新编实用英语综合教程二unit shopping and sightseeing

Unit|SixUnit|SixShoppingandSightseeingUnit|SixUnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Askabouttheprice2.Askaboutstyle,sizeandcolorofclothing3.Askaboutthemodel,useandguaranteeofappliances4.Talkaboutshopping5.Askforadiscount6.Understandandtalkingaboutshoppingandtravelads7.ReadandaskaboutoperatinginstructionsWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Shopping2.Touristattractions3.PresentparticipleandpastparticipleasattributivesUnit|SixContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHandUnit|SixSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeakandReciteSpeakandPerformStudyandImitateImitateandPerformActingouttheTasksStudyingBusinessCardsFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteSpeakandCommunicateSpeakandTranslateUnit|Six1)I'mlookingforajacket.Shopassistant:MayIhelpyou?Tony:Yes,please.I'mlookingforajacket.Shopassistant:Hereisanicepurplejacket.Tony:That'sokay.Purplejacketsareverypopularthisyear.2)Howmuchisit?Sam:I'minterestedinthismobilephone.Howmuchisit?Shopassistant:It'sonsalethisweek.It'sonly$96.99.Sam:That'sprettycheap.I'lltakeit,please.Shopassistant:Certainly.Andhowwillyoupayforit?SECTIONITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-talksSpeakandRecite1Workinpairs.Lookatthepictureandrecitethefollowingmini-talksforshoppingandsightseeing.BackUnit|Six3)It'sthewrongsize.Shopassistance:MayIhelpyou,madam?Mary:Well,it'sthisshirt.Iboughtithereyesterday.Shopassistance:Andwhat'stheproblem?Mary:It'sthewrongsize.4)Wheredidyougoforyoursummervacation?John:Wheredidyougoforyoursummervacation?Mary:IwenttoSanFranciscowithafewfriends.John:Thatsoundslikefun.Howlongdidyoustaythere?Mary:Justoneweek.5)HaveyoueverbeentoParis?Helen:HaveyoueverbeentoParis?Tom:Yes.There'resomanyplacesofinteresttovisit.Helen:Oh,I'veheard.IplantoseetheLouvreandtheEiffelTower.Tom:Idon'tthinkonedayisenoughtoseemuchofthecity.WindowonKeyWordsBack紫色的打折相当地名胜Unit|SixSpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:Buyavaseforflowers.5Task:Discusswheretogoandwhattosee.Back●RefertotheDataBankintheWorkbookforrelevantexpressions.3Task:Choosetherightcolorandsize.4Task:TalkaboutthetriptoLondon.2Task:Bargainforabetterprice.Unit|SixShoppingandTravelAdsStudyandImitate3Shoppingandtraveladvertisementsarealwayswithus.Theyprovideusefulinformationforpeopletoknowwhattobuyandwheretogo.Nowlet'sreadthefollowingtwoadsandtrytousetheinformationintheminyourface-to-facetalks.BackUnit|SixBackUnit|Six1)OntheCulturalStreetMr.Ahrens:SothisisthefamousCulturalStreet,isn'tit?MissZhang:Yes.It'salongstreetwithalotofshopsoneitherside.YoucanfindsomerealChinesehandicrafts(手 工艺 钢结构制作工艺流程车尿素生产工艺流程自动玻璃钢生产工艺2工艺纪律检查制度q345焊接工艺规程 品)here.Mr.Ahrens:Verygood.(Afterawhile.)MissZhang:Doyouhaveanythingparticularinmind?Mr.Ahrens:Iwanttobuysomesouvenirs(纪念品)formyfriendsandrelatives.MissZhang:Wouldyouliketohavealookatthejewels?They'reoverthere.Mr.Ahrens:Certainly.MissZhang:Howdoyoulikethisring?It'sinlaid(镶嵌)withadiamondinadragondesignbackground.Mr.Ahrens:Howlovelyitis!Andsorichincolor!(Totheshopassistant)Howmuchdoesitcost?Shopassistant:Threethousandtwohundredandfiftyyuan.Mr.Ahrens:IthinkI'lltakeitformywife.FollowingSampleDialoguesImitateandPerform4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.BackUnit|Six2)ItWasReallyaWonderfulTrip(JuliahadawonderfultriptoParisandLondon.Peterisaskingaboutherimpressionsofthetwocities.)Peter:Soitwasreallyawonderfultrip.Whichcitydidyoulikebetter,ParisorLondon?Julia:That'shardtosay.Therewerebothgoodthingsandbadthingsaboutthetwocities.Peter:Waitaminute!Whatarethebadthings?Julia:Traffic,forone.ThetrafficinPariswasprettybad,andthetrafficinLondonwasevenworse.Peter:That'strue.Allbigcitieshavebadtraffic.Julia:Well,forgetit.Let'stalkaboutthegoodthings.Peter:OK.Julia:TheartgalleriesinPariswerefantastic.AndtheLouvrewasamazing.Peter:Metoo.IlovethegalleriesinLondon,butIliketheonesinParisevenmore.BackPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandComplete5Imagineyouarebuyingacassetterecorder.Completethefollowingconversationwiththeshopassistantbyfillingintheblanks.Shopassistant:MayIhelpyou,sir?You:Yes.Couldyou1_______mesomecassetterecorders?Shopassistant:Sure.DoyoupreferproductsmadeinJapan,theU.S.ortheU.K.?Wehavevarious2______here.Youmaychoosetheoneyoulikebest.Buthowmuchareyougoingto3_______?You:Aboutonehundreddollars,Ithink.Shopassistant:Ifso,I'llshowyouaverygoodcassetterecorderonsale.You:4____________isit?Shopassistant:95dollars.You:Sounds5___________.CouldIhavea25%6__________?Shopassistant:Sorry.It'salreadythesaleprice.You:Allright.I'll7_____it.MayIusemy8______cardhere?Shopassistant:Sure.Unit|SixcreditshowbrandsspendHowmuchreasonablediscounttakeBackSpeakandTranslate6ImagineyouareWangNa.Youwanttobuyapairofjeans.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseprovided.Shopassistant:Goodmorning,Miss.CanIhelpyou?You:1_________________________________.(我想买一条牛仔裤。)Shopassistant:OK.Ourselectionofjeansisthemostcomprehensiveavailable.2_________________________?(您想要什么样式的？)You:It'sreallyhardformetochoosefromsomanystylesofjeans.Shopassistant:Well,letmesee.Howdoyoulikethisstyle?It'sthelatestfashion,verypopular.Andthequalityisexcellent.You:3____________________________________?(看上去不错。我能试一条深蓝色的吗？)Shopassistant:Certainly.Whatsizeareyou?You:4_________________.(我想是中号。)Medium,IthinkYes,please.I'mlookingforapairofjeansWhatstylewouldyoulikeThatlooksfine.CanItryadarkbluepairBackUnit|SixShopassistant:Hereyouare.There'safittingroomjustoverthere.You:Thecolorisfine.ButI'mafraidit'stoobigforme.5__________________________?(有小点尺码的吗？)Shopassistant:Waitamoment,please.Oh,Ithinkthispairwillbetherightsizeforyou.You:6__________________________?(是的，我也这样想。多少钱？)Shopassistant:$90,plustax.You:7____________________________________________.(太贵了。比我想的多多了。)Shopassistant:Youknow,whattheysay,yougetwhatyoupayfor.Youcan'tgowrongonthat.You:OK.I'lltakeit.8____________________?(你们接受信用卡吗？)Shopassistant:Sure.SpeakandTranslateBack6ImagineyouareWangNa.Youwanttobuyapairofjeans.FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChineseprovided.DoyouacceptcreditcardsHaveyougotanysmallersizeYes,Ithinkso.HowmuchisitIt'stooexpensiveandmuchmorethanIwantedtopayUnit|SixSpeakandCommunicate7ImagineyouareSelenaandyouaretalkingwithLindaaboutyourtriptoBeijinginthesummervacation.Playyourroleaccordingtothecluesgivinginbrackets.Selena:1(告诉Linda你这个暑假要去北京旅游。)Linda:Really?That'swonderful.Beijingisanancientcityandagreatplaceforsightseeing.Selena:2(问她是否去过北京，这座古城有哪些地方可以去游览。)Linda:Yes,ItaughtEnglishinBeijingforoneyear.InBeijing,therearesomanybeautifulplacestosee.TheForbiddenCityshouldbeyourfirstchoice.Selena:Oh,Isee.3(告诉她你计划先去游览紫禁城，然后再去颐和园，还有天坛。)Linda:Youshouldn'tforgetabouttheGreatWall.Selena:Certainly.4( 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 示登长城一直是梦寐以求的事情。)Linda:Howlongwillyoustaythere?Selena:5(说你要待上一周时间。)BackUnit|SixUnit|SixSECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeatListenandMatchListenandTranslateHandlingaDialogueListenandDecodeUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandCompleteListenandMatchListenandAnswerListenandCompleteListenandAnswerUnit|SixSECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeat1Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross-referencedwiththeirChinesetranslationandtrytorememberthem.Unit|SixWindowonKeyWordsone-daytour一日游special特别的BackUnit|SixListenandMatch2Listenagaintotheabovesentencesrearrangedinsequence,andthenmatchthemwiththeirChinesetranslation.1)a.我想买一件白衬衫。2)b.你穿多大号的？3)c.多少钱？4)d.你想买什么？5)e.我们有适合你穿的号，但没有你要的颜色。6)f.你们有一日游吗？7)g.暑假你打算去哪儿？8)h.你有特别想去看看的地方吗？9)i.这次旅行大约需要五个半小时。10)j.你会在那里待多久？baecdfjhigBackUnit|SixListenandTranslate3Listentotentopic-relatedEnglishsentencesforworkplacecommunicationandtranslatethemintoChineseorally.1)听上去你的假期过得很好啊。2)我今年夏天打算去欧洲。3)我去观光了三天。4)北京是个古老的城市，是一个游览的好地方。5)我一直梦想去看看那里美丽的风景。6)我对这种电脑游戏很感兴趣。7)你要怎么付款?8)牛仔裤的款式这么多，我真的很难挑选。9)有什么问 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吗？10)颜色不错。恐怕我穿太大了。有小号的吗?BackUnit|Six1)Itsoundslikeyouhadaprettygoodvacation.2)I'mgoingtoEuropethissummer.3)Iwentsightseeingforthreedays.4)Beijingisanancientcityandagreatplaceforsightseeing.5)I'vebeendreamingofgoingtoseethebeautifulscenerythere.6)I'minterestedinthiscomputergame.7)Howwillyoupayforthat?8)It'sreallyhardformetochoosefromsomanystylesofjeans.9)Whatseemstobetheproblem?10)Thecolorisfine.ButI'mafraidit'stoobigforme.Doyouhaveasmallersize?Script:BackUnit|SixMr.Andersonisshoppingatadepartmentstore.Hewantstobuysome1silk,pottery,jewelry.Heaskstheshopassistantforsomethingalittle2darker,brighter,lighter.Theassistantshowshimthedesignwithblueandyellow3birds,cats,dogs.Helikesthe4color,size,designandwantstobuyoneandhalfmetersforhis5wife,sister,daughtertomakeashort-sleeveddress.Itwillcosthim6onehundredandfourteen,onehundredandforty,onehundredandfouryuan.HandlingaDialogueListenandDecode4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingthecorrectchoicesinbracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ScriptBackShopassistant:Goodafternoon,sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?Mr.Anderson:Canyoushowmesomesilk,realChinesesilk?Shopassistant:Certainly.Howdoyoulikethisdesign?Mr.Anderson:Haveyougotanythingbrighter?SomethingmoreChinese?Shopassistant:Howaboutthedesignwithblueandyellowbirds?It'satraditionaldesignandthecolorsarebright.Mr.Anderson:Oh,it'slovelyandveryChinese.Isitpuresilk?Shopassistant:Yes,onehundredpercentpuresilk.Mr.Anderson:HowmuchdoIneedforashort-sleeveddress?It'sformydaughter.She'saboutmyheight.Shopassistant:Ithinkoneandahalfmeterswouldbeenough.Mr.Anderson:Allright.Pleaseletmehaveoneandahalfmetersthen.Shopassistant:Thatwillbeonehundredandfortyyuan.Script:BackUnit|SixUnit|SixListenandAnswer5Listentothedialogueagainandthenanswerthefollowingquestionsorally.Back1)WhatdidMr.Andersonwanttobuy?2)Whatcolordidhewant?3)Whatdesigndidtheassistantshowhim?4)Howmuchdidhebuyforhisdaughter?5)Howmuchdidhespend?SomerealChinesesilk.Brightcolor.Adesignwithblueandyellowbirds.Oneandahalfmeters.Onehundredandfortyyuan.Shopassistant:Goodafternoon,sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?Mr.Anderson:Canyoushowmesomesilk,1______________?Shopassistant:Certainly.Howdoyoulikethisdesign?Mr.Anderson:Haveyougotanythingbrighter?SomethingmoreChinese?Shopassistant:Howaboutthedesignwithblueandyellowbirds?2____________________andthecolorsarebright.Mr.Anderson:Oh,3_______________________.Isitpuresilk?Shopassistant:Yes,onehundredpercentpuresilk.Mr.Anderson:HowmuchdoIneedforashort-sleevedress?4__________________.She'saboutmyheight.Shopassistant:Ithinkoneandahalfmeterswouldbeenough.Mr.Anderson:Allright.Pleaseletmehaveoneandahalfmetersthen.Shopassistant:5____________________________________.ListenandComplete6Listentothedialogueforthelasttimeandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BackrealChinesesilkIt'satraditionaldesignit'slovelyandveryChinese.It'sformydaughter.Thatwillbeonehundredandfortyyuan.Unit|SixUnit|SixUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandComplete7Listentoanannouncementtwiceandduringthesecondlistening,putbackthemissingwordsintheblanks.Ladiesandgentlemen,thecaptainhasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsign.Pleasetakeyour1___________andfastenyourseatbelt.Atthistime,werequestthatallcellphonesbeturnedoffforthe2______durationoftheflight.Werequestthatallother3___________devicesbeturnedoffuntilweflyabove10,000feet.Wewillnotifyyouwhenitis4_____tousesuchdevices.We5______youthatthisisanon-smokingflight.Smokingisnot6______ontheentireaircraft,includingthelavatories.Ifyouhaveany7_______duringourflighttoday,pleasedon't8_______toaskoneofourflightattendants.Thankyou.hesitateseatfullelectronicsaferemindallowedquestionsBackUnit|Sixa.readtheinstructionsb.listentohimc.fastentheirseatbeltsd.watchthevideoa.onanairplaneb.onabusc.onatraind.onashipColumnAColumnBListenandMatch8ListentotheannouncementagainandmatchtheincompletestatementinColumnAwiththechoicesinColumnB.1)Theannouncementismade______.2)Thesignthatthecaptainhasturnedonistoremindpassengersto______.BackUnit|Sixa.computersb.cellphonesc.radiosd.MP3sa.thecaptainb.flightattendantsc.otherpassengersd.theengineersa.there'rebabiesonboardb.mostpassengersareagainstsmokingc.smokemayactivatethealarmd.it'sanon-smokingflightColumnAColumnBBack3)Duringthewholeflightpassengershavetoturnoff______4)Passengersarenotallowedtosmokeontheplanebecause______.5)Whentheyhavequestionsabouttheflight,passengerscanturnto______.Unit|SixListenandAnswer9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheannouncementinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.Back1)WhohasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsignandwhy?2)Whatelectronicdevicemustbeturnedoffforthefulldurationoftheflight?TheCaptainhasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsigntoremindthepassengerstotaketheirsseatsandfastentheirseatbelts.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffforthefulldurationoftheflight.Unit|Six3)Whatkindofelectronicdevicescanbeturnedonduringtheflightandwhenarethepassengersallowedtodoso?4)Whyissmokingnotallowedontheflight?5)Whomcanpassengersturntoforhelpiftheyhaveanyquestionsduringtheflight?ListenandAnswerGeneralidea9Writeoutthegeneralideaoftheannouncementinoneparagraphbyansweringthefollowingquestions.Otherelectronicdevicesareallowedtobeturnedonduringtheflightonlywhenpassengersarenotifiedtodoso.Smokingisnotallowedbecausethisisanon-smokingflight.Passengerscanturntoflightattendantsforhelpiftheyhaveanyquestionsduringtheflight.BackUnit|SixThecaptainhasturnedontheFastenSeatBeltsigntoremindthepassengerstotaketheirseatsandfastentheirseatbelts.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffforthefulldurationoftheflight.Otherelectronicdevicesareallowedtobeturnedonduringtheflightonlywhentheyarenotifiedtodoso.Thisisanon-smokingflight,sonooneisallowedtosmokeontheplane.Passengerscanturntoflightattendantsforhelpiftheyhaveanyquestionsduringtheflight.Generalidea:BackUnit|SixSECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulateSimulateandCreateWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarWriteandCorrectMistakesWriteandTranslateWriteandDescribeaPictureWriteandApplyRulesSECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulate1Readthefollowingtwosamplesofinstructionsandlearntowriteyourown.BackUnit|SixUnit|SixBackUnit|SixSimulateandCreate2MatchtheEnglishexpressionsinColumnAwiththeChineseequivalentsinColumnB.BackUnit|Six3Readthefollowingtraveladandfindoutthedetails.BackCanadaFriendlySkiingonthesnowymountaintops,swimminginlakes,enjoyingcleanairandtouringcities.)TravelagentorHoliday,Inc.(800-324-4839)WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarBackPresentParticipleandPastParticipleUnit|SixUnit|Six4Makecorrectchoicesofwordsorexpressionsgiveninbracketstocompletethesentences.WriteandApplyRules1)Therearealotoffans____________(hoped,hoping)foraglimpseofthemoviestar.2)Thetourist____________(lookingat,lookedat)themapisarelativeofmyfather.3)People____________(lived,living)incitiescanenjoymoreofmodernlife.4)Hereisanotice____________(warned,warning)peoplenottolitterthebeach.5)Computers____________(imported,importing)fromabroadareusuallymoreexpensive.hopinglookingatlivingwarningimportedBackUnit|Six6)People____________(wishing,wished)togoonthetourhavetobookinadvance.7)Doyouhearaman____________(talkedwith,talkingwith)yourbrotherinthelivingroom?8)Thosehouses____________(pulleddown,pullingdown)werebuiltthirtyyearsago.9)Thedevices____________(using,used)byadvertiserstogainpeople'sattentionseemtobeeffective.10)Mostofthepeople____________(invited,inviting)tothereceptionareoldfriendsofmine.WriteandApplyRulesBack4Makecorrectchoicesofwordsorexpressionsgiveninbracketstocompletethesentences.wishingtalkingwithpulleddownusedinvitedUnit|SixWriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.1)HeisreadingabookcallingTheWayofAllFlesh.2)Enginesaremachinesproducedpowerormotion.3)You'dbetternotwakeupthesleepbaby.4)Shewantstobuyaready-makedress.5)Alosingopportunityneverreturns.calling→calledproduced→producingsleep→sleepingreadymake→readymadelosing→lostBackUnit|Six6)Thereweretwentypeopleinjuringintheaccident.7)ThelanguagespeakinginthatAfricancountryisFrench.8)Hethoughtsomethingexcitedhadhappened.9)Manyproductsmakingfromcrudeoil(原油)arenowindailyuse.10)Animalscandomanyamazethingswhenproperlytrained.BackWriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.injuring→injuredspeaking→spokenexcited→excitingmaking→madeamaze→amazingUnit|Six6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.WriteandTranslate1)昨天讨论的问题十分重要。2)他是一个举止得体的人。3)已经养成的习惯很难改变。4)主席宣读了一份预先准备好的声明。Thequestiondiscussedyesterdayisofgreatimportance.Heisawell-behavedman.Theestablishedcustomsaredifficulttochange.Thechairmanreadoutapreparedstatement.BackUnit|Six6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.WriteandTranslateBack5)孩子们更喜欢由橘汁、糖和水制成的饮料。6)他得在规定的时间内做出决定。7)我们将在下次会议上讨论他提出的计划。8)你认识在台上唱歌的那个女孩吗？Childrenpreferthedrinkmadeoforangejuice,sugarandwater.Hehastomakeadecisionwithinagivenperiod.We'lldiscusstheplanputupbyhimatthenextmeeting.Doyouknowthegirlsingingonthestage?Unit|SixWriteandDescribeaPicture7Writeashortpassageofabout100wordstotellastoryrelatedtothepicturegiven.Someusefulwordsandphrasesareprovidedtohelpyou.Thetitleofyourpassageis“MaryEnjoysShoppinginChina”.BackMaryEnjoysshoppinginChinaIhaveanAmericanfriendwhosenameisMary.Weoftengoshoppingtogether.MaryenjoysshoppinginChinaatbigdepartmentstores.Shelikeswanderingfromonedepartmenttoanother,lookingatthevariousarticlesonthecounters,fromumbrellastogloves,fromfancygoodstobooks,fromclothestoshoes.Today,wearegoingtobuysomestationeryatthebigstationeryshopnearourcollege.Maryneedssomeairmailenvelopes,writingpads,andacoupleofbatteriesforherwalkman.Iwouldlikeabottleofglue,aboxofpaperclips,astaplerandtworollsoffilms.IenjoygoingshoppingwithherbecauseIcandosomethingforher:Iamhershoppingguide.Key:BackUnit|SixUnit|SixSECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandThinkReadandCompleteReadandSimulateReadandJudgeReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandRewriteReadandTranslateUnit|SixFromthefirstWorldExpoheldinLondonin1851,theWorldExposhavebeenheldsuccessivelyformanyyears.In1933,WorldExpoChicagosetupitstheme,andthenthefollowingexposalsohadtheirspecialthemes.SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageBackUnit|SixBackUnit|SixBackAnOverseasVisitor'sPersonalExperienceMyauntinVancouversharedawiseChinesesayingrecently:“Ifyoudon'tgototheShanghaiExpo,youwillregretit.IfyougototheShanghaiExpo,youwillregretitevenmore.”Ilaughed.Thereisalotoftruthtothestatement.ForthepriceofanadmissiontickettotheExpo,youwillgettowitnessagreathumanaccomplishment:Over200architecturallycutting-edgenationalpavilionsina4-km2exhibitionsite.Atthesametime,youwillgettowitnessandexperiencetheexhausting4or5hours'longqueuinglines.Butcontrarytomyaunt'sadvice,youcangototheExpoandstillhaveagoodtime.Inaddition,don'tjustvisitShanghaifortheExpo.Shanghaiisadynamic,modern,internationalcity—the“cityofthefuture”—anditisreallyworthbreakingupyourExpovisitwithtripstotheBund,toNanjingEastRoad,toultra-modernPudong,maybeevenneighboringHangzhouandSuzhou.Believeme:theExpoitselfwillwearyououtafterDayOne.Andifyou'vebeentoShanghaimanytimesalreadyandhaveseenallthesesights,thenusetherestofyourtimetodotheonethingShanghaiisbestknownfor:shopping,shopping,shopping.PASSAGEIHowto“Survive”theShanghaiExpo12Unit|SixUnit|SixTheBestPavilionstoSee“Whatarethebestpavilionstosee?”Thisisagoodquestion.Withover200pavilionsandsuchlimitedtimeandsuchlonglines,youdon'twantyourdayattheExpositetogotowaste.Actually,answeringthisquestionstartswithyou.Askyourself:Ifyou'vebeentoFrance,there'snopointwaitinganhourtoseetheFisherPriceversionofFranceintheFrenchPavilion(althoughstillquitebeautiful).TheRealStars:Mid-sizedCountriesYoumightbeverymuchexhaustedbyqueuingbeforetheheavyhittersoftheExpo—theChinapavilionandthebig“brand-name”countries—butyouwillalsodiscoverthattherearesomerealgems—mid-sizedcountries'pavilions.3Mid-sizedcountrieshaveshortlines(10-30minutesatmost)andtheirdisplayscanbequitebeautifulandinformative!TwothatIenjoyedare:IndonesiaandNewZealand.Indonesiahadalong,snakingexhibitthatshowcasedeverythingfromcoralreefstoruinsofculture.NewZealand,whileshortontheactualinteriordisplay,hadaroofgardenwitheverythingfromstuffedanimalstoKiwitreesandherbs.Additionally,somecountriesaretoosmallorpoortoaffordtheirownstand-alonepavilion.Inthatcase,theyrentspaceinapavilionwarehouse,usuallygroupedbyregionorcontinent.TheAfricapavilionremindedmeofacollegeactivitiesfair,withboothsand