新编实用英语电子教案Unit 4(7)

(5) Mr. Smith has to cancel all his appointments because he’s got something urgent to attend to.

(6) Anytime except today. Please give him a call before you come. (7) Sorry, the whole afternoon is filled up here. Will tomorrow do? (8) The dinner appointment has been cancelled.

3) Sentences frequently used for making a reservation of a flight or train ticket:

(1) Miss Wang, is there a direct train from here to Chengde? (2) What time does the next train to Guanzhou leave? (3) Do I have to change trains anywhere?

(4) I’d like to get two tickets to Beijing at 9:00 this morning. (5) When do you have flights for/to Macao?

(6) When does it arrive in Macao?

(7) Excuse me, is the 5:30 flight from Hong Kong on time?

(8) Can I have a seat on Flight 455 to New York tomorrow afternoon?

4) Sentences frequently used for making up a schedule: (1) I have a busy schedule this week. (2) What’s your schedule for tomorrow?

(3) I’ll be enjoying my weekend in Hong Kong. (4) What’s your plan for this weekend?

(5) This morning I need to write a business report. (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.

Studying Timetables and Schedules 1. Warm-up questions:

1) How can people buy flight tickets now?

2) What are the advantages of making a schedule for your work?

2. The students read and translate the sample timetable and schedule under the guidance of the teacher.

2 Act-out activities: Sample dialogues

1. The students read the sample dialogues after the teacher, trying to imitate the teacher’s

pronunciation and intonation.

2. Ask the students to read the sample dialogues in pairs.

3. Groups work: Ask the students to categorize the expressions for talking about timetables and schedules in the sample dialogues into two groups.

1) Sentences for talking about flight timetables and giving responses: (1) Is there a flight to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 16th? (2) What about Wednesday, the 17th? (3) There is one on Wednesday, the 17th. (4) What is the departure time?

(5) The arrival time in Hong Kong is 11:45 in the morning.

2) Sentences for talking about work schedules: (1) I have a busy schedule this week.

(2) This morning I need to write a business report and this afternoon at 1:30 I’ll discuss the report with the general manager. (3) What is your schedule for tomorrow?

(4) I’m attending the sales meeting at 9:00 in the morning.

(5) And in the afternoon at 3:00 I’m seeing Mr. Black, the marketing manager. (6) The conference is on Thursday, right?