GRADE 9 – TLE TOUR GUIDING

I.

1. What were the physical and socio – physical barriers in this situation?
2. What strategy did the front desk staff use to address the problem?
3. What could have happened if the front desk staff did not do this?
II. Match the elements of communication in columns A and B.
A B
_____1. Request for room reservation a. effect
_____2. Telephone b. source of information
_____3. Front desk staff c. receiver of information
_____4. Caller requesting for room reservation d. channel
_____5. Confirmed room reservation e. message
III. Read the dialog below, pick the specific lines that corresponds to the following communication purposes.
Maria: How do you find the tour so far, Anne?
Anne: It’s fun, especially our lunch during the river cruise. The place is beautiful and the food was great…what do
you call those rice cakes again?
Maria: Was it the round one, or the long sticky one?
Anne: The sticky ones…are they both made of rice?
Maria: Yes, the ones are made of ground rice. They are called “puto.” The sticky ones are boiled in coconut milk. They
are called “suman.” Did you like them?
Anne: Yes! Did you know we have lots of rice and coconuts in our country, too?
Maria: Where are you from again?
Anne: Tanzania. It’s in Africa. It looks pretty much like the Philippines.
Maria: That’s interesting! I’m sure you will like the next place we are going to visit, too. It’s called Balay sa Humay.
“Balay” means house, and “humay” means rice. It’s an interactive museum.
Anne: Oh! I’m excited to see it.
PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATION EXAMPLE FROM THE DIALOG

1. TO INFORM

2. TO CLARIFY

3. TO PROMOTE

4. TO BUILD RELATIONSHIP

5. TO EVALUATE
IV. Write “” for verbal communication or “X” for non-verbal communication.
_______1. Wink
_______2. Loud greetings
_______ 3. Scratch on the head
_______4. Whisper, soft but clear
_______5. Smile
_______6. shake hands
_______7. Blinking of eyes
_______8. Talking face to face
_______9. Hand gestures to show direction
_______10. Use voice to provide information

V. Match the term in column A with its definition in column B.

A B
____1. Articulation a. separate rooms with shared facilities like toilet & kitchen
____2. Volume b. aside from rooms, it provides recreation & relaxing environment
____3. Tone c. rooms with own toilet & bath but does not qualify as hotel
____4. Paraphrasing d. accommodations along the highway with ample parking space
____5. Speed e. households trained to provide guest accommodations in remote areas
____6. Resort f. loudness or softness of the sound
____7. Inn g. pace or tempo of delivery
____8. Homestay h. accent or pronunciation
____9. Pension i. quality of voice
____10. Motel j. to clarify

VI. Provide the words represented by each letter of the following acronyms.
1. WFTGA
2. IATA
3. UNWTO
4. TIEZA
5. TPB

VII. Matching Type

1. Tinuyan Falls a. Cebu
2. White water rafting b. Palawan
3. St. Paul’s Cathedral c. Surigao del Sur
4. Famous Bamboo Organ d. Camiguin
5. Mayon volcano e. Albay
6. San Juanico Bridge f. Misamis Oriental
7. Chocolate Hills g. Dapitan
8. Boracay Beach h. Davao
9. Dakak Resort i. Vigan
10. Taal Volcano j. Pampanga
11. Mt. Apo k. Laguna
12. Magellan’s Cross l. Samar
13. Sinulog Festival m. Bohol
14. Underground River n. Las Piñas
15. Pagsanjan Falls o. Aklan
16. Hundred Island p. Zamboanga Del Norte
17. Busay Falls q. Pangasinan
18. Mt. Pinatubo r. Tagaytay
19. Rizal’s Shrine
20. Sweet Lanzones
I. Write “T” if the statement is true or “F” if the statement is false. Get another sheet of paper & write your answer.
__1. Freelance guides provide guiding services for free.
__2. Volunteer guides provide guiding services for a fee.
__3. While on a Grand Tour during the Renaissance, tour guides serve as educators.
__4. During the Dark Ages, one of the important roles of a tour guide is to provide safety.
__5. Tour managers is serve as representatives of the tour operator.
__6. Tour guides play an important role in the multibillion-dollar food industry.
__7. Dark age is also called as Middle Ages.
__8. Volunteer guides conduct a tour for free.
__9. Freelance guides are self-employed guides who make and sell their own tours.
__10. Tourism is the activities of persons traveling to their usual environment.
__11. People travel to do something which they can do if they stayed at home.
__12. Thomas Hook is the pioneer of the modern tour guide.
__13. Employed guides are permanently connected with a travel agency.
__14. Tour managers are the same from tour guides.
__15. Tour guides work in an industry called “tourism.”
__16. All forms of travel are considered as tourism.
__17. One of the reasons for traveling is work.
__18. A push factor is a tourist’s personal reasons for traveling.
__19. Domestic tourists refer to residents traveling to another country.
__20. Space tourism is travel outside the country for leisure purposes.
__21. VFR stands for Visiting Foe and Relatives.
__22. Porters are people who carry another people’s luggage for a fee.
__23. Accommodation is a place where a tourist can rest.
__24. Renaissance is the period of enlightenment in Europe.
__25. Specialist is a guide who specializes in a certain field.
__26. A tourist is a tour guide’s client.

II. Enumerate what is being asked in each item.

1 – 5 Five elements of Tour Guiding
6 – 8 Requirements for the issuance of accreditation to a tour guide
9 – 11 Three types of guide based on their specialization
12 – 14 Three types of guide based on how they earn

III. Definition
1. What is tour guiding? 4. What is tourism?
2. What is tour? 5. What are the travel motivators?
3. What are the roles that tour guides play during a tour?

IV. List down the different festivals and popular beaches here in the Philippines.

V. Unscramble the following words and write your answers on a piece of paper.
WORD CLUE ANSWER
Needed before a tour guide becomes
NGARTIIN
professional
The process of describing the
ONITNERRPEATTI meanings & significance of cultural
& natural attractions
STIOTUR Tour guide’s client

VI. Cite specific tourist attractions, accommodation facilities, & means of transportation in your locality.

Tourist Attraction

Accommodation
 Transportation

VII. Look back at the school trips you joined or the stories told by classmates who joined them. Fill out the table below
with details in a separate sheet of paper.
Grade/Year Level Purpose of Travel Places Visited Souvenirs Bought
Pre-school/Kindergarten

Elementary
Junior high school

VIII. TRUE OR FALSE

1. Tourism includes the travel of people to earn money at the destination.
2. He/she will be considered visitor if he/she stays in a destination for more than a year.
3. People travel to do things they cannot do if they stayed at home.
4. A pull factor is a reason “out there.”
5. Attractions is an interesting place to visit.
6. Domestic tourists refer to non – residents of a country who travel within their own country.
7. A push factor is a reason at home.
8. Access is a convenient way to get to destination.
9. Excursionist is also called night trippers.
10. MICE stands for meeting, intensive, core & event.
11. VFR means visiting, foe and relatives.
12. Tourism site refers to a place that houses attraction.
13. Philippines is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
14. Taal volcano is the smallest volcano in the world.
15. Miag – ao Church can be found at Ilo – ilo.
16. Primary sources refers to second hand information.
17. Tourist attraction is center of inattention.
18. Cultural tourism that focuses on the culture of a destination.
19. Tourist refer to those who stay for at least one night in a destination.
20. Outbound tourists refer to non – residents visiting a country other than their own.

IX. Matching Type

1. Caramoan a. Quezon
2. Honda Bay b. Bohol
3. Cagbalete c. Pangasinan
4. Samal d. Aklan
5. Mactan e. Oriental Mindoro
6. Puerto Galera f. Camarines Sur
7. Panglao g. Davao del Norte
8. Boracay h. Cebu
9. Hundred Island i. Palawan

X. Give the meaning of acronym. (2 pts each)

1. UNESCO - ______________________________________________________
2. DOT - ______________________________________________________
3. MICE - ______________________________________________________
VIII. TRUE OR FALSE
1. Tourism includes the travel of people to earn money at the destination.
2. He/she will be considered visitor if he/she stays in a destination for more than a year.
3. People travel to do things they cannot do if they stayed at home.
4. A pull factor is a reason “out there.”
5. Attractions is an interesting place to visit.
6. Domestic tourists refer to non – residents of a country who travel within their own country.
7. A push factor is a reason at home.
8. Access is a convenient way to get to destination.
9. Excursionist is also called night trippers.
10. MICE stands for meeting, intensive, core & event.
11. VFR means visiting, foe and relatives.
12. Tourism site refers to a place that houses attraction.
13. Philippines is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
14. Taal volcano is the smallest volcano in the world.
15. Miag – ao Church can be found at Ilo – ilo.
16. Primary sources refers to second hand information.
17. Tourist attraction is center of inattention.
18. Cultural tourism that focuses on the culture of a destination.
19. Tourist refer to those who stay for at least one night in a destination.
20. Outbound tourists refer to non – residents visiting a country other than their own.

IX. Matching Type

1. Caramoan a. Quezon
2. Honda Bay b. Bohol
3. Cagbalete c. Pangasinan
4. Samal d. Aklan
5. Mactan e. Oriental Mindoro
6. Puerto Galera f. Camarines Sur
7. Panglao g. Davao del Norte
8. Boracay h. Cebu
9. Hundred Island i. Palawan

X. Give the meaning of acronym. (2 pts each)

1. UNESCO
2. DOT
3. MICE

A. 1. _________ people plan for their own itinerary and make their own reservations.
2. It is the leader in the production of new jobs it is called __________.
3. The ________ seeks various psychic and physical experience and satisfactions.
4. __________ visitors who do not spend for the night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited.
5. ______________ a person employed to show tourists around places of interest.
6. These people are similar to the previous category but have somewhat more control over their itinerary it is called
______________.
7. A Person who manages an itinerary on behalf of the tour operator ensuring the program is carried out as described
in the tour operator's literature and sold to the traveler/consumer and who gives local practical information it is called
________________________.
8. The Role of the Tour Guide Cohen states that traditionally the role of the guide has been focused on two issues one
of __________ and one of ____________.
9. A person competent enough to guide in a certain locality area is ____________.
10. ________ is a Filipino tour guide, cultural activist, & performing artist. His tour offerings have included, a half-day
walking tour of Intramuros.
11. ______________ has a funny way of telling the story about The Ruins in Talisay City, Negros Occidental.
B. 1 – 5 Qualities of an effective tour guide.
6 – 10 Kinds of tour guide
11 – 13 Name at least 3 Filipino tourist guides