Unit 6 Section 1  Listening

Narrator: Miss Zhou is a travel agent. She is talking about three famous Asian cities.

Miss Zhou: Beijing is my favourite city. If you visit Beijing, you can see museums, palaces and parks. Two of the most popular tourist spots are the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. Millions of tourists go there each year. I recommend you visit the Summer Palace in Beijing. It used to be an imperial garden. Now, you can enjoy some amazing examples of Chinese garden designs there. Beijing is also famous for its Beijing roast duck―it’s delicious!

If you like beautiful gardens, you can visit Singapore. It is called the Garden City because it has many amazing gardens and parks. The Singapore Botanic Gardens are a must-see. You can see a lot of unusual plants there. There are people from many different parts of the world in Singapore, so there is a lot of exciting food in the city’s restaurants. One of the most popular dishes is Hainanese chicken rice. Chinese immigrants from Hainan brought the dish to Singapore in the 19th century. If you walk around the city’s food markets, you can try many other wonderful dishes too.

If you are interested in beautiful temples, you should visit Bangkok. There are hundreds of them in the city. You can travel around Bangkok by river taxi. Along the river, there are many wonderful sights. At the Bangkok National Museum, you can learn about the traditional culture in Thailand. The country is also famous for spicy food and fruit, and there are many exciting types of food to try in Bangkok.