Popular Attractions in Taiwan

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Unit Thirteen
Popular Attractionsin Taiwan
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Unit Thirteen

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

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SITUATION
Your foreign clients are not familiar with
Taiwan, and you would like to introduce more
well-known places to them. The Ali Mountain
Range, Sun-moon Lake, Taipei 101, and the
National Palace Museum would be possible
choices.
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SITUATION
The National Palace Museum. ?????
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BEFORE READING

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BEFORE READING

• Please locate the following places in the map
• Alishan (famous for its sunrise, the Ali Mountain
  Forest Railway, the sacred trees, the sea of
  clouds, and the flamboyant cherry blossoms )
• (2) Sun-moon Lake (the biggest natural lake in
  Taiwan)

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BEFORE READING
(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)
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BEFORE READING
(6) Kenting (the most popular tropical national
park in Taiwan) (7) Yushan (the highest mountain
in Taiwan) (8) Taipei 101 (the highest
skyscraper ever)
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BEFORE READING
(9) Si-tou (forest recreation area in Nan-tou
county) (10) Cigu (the best observatory of the
Black-face Spoonbill)
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GUIDE REMINDER
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 ?
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.

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GUIDE REMINDER
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.

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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
Due to war, the most precious objects in the
Museums 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.
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GUIDE REMINDER
Based on the statistics of the Museum, as of
February 2008, the entire collection is composed
of 655,707 objects.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
flamboyant flm'bC0Dnt adj. -- Richly and
brilliantly colorful. overnight 'ovQ'nA0t
adv. --Lasting through or extending over the
whole night.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
scene sin n. -- The visual percept of a
region. railway 'relwe n. -- Line that is
the commercial organization responsible for
operating a railway (a line of track providing a
runway for wheels) system.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
temperate 'tGmpDr0t adj. -- (Of weather or
climate) free from extremes mild. permeate
'p"m0et v. -- Spread or diffuse through.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
Sun-moon Lake part pArt v. -- Force, take, or
pull apart. form fCrm v. -- Create.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
defined d0'A0nd adj. -- Showing clearly the
outline or profile or boundary. level lGvl
n. -- Height above ground.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
Confucius kDn'fjuNDs n. -- Chinese
philosopher (circa 551-478 BC). pilgrimage
'p0lErDm0dI n. -- A journey to a sacred place.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
count kA?nt v. -- Name or recite the
numbers. ton ten n. -- A United States unit
of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
tune tjun v. -- Adjust for (better)
functioning. install 0n'stCl n. -- Set up
for use.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
damper 'dmpQ n. -- A device for reducing
vibration. aviation v0'eNDn n. --The
operation of aircraft to provide transportation.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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).
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
inherit 0n'hGr0t n. --Receive from a
predecessor (one who precedes you in
time). emperor 'GmpDrQ n. --The male ruler
of an empire.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
forbidden fQ'b0dn adj. -- Excluded from use
or mention. committee kD'm0t0 n. -- A
special group delegated to consider some
matter
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
artifact 'Art0fkt n. -- An object remaining
from a particular period? invaluable
0n'vljDbl adj. -- Having incalculable monetary
(relating to money) worth.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
proceed prD'sid v. -- Continue with one's
activities. southward 'sAuLwQd adv. -- Toward
the south.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
crate kret n. -- A box (usually made of
wood) used for shipping ship N0p
v. --Travel by ship.
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
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
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VOCABULARY OR TERM
inaugurate 0n'CEjDret n. -- Open
ceremoniously. statistics stD't0st0ks n. --
The collection and analysis of numerical data in
large quantities.
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SENTENCE PATTERN
a. ( In order) To V. S.V.O. Example T
o 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..
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SENTENCE PATTERN

• 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.

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LANGUAGE SKILL
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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LANGUAGE SKILL
5. What time did you get back? 6. What did you
eat? 7. What did you order to drink? 8. What did
you think of it?
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GRAMMAR TIP

Either, Neither, Any, Each in a subject position
should takes a singular verb.
E. G. ? Neither of the tourists comes from
Japan. Neither of the tourists come from
Japan. ? Each of the foreign tourists is much
afraid of eating pig blood. Each of
the foreign tourists are much afraid of
eating pig blood.