Happy Trails：A Traveler’s Guide for Everyday English (附光碟)

UNIT 1   Traveling by Air 1
Part A Reading – What does it say? 2
1-1 Airport Security Is No Joke 2
1-2 The Early Bird Catches the Plane 5
1-3 Not Too Big and Heavy 7
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 10
1-4 Bon Voyage! 10
1-5 Safety First 13
1-6 Always Pay Attention to the Flight Crew 15
1-7 Always Pay Attention to the Flight Crew 17
1-8 We Don’t Want to Be Separated! 19
1-9 Always Know What’s in Your Luggage 22
1-10 Traveling With Little Ones Is Never Easy 24
1-11 Only My Genius 26
1-12 Always Be Polite 28
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 30
TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNIT 2   Accommodations 31
Part A Reading – What does it say? 32
2-1 Home Away from Home 32
2-2 Leave the Dog at Home 35
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 39
2-3 Settling in for the Night 39
2-4 I Get Hungry When I Travel 42
2-5 Don’t Forget to Tip the Bellboy 44
2-6 Always Check out the Brochures 47
2-7 Don’t Try to Take the Towels 49
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 51

UNIT 3   Going Around by Public
Transportation 53
Part A Reading – What does it say? 54
3-1 To Tip or Not to Tip, That Is the Question 54
3-2 Please Have Correct Change 57
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 59
3-3 Put Your Bus Card in a Safe Place 59
3-4 Don’t Lose Your Token 61
3-5 Mr. Cab Driver 63
3-6 Finding Nemo 65
3-7 The Garden of Eden 68
3-8 Going Downtown 70
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 73

UNIT 4   Booking Tours 75
Part A Reading – What does it say? 76
4-1 To the Tower 76
4-2 All aboard for Adventure 79
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 82
4-3 Always Listen to the Tour Guide 82
4-4 A Day at the Museum 85
4-5 To the Tower 88
4-6 Don’t Forget Your Wallet 91
4-7 Yippeekayaye! I wanna Be a Cowboy! 94
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 97

UNIT 5   Dining Out 99
Part A Reading – What does it say? 100
5-1 I’m So Hungry I Could Eat a Horse! 100
5-2 May I See the Menu, Please? 103
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 106
5-3 Come on Down! The Price Is Right! 106
5-4 Always Call Ahead 109
5-5 No Children Allowed? 111
5-6 So Many to Choose from! 113
5-7 Rabbit Food 115
5-8 No Dessert for Me 118
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 120

UNIT 6   Road Trips 123
Part A Reading – What does it say? 124
6-1 I Drove All Night 124
6-2 Self-serve Gas Jockey 127
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 129
6-3 Please Don’t Rent a Lemon 129
6-4 Back Seat Driver 132
6-5 Better Safe Than Sorry 134
6-6 Full Tank/Empty Tank 137
6-7 Sign on the Dotted Line 140
6-8 Cold Hard Cash 142
6-9 Highway Robbery 144
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 147

UNIT 7   Activities & Nightlife 149
Part A Reading – What does it say? 150
7-1 Thrill Rides Are Not for Everyone 150
7-2 Short People Got No Reason 153
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 156
7-3 A Day at the Park Is Not Cheap 156
7-4 Ladies First 159
7-5 If You Like Pina Coladas 161
7-6 Bleacher Creature 164
7-7 Nose Bleed Section, Please 167
7-8 Cheapskate Dad 169
7-9 First Come, First Served 172
7-10 The Gambler 174
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 176

UNIT 8   Going Shopping 177
Part A Reading – What does it say? 178
8-1 Shopping Is Fun, Fun, Fun! 178
8-2 Return Policy to Satisfy Your Needs 180
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 182
8-3 It’s Important to Smell Nice 182
8-4 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep 185
8-5 You Got What You Pay for 188
8-6 It’s Important to Be Comfortable in
the Summer 191
8-7 I Need to Go on a Diet 194
8-8 Time to Get a New Watch 196
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 199

UNIT 9   Excuse Me. I Need Assistance. 201
Part A Reading – What does it say? 202
9-1 Using a Calling Card 202
Part B Listening – What are they talking about? 204
9-2 Getting Change for the Laundry 204
9-3 Going to the Farm 206
9-4 Stomach Problems on the Road Are
Never Fun 208
9-5 Cuts and Scrapes Are Common 211
9-6 You Can’t Trust Anybody These Days 214
9-7 Oh Dear! Where’s My Camera? 216
Part C Speaking – What am I going to do? 219
Answer Key 221