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Unit 10Asking the Concierge for Sightseeing Advice

Listening for information
Listen to the dialogue between Naomi and the concierge and try to understand it without looking
at the words in your book.

Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.

(At the hotel)
Naomi: The front desk told me to ask you for sightseeing advice.
Concierge: Of course. I’d be more than happy to help. I am the hotel’s concierge. Every good hotel has a conciergelike me.
N: Concierge? I’m not familiar with that word.
C: A concierge directs hotel visitors to popular places to visit, shop, and eat. You know London is full of museums,galleries, and historic landmarks to visit.
N: Very good. So where should I start my sightseeing?
C: How about starting at Big Ben, one of London’s most famous landmarks? Big Ben is the name given to themassive bell inside the clock tower. It is the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. The clock tower looks
spectacular at night when the four clock faces are illuminated. In fact, people say don’t leave London without
visiting Big Ben!

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be familiar with 		have a good knowledge ofmuseum			a building where important cultural, historical, or scientific objects are kept and				shown to the publicgallery			
a building where people can see famous pieces of art
landmark		
something that is easy to recognize and that helps you to know where you aremassive			very large and heavy
chiming clock		a clock that makes a ringing sound to tell you what time it isspectacular 		very impressive
illuminate		
light upin fact 			in reality;◎Role-playing		
Conversation Tips							In fact
We use this expression to emphasize what we have just said.		E.g. I know the mayor really well. In fact, I had dinner with him last week.										Asking for and Giving Directions

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Listening for informationa) Listen to the dialogue between Naomi and a receptionist and try to understand it without looking at the words
in your book.
b) Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.

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Naomi wants to go to the post office to send some post cards to Japan. She asks one of the hotel
receptionists the way to the post office.
Naomi: Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the post office, please?
Receptionist: Turn left outside the hotel and go straight ahead until you get to the main road. Turn left and keepon the main road. You’ll come to the first traffic lights. Turn left there and you’ll easily find the post office. You can’t
miss it.
N: What’s the name of the road?
R: East Street.
N: And which side of the road is it on?
R: On the right hand side. It’s opposite the theatre.
N: Is it far to walk?
R: It’s within walking distance. It’s a ten-minute walk, I think.
N: Thank you very much.
Key Words
traffic lights
opposite 		◎a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control traffic
facing each otherRole-playing

Dialogue 2.
Listening for informationa) Listen to the dialogue between Naomi and a pedestrian and try to understand it without looking at the words inyour book.
b) Now you can look at the Key Words while the teacher explains them.
After the post office, Naomi decides to go to a bank. So she asks a pedestrian to give her directions to thenearest bank.
Naomi : Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the nearest bank, please?
Pedestrian : Well, it’s in Duke Street, near Brook Square.
N : Is it far to walk?
P : It isn’t far from here. It’s a fifteen-minute walk, I think. Go back to the main road. Turn right and keep on themain road. You’ll come to the first pedestrian crossing. Walk over the crossing, and there’s a turning to the left. It’s
Duke Street. Go up there and the bank is about fifty meters up there on the right hand side. It is next to the Library.
N: Thank you very much indeed.

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pedestrian 			directions 		
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Exercise 1
Listen to Dialogue 2 again and answer the following questions without looking at the text.
1.
Where is the turning to the bank? Is it at the first pedestrian crossing or at the second pedestrian crossing?
2.
Do you need to turn right or left?
3.
What is the name of the street that you need to turn into?
4.
Which side of the road is the bank on?
5.
Find the bank on the map. Is it A, B, C, D, E, or F?
Exercise 2With your teacher, ask for and give directions to F and then A. Start from YOU ARE HERE on the map.
Vocab Review		Match the words with the meanings.
intimate				cab
illuminated			
small coinsvehicle			a long narrow hole in a surface
available			gate
taxi				detailedmadam (UK)			
an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment to a group of people
performance			
ma’am (US), used to address a woman in a polite way
barrier			
able to be usedslot				a machine with an engine used for transporting people, such as a car, bus,or truckchange			lit up by lights

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