Useful Language for Tour Guides

Useful Language for Tour Guides

Instructions: The phrases and vocabulary below can be help you when planning your tour and when responding to questions from the tourists. 

Adjectives for Describing Places

Phrases for Showing a Place

• In front of you is...
• On your right/left you will see...
• Up ahead there is...
• On your left you will see...
• As we turn the corner here, you will see...
• In the distance...
• If you look up you will notice...
• Look to the east...
• To your west...
• In a few minutes we'll be passing...
• We are now coming up to...
• As you will see...
• You may have noticed...
• Take a good look at...
• I'd like to point out...
• Keep your eyes open for...

Responding to Visitor Questions

• Do you have a question, Sir/Mam?
• I'll try my best to answer your questions.
• I'm afraid I don't have the answer to that. (Sorry I don't know.)
• That's an interesting question.
• I wish I knew the answer. (Sorry, I don't know.)
• Hmm.That's a tough (difficult) question.
• I'll have to ask someone about that.
• Hmm. I've never been asked that before.
• I'm not sure, but I can find out for you.

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