Unit 4Key and Translation SECTION ITalking Face to FaceThe topic area of Talking Face to Face in this unit is to make a timetable or a schedule. The focus of functions is on the patterns that are appropriate for making appointments and arranging activities in different situations.Imitating Mini-Talks1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and practice the following mini-talks about schedules and timetables.Acting out the Tasks2Work in pairs and act out the tasks by following the above mini-talks.Studying Timetables and Schedules3Timetables and schedules are important in planning our activities. Now let’s read the following timetable and schedule.马克的时间表（2011年6月）Following Sample Dialogues4Read the following sample dialogues and try to perform your own tasks. Putting Language to Use56SECTION II Being All EarsLearning Sentences for Workplace Communication 1 Listen to 10 sentences for workplace communication cross-referenced with their Chinese translations.Script:1) Would you please arrange a meeting for me with Dr. Johnson2) I’d like to make an appointment to see Mr. Black.3) I’d like to confirm our meeting tomorrow afternoon.4) The train is due to arrive at 9 o’clock, but i t has been delayed for one hour.5) I’d like to see you tomorrow if you have time.6) I’m wondering if you’d like to come and discuss the new plan in my office.7) I’d like to change the appointment from Tuesday to Wednesday.8) Could we put it off to next week9) Let’s say 3:30 Friday afternoon.10) Please tell me the departure and arrival time.2Listen to the following sentences for workplace communication in Column A and match each one with its Chinese version in Column B.3Listen to 6 sentences for workplace communication and choose their right responses.Handling a Dialogue4Listen to a dialogue and supply the information by filling in Susan’s schedule.key:Susan’s ScheduleMarch 11, Monday have a meetingMarch 12, Tuesday have dinner with friendsMarch 13, Wednesday an appointment with Mr. PetersonMarch 14, Thursday extra work in the officeMarch 15, Friday go to evening classesUnderstanding a Short Speech/Talk5 Now listen to a short tour guide speech and fill up the blanks according to what you have heard. The words in brackets will give you some hints.Script:Hello, everyone. I’m Lily, your tour guide. I’m sure you are excited about today’s6Listen to the speech again and complete the information in Column A with the right choices in Column B.SECTION III Trying Your HandPracticing Applied Writing1 Fill in the office hours by making use of the information in the passage that follows.Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar3. He told us he (had) joined the Party in 2010.10. He lived in London until 2010.SECTION IV Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passage I Punctuality Pays！Information related to the reading passage Americans and Europeans consider time to be an asset that can be spent and saved; therefore, proper scheduling of time and its appropriate allocation to various competing tasks is an important part of organizational management. Variations in time use are expected to influence performance and stress, as well as other outcomes. It is a vital strategic element. The large amount of management processes and methods developed to improve performance by managing time use proves the importance placed on time. Here are a few famous quotes and sayings about time and punctuality:Do you love life Thus do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin FranklinTime wastes things away, and all things grow old through time. — Aristotle Time takes all and gives all. — Giordano BrunoLost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone for ever. — Samuel Smiles Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy. — William HazlittPunctuality is the soul of business. — Thomas Chandler HaliburtonWhile we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings. — Anonymous Language Points1Explanation of difficult sentences1. (Para. 1) One of the cultural differences that tend to annoy Americans has to dowith understanding of punctuality.Analysis: Has to do with is a phrase meaning has a specified relationship with Itis the predicate of the sentence.That introduces a restrictive relative clause modifying differences.Translation: 有一种常会惹恼美国人的文化差异可能关系到对守时的不同理解。