Unit 1 Other countries，other cultures
●Task Planning an itinerary
Skills building 1: inferring information when listening When we listen to a conversation for information, sometimes we have to infer or guess some of the information that is not clearly stated.
Now, listen to the following dialogues and then answer the questions by inferring?
1. M: We can drive there by 3 p.m.. How about you?
W: I’ve got only a bicycle.
What does the woman mean?
A. She drives there too.
B. She can arrive there by 3 p.m., too.
C. She can’t arrive there by 3p.m..
2. M: What do you think of Kate’s new skirt?
W: That new style is quite beautiful, but I think she’ll be more beautiful if she is in red.
What does the woman mean?
A. She likes Kate’s skirt very much.
B. She likes the new style only.
C. Kate’s red skirt makes her more beautiful.
3. M: I’m really tired of this class.
W: But you have to take the exam, don’t you?
What does the woman mean?
A. He has to continue to take this course.
B. He doesn’t have to take the exam.
C. He doesn’t have to take the exam.
4. W: What do you think of Miss Betty’s report?
M: It would be better if she cut some parts.
What does the woman mean?
A. Miss Betty’s report is boring.
B. Miss Betty’s report is too long.
C. Miss Betty’s report is excellent.
5. M: Jean is going to take Professor Smith’s history course.
W: Didn’t she know Professor Clark’s is better?
What does the woman mean?
A. Jean should take Professor Clark’s history course.
B. Jean should take Professor Smith’s history course.
C. Jean should take another better course.
Step 1: listening to a conversation for details:
1. Now, let’s listen to a phone call about the arrangement of a cultural exchange tour and fill in a table with details you hear of infer from the conversation.
2. Now, please go over the instructions in Part B and go on to complete the note sheet.
Please check the answers.
3. Read the travel book listing a number of famous places on New York in Part C
4. Pair work: Discuss in groups of four and decide which places are suitable to visit based on Parts A and B. After that, state your reasons for your choices.
Skills building 2: asking for repetition of information
1. when a speaker speaks very fast, and you need to make sure that you have got the correct details, what would you do?
Sometimes, it is important for us to ask for repetition or repeat the information yourselves whenever necessary.
2. Now, please present as many ways of asking got a repetition as possible. Remember that you should e polite when asking for repetition.
3. Practice: practice asking repetition in groups and make sure that you can use the language items learnt in this part.
Step 2: asking a travel agent for more information
Now, let’s use the skills we just learned to have a telephone conversation with a travel agent.
1. Work in groups of four. Study the form carefully.
2. Work in pairs. One acts as the student and the other as the travel agent.
Skills building 3: writing an itinerary
1. Discussion:
What should be listed in an itinerary?
Times and dates for different stages of the journey.
Details about the places to visit, as well as contact details.
2. Read the guidelines in this part as well as the five points on page 1
3.
Step 3: writing an itinerary for a trip to New York
. Now, let’s try to draw up an itinerary for the orchestra’s trip to New York using the information gathered in Steps 1 and 2.。