1、Ill tell him to call you back when he returns.Please tell him that Peter Lee called.The line is busy.The line goes dead.Sorry, I cant hear you. Could you please speak a little louder?Sorry, but I think you have got the wrong number.Part II Conversations:Conversation OneLee: Hello. Get me Mr. Wu, ple
2、ase.Wu: This is he. Whos calling, please? Hello, this is Peter Lee speaking. Oh, Peter! Nice to hear from you. Where are you calling from? Im calling from Beijing. Sorry, I cant hear you. Could you please speak a little louder? I said Im calling from Beijing. Im going to be flying to Los Angeles nex
3、t week. Can you meet me at the airport? Sure. What time do you arrive? Im arriving on Northwest Orient flight No. 020 on August 15th at 10:10 a.m. Sorry, I cant follow you. Could you please speak slowly? I said Im arriving on Huh? The line went dead. Hello, operator, please connect me with informati
4、on.Conversation TwoLeah: Hello, the International Student Office. My name is Leah. How may I help you?Nathaniel: Id like to speak to Ms. Collins, please. Ok. Can I ask who is calling, please? This is Nathaniel Brown. And what is your call regarding? Id like to talk to her about my accommodation situ
5、ation. Just one moment, Ill try and put you through. Please hold on.Nathaniel:Ok. . Sorry, her line is busy at the moment. Can I take a message? Sure. Can you have her call me back on my cell phone number? Ok. Whats your number? Its 0-7-7-8-7-3-6-7-6-8-8. Let me repeat that back to you. Thats zero,
6、double seven, eight, seven, three, six, seven, double six, double eight. No, theres no double six at the end of the number. Its just zero, double seven, eight, seven, three, six, seven, six, double eight. I got it. When should I have her call you back? Anytime before 6 pm tonight. Ok, Nathaniel. Ill
7、 have Ms. Collins call you back sometime tonight before 6 pm. Thank you. Bye.Part III Make your own dialoguesPart IV Cultural Corner1. 411, 555-1212: Using phone directory assistance is a convenient, but somewhat pricey, way of getting a telephone number, unless a public pay phone is used. At public
8、 phones, the callers money is returned on local information calls. For calls within the immediate region from where the caller is phoning, “411” should be dialed. For out of state or for another area code within the same state, then “1-the area code-555-1212” must be dialed.2. 911: To report emergen
9、cies in the US, dial 911. This emergency service is used to report accidents, medical emergencies and crimes in progress.3. White Pages and Yellow Pages: Both of them refer to telephone directories. Almost the companies and administrative departments will be listed in the Yellow Pages. All numbers a
10、re in the order of different professions; while the private individuals or families will be listed in the White Pages according to the order of letters. Telephone directories list almost all numbers, and everyone who has a phone receives an updated copy every year, free of charge. Unless you are han
11、dicapped, calling an operator for a number that is listed will cost you money. Unit Two Take a Message? (II)long-distance call person to person station to station local call collect call toll callcalling cardI want to make a collect call to Mr. Wang. The number is (0086)10-9876-1234.Id like to make
12、a “person-to-person” call toCaller Hello, long distance operator?Operator Yes?Caller I need to call China.Operator Do you have the local number?Caller Yes.Operator Its cheaper if you dial direct. Do you have a calling card?Caller Yes, I do.Operator For international calling card calls, first dial ze
13、ro-one. Then dial the country code. For China, the code is 86. What city are you dialing?Caller Shanghai.Operator OK, that city code is 21.Caller So thats 01-86-21, and then the local number?Operator Thats correct. And when you hear the tone, enter your calling card number.Caller That you very much.
14、Operator Youre welcome.Lee Hello. Id like to make a long distance call to Taipei. I want to make a collect call to Mr. Wang. The number is (02)504 7374. My name is Peter Lee.Operator Thank you. One moment, please I have a collect call from Los Angeles. May I speak to Mr. Wang, please?Voice Sorry, wh
15、om did you wish to speak to?Operator Mr. Wang.Voice Sorry, he isnt here right now. He just went out.Operator What time will he be back?Voice Im sorry, have no idea. Please wait a moment. Mr. Wang just walked in. Ill get him, hold the line for a moment, please.Wang This is Wang speaking.Operator Mr.
16、Wang, this is ca collect call from Peter Lee. Will you accept the charges?Wang Yes.Operator Mr. Lee, the party is on the line, please go ahead.Wang Hello, Peter, thanks for calling1. Calling card: It can help you save an amount of money if you use the calling card. The difference in price is rather
17、great when you make an overseas call by using the calling card or the public telephone, from 10 cents about to 2 dollars or so.2. If you want to make an International Direct Dialing call, you have to know four things: the Access Code, the Country Code, the Area Code and the Local Telephone Number. F
18、or example, if you want to make an IDD call to a friend of yours in Sydney, Australia from Shanghai at 24661923, first you have to dial Chinas Access Code-00, and then you dial Australias Country Code-61, after that Sydneys Area Code-2, and at last the Local Telephone Number-24661923. So the whole n
19、umber will be 00 61 2 24661923.Unit Three Clear or Cloudy?weather forecast centigrade Fahrenheit clear to overcast fine/fair/sunny thundery shower dull/gloomy light snow misty drizzle shower pour/downpour dust storm precipitation sleet chilly blizzard hail Useful Expressions:Whats the weather foreca
20、st for tomorrow?Whats it like outside today?Its a lovely day, isnt it?Its fairly mild for this time of year.Its only a shower.It seems to be clearing up.Its supposed to turn to drizzling tomorrow morning.Its absolutely freezing out. Id put a coat on if I were you.Its pouring with cats and dogs outsi
21、de.Part II Dialogues:Dialogue 1 B (Bailey) P (Peyton)Bailey: Its a lovely day out today, isnt it?Peyton: Its beautiful. Enjoy it while it lasts. Its supposed to get cold tomorrow.B: Whats the weather forecast for tomorrow?P: Its supposed to snow early tomorrow morning and then tomorrow afternoon the
22、res a chance of freezing rain. That doesnt sound pretty. Do you have any plans for tomorrow? Well, I was going to drive to Birmingham to see some friends. You might want to change your plans. With the cold and wet weather that were supposed to have tomorrow, the roads are going to be rather slippery
23、. I suppose I should. I dont like driving in dangerous weather conditions. Do you have any plans for tomorrow? I just have to go to class tomorrow afternoon. If you are lucky, itll get cancelled and you can have a snow day. If that happens, then Ill invite you over and we can drink hot cocoa and wat
24、ch movies. That sounds like fun. Hey, look outside! Its started to drizzle! English weather is even more predictable than I had previously thought.Dialogue 2 One day, it is raining very hard, and when John arrives at the office, he and some co-workers talk about the weather while getting their morni
25、ng coffee. Frank: Good morning, John. Nice weather today, huh?(mock sarcasm)John: If youre a fish. Rotten weather, isnt it?Mira: Yeah, its raining cats and dogs.Gary: The winds really howling today, too. I think the weather really sucks today. And it was such a beautiful day yesterday. I wish the we
26、ather was like that all year round. Cup of coffee, John? Dont mind if I do. Well, I wont complain about a little bad weather from time to time. Right now, its hot as heck in Beijing. Really? What do you prefer, John? Oh, I dont mind the hot weather so much. You get used to it after a while .Still, t
27、he temperate climate around San Francisco is kind of nice. Better than the winter in some parts of the country. I was in Minnesota last February for a few days. The snow was really coming down. I know what you mean. I was in Vermont last January, and although it was bright and clear every day the te
28、mperature hovered around -30 Celsius. Wow! Thats really cold. Ill take this environment any time. Well have a nice day, everyone. (goes to his workstation)Part IV: Cultural Corner1. Its more commonplace for Americans and Canadians to talk about the weather than the Chinese people do, and there are m
29、any colorful English expressions in everyday use. Weather talk is very often used as a conversation opener.2. English speakers often use Fahrenheit instead of Centigrade to measure temperature. Notice that zero and decimal numbers are regarded as plural, for example, zero degrees; 0.5 degrees.3. In an E
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