PE8 week1

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PE8 week1

• Taiwan travel

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How was your vacation?

• Did you have a good time at Chinese New Year?
• Did you do anything special?
• Did you go anywhere interesting?
• Did you get any red envelopes?
• If so, how much did you get?
• What will you do with the money?
• How many times did you usereadspeaklisten to
  English?
• Did you talk to a foreigner over the vacation?

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Currency conversion talking to a foreigner

• To convert between currencies, we can use
  http//www.xe.com/ucc/
• 1 US dollar NT32.915
• 1 euro NT43.39
• 1 pound NT64.0395
• 1 Australian dollar NT25.7924
• How much is a cup of coffee in Taiwan?
• Oh, I guess about a hundred NT.
• And what would that be in US dollars?
• Let me think about three dollars

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Currency conversion

• 1 US dollar NT32.915
• 1 euro NT43.39
• 1 pound NT64.0395
• 1 Australian dollar NT25.7924
• How much is __ in Taiwan?
• Oh, I guess about __ NT.
• And what would that be in __?
• Let me think about __ I guess.

• Scooter
• Small apartment
• Pack of cigarettes
• Movie ticket
• Bus ticket from __ to __
• Plane ticket from __ to __
• Liter of gas
• Cross-town MRT trip
• Also, in informal speech
• For US you can say bucks, for UK you can say
  quid
• So NT600 is about Ten quid or Twenty bucks

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A visitor to Taiwan

• Hey John, guess what, my penpals coming to
  Taiwan for a week
• Thats great! Are you going to take her on a
  trip?
• Yes, I was thinking of taking her to the hot
  springs at Chihpen.
• Thats a good idea. Or why not take her on the
  little train to Alishan.
• Well, maybe well have time to do both!

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Travel in Taiwan

• Hey ___, guess what, my ___s coming to Taiwan
  for ___
• Thats great! Are you going to take ___ on a
  trip?
• Yes, I was thinking of taking her ___ at ___.
• Thats a good idea. Or why not take her on ___ to
  ___.
• Well, maybe well have time to do both!

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Travel in Taiwan

• Hey ___, guess what, ___
• Thats great! ___
• Yes, I was thinking of ___
• Thats a good idea. Or ___.
• Well, maybe well have time to do both!

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What places would you take a friend to see?

• Listen to the dialogue
• Where would Chen take his Western friend?
• Discuss in groups of six
• What is your favorite tourist place in Taiwan?
  What makes you say that?
• Not many tourists come to Taiwan. Why? What could
  the government do to attract more tourists?

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A business associate is coming to visit

• Ring-ring, ring-ring
• ??
• Hello, is that Vicky Chen?
• Yes it is. Whos calling?
• Its Tadao Nakimura from Sony in Tokyo.
• Nakimura-san! Its great to hear from you again!
  What can I do for you?
• Well, Ill be visiting Taiwan this year, and was
  hoping for some advice.
• What time of year will you be coming?
• I'll be coming in early February, and staying for
  3 or 4 days.
• Well, you will need some warm clothes. And avoid
  Chinese New Year its a family time, and
  everywhere is either very crowded or closed.
• I see, thanks.
• And what plans do you have while in Taiwan?
• I want to go shopping for Taiwanese products, and
  I love spicy food.
• Well, you can find many local products at the Rao
  He nightmarket. And for spicy food I would
  recommend a Sichuan restaurant, Kiki on Guangfu S
  Rd

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A business associate is coming to visit

• Ring-ring, ring-ring
• ??
• Hello, is that ?
• Yes it is. Whos calling?
• Its from .
• ! Its great to hear from you again! What can
  I do for you?
• Well, Ill be visiting Taiwan this year, and was
  hoping for some advice.
• What time of year will you be coming?
• I'll be coming in , and staying for .
• talk about what they should bring to Taiwan
• I see, thanks.
• And what plans do you have while in Taiwan?
• I want to .
• Give some advice