1. Tamsui By Paul Chen

2. Outline Starting Questions Sample Conversations –(1) A Trip to Tamsui (request)(1) A Trip to Tamsui –(2) One-day Tour to Tamsui (invitation)(2) One-day Tour to Tamsui Vocabulary Useful Expressions –(1) Tourist Spots(1) Tourist Spots –(2) Local Specialties(2) Local Specialties –(3) Activities People Can Do in Tamsui(3) Activities People Can Do in Tamsui Activity Discussion Questions Reference

3. Starting Questions Have you ever been to Tamsui? How much do you like it? What do people usually go to Tamsui for? How can one get to Tamsui from FJU? How long would it take? What aspect(s) of Tamsui do you like the most? (historical sites, local specialties, beautiful views and etc.)

4. Sample Conversation (1): A Trip to Tamsui Sara: Hey, Michael. I’m just thinking that since we have the whole day off tomorrow, why don’t we go to Tamsui for a trip? Michael: Oh, come on. We’ve been there so many times. Don’t you feel tired of it? Sara: Not at all. In fact, I miss the boat ride we had last time during sunset. It’s so romantic. Besides, I truly enjoy being away from the hustle and bustle of city life there. So I really hope you could take me there again tomorrow. By the way, I remember you like the food there, don’t you? Michael: Yeah,that’s true. All right then. Let’s go to Tamsui tomorrow. But remember I’m doing this all because of you.

5. Sample Conversation (2): One-Day Tour to Tamsui Carrie: Hey, John. What’re you going to do this Saturday? My friends and I are going to Tamsui then. Wanna join us? John: Actually, I still haven’t figured out what to do this Saturday. What are you planning to do there? Carrie: We’re thinking of a one-day trip to Tamsui. First, we might take a tour to Fort San Domingo around noon. Then we will walk along the riverbank and have a bite of some local specialties. After that, we’ll take a boat ride to Fisherman’s Wharf and enjoy the sunset viewing on the wooden path there. John: Wow. Sounds like a lot of fun! Count me in!

6. Vocabulary to have (a day) off 放一天假 to go to (somewhere) for a trip 到哪兒遊玩 to feel tired of (something) 對 ( 某事 ) 感到厭倦 hustle and bustle 忙亂與喧囂 one-day tour / one-day trip 一日遊 to take a boat ride 搭渡輪 to walk along (the riverbank) 沿著河岸散步 to have a bite of (something) 吃 ( 東西 ) local specialty 當地特產 to take a boat ride to (somewhere) 搭乘渡船到某地 sunset viewing 觀賞落日 a wooden path 木製步道 to count (someone) in 算 ( 某人 ) 一份；讓某人參加

7. Useful Expressions (1): Tourist Spots Tamsui Harbor 淡水碼頭 Tamsui Old Street 淡水老街 Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf 淡水漁人碼頭 Fort San Domingo/ Hongmau Castle 淡水紅毛城 Tamsui Mangrove Conservation Area 淡水紅樹林 保育區 Shihsanhang Museum of Archeology 十三行博物館 Guandu Bridge 關渡大橋 first-grade/ first-class historical site 一級古蹟 ※ 相關字彙： cultural asset 文化資產 / anecdote 奇聞軼事

8. Useful Expressions (2): Local Specialties hard egg 鐵蛋 fish dumpling 魚丸 shrimp roll 蝦卷 peacock clams 孔雀蛤 fish crackers/ fish crisp 魚酥 Argi (fried meat pastry) 阿給 carbon-roast & strong-smelling fermented beancurd 碳烤臭豆腐 sour plum juice 酸梅湯

9. Useful Expressions (3): Activities People Can Do in Tamsui sunset viewing 觀賞落日 to take a boat ride 搭渡船 to walk along the riverbank / the wooden path 沿著河岸 / 木製步道散步

10. Activity There are four pictures taken in Tamsui in the following slide. See if you can recognize ( 辨識 ) them and tell where they are located ( 座落 ).

11. Tamsui old street along the riverbank sunset at Tamsui Harbor a bridge in the shape of a boat in Fisherman’s Wharf the wooden path in Fisherman’s Wharf 1 2 3 4

12. Discussion Questions Do you think Tamsui’s prosperity is tightly connected with the development of MRT?

13. Reference Naruwan—Welcome to Taiwan.http://202.39.225.132/jsp/Eng/html/attract ions/scenic_spots.jsp?id=19 Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf.http://www.fisherman.com.tw/index.asp Tamsui Historical Sites.http://www.tshs.tpc.gov.tw/eng/