Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like historic places?
- What is your favorite city in Japan?
Vocabulary:
- foreign /FAWR-in/
- polite /puh-LAHYT/
- effect /ih-FEKT/
- tourism /TOOR-iz-uhm/
- historic /hi-STOR-ik/
[adjective] belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
Tom can speak two foreign languages.
[adjective] behaving in a way that is socially correct
We need to be polite when we have visitors.
[noun] the result of a particular influence
This medicine has the effect of making someone sleepy.
[noun] the business of providing services such as transport, places to stay, or entertainment for people who are on holiday
Tourism is one of the country’s main industries.
[adjective] important or likely to be important in history
There are many historic buildings in this city.
Kyoto city started its project of reminding foreign tourists of polite behavior using smartphones. Visitors who have a tourist guide app on their smartphones receive reminders in Chinese and English language about local manners. The locals’ survey results and pictures taken from street cameras will also be used to check the effects of the project. The Kyoto city government and the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry started the project at Hanamikoji, a place in Gion district that is popular for its tea houses and historic buildings. The project will continue to run until December 8 this year.
True or False:
- The project started in Gion district.
- Tourists receive reminders about local manners in Chinese and English via smartphones.
- Hanamikoji is a place famous for its coffee shops and historic buildings.
- The project will run until December 8 this year.
- The local residents’ survey results will be used to check the effects of the project.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| effect | tourism | polite | foreign | historic |
- The city developed its parks to increase ______.
- The overall ______ of the changes was surprising.
- We will visit ______ places in our upcoming school trip
- We have a new ______ classmate from Indonesia.
- Please be ______ to the guests.