Unit4TimetablesandSchedules.docx

1、Unit4TimetablesandSchedulesUnit 4 Timetables and SchedulesI. Aims and RequirementsAfter learning this unit, students should grasp:(1) Read and understand the meaning of a timetable and schedule.(2) How to write a timetable and schedule and remember the patterns of making a timetable and schedule.(3)

2、 How to talk about a timetable and schedule. (4) The customs of making an appointment. II. IntroductionIts said that time is money. When money is used up, it can be back. However, time is lost; we can never get it back again. Time plays an important role in out life, so we should cherish the time, a

3、nd arrange our time properly. Then we need a timetable or schedule. Today we will study how to make timetables or schedules. III. Teaching PlansSection I Talking Face to FacePart 1 Read and Translate the Schedules and Timetables Timetables and SchedulesSample 1 A Flight TimetableNotes:1) a.m.: in th

4、e morning.2) p.m.: in the afternoon.3) Departure: going away.4) Arrival: gettingSample 2 Marks ScheduleNotes:1) sales meeting: a meeting in which you can buy or sell goods just like trade fair.2) general manager: a person who control or manage the whole company. Part 2 Learn Some Dialogues About Sch

5、edules 1. Follow the SamplesDialogue 1 Talking About a Flight TimetableLearn, translate and read the dialogue.Notes:1) CAAC: Civil Aviation Administration of China. 中国民航总局2) direct flight: the flight that can arrive at the destination directly. Also we can call it through flight.3) change: get off f

6、rom one flight then get on the other one. Questions:1) When is the appointment between Mark and Mr. Anderson?2) When will Mark go back? Dialogue 2 Talking About Marks ScheduleLearn, translate and read the dialogue.Questions:1) When is the appointment between Mark and Mr. Anderson?2) When will Mark g

7、o back?3) What does Mark do?2. Act OutDialogues 1-5Learn, translate and read each dialoguePart 3 Practice1. Oral PracticeTask: Make a dialogue with your partner(s) by choosing any of the tasks in Act Out.2. Put in UseExercises 1-3Section III Maintaining a Sharp EyePassage I Punctuality and Keeping P

8、romise1. Related Information (1) PunctualityPunctuality is important in social activities because nobody likes to be kept waiting. A punctual person is usually considered reliable and responsible. Lack of punctuality implies that the person does not have consideration for other peoples time. (2) Mak

9、e an AppointmentMany people schedule their time carefully so its polite to make anappointment first if you need to see anybody. Its usuallynecessary to make a phone call well in advance to make an appointment with a doctor, dentist, lawyer, manger etc. Youd better call off or postpone your appointme

10、nt if you cant make it. Try to break an appointment without a notice in advance.2. Preview Questions (1) What is emphasized in social activities? (2) How will a foreigner feel if you are late in getting to the airport to meet him? (3) When should the guests come to a social activity? (4) If you are

11、late for a social activity, what should you do? (5) What should you do if you cannot inform the person concerned of the change of an appointment? 3. Explanation of Difficult Sentences (Para. 1) how anxious and embarrassed he will be when he, as a strangerto the place, sees no person meeting him!Anal

12、ysis: This is an exclamatory sentence with when-clause as an adverbial oftime. As means “being”, used here to introduce anadverbial of manner. Meeting is a present participial modifying person.Translation: 他来到一个陌生的地方，看到没有人来接他，他会是多么焦急和尴尬！Example: How happy and delighted she will be when she, as a for

13、eigner, sees a friend meeting her at the airport. (Para. 1) The same is true with the activity of seeing off a foreign guest.Analysis: The same is true with is a sentence pattern which means “也是如此” in Chinese. With is a preposition introducing the kind of thing which has the specific feature(s) ment

14、ioned in the previous sentence(s).Translation: 给外国人送行也是如此。Example: a. 学习外语也是如此。The same is true with the learning of a foreign language. b.庆祝新年的风俗也是如此。The same is true with the custom of celebrating New Year. (Para 2) So, as a host, whenever there is an activity, you should come to the place ahead o

15、f schedule so as to wait for the guests to come. Analysis: Whenever introduces an adverbial clause of time. In the main clause ahead of schedule is the adverbial of time while so as to introduces an adverbial of purpose. Translation: 所以说，主人办活动要提前到场, 等客人光临。Example: So, as a fireman, whenever there is a fire, you should come to the place at once so as to put the fire under control. (Para 2) Anyone, guest or host, who is really late for a social activity, should apologize to those who have already been there.Analysis: Guest or host is a reduced form of wh