1、Unit 4 Task Writing an e-mail to give informationSkills building 1:listening to instructionsWhen you are listening to instructions,you need to listen for key expressions that tell you what to do.Here are some key expressions to listen for:Decide how to You should phone/e-mailHave a look at/onYou wil
2、l need to checkYou will have to goAsk the assistant/teacherPlease send a letter/an e-mail toRemember to tell him/her/them thatRemind him/her/them thatIf you are going somewhere for holiday,what do you need to plan?where to go when to go there how to go there how much money to spend who to go with wh
3、at to do thereStep 1:taking notes for future actionA.Wei Jing lives in Nanjing.Her uncle lives in Beijing.Her family and her uncles family are planning to visit a friend in Dalian during the holiday.Her parents have asked her to decide about transport and to buy the tickets.Listen to the conversatio
4、n you and complete her notes on her parents instructions.1.Decide _.2._ Mr An and ask him for advice.3.Search the _ for information.4.Speed no more than _ yuan on transport.how to get therePhone/Call Internet 2,300 Things to do for the holiday trip5.Go to the _ and find out about the _.ticket office
5、 schedule6.Decide on the time to _.7._ to uncle with all the information and _ him not to be late.leaveSend an e-mailremindB.Wei Jing is calling Mr An.Listen to the telephone conversation and make some notes about the information Mr An gives.Means of transportDisadvantages AdvantagesShip CoachTraint
6、akes a long time;father does not like shipsit takes 16 hours just get to Beijingthere are many to choose from,leaving at different times;rather fast;most convenientcan be crowdedC.Wei Jing has found a website about Dalian.Read the web page below and help complete the next part of her notes.Wont choo
7、se _ because _ _ because _ _ _by airmum hates flyingby road the floods washed away soil along the road and it is still under repair_ because _ _by ferry sometimes the slow ferries are not very punctual and there is no guarantee that you can get a ticket during holidays Will choose _ because _ _ _ _
8、by train a new service has just opened between Beijing and Dalian,so we can first take a train to Beijing and then change a train to Dalian.Skill building 2:finding out different informationIf you are going somewhere,what information should you know before you go on the trip?pay attention to the fol
9、lowing matters:different ways to travel the beat way to travel the travel schedule travel time travel costStep 2:buying ticketsWei Jing has decided to travel by train.She is now at the railway station trying to buy tickets.Pretend that you are Wei Jing.Find a partner to be the ticket seller and ask
10、him/her questions.Then complete your notes below.Switch roles when you have finished.Train No.Depart Arrive Travel timeTicket price(yuan)Hard seatHard sleeperSoft sleeperG 3209.3313.414 hr 8 min445/K 4615.1805.0713 hr 49 min150265417T 6622.3809.3310 hr 55 min150265417D35023.1607.147 hr 58 min274/580
11、NanjingBeijing Beijing DalianTrain No.Depart ArriveT 225K 68118.1620.0605.4208.0811hr 26 min12 hr2 minTraveltimeHard seatHard sleeperSoft sleeper/248260390409Cost(yuan)140From Nanjing to Beijing Train No.:From Beijing to DalianTrain No.:_Total travel time:Total cost for six people:T 225T 6622 hr 2 m
12、in2,283 yuanSkills building 3giving reasons for choicesSometimes when we inform others of our decisions,we need to give reasons for our choices.In this task,Wei Jing had to:1 find out about transport from Nanjing to Dalian and choose the best way to travel.The reasons for Wei Jings choice were:speed
13、 of travel problems with roads and boats fact that Wei Jings mother does not like flying2 decide on time of departure.The reasons for Wei Jings choice depend on:the travel time the budget level of comfortWei Jing is writing an e-mail to her uncle.She needs to say that she has decided that they famil
14、ies should travel by train and explain why.She also needs to tell him the time when they will be leaving and remind him not to be late.Help her with her e-mail.Step 3:writing an e-mail about a travel planDear uncle,Weve decided to go to Dalian by train after comparing different means of transport.Da
15、lian is a port city and it is convenient to get there by ship,but we will have to go to Shanghai first while you will have to go to Qinhuangdao.One possible versionThe problem is,during holidays the ferries are usually full of passengers,and there is no guarantee that we can get the particular ferry
16、 we want.Besides,we cant go there by air because Mum is afraid of flying and the air tickets would be very expensive.The travel allowance for this trip is no more than 2,300 yuan.Concerning the above matters,we decided to take trains and meet you in Beijing.First,my parents and I will take Train T66
17、 that leaves for Beijing at 23.51 on the 30th,and we will arrive at 10.27 on May 1st.Then well meet you and take T225 to Dalian.The departure time is 18.16.Well get to Dalian at 05.42 on May 2nd.The ticket for T66 is 265 yuanand for T225 248 yuan for one person.So we will spend 2,283 yuan on the train tickets altogether.Well meet at the Beijing Train Station.Remember the departure time and dont be late for the train.Best wishesWei JingHomework 1.Finish the exercises on Page 133.2.Finish the writing exercise in Part B.3.Preview Project.
