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Popular Attractions in Taiwan

Unit T h i r t e e n. Popular Attractions in Taiwan. Unit T h i r t e e n. SITUATION BEFORE READING READING VOCABULARY OR TERM EXTRA READING SENTENCE PATTERN LANGUAGE SKILL DIALOGUE WRITING GRAMMAR TIP GUIDE REMINDER. SITUATION. Home.

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Popular Attractions in Taiwan

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  1. Unit Thirteen Popular Attractionsin Taiwan

  2. UnitThirteen SITUATION BEFORE READING READING VOCABULARY OR TERM EXTRA READING SENTENCE PATTERN LANGUAGE SKILL DIALOGUE WRITING GRAMMAR TIP GUIDE REMINDER

  3. SITUATION Home Your foreign clients are not familiar with Taiwan, and you would liketo introduce more well-known places to them. The Ali Mountain Range,Sun-moon Lake, Taipei 101, and the National Palace Museum would bepossible choices.

  4. SITUATION Home The National Palace Museum. 故宮博物院

  5. BEFORE READING Home

  6. BEFORE READING Home • Please locate the following places in the map • Alishan(famous for its sunrise, the Ali Mountain ForestRailway, the sacred trees, the sea of clouds, and theflamboyant cherry blossoms ) • (2) Sun-moon Lake(the biggest natural lake in Taiwan)

  7. BEFORE READING Home (3) The National palace Museum(houses more than 655,707 pieces of collection) (4) Yangmingshan(the national park in Taipei city) (5) Taroko(one of the top-ten worth visiting places in the world)

  8. BEFORE READING Home (6) Kenting(the most popular tropical national park in Taiwan) (7) Yushan(the highest mountain in Taiwan) (8) Taipei 101(the highest skyscraper ever)

  9. BEFORE READING Home (9) Si-tou(forest recreation area in Nan-tou county) (10) Cigu(the best observatory of the Black-face Spoonbill)

  10. GUIDE REMINDER Home Alisan, Sun-moon Lake, Taipei 101 and National Palace Museum. The Ali Mountain Range The Ali Mountain Range is located in Chiayi County, which is almost near the central part of Taiwan. And Ali Mountain is well world known for its ‘five wonders’, including the sunrise, the Ali Mountain Forest Railway, the sacred trees, the sea of clouds, and the flamboyant cherry blossom. Reading Ⅰ 1

  11. GUIDE REMINDER Home The Ali Mountain Forest Railway is regarded as one of three main mountain-climbing railways in the world. As you take the train from the bottom of Ali Mountain to the top, the train would pass through four kinds of forest – of the tropic, subtropical, temperate and frigid zone. 2

  12. GUIDE REMINDER Home Junipers grow well within the forest area of Ali Mountain. Some of them live more than more than 2,000 years, and some of them are gifted with wondrous shape. 3

  13. GUIDE REMINDER Home The sea of clouds and the cherry blossom should not be overlooked. If you want to meet the blossoming season of cherry, a winter-trip on Ali Mountain will be better. 4

  14. GUIDE REMINDER Home Sun-Moon Lake Sun Moon Lake is located in Nan-tou county. And it is the largest natural lake in the Taiwan islands. The lake is parted to two sections by Lalu Island.Interestingly, the eastern part of the lake is formed like the sun and the western side is shaped like a crescent moon. 1

  15. GUIDE REMINDER Home Sun-moon Lake is one of the Puli basin group. The basin group was formed from the folding landscape, and faulting and eroding effects on the original area of the Puli group. 2

  16. GUIDE REMINDER Home Many attractions around the lake can have a beautiful view of the combination of defined levels of mountains and water scenery. The famous sites are Wen-wu Temple, Siuan-Jhuang Temple, Cih-wun Pagoda and so on. 3

  17. GUIDE REMINDER Home Taipei 101 Taipei 101 was the tallest completed skyscraper in the world by 2007. In 2005, it was praised as one of Seven Wonders of Engineering by Discovery Channel. 1

  18. GUIDE REMINDER Home The floors of the skyscraper number 101, which is reflected in its name. Due to it height, a 900-ton tuned mass damper is installed on the 87th floor to reduce the effect of earthquakes and typhoons,which often occur in Taiwan. 2

  19. GUIDE REMINDER Home The most attractive floors are the restaurant levels on floor 86-88 and observation decks on floor 89, 91 and 101, which offer wonderful views of Taipei for people. And on floors 1-4; a department store is available. And there are fitness centers, and offices on the other floors. 3

  20. GUIDE REMINDER Home National Palace Museum In the National palace museum, there is an enormous treasure trove collected from the various Chinese dynasties which have been preserved and inherited from the previous imperial palace of the Cing Dynasty. And in 1925, the National Palace Museum was formally opened for the public to view the important and invaluable exhibition. 1

  21. GUIDE REMINDER Home Due to war, the most precious objects in the Museum’s collection were sent southward or westward. Eventually, the total of 2,972 crates were shipped in three groups to Taiwan in 1948. And a new museum was built at Wuaishuang- si in 1965. 2

  22. GUIDE REMINDER Home Based on the statistics of the Museum, as of February 2008, the entire collection is composed of 655,707 objects. 3

  23. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home Read the following words loudly with a teacher or on your own. The Ali Mountain Range sacred[ 'sekr0d ] adj. -- Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use.

  24. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home flamboyant[ fl$m'bC0Dnt ] adj. -- Richly and brilliantly colorful. overnight[ 'ovQ'nA0t ] adv. --Lasting through or extending over the whole night.

  25. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home scene[ sin ]n. -- The visual percept of a region. railway[ 'rel`we ] n. -- Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels) system.

  26. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home temperate[ 'tGmpDr0t ] adj. -- (Of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild;. permeate[ 'p"m0`et ] v. -- Spread or diffuse through.

  27. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home Sun-moon Lake part[ pArt ] v. -- Force, take, or pull apart. form[ fCrm ] v. -- Create.

  28. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home crescent[ krGsnt ] adj. -- Any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters. faulting[ fClt0H ] adj. -- A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.

  29. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home defined[ d0'A0nd ] adj. -- Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary. level[ lGvl ] n. -- Height above ground.

  30. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home Confucius[ kDn'fjuNDs ] n. -- Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC). pilgrimage[ 'p0lErDm0dI ] n. -- A journey to a sacred place.

  31. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home scripture[ 'skr0ptNQ ] n. -- Any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group . Taipei 101 prominently[ 'prAmDnDtl0 ] adv. -- In or with having a quality that makes itself into attention.

  32. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home celebration[ `sGlD'breNDn ] n. -- A joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. publication[ `pKbl0'keNDn ] n. -- A copy of a printed work offered for distribution.

  33. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home count[ kA?nt ] v. -- Name or recite the numbers. ton[ ten ] n. -- A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.

  34. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home tune[ tjun ] v. -- Adjust for (better) functioning. install[ 0n'stCl ] n. -- Set up for use.

  35. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home damper[ 'd$mpQ ] n. -- A device for reducing vibration. aviation[ `$v0'eNDn ] n. --The operation of aircraft to provide transportation.

  36. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home restriction [ r0'str0kNDn ] n. -- A principle that limits the extent of something. column[ 'kAlDm ] n. -- A tall pillar vertical upright and used to support a structure.

  37. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home deck[ dGk ] n. -- A porch that resembles the deck on a ship. fitness center[ 'f0tn0s'sGntQ ] n. -- Place with facilities and equipment for people to maintain or improve their physical fitness (good physical condition; being in shape or in condition).

  38. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home National Palace Museum enormous [ 0'nCrmDs ] adj. -- Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree. trove[ trov ] n. --Treasure of unknown ownership found hidden.

  39. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home inherit[ `0n'hGr0t ] n. --Receive from a predecessor (one who precedes you in time). emperor[ 'GmpDrQ ] n. --The male ruler of an empire.

  40. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home forbidden[ fQ'b0dn ] adj. -- Excluded from use or mention. committee[ kD'm0t0 ] n. -- A special group delegated to consider some matter

  41. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home disposition[ d0spD'z0NDn ] n. -- The action or result of arranging people or things in a particular way. possession[ pD'zGNDn ] n. -- Anything owned or possessed.

  42. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home artifact[ 'Art0`f$kt ] n. -- An object remaining from a particular period invaluable[ 0n'v$ljDbl ]adj. -- Having incalculable monetary (relating to money) worth.

  43. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home proceed[ prD'sid ] v. -- Continue with one's activities. southward [ 'sAuLwQd ]adv. -- Toward the south.

  44. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home crate [ kret ] n. -- A box (usually made of wood); used for shipping ship[ N0p ] v. --Travel by ship.

  45. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home donation[ do'neNDn ] n. -- Act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity (an activity or gift that benefits the public at large). purchase[ 'p"tNDs ] n. --The obtain of something for payment

  46. VOCABULARY OR TERM Home inaugurate[ 0n'CEjD`ret ]n. -- Open ceremoniously. statistics[ stD't0st0ks ]n. -- The collection and analysis of numerical data in large quantities.

  47. SENTENCE PATTERN Home a. ( In order) To + V. S.+V.+O. Example: To build the temple, worker must load a ton of wood to the site each day. To catch up with the airplane, the tourists decide to give up shopping..

  48. SENTENCE PATTERN Home • b. S.+ V. to see if S. + V. • Example: • The guide walked into the lobby to see if any luggage was left. • The manager tried each door to see if it was locked.

  49. LANGUAGE SKILL Home The following questions are offered to help you to start your conversation with your customer during a tour. 1. How was your day? 2. What did you do yesterday / this morning / in the park? 3. What did you buy? 4. How much did you spend in the tax-free shop / boutique?

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