随着中国旅游业国际化程度的加强，对于外语导游人才的需求越来越大，要求也越来越高，尤其是英语导游人才，将在国际化旅游业舞台上发挥举足轻重的作用。针对现行的导游人才的培养，语言、内容教学割裂，专业内容课程不足，学生知识面窄、知识结构欠缺、思辨能力弱、综合素质发展不充分等问题，为培养符合国际旅游市场需求合格的导游人才，曹永玲精心编写了这本《西方旅游文化导读》。

《西方旅游文化导读》针对的阅读群体是具有一定英语基础的大学生、导游从业人员、喜爱西方文化及爱好旅游者。

曹永玲主编的《西方旅游文化导读》涵盖了十四个精选的西方旅游文化知识板块，突出了西方旅游文化的典型侧面。本书大量使用真实、地道的语言材料．为读者提供了高质量语言输入．并为渎者的语言输出提供了基础，同时也为了解跨文化沟通知识和训练国际化交际策略提供了丰富而生动的素材，深化了学习效果。

Unit 1 Western Festivals

 Passage 1 Christmas Day in USA

 Passage 2 Thanksgiving Day

 Passage 3 Easter Holiday

 Passage 4 Halloween Around the World

Unit 2 Western Customs

 Passage 1 Western Wedding Culture

 Passage 2 Western Food Culture

 Passage 3 Naming Ceremony in America

 Passage 4 Customs in UK

Unit 3 Western Folk Art

 Passage 1 Spanish Gypsy and Flamenco Dance History

 Passage 2 Bagpipe History

 Passage 3 Venetian Carnival Masks

 Passage 4 The Origin of Tap Dance

Unit 4 Western Painting

 Passage 1 Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night

 Passage 2 Paul Cezanne

 Passage 3 Impressionism

 Passage 4 Pablo Picasso and Cubism

Unit 5 Famous Foreign Mountains

 Passage 1 Mout Etna

 Passage 2 Mount Mckinley

Unit 6 Western Heritage

 Passage 1 Casas Grandes

 Passage 2 Cologne Cathedral

 Passage 3 The Statue of Liberty

Unit 7 Western Towns

 Passage 1 The Old Town of Lucca

 Passage 2 Seville

 Passage 3 The Medieval City

 Passage 4 Istanbul, Turkey. Old City, New Spirit

Unit 8 Western Beverages

 Passage 1 Beverage

 Passage 2 Pricing of Beverages

 Passage 3 Beverage Menu/Lists

 Passage 4 Service of Beverages

Unit 9 Western Zodiac

 Passage 1 Twelve Signs of the Western Astrolgy

 Passage 2 Western Zodiac

 Passage 3 The Story of the Zodiac I

 Passage 4 The Story of the Zodiac II

Unit 10 Lakes and Rivers

 Passage 1 The Five Most Beautiful Lakes in Europe

 Passage 2 Ten Best Lakes in the US for Summer Vacation

 Passage 3 Rhine River

Unit 11 Architecture

 Passage 1 Eiffle Tower

 Passage 2 Sydney Opera House

 Passage 3 The Statue of Liberty

 Passage 4 Tower of Pisa