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Xiaohua and Zhiming's travel in mainland China

Xiaohua and Zhiming's travel in mainland China

Xiaohua has just graduated from university that summer and he wants to treat himself by visiting as many places in mainland China as possible. He invites his friend Zhiming to join him and they discuss where they want to go before selecting a route. After they get back Xiaohua meets his friend Ping who asks him about his trip.

Listen to the dialogue and type down Xiaohua and Zhiming’s itinerary including city names and the things they would like to do in each city. You can access the transcript and the translation of the audio. Compare your input with the sample answer.

Xiaohua and Zhiming's travel in mainland China

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Xiaohua:
终于毕业了!我得好好犒劳一下自己!我想去中国大陆旅游,我一定要多去几个地方,好好放松一下。你要不要一起去?
Zhiming:
好啊,我们一起去。你想去哪些地方玩?
Xiaohua:
八月正好是青岛的啤酒节。我们要不先去青岛?那里肯定有很多啤酒和海鲜!
Zhiming:
听起来真不错啊!接下来呢?你一直想去北京,我们要不一起去北京吧?
Xiaohua:
好啊,我们去登长城,参观故宫和天坛。
Zhiming:
我们也可以去看看鸟巢和水立方,怎么样?
Xiaohua:
当然!然后我建议我们从北京去西安。
Zhiming:
太好了!我一直很想去西安亲眼看看兵马俑。
Xiaohua:
我也是。然后呢?你还想去哪里?
Zhiming:
你觉得桂林怎么样?人们都说,桂林山水甲天下,我觉得夏天是去桂林的好时候。
Xiaohua:
好主意。我很期待那里的自然风光。可是,志明, 我们到那个时候肯定很累了……
Zhiming:
是的,我觉得我们的行程到这里就结束吧。
Xiaohua:
我同意!如果你觉得没问题的话,我们可以现在就上网查一下酒店和机票!
Xiaohua:
Finally I've graduated! And now I have decided to have a treat! I am going on a tour of mainland China and I have decided that I want to visit as many places as possible so that I forget about all the hard work! Do you fancy coming along?
Zhiming:
Oh yes I would love to. What places do you intend to visit?
Xiaohua:
There happens to be a Beer Festival in Qingdao in August. Shall we start our tour there? There will be lots of beer and seafood to enjoy!
Zhiming:
That sounds great! What next? You always wanted to go to Beijing, shall we go to Beijing next?
Xiaohua:
Sure, let's go there and climb the Great Wall. We can also visit the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.
Zhiming:
Shall we also go to the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube?
Xiaohua:
Definitely! And then after Beijing I suggest we go to Xi'an.
Zhiming:
Great! I have always wanted to go to Xi'an to see the terracotta soldiers with my own eyes.
Xiaohua:
Me too. And after Xi'an? Where else would you like to go?
Zhiming:
What do you think of Guilin? People say that the scenery around Guilin is some of the most beautiful in the world and I am told that summer is a perfect time to go to that area.
Xiaohua:
Good idea. I shall look forward to enjoyinging the natural scenery! But Zhiming… we'll probably be quite tired by then…
Zhiming:
Yes and I think that should be the end of our tour.
Xiaohua:
I do agree! Well now, if you are happy with this itinereary I think we should start checking hotels and flights online straightaway!
Sample Answer

Xiaohua found a Beijing based travel agency on the internet and is trying to see if they have a package tour that would include all the places that he and Zhiming wish to visit in Beijing. Take a look at the various options offered by the agency and select the one that would suit them best. You can click on 帮助 to see Xiaohua and Zhiming's itinerary again.

Selecting a tour route

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北京二日游线路

北京二日游1 八达岭长城,十三陵定陵,鸟巢,水立方,天坛 230
北京二日游2 故宫,恭王府,鸟巢,水立方,天坛,北大 240
北京二日游3 八达岭长城,故宫,天坛,恭王府,北大 280
北京二日游4 八达岭长城,故宫,鸟巢,天坛,水立方,北大 320
北京二日游5 八达岭长城,十三陵定陵,故宫,天坛,国家大剧院 320
北京二日游6 十三陵定陵,故宫,颐和园,恭王府,国家大剧院 320

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Xiaohua and Zhiming's itinerary

Ping is a friend of Xiaohua's and she is asking him about his trip to mainland China. Take the role of Xiaohua and use the prompts to complete the dialogue by typing in her answers. You can click on 帮助 to access the first part of a sample answer, your second click will give you the complete sample answer. Compare your entry to the sample answer and listen to the whole dialogue by clicking on the audio button at the bottom of the completed page. You can access the audio transcripts and translations if need be.

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