Giving a Tour Introduction

Giving a Tour Introduction

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Let's do a quiz first.

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym of 'employ'?

• comment

• ensure

• hire

• inform

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of 'inform'?

• call

• tell

• talk

• speak

Multiple Choice

Which item is true?

• A guide should have knowledge about Thai culture.

• A guide should have knowledge about the attractions and other things relevant.

• A guide show have knowledge about the attractions only.

• A guide should have knowledge about the tourists' culture.

Multiple Select

What is an important thing a guide should do? You can choose more than one choices.

• Know how to keep the tourists attention.

• Know all relevant subjects

• Know what the tourists are interested in

• Know how to speak with tourists

Multiple Choice

What is a 'commentary'?

• A story which a tourist guide tell tourists

• What other people criticize you

• What other people think about you

• A description which a tourist guide tell tourists

Multiple Choice

Which item is not a good commentary?

• lively

• enthusiastic

• interesting

• frivolous

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• A commentary should be academic.

• A commentary should include all information.

• A commentary should be funny.

• A commentary should be balance between academic and fun.

Multiple Choice

Commentaries should be the same with every group of tourists. It is true or false?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If a tourist guide can not answer a tourist's question, what should he/she say?

• Um..I think it should be .....

• Let's talk about other things.

• Sorry, I'm not sure. Let me find the information and tell you later.

• Sorry, I don't know everything. You can find the answer from the Google.

Multiple Select

Which one is true about a tourist guide roles as an 'ambassador'? You can 3 choices.

• You studied diplomacy in a university

• You are the country's representative.

• You have to promote the country's attractions and culture.

• You have to correct misunderstanding about the country with tourists.

Multiple Choice

Which choice means a planned travel route?

• Commentary

• Itinerary

• Brochure

• Voucher

Multiple Choice

Which one is not a tourist guide's responsibility?

• Checking in/ out of the hotel

• Taking care of tourists' stuff

• Selling souvenirs

• Seeing of the tourists

Multiple Choice

Which word means easy to talk to and ask question of?

• approachable

• enthusiastic

• interesting

• friendly

Multiple Choice

Which word means to take care of someone or something?

• look around

• look after

• look for

• look up

Multiple Choice

Which one is professional qualification of a tourist guide?

• Helpful

• Patient

• Approachable

• Speak foreign languages fluently

Poll

What is the first thing a tourist guide will say when he/she meet the tourists?

• Greeting and welcoming

• Telling rules on the tour

• Telling safety precautions

• Telling Dos and Don'ts

It's time to practice speaking!

Write a script to greet, introduce and welcome your tourists.

Then practice explaining an itinerary.

• Write an itinerary first.

• Write a script to explain your itinerary

• Speak it out.