《旅游英语教程》Unit 3课程作业

Unit 3：课程作业（此作业也包含在课程PPT之中）

Unit 3 A Tour of Chinese Things(1)

Exercises:

Part One: Listening Activities

Chinese Fancy Knots（中国结）

Ⅰ. Listen to the passage, and fill in the missing information you have heard.(pages 37-38)

Chinese fancy knots have been very popular in China. They are hand-made (1)______________ noted for their patterns and bright colors. They are also symbols of happiness and good luck. Chinese fancy knots are widely used to decorate clothes, sitting rooms, and cups, plates and (2) ______________ on dinner tables. These beautiful Chinese fancy knots, either of a simple or a complicated structure, are made of a single piece of (3) _______________. They are created by tying, drawing, twining, and weaving and the instruments used include crochet hooks, tweezers, (4) _______________, and lighters. The materials needed are strings of various colors, gum, and small decorations made of porcelain or (5) _______________. Chinese fancy knots are named after their shapes or in accordance with what they suggest. They are symbols of prosperity, happiness, wealth, and (6) _______________. As they are believed to be able to exorcise evil spirits and bring luck, people often carry them and hang them in their (7) _______________. Chinese fancy knots have long found their way to Japan, the Republic of Korea, and (8) _______________ Asian countries and are well received there.

Ⅲ. Answer the following questions according to what you have heard.(page 38) 1. What are Chinese fancy knots famous for? Why do you think they are so popular in China?

2. How do people make a Chinese fancy knot? What are the materials used to make a Chinese fancy knot?

3. How do the Chinese give names to the different fancy knots? How do they use them?

4. Why do the Chinese love carrying the fancy knots or hanging them in their houses?

Part Two: Situational Dialogue

Cloisonné（景泰蓝）

Ⅰ. Listen to the dialogue, and decide whether the statements are true or false. If it is true, put “T” in the space provided and “F” if it is false.

1. ______ The cloisonné is called Jingtailan or Jingtai Blue because it became popular in the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty.

2. ______ The cloisonnéarticles range from sacrificial utensils, screens tables and chairs to candy boxes, toothpicks and smoking tools.

3. ______ Almost all of cloisonné vases are blue with Chinese traditional paintings of flowers and birds.

4. ______ In the Ming Dynasty the handicraftsmen began to produce multi-colored cloisonné articles.

Part Four: ABC about Tourism

Types of Tourism（旅游的类型）

Read the passage and choose the best answer from the four choices given below.(pages 44-45)

（）1. Tourism is consumed where it is produced because tourists

A. watch the landscape or historical interest at home.

B. move out of his residence and travel to the destinations.