timetables and schedules

Timetables and

Schedules

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New Practical English I

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Section I Talking Face to FaceSection II Being All Ears

Session 1


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Section I Talking Face to Face


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2. What are the advantages

of making a schedule for

your work?

1. What are the channels through

which people can buy their flight

tickets?

Lead-in Warm Up


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1. What’s the departure time of the flight from Beijing to Hong Kong?

2. What will Mark do on Friday morning?

Answer the questions Lead-in


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1. Do you know how

to make and keep

an appointment?

Sample dialogues Warm-up


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Would you like to

appointment?

make anschedule the

Speak out — making & keeping appointments


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Our manager is available from 1:30 to

3:00 p.m. every

Monday.

You can make it at 2:00 if it is convenient for you.



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Could I have an appointment to see you?

I’ve got an

appointment at 8:30

with Mr. Anderson,

the bank manager.

Shall we meet at 9

a.m. at your office the

day after tomorrow?



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2. Do you know how

to postpone an

appointment?



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we could postpone the appointment to tomorrow afternoon.

我们能否将约会推迟到明天下午。

I wonder if

Speak out — postponing appointments


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it's convenient to change our appointment from tomorrow to next Wednesday, still at the same time.

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



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Dr. Cook won’t be able to see you at the time suggested.

Sorry, the whole afternoon is filled up here. Will tomorrow do?

Anytime except today. Please give

him a call before you come.



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is all booked

the manager

I’m afraid

next week?

this week.

How about

I’m afraid the manager is all booked this week. How about next week?

key


Use the phrases in the circle to make up a sentence.


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The dinner appointment has been canceled.

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

cancel



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3. Do you know how to make a

reservation of a flight or train

ticket?



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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


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When does it arrive in Macao?

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

Speak out — making reservations of flights and trains


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4. Do you know how to

understand and make

up a schedule?



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I’ll take the 2:15 flight back on

Friday afternoon.

What’s your plan for this weekend?

I’ll be enjoying my weekend

in Hong Kong.

Speak out — making up a schedule


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What’s your schedule for tomorrow?

I have a busy schedule this week.

This morning I need to write a business

report.



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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.



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Sample dialogues

Read and find out useful expressions for asking about

timetables and giving responses.

Read and find out


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Is there a flight to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 16th?

Sentences for talking about timetables of transport and giving responses:

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.


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I have a busy schedule this week.

Sentences for talking about work schedules:

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?


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In the afternoon I’m taking the 4:45 flight to Hong Kong for the conference.

Sentences for talking about work schedules:

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.


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Sample dialogues

Make short conversations by simulating the five

small dialogues.

Pair work


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Sample dialogues

Role-play the similar situations you create, first

in groups, and then before the class.

Role play


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Section II Being All Ears


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Dialogue

Pre-listening task Pre-listening task

Read the printed materials


in in ListenListen and and Decode

Decode in ONE minute.

in ONE minute.


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Dialogue

While-listening task While-listening task

Listen to the tape

Listen to the tape

WITHOUT looking

WITHOUT looking at the book.

at the book.


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Listen to the tape

Listen to the tape

one sentence after

one sentence after

another, taking

another, taking notes during the

notes during the pause.pause.

Dialogue



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Dialogue


Repeat the

Repeat the sentences

sentences after the after the tape.

tape.


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Post-l

istenin

g task

Post-l

istenin

g task

Do the exercises in

Listen and Decode and Listen and Respond.

Dialogue


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Passage

Pre-listening task Pre-listening task


in Listen and Read in THREE minutes.


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Passage


Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.


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Post-l

istenin

g task

Post-l

istenin

g task

Do the exercises in

Listen and Match and Listen and Conclude.

Passage


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1. 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.

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