Learning Area Grade Level

W3
TLE-Local Guiding Services 10
Quarter Third Date Week 3

I. LESSON TITLE Ten Commandments of Tour Guiding

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING L.O.2. Accompany and guide visitors according to tour schedule
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) TLE_HEGS9-12AT-IIIc-j-6
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT 2.3. Follow the ten commandments of tour guiding

Reference: Local Guiding Services by Eloisa A. Romero pp.125-126

TechVoc K-12 Second Edition
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IV. LEARNING PHASES Learning Activities
Timeframe
A. Introduction Day 1 The role of tour guides includes watching you back, making sure guests
Panimula would not get hurt or swallow something toxic. Also, tour guides can diminish
language barrier, so that tourists are less likely to be swindled by local
businessmen. That is why tour guides follow rules when doing their job.
As a start, let us try to identify with what you already know .Let us explore!

Learning Task 1:
Write at least 5 rules that you think the tour guide follows and opposite is its
explanation
Example:
Rules in tour guiding Explanations
Always stick to the itinerary An itinerary is a kind of contract
between the passenger and
operator and the guide must not
deviate from it.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Rubrics for the activity

Criteria 5 4 3 2
Completion Student Students Student None at all
completed completed completed
the entire at least ¾ of less than ½
activity the activity of the
activity
Content So clear and Correct Some No answer
complete answer incorrect or at all
misused

B. Development Day 2 Let us start our lesson by reading all the information and try to remember
Pagpapaunlad what we have read as we go with different activities.

Ten Commandments of Tour Guiding

1. Love the tourist
Tour guide must love the tourists genuinely because they are the
reasons why tour guides exist. Sincerity is easy to see. It shows when
one is passionate about what one does.
2. Honor and promote your country
Tourists appreciate interesting positive information about the places
they visit. Sharing good things about one’s own country helps a tour
guide keep the tourists’ attention and possibly see them again in their
next visit.
3. Respect local culture and heritage
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Respect is a basic trait that all tour guides must have. Guides must
follow rules and proper conduct in the places visited, and they must
be polite to the hosts or people who welcome the tour group at the
destination.
4. Be professional at all times.
During tours, tour guides are at work. Thus, they must show
professionalism at all times, which means they must carry themselves
properly so that they will get the same respect that is bestowed on
the hosts and tourists.
5. Keep on learning.
There is no education quite like the lessons of travel, even if one has
been to a destination several times. Tour guide must continue to
learn from nature and the people around them. They must always
strive to sharpen their abilities as well, such as by learning new trends
and technologies. Reading books, newspapers, blogs, and other
references helps a lot.
6. Communicate properly.
Communication is an important aspect of a tour guide’s profession. If
a tourist is traveling with a tour guide, the latter’s ability to
communicate greatly contributes to the tourist’s travel experience.
7. Do not be late.
A tour guide’s punctuality is the first sign of professionalism and it
earns the first sign of respect from the tourists. Tour guides must
always be at the meeting point before the tourists.
8. Do not provide false information.
Honesty is the best policy in any profession. Tour guide must say
truthful information and admit if they do not know the answer to a
question.
9. Do not provide illegal services.
Our guide must not break any law in the country or city they are
working in. They must not provide nor tolerate illegal services offered
to tourists.
10. Take care of your body.
Tour guide must protect their bodies from too much exhaustion and
the effects of the elements they are exposed to in every tour. Thus
they must wear proper and comfortable clothes and get ample rest
during tours.

Learning Task 2:
Acronyms are new words or phrases formed when we creatively
combine information. In your answer sheet, write an acronym on the
“Ten commandments of tour guiding” for you to easily remember
them.

Criteria for scoring activity

Criteria 10 pts 5 pts 2 pts
Uniqueness The word The word is Words
formed was easy to formed were
unique and remember not related
very easy to to the topic
remember
Timeliness Suited to the Less suited to Not suited at
topic the topic all

C. Engagement Day 3 Why tour guides have their own set of rules to follow? Just like any other
Pakikipagpalihan job, for them to be able to practice professionalism they must be abide by
the rules for them to stay focus and stay on the profession that they have been
chosen.
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Learning Task 3:
A. Change the lyrics of your favorite song to ten commandments of tour
guiding. Make it as lovely as your favorite.
You can write the lyrics in a short bond paper with additional art attached
to it. Do some designing on your activity before it will be submitted .
B. Record your song on your phone and send via messenger.

Criteria

Criteria Exceeds Meet Standard Approaches

Standard Standard
(10) (5) (2)
Rationale for Provides a well Provides a Provides a
song selection thought out rationale for limited rationale
rationale for music selection. for music
music selection selection.
Intended Provides specific Provides details Provides limited
expression details about about the details about
the intended intended the intended
expression expression expression.
Voice quality Has an angelic Can sing well Have nice voice
voice

D. Assimilation Day 4 Guides are tourism professionals that lead their guest through the most
Paglalapat interesting part of their region. It is their tasks to entertain visitors to their region
and to help them to interpret the sights that they are visiting. They help tourist
to have a positive experience and take care of their guests as good as they
can.

Learning Task 4:
Answer the questions and write your answer in 2-3 sentences.
1. What is the importance of tour guides?
2. How tour guides help tourists?
3. How tour guide helps our county towards development?
4. Do tour guides really need to speak English fluently?
5. Imagine you are the tour guide of a multi-day tour group,. What
would you do if at the end of the day, not every member of your
group shows up? How will you inform the guests of the next day’s
schedule?

Learning Task 5:
List at least three incidents from the internet about things that went wrong
during a guided tour. Note the places here in the Philippines where each
incident happened and how they were solved. Cite sources properly

V. ASSESSMENT Day 5 Learning Task 6:

(Learning Activ ity Sheets for Identify what is being asked in the following sentences. Choose your answer
Enrichment, Remediation or
Assessment to be giv en on Weeks
from the options below.
3 and 6)
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Timeframe

-Communicate properly
-Love the tourists
-Be professional at all times
-Keep on learning
-Honor and promote your country
-Do not be late
-Do not provide illegal services
-Keep on learning
-Respect local culture and heritage
-Take care of your body

1. If a tourist is traveling with a tour guide, the latter should have the
ability to talk with him/her
2. Tour guides must continue to learn from nature and the people
around them.
3. The tour guide punctuality is the first sign of professionalism and it
earns the sign of respects to the tourist
4. Tour guide must not break any law in the country.
5. Tour guide must wear proper and comfortable clothes and get
ample rest during tour.
6. Tour guide must show professionalism.
7. Tourists appreciate interesting positive information about the
places they visit.
8. Tour guide must say truthful information and admit if they don’t
know the answer.
9. Guides must follow rules and proper conduct.
10. It shows when one is passionate about what one does.
VI. REFLECTION Read the questions thoroughly, reflect, understand and reason out
why.
1. What do you think is the importance of knowing the 10
commandments in tour guiding?
A. To yourself?
B. To your family?
C. To your country?
2. Will this knowledge you acquired will be beneficial in the future?
Why?
Prepared by: Cristy C. Destacamento Checked by: JOEL D. SALAZAR
CSDO Dasmariñas EPS-CSDO Dasmariñas
ROLANDO B. TALON, JR.
EPS-SDO Imus City