新编实用英语电子教案Unit 4

Unit 4

Punctuality and Culture Unit Goals ??What You Should Learn to Do 1. Make/keep/postpone an timetable Linguistic Realization ??Useful Sentences Talking Face to Face and Being All Ears A. Making and keeping an appointment appointment? 2. Our manager is available from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. every Monday. 3. Could I have an appointment to see you?/ Could I make an appointment with you? 4. I’d like to make an appointment to see your manager. 5. Will this afternoon be all right? But I can only spare you an hour and a half today, from 4 o’clock. 6. Shall we meet at 9 a.m. at your office the day after tomorrow? appointment according to a work 1. Would you like to reschedule the 7. We can make it at 2:00 if it is convenient for you. 8. Is 10 o’clock OK / any good? 9. If you are free, I’ll come to see you this weekend. 10. I’ve got an appointment at 8:30 with Mr. Anderson, the bank manager. B. Postponing an appointment 1. I wonder if we could postpone/put off the appointment to tomorrow afternoon. 2. I’m afraid the manager is all booked up this week. How about next week? 3. The dinner appointment has been canceled. 4. Dr. Cook won’t be able to see you at the time suggested. 5. I wonder if it’s convenient to change our appointment from tomorrow to next Wednesday, still at the same time. 6. Mr. Smith has to cancel all his appointments because he’s got something urgent to attend to. 7. Anytime except today. Please give him a call before you come. 8. Sorry, the whole afternoon is filled up here. Will tomorrow do? 2. Make reservations according to Talking Face to Face and Being All Ears the timetables of flights and trains 1. Is there a flight to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 16th? 2. Is that a direct flight? 3. What’s the departure time? 4. Miss Wang, is there a direct train from here to Chengde? 5. How many trains are there for Beijing every day? 6. What time does the next train to Guangzhou leave? 7. Do I have to change trains anywhere? 8. Excuse me, is the 5:30 flight from Hong Kong on time? 9. When do you have flights for/to Macao? 10. When does it arrive in Macao? 11. I’d like to get two tickets to Beijing at 9:00 this morning. 12. Can I have a seat on Flight 455 to New York tomorrow afternoon, please? 3. Understand and make up Talking Face to Face and Being All Ears 2. What’s your schedule for tomorrow? 3. I’ll be having a good time in Hong Kong at the weekend. 4. What are your plans for this weekend? 5. I need to write a business report this morning. 6. The conference is on Thursday, right? 7. I’ll take the 2:15 flight back on Friday afternoon. 8. The office hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 9. Lunch begins at 1 p.m. and lasts one hour. 10. Shall we meet at 9 a.m. at your office the day after tomorrow? 11. Could you please be here at 5:30 this schedules for different purposes 1. I have a busy schedule this week. afternoon? 12. Our manager is available from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. every Monday. 13. You can make it 2:00 if that is convenient for you. 14. Is 10 o’clock OK/any good? 15. If you are free, I’ll come to see you this weekend. 4. Write a timetable/ schedule Trying Your Hand 1 Format 2 Language features ??What You Should Know About 1. Punctuality in social activities 2. Planning a work day/week 3. Use of verb tenses ??Unit Sections Involved Trying Your Hand Sentence Writing and Grammar Reviewing Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passages I & II Key and Translation

SECTION I

Talking Face to Face

The topic area of Talking Face to Face in this unit is to make a timetable or a schedule. The focus of functions is on the patterns that are appropriate for making appointments and arranging activities in different situations.

Imitating Mini-Talks

1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and practice the following mini-talks about schedules and

timetables.

Acting out the Tasks

2 Work in pairs and act out the tasks by following the above mini-talks.

Key for reference: 1) Task: Look at the flight table in Exercise 3. Ask about the departure and arrival time. A: Would you please tell me the departure time of the direct flight for Hong Kong? B: The departure time is 8:45 a. m. A: What about the arrival time? B: The arrival time is 11:45 a. m. 2) Task: Look at the flight table in Exercise 3. Ask about the Tuesday flight for Hong Kong. A: Do you have flights for Hong Kong on Tuesday? B: Yes, we have one that leaves at 9:20 a.m. It is not a direct flight. You need to stop in Guangzhou, from 11:50 to 12:50 a.m. A: When does it arrive in Hong Kong? B: It arrives in Hong Kong at 1:55 p.m. 3) Task: Look at Mark’s schedule in Exercise 3. Call to ask Mark for a change of an appointment. A: Mark, sorry I won’t be able to meet you at 3 Tuesday afternoon. Something unexpected has come up. B: Well, that’s all right. C: Is it possible to change the Tuesday appointment to Thursday? The same time? B: Sorry, I will be in Hong Kong Thursday. I will call you when I come back. 4) Task: Look at Mark’s schedule in Exercise 3. Ask to make an appointment to see Mark on Wednesday. A: Hello, Mark. Do you have time Wednesday morning? B: I’m afraid not. I have an appointment with Mr. Anderson. A: What about Wednesday afternoon? B: Sorry, I have to catch the 4:45 flight to Macao. 5) Task: Look at Mark’s schedule in Exercise 3. An old friend in Hong Kong asks to see Mark on Thursday. A: Hello, Mark. I’ve heard you’ve come to Hong Kong. Shall we meet on Thursday? B: Hello, Tom. I’m afraid I can’t make it Thursday. I have to attend a conference. A: Oh. Do you have time for going around Hong Kong? B: Yes. Let’s meet Friday morning and travel around the city.

Studying Timetables and Schedules

3 Timetables and schedules are important in planning our activities. Now let’s read the

following timetable and schedule.

马克的时间表（2011年6月）

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