全书由10个单元构成，内容涉及旅游的全过程以及典型的旅游生活场景。形式以对话为主，每单元包括3段对话，对话后设计了一些活动以提供练习英语的机会，最后补充一篇介绍国内外著名旅游胜地的短文，目的在于扩大学生的知识面，使他们加深对世界的了解，提高对旅游的兴趣和学习旅游英语的热情。
第一单元：去中国的途中。介绍怎样办理登机手续、飞机上的服务以及办理入境手续。
第二单元：通信。涉及叫出租车、打国际电话及邮政服务。
第三单元：在宾馆。介绍预订宾馆房间和宾馆服务。
第四单元：娱乐。内容涉及观赏京剧、剧间休息及舞蹈。
第五单元：在餐馆。介绍餐馆点菜及中餐馆和美式餐馆的有关服务。
第六单元：在旅行社。介绍与旅行社打交道的相关事宜。
第七单元：游览曲阜。通过游览曲阜介绍常用的导游用语。
第八单元：购物。通过在不同的商店购物介绍中国的部分旅游产品及购物用语。
第九单元：中国的节日。介绍中国的三大传统节日：春节、元宵节和中秋节。
第十单元：紧急情况和麻烦。介绍在旅游过程中可能遇到的麻烦及相关用语。
本书适用于大专院校英语专业及旅游专业的学生，也可作为旅游窗口行业人员培训教材，还可供旅游爱好者参考之用。
Unit 1 On the Way to China
Dialogue 1 Checking in at the Airport
Dialogue 2 On the Airplane
Dialogue 3 Arriving in Beijing
Further Reading：Tower Bridge
Unit 2 Communications
Dialogue 1 At the Front Desk of Minzu Hotel
Dialogue 2 Making a Telephone Call
Dialogue 3 At the Post Office
Further Reading：Guilin
Unit 3 At a Hotel
Dialogue 1 Making a Hotel Reservation
Dialogue 2 Booking into a Hotel
Dialogue 3 Hotel Services
Further Reading：Yellowstone National Park
Unit 4 Recreation and Entertainment
Dialogue 1 Enjoying Beijing Opera in the Theatre
Dialogue 2 During the Intermission
Dialogue 3 Dancing in the Ballroom
Further Reading：The Lea~ing Tower
Unit 5 At Restaurants
Dialogue 1 At a Restaurant
Dialogue 2 A Chinese Banquet
Dialogue 3 An American Dinner
Further Reading：Great Barrier Reef--A Natural World Wonder,
Unit 6 At the Travel Agency
Dialogue 1 Telephoning the Travel Agency
Dialogue 2 Booking an Air Ticket
Dialogue 3 Booking a Passage
Further Reading：History of Taj Mahal
Unit 7 Visiting Qufu
Dialogue 1 Visiting the Temple of Confucius
Dialogue 2 Visiting the Mansion of Confucius
Dialogue 3 Visiting the Forest of Confucius
Further Reading：Rome
Unit 8 Shopping
Dialogue 1 At the Shop near the Forbidden City
Dialogue 2 At a Handicraft Store
Dialogue 3 In a Souvenir Store
Further Reading：The Summer Palace
Unit 9 Chinese Festivals
Dialogue 1 Talking about the Spring Festival
Dialogue 2 Talking about the Lantern Festival
Dialogue 3 Talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival
Further Reading：New Zealand
Unit 10 Emergencies and Troubles
Dialogue 1 At the Lost Property Counter
Dialogue 2 Getting Sick
Dialogue 3 In a Branch of Bank of China
Further Reading：Go Diving in the Gulf of Thailand
Key to the Exercises
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