Being a tour guide is a very important job. In many cases, the
tour guide is a traveller's first impression of a foreign country. In other
cases a tour guide may be responsible for teaching tourists about the culture
and sites in a city or town. In addition, many tour guides hold the
responsibility of teaching tourists about safety. Even if you are only
responsible for taking a tourist from the airport to his or her hotel, it is
your responsibility to make the short trip interesting, informative, and safe.
The following pages will help you learn some important vocabulary and phrases
that you can use with your English-speaking tourists. Check your understanding
as you go.