Place 

No study abroad student arrives at their destination completely familiar with the nation, city, and university they plan to study in. Study abroad students will find themselves talking more and more about places and locations as they discover new tourist attractions, restaurants, and well kept local secrets.

Exercises

Task 1 Sharing Personal Experience Task (Tourist Site)

Objectives: Students will be able to familiarize themselves with the vocabulary and topics related to issues concerning discussions of a particular tourist site (Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai, China). Students will also be able to discuss historical and tourist sites in conversation. This task could be used as a warm-up task at the beginning of this module. Suggested time for this task: 15-20 minutes.

Directions: 

1.1 Listen/Read the dialogue between Ted and 韩  (Place 1 dialogue). In groups of 3-4, discuss what they talked about in the dialogue. 

Discussion questions: What are Ted and 韩 talking about? What do you know about Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison from this dialogue (e.g. what is the historical background of this place? What does it look like? What kinds of activities do tourists do there? How far is it from campus and how can you get there? Is this tourist spot suitable for foreigners who do not have advance-level Chinese? Why or why not?) 

Directions in Chinese: 

听/读对话1，3-4人一组，讨论Ted和韩对话的主要内容。

讨论问题：Ted和韩在讨论什么？从他们的对话中你了解了哪些关于上海提篮桥监狱的信息（比如，这个地方的历史背景是什么？这个地方是什么样的？游客去这个地方可以做什么？这个地方离学校有多远？怎么去？要是一位外国游客中文不太好，他可以看懂这个地方的介绍吗？为什么（不）？

1.2 Choose a tourist site you visited that has a historical background. Work in pairs, introduce the place you visited, and discuss it with your partner. Use the following questions to guide your discussion. 

• Where is this place? 
• What are the main features of this place? 
• How can you travel to this place from your home? 
• What is the historical background of this place?
• What kinds of activities do tourists do there? 
• What do you need to prepare before you go? 
• Other questions that may interest you

Directions in Chinese: 

选择一个你去过或者熟悉的历史旅游景点。和另外一个同学一组，介绍这个景点并且和你的同学讨论以下问题。

• 这个地方在哪儿？
• 这个地方有哪些特点？
• 怎么去这个地方？
• 这个地方有哪些历史背景？
• 游客去这个地方可以做些什么活动？
• 去之前需要做什么准备吗？
• 其他你感兴趣的问题

Task 2 Sharing Personal Experience Task (Places in Daily Routine) 

Objectives: Students will be able to familiarize themselves with vocabulary and topics related to issues concerning places they often go in their daily routine. This task could be used as a warm-up task at the beginning of this module. Suggested time for this task: 15-20 minutes.

Directions: 

2.1 Listen/Read the dialogues between Zolton and 传祥 (Place 2 dialogue). In groups of 3-4, summarize the key terms of their discussion. Share your own experience with places you often go to in your daily routine (e.g. cafe, library, etc.). 

Discussion questions: What are Zolton and 传祥 talking about in this dialogue? Where is the first Cafe they talked about? How do you get there from campus? What’s around the Cafe? Why does Zolton like to go to this Cafe to study? Where is the second Cafe Zolton likes to visit? Why? 

Directions in Chinese:

听/读Zolton和传祥对话2，3-4人一组，总结对话的主要内容。和你的组员分享你日常生活中进场去的地方（例如，咖啡馆，图书馆等）。

讨论问题：Zolton和传祥在对话中主要讨论了什么？他们提到的第一个咖啡馆在哪儿？咖啡馆的周围有什么？为什么Zolton喜欢去这个咖啡馆学习？Zolton还喜欢去哪个咖啡馆学习？为什么？

2.2 Choose a cafe/tea house you really like to visit. Work in pairs and discuss your cafe/tea house with your partner. Use the following questions as a guide: 

• Where is this cafe/tea house? 
• How can you travel to this place from your home? 
• What’s around this place?
• What are some its key features?
• Why do you like to go to this place? 
• Who do you often go with? 
• Other questions that interest you 

Directions in Chinese: 

选择一个你平时喜欢去的咖啡馆或者茶馆。2人一组，和你的组员讨论以下问题：

• 这个咖啡馆/茶馆在哪儿？
• 你平时怎么去？
• 这个地方周围有什么？
• 这个地方有什么特色？
• 为什么你喜欢去这个地方？
• 你平时都喜欢和谁去？
• 其他你感兴趣的问题

Task 3 Project & Creative Task (Starbucks in China)

Objectives: Students will be able to analyze and evaluate different issues concerning places in China. Students will also be able to cooperate with group members and practice reading, writing, and speaking skills upon completing this task. This task could be divided into two class hours, after the warm-up discussions on the two dialogues, for instance, first using it as a main activity of a regular class to practice reading skills, and then as a homework assignment to prepare for individual presentations. Suggested time for this task: 45 min for the reading for the first class + 100 min for presentation or assigned as homework + 3-4 min per individual presentation in the following class.  

3.1 Warm-up discussions

Directions: 

What kinds of coffee shop do you prefer to go? Why? Do you go to Starbucks often? How do you feel about Starbucks in the U.S.? 

Directions in Chinese: 

你常常去什么咖啡馆？为什么？你常常去星巴克吗？你觉得在美国星巴克的地位怎么样?

3.2 Reading comprehension and discussions (45 min)

Directions: 

Read the article below for the reading comprehension and discussions:

Article on What does largest Starbucks in the world look like? 上海新开的全球最大星巴克门店长什么样？

Original Resource: https://cn.nytimes.com/style/20171207/starbucks-shanghai/

Reading Excerpt (Language Revised):

1     上海——何君炜坐上动车跑了差不多160公里，等了一小时，只为一杯咖啡。

2     上百名咖啡迷都聚在了这里，前来参观星巴克向他们致敬的献礼，何君炜也是其中之一。这家美国企业全球最大门店周三在上海开业，这是一个有400名员工、2700平方米的圣殿。

3     这家巨型咖啡店代表着星巴克在中国——这个此前更喜欢喝茶的国家——下的一个赌注。星巴克在中国拥有3000多家门店，计划在4年内扩张至5000家。

4     星巴克表示，它在中国开店的速度大约是每15小时就新开一家。

5     在位于上海市中心的星巴克咖啡烘焙工坊(Starbucks Reserve Roastery)内，顾客可以近距离观看这些棕色饮品是如何制作出来的。

6     管道将生咖啡豆送进烤箱，随后又输送到装饰着传统中国印章和图案的两层楼高的铜管中。

7     在这里，咖啡豆被输送到吧台的几十个咖啡师面前。一些咖啡师使用真空咖啡壶制作手冲咖啡。和在中国其他地方的门店一样，这一家也出售茶和食品。

8     这家门店展现了星巴克向中国投来的信念——和金钱。 

9     在其他外国企业抱怨中国商业环境的时候，中国成为了星巴克目前最大的营收驱动因素之一。

10     美食品牌塔可贝尔(Taco Bell)和必胜客(Pizza Hut)的母公司百胜餐饮(Yum Brands)剥离了在中国的业务，部分原因是出于对企业在中国发展能力的担忧。其他企业，如麦当劳(McDonald’s)和可口可乐(Coca-Cola)，也在从中国撤离。

11     但是当其他企业在中国碰壁时，星巴克设法加大了投资。它给出了比许多竞争对手更高的工资，也为员工提供了住房补贴和医疗福利。

12     这样的努力意味着星巴克在中国有能力建立信任。

13     周三，这一点就被一大批等待进入门店的人们证实了。在偌大的咖啡馆，满是咖啡豆通过管道时乒乓作响的嘈杂和咖啡师伴着电子音乐煮咖啡的声音。这样的开张仪式，这正是为何君炜这类人量身定做的。

14     “我有时自己在家也会冲，”他说，“可感觉寂寞了一点。” 22岁的他在杭州从事物流工作，此行也是为他的星巴克主题杯再添新收藏。“中国有些长辈会喜欢喝茶，可我就喜欢咖啡，”何君炜说，“就像那句话，情不知所起，一往而深。”

Directions in Chinese: 阅读文章，“上海新开的全球最大星巴克门店长什么样？”并完成以下问题。

1. 为什么很多人会从很远的地方来这家星巴克？

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1. 这家星巴克有什么特点？（请列出至少三项）

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1. 在这家星巴克里，顾客可以看到什么在别的星巴克看不到的？

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1. 除了咖啡以外，星巴克还卖什么？

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1. 为什么很多企业撤离了中国？

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1. 为什么星巴克加大了对中国的投资？

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1. 据何君炜说的，在中国什么样的人爱喝茶？什么样的人爱喝咖啡？

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3.3 Presentation task (100 min in class or assigned as homework)

Directions: Now you’ve learned more about talking about places in different contexts. Prepare for an individual presentation. Please also write a brief outline essay for the individual presentation. For the presentation, focus on the topic of “my hometown”. First, introduce your hometown (e.g. location, population, tourist places, characteristics, etc.) and then choose one of the most famous/interesting places in your hometown to share with the class. Illustrate at least two activities people could do at that place and explain why it attracts you. Second, introduce one of the places you would like to spend time at in your daily life (e.g. cafe, public library, park, etc.) and explain the reasons you like this place. Finally, summarize your presentation. 

Directions in Chinese: 这一课我们了解了如何讨论各种不同的地方。准备一个个人报告并且写下大纲。个人报告围绕主题“我的家乡”并且包含以下内容。首先，介绍你的家乡（包括地理位置，人口，周边的旅游景点，特点等等）并选择一个比较有名或者你感兴趣的景点向大家进行简单的介绍。说一说至少两个游客可以去这个景点做的事情以及为什么这个地方非常地吸引人。然后介绍一个你居住在这个地方时日常生活中喜欢去的地方（比如咖啡馆，公共图书馆等）并且说说为什么你喜欢这个地方。最后总结报告内容。

Task 4 Additional Activity  

Directions: Watch the videos on tourist sites and discuss the following questions. 

1. 这辈子一定要去一次！最美的5个旅游景点 https://www.bilibili.com/video/av39147932/
2. 旅游资源最强的省份，坐拥世界顶级景区，湖南的实力让人服！https://www.bilibili.com/video/av16087923/ 

Directions in Chinese: 

观看关于旅游景点的视频并回答以下问题。

1. 根据第一个视频，总结视频中提到的五个景点的主要特点。

1. 观看第二个视频，介绍至少四点湖南是中国有名的旅游胜地的原因。

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