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Unit 4. Timetables and Schedules. Session 1. Section I Talking Face to Face Section II Being All Ears. Section I Talking Face to Face. Lead-in. Warm Up. 1. What are the channels through which people can buy their flight tickets?.
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Unit 4 Timetables and Schedules
Session 1 Section I Talking Face to FaceSection II Being All Ears
Section I Talking Face to Face
Lead-in Warm Up 1. What are the channels through which people can buy their flight tickets? 2. What are the advantages of making a schedule for your work?
Answer the questions Lead-in according to the timetable and schedule in Section I 1. What’s the departure time of the flight from Beijing to Hong Kong? 2. What will Mark do on Friday morning?
Sample dialogues Warm-up 1. Do you know how to make and keep an appointment?
Would you like to appointment? make an Speak out — making & keeping appointments schedule the
Speak out — making & keeping appointments You can make it at 2:00 if it is convenient for you. Our manager is available from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. every Monday.
Speak out — making & keeping appointments I’ve got an appointment at 8:30 with Mr. Anderson, the bank manager. Could I have an appointment to see you? Shall we meet at 9 a.m. at your office the day after tomorrow?
Sample dialogues Warm-up 2. Do you know how to postpone an appointment?
Speak out — postponing appointments I wonder if 我们能否将约会推迟到明天下午。 we could postpone the appointment to tomorrow afternoon.
Speak out — postponing appointments 将我们的约会从明天改为下周三同一时间是否方便。 I wonder if it's convenient to change our appointment from tomorrow to next Wednesday, still at the same time.
Speak out — postponing appointments Dr. Cook won’t be able to see you at the time suggested. Anytime except today. Please give him a call before you come. Sorry, the whole afternoon is filled up here. Will tomorrow do?
Speak out — postponing appointments Use the phrases in the circle to make up a sentence. I’m afraid the manager is all booked this week. How about next week? I’m afraid key is all booked this week. next week? How about the manager
Speak out — postponing appointments The dinner appointment has been canceled. Mr. Smith has tocancelall his appointments because he’s got something urgent to attend to. cancel
Sample dialogues Warm-up 3. Do you know how to make a reservation of a flight or train ticket?
Speak out — making reservations of flights and trains • When do you have flights for Macao? • Excuse me, is the 5:30 flight from Hong Kong on time?
Speak out — making reservations of flights and trains • When does it arrive in Macao? • Can I have a seat on Flight 455 to New York tomorrow afternoon?
4. Do you know how to understand and make up a schedule? Sample dialogues Warm-up
Speak out — making up a schedule I’ll be enjoying my weekend in Hong Kong. What’s your plan for this weekend? I’ll take the 2:15 flight back on Friday afternoon.
Speak out — making up a schedule What’s your schedule for tomorrow? This morning I need to write a business report. I have a busy schedule this week.
Speak out — making up a schedule The office hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The conference is on Thursday, right? Lunch begins at 1 p.m. and lasts one hour.
Read and find out Read and find outuseful expressions for asking about timetables and giving responses. Sample dialogues
Sentences for talking about timetables of transport and giving responses: Is there a flight to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 16th? What about Wednesday, the 17th? There’s one on Wednesday, the 17th. What’s the departure time? The arrival time in Hong Kong is 11:45 in the morning.
Sentences for talking about work schedules: I have a busy schedule this week. This morning I need to write a business report and this afternoon at 1:30 I’ll discuss the report with the general manager. What’s your schedule for tomorrow?
Sentences for talking about work schedules: In the afternoon I’m taking the 4:45 flight to Hong Kong for the conference. I’m attending the sales meeting at 9:00 in the morning. I’ve got an appointment at 8:30 with Mr. Anderson, the bank manager.
Sample dialogues Pair work Make short conversations by simulating the five small dialogues.
Sampledialogues Role play Role-play the similar situations you create, first in groups, and then before the class.
Section II Being All Ears
Dialogue Pre-listening task Read the printed materials in Listen and Decode in ONE minute.
Listen to the tape WITHOUT looking at the book. Dialogue While-listening task
Dialogue While-listening task Listen to the tape one sentence after another, taking notes during the pause.
Dialogue While-listening task Repeat the sentences after the tape.
Dialogue Post-listening task Do the exercises in Listen and Decode and ListenandRespond.
Passage Pre-listening task Read the printed materials in Listen and Read in THREE minutes.
Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks. Passage While-listening task
Passage Post-listening task Do the exercises in Listen and Match and ListenandConclude.
Assignments • Make up dialogues to talk about • one’s schedule for a certain day • referring to the dialogues in the • Workbook. • 2. Preview Passage I and the • exercises.