made about next Labour Day holidays?
Not going on a trip again.
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ANSWERS TO ACTIVITIES
Activity 3: Listening comprehension
Dongdong, a young boy, is talking to you about his experience over the Labour
Day holidays last year.
Listening transcript
小朋友东东：
去年五一，妈妈带我去动物园玩。那天我很高兴，起床起得非常早。一路
上人多车多，公共汽车开得非常慢，我们花了很长的时间才赶到动物园。
尽管门票比平时贵了不少，可是来玩的小朋友还是很多！那天，可爱的小
动物们好像被这么多人吓坏了，全都躲起来了。中午，妈妈排了很长的
队，好不容易才给我买来快餐盒饭，还一直报怨服务员阿姨态度不好。真
可惜， 那天，很多动物我都没有看到，玩得一点儿也不高兴。妈妈说，只
要是黄金周出来玩，动物园都会是这么多人的。那多没意思啊！什么时
候，别的叔叔阿姨上班的时候，妈妈能休假带我去玩就好了。我一点也不
喜欢黄金周。
After you’ve listened to Dongdong’s talk, answer the following questions .
(a)
Where did Dongdong go during the Labour Day holidays last year?
To the zoo.
(b)
It took them a long time to get to the destination. Why?
Too crowded on the roads, too much traff ic, the bus moved very slowly.
(c)
What did Dongdong tell you about the admission tickets?
Much more expensive than usual.
(d)
What did his mother complain about during lunch time?
The waitress served her very badly.
(e)
How did he feel about this trip?
Didn’t enjoy it, didn’t have a great time.
(f)
When would he like to go back to have a second visit?
During his mum’s paid holidays.
(g)
How did he feel about the ‘golden week’?
He doesn’t like it.
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