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WorksheetsWhat is a good guide?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
A good guide dresses
in an ethnic costume so that tourists feel that they are with a real Lao person
in the branded clothes provided by the tour operator so that they represent the company
as he/she does every day so that tourists feel that they are with a real Lao person
Which statement is true?
All Lao people who speak English fluently are good guides
To be a guide you should have good knowledge of an area’s culture and nature as well as an understanding of how to communicate with tourists
Lao people who cannot speak English can never be guides
A good guide
never carries his guests' bags because all tourists want to do everything themselves
always carries his guests' bags because no tourist wants to carry his bag
offers to carry his guests' bags when they seem tired or if they are older clients
If a guide does not know an answer to a question he should
tell the tourist that he’s not sure of the answer to the question and look it up and tell the tourist the answer later
give an answer anyhow because he should not let the tourists think that he does not
know the answer
ignore the tourist and pretend that he did not hear the question
A good guide
Never needs to study because he should know everything
Studies and reads new things that he thinks are interesting because the more he knows
the better tour guide he will be
Only studies English because English is the only thing that he needs to know
The best reason why someone should become a guide is because
They enjoy speaking with tourists, helping people and learning new things
They want to make a lot of money
They want to meet a tourist and get sponsored to go work in the a foreign country
A good guide should speak
all the time because tourists pay for him to speak
only when tourists ask him questions
when he has something interesting to say or when it is important to communicate
something about a site, safety or the tour itinerary
When leading a group through a village, a good guide should
let the tourists do anything they want because they paid for their trip
help introduce tourists to villagers and facilitate interactions with villagers in a culturally
appropriate manner
not let the tourist go near the villagers because the village is not safe for foreigners
When greeting tourists, a good guide should
shake hands with both the men and women and say ‘hello’ because foreigners like to shake hands and say ‘hello’
not shake hands or exchange greetings because he does not want to do the wrong thing
should ‘nop’ and say ‘sabaidee’ according to Lao custom
Before leaving on a tour, a good guide
does not need to prepare anything for a tour because he already knows everything he
need to know
reads up on and checks the itinerary and all the activities and commentaries he will have
to present of the tour to make sure he knows it all
invites his best friend to come along on the tour with him – after all there are only 2
people on the tour and there is plenty of space
