1、Mrs. Strong: No, its not taken. Have a seat.(Mr. and Mrs. Green sit down next to Mr. and Mrs. Strong and Mr. Green takes out a book and begins to read it.) My name is Strong Molly Strong. Pleased to meet you. Im Doris Green. How do you do? Where are you going? Were going to Copenhagen for our sons w
2、edding. Its tomorrow morning. Oh, congratulations! Thats nice. You must be very excited. You bet. I can hardly believe my little Jackie has grown up and is getting married. (She looks at her watch.) Now its 6:05 and the flight will take off in 50 minutes. Just imagine in nine hours Ill see Jackie an
3、d my new daughter-in-law, Alice! I expect theyll come and pick us up at the airport. What about you? We are going to New York by TWA Flight 1070. Our daughter recently had a baby. My first grandchild. You must be thrilled. Yeah, I cant wait to see my dear grandson. This is him, Nick. (She takes out
4、a picture of Nick and shows it to Mrs. Green.) (She looks closely at the photo.) Hes lovely!(Suddenly, a voice comes out through a loudspeaker.)(Loudspeaker: Attention, please. AA Flight 644 to Copenhagen will be delayed. Attention, please. AA Flight 644 to Copenhagen will be delayed.) Oh, my goodne
5、ss! Whats up? It seems the flight to Copenhagen wont be on time. Id better go and call Jackie about the delay.Mr. Green: (He looks up from the book.) No hurry. It doesnt say how long the flight will be delayed. Lets wait and see. Well, OK, lets wait a while. Dont worry. Im sure things will turn out
6、fine in the end.(Just at that time, another voice comes out through a loudspeaker.) Attention, please. TWA Flight 1070 to New York is overdue because of mechanical problems. Its stopping in Chicago for maintenance. Well keep you informed when we know more.) Oh, no! Our flight is delayed as well. Mr.
7、 Strong: (He looks up from the newspaper.) Take it easy. It says the flight is overdue because of mechanical problems. I believe the mechanics will solve the problems soon. Ok.(As time goes by, Mr. and Mrs. Green become more and more anxious. Mr. Green cant read the book any more. He walks back and
8、forth in the waiting room. Mrs. Strong is comforting Mrs. Green.) I cant wait any more. Its 7:15. Weve been waiting for over an hour, but theres been no further information. What on earth is happening? Who knows! It could be bad weather, mechanical problems, a bomb threat, whatever. Why dont you go
9、to the Information Desk and ask them about the causes of the delay? Thats not a bad idea. Lets go there now.(Mr. and Mrs. Green leave for the Information Desk.) (to Mr. Strong.) Ill go and buy some magazines. Go ahead. Ill be here waiting for you. OK.(Mrs. Strong stands up and goes around the airpor
10、t. Mr. Strong continues reading the newspaper. Several minutes later, Mrs. Strong comes back with some magazines in her right hand.) What did you get? Cosmo, Life and Good Housekeeping. Any further news about our flight yet? Nothing, up to now. Attention, please. TWA Flight 1070 to New York is overd
11、ue because of a door problem. The mechanics expect that the door will be repaired in 30 minutes. Well keep you advised as we know more.) Well, it seems we have lots of time. Why not go and get a bite to eat? Good idea. Lets go to the coffee shop.(Mr. and Mrs. Green arrive at the Information Desk.) E
12、xcuse me, can you tell me why AA Flight 644 to Copenhagen is delayed? (该句读成: light AA 644 is delayed for Copenhagen?) 请外研社改正!Agent: Im sorry, sir, but we dont have any further information about that. Then how long will it be delayed? Sorry, sir. We really dont know. Youll just have to wait. Well inf
13、orm you through the loudspeaker as soon as possible. (saying angrily) Weve been waiting for ages and theres been no further information about the delay. How long will we have to wait? We are going to our sons wedding. We cant miss it. I understand how you feel, madam. Well try to find out the causes
14、 as soon as possible.(Mr. and Mrs. Green go back to the waiting room of the airport. Another 15 minutes later, they become increasingly impatient.) Isnt it annoying! Nobody is telling us anything. Thats the limit! I cant bear it any longer. Lets go and find seating on (错读成to) 请外研社改正! an airline that
15、 flies to Copenhagen. Why not? Were not getting any help from this airline.(Mr. and Mrs. Green leave the waiting room angrily.)(Mr. and Mrs. Strong are sitting leisurely at the coffee shop. Light music is on, and they feel very comfortable.) (She looks at her watch.) Oh, time is flying. Its a quarte
16、r to seven. Hurry up. The flight will be announced soon. Take your time. Were in no great rush. We can hear the announcement here if there is one. Attention, please. TWA Flight 1070 to New York is overdue because of mechanical problems. We are sorry to announce that the problems are more complex tha
17、n initially expected. Those who are without luggage and need to leave right away can take TWA Flight 1120 at Gate 6. TWA Flight 1120 will leave from Gate 6 at 7:45.) (He smiles.) See? Lets go to take TWA Flight 1120. Good. Exercise 1Directions: Youre going to watch a video which describes what happe
18、ned to two couples of the passengers at the airport. Read the following part carefully, which will make it easy for you to understand the video.Exercise 2 Now watch the video and pay attention to the information related to Mr. & Mrs. Strong and Mr. & Mrs. Green. Then match the information listed in
19、the right column with the corresponding characters. Write down the letters in the space provided below the table.1) Mr. & Mrs. Strong2) Mr. & Mrs. GreenA) They are going to Copenhagen to attend their sons wedding.B) They are excited about the arrival of their first grandchild.C) Their flight is stop
20、ping in Chicago for maintenance.D) They are very anxious because they are not informed of the causes of the delay.E) They wanted to get some help from an agent at the airport.F) They wait leisurely when they know how long it will take for mechanics to solve the problem.G) They are angry at the servi
21、ce of American Airlines.H) They dont have any luggage, so they can take another flight to their destination (目的地).I) They will board the plane at Gate 6. Mrs. Strong _ Mrs. Green _Key to Exercise 2 Mrs. Strong: B), C), F), H), I) Mrs. Green: A), D), E), G)Exercise 3 Watch the video again and answer
22、the questions by completing the given sentences.1) When will Mr. and Mrs. Greens flight take off according to the schedule? At _. (6:55)2) Where is Mr. and Mrs. Strong going? _ _. (New York)3) Who is Nick? He is Mr. and Mrs. Strongs _ _. (first grandchild)4) Why is TWA Flight 1070 delayed? It is ove
23、rdue because of _ _. (mechanical problems/door problems)5) Why do Mr. and Mrs. Green go to the Information Desk? They go there to ask the reasons why _ _ _ _. (their flight is overdue/delayed)6) Where do Mr. and Mrs. Strong go to kill time? They go to _ _ _. (the coffee shop)7) What do Mr. and Mrs.
24、Green finally decide to do? They decided to request _ _ _ _ which flies to Copenhagen. (seating on another airline)8) Which flight will Mr. and Mrs. Strong take in the end?TWA Flight _. (1120)Key to Exercise 31) 6:552) New York3) first grandchild4) mechanical problems/door problems5) their flight is
25、 overdue/delayed6) the coffee shop7) seating on another airline8) 1120Exercise 4 Watch the video a third time. This time you are required to repeat a few important lines. What you have said will be recorded so that you can compare your pronunciation and intonation with the speakers. Try to imitate t
26、heir pronunciation and intonation. Exercise 5 Now you know people will get extremely impatient when they are not told what is going on. Please describe one of YOUR own experiences when you were kept waiting for unknown reasons. Your description will be recorded so that your teacher will be able to k
27、now your performance. If you want to improve your work, try again before you submit your recording.Part Two Listening, Understanding and SpeakingListening ITapescript A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the time when he should have been digging the ground for planting the new crop of potatoes. He knew that his wife would not be strong enough to do the digging by herself, but that she could manage to do the planting; and he also knew that he did not have any friends or
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