Section I Listening and Conversation

Section II Reading Comprehension

Section III Writing and Translating

Unit 4 Making ReservationsUnit 4 Making ReservationsUnit 4 Making ReservationsUnit 4 Making Reservations

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Section I

Listening and Conversation

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Section I Listening and Conversation

Part I Leading in

Part II Putting in Use

Part III Further Practice

Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

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Part I Leading in

1. Pre-class Work

2. Warming up for the new class

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1. Pre-class Work

1)Collect advertisements made by hotel

2)Find out the words and expressions to talk about making reservations in hotel or restaurant

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2. Warming up for the new class

1) Present your collections;2) Put the collections into a data bank for your reference;3) Presentation of new materials;4)Practice Dialogue 1 I Would Like to Book a Double Room.

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Sample 1

Holiday Hotel Guest Services Guide

Fax (801) 359-2859   Reservations 800-466-8356   

　　※ 109 Rooms 　　※ Newly Renovated ( 重新装修 )

　　※ Free Local Calls 　　※ Free Breakfast

　　※ Outdoor Pool 　　※ Ski Area Nearby

　　※ Non-smoking Rooms 　　※ Children Stay Free

　　※ Coffee Available from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 　　 

　　※ Office is Open 24 Hours 　　  

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　　 Village Green Inn

　　  Information for guests in Room 125:

　　　 1 　  person  　  per day 　  $50　　　 2 　  persons 　  per day 　  $65　　　 3 　  persons 　  per day 　  $70　　　 4 　  persons 　  per day 　  $75

　　◎Please do not leave pets unattended 　　 in rooms.　　◎Check-out time: 11:00 a.m.  

　　◎Please leave key in room when checking 　　 out.　　◎All jewelry ( 首饰 ) and other valuables 　　 must be checked at the reception; 　　 otherwise, the proprietor( 业主 ) will not be 　　 responsible for any loss.　　◎Kindly report any inattention ( 怠慢 ) on 　　 the part of any employee to the 　　 management. 

Part II Putting in Use

1. Divide the students into groups

2. Offer the hotel advertisements and ask the students to make dialogues

3. Act out and comments

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Hotel Reservation Card

Guest's name: 　　 Check in: 　　

Room type: 　　 Room rate: 　　

Payment: 　　 Travel agent: 　　

Agent's fax number: 　　

David Smith3/5/2002 Check out: 6/5/2002 singleUS$169.00 per nightCredit Card ( Number: 537 496 823549)Susan Brown021-40508462

3. Act out and comments 3. Act out and comments

• After the act of each group, the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then teacher summarizes this part.

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Part III Further Practice

1. Practicing and Furthering

2. Listening and Decoding

3. Responding

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1. Practicing and Furthering

• Practice the dialogues on Page 57

of the textbook in groups and try to further them.

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2. Listening and Decoding

• Listen to a dialogue and then fill in Susan's schedule on Page 59 of the textbook. Work in groups.

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3. Responding

• Practice Exercise on Page 58 of the textbook orally. Teacher offers the situation in Chinese, and asks the students to give the English equivalent, the whole class work together.

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The script for the dialogue R: Good evening! Welcome to Village Inn.What can I do for you?Y: __________________________. （我在这儿预定了房间。）R: May I have your name ,please?Y: I’m Tom Addison.R: Yes,Mr.Addison.You have made a reservation for one single room.______________? （我可以看一下您的护照吗？）Y: Here you are.R: __________. （请您填一下这张登记表好吗？）Y: Here it is. Is it all right?R:Yes,thanks._____________. （这是 5012 房的钥匙卡。）Y: Can I go to my room now?R: Sure.____________________. （接待员会给您带路的。）Y: Thanks.

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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

1. Match after you listen

2. Judge after you listen

3. Make after you learn

4. Self Assessment and Teacher's Guidance

5. Assignment

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1. Match after you listen

• A diagram will be given to each of you. After listening to a passage, match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.

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2. Judge after you listen

• The multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard. After listening to a dialogue, you are asked to make a choice from A, B, C or D.

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3. Make after you learn

Make a short dialogue by using what you have learned.

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4. Self Assessment and Teacher's Guidance

• Check the answers to Exercise 1 and 2.

• score your own paper.

• Hand in the paper.

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5. Assignment

• Workbook Page 55---5,6• Read fluently the passage on Page 62 of your

textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as possible as you can by using a dictionary.

• Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and Passage in Unit 4.

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Section II Reading

Comprehension

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Section II Reading Comprehension

Part I Leading in Part II Comprehension and Practicing Part III Further Practice Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

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Part I Leading in

1. Revision

2. Warming up for the new class

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1)  ask several students to recite the practical sentences for tourism in Unit 4 and the others repeat

2)ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 4

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1. Revision

2.Warming up for the new class

1) Work in groups of four or five to make short

dialogues with the sentences and structures

they've reviewed.

2) Teacher makes comments

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Part II Comprehension and

Practicing

1. Checking and Explaining

2. Retelling the story

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1. Checking and Explaining

1)Tell the main idea of the passage on page 62 of the

textbook.

2)Answer the questions in details according to the passage on Page 62 of the textbook, at the same time explaining some language points.

3)Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences

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Difficult Wordsaccommodate v. provide people with a place to live or stay 提供食宿e.g.They can’t accommodate guests at the moment.emergency n. an unexpected and difficult or dangerous situation 紧急

情况e.g.These bells are supposed to be used only in emergency. additional a. extra or more than those mentioned or already there 另外

的，附加的 e.g.This was additional proof of his ignorance.

contact n. the condition of meeting, touching, or receiving information from 联系；

v. get in touch, reach by telephone, etc. 联系  e.g.I feel uneasy when I come into contact with people who have had a

good education.

As soon as we find anything, we’ll contact you.back

Difficult Phrases

jot down: write quickly, esp. without preparation

I jotted down the name of the book that he was talking about.

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Difficult Sentences • (Para. 1) We are fortunate to have this beautiful facility to

accommodate very special guests of Miami University.

• to have this beautiful facility…is used as an adverbial of reason , modifying are fortunate.

• Example: Miss Wang is very fortunate to have chance to do her research work in Britain.

• (Para. 3) …weekend guests will be provided with extra towels to make your stay more comfortable.

To make your stay more comfortable is an infinitive phrase used as an adverbial of purpose meaning in order to …

Example: They went to the hospital by taxi (in order ) to get there as soon as possible.

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• (Para. 2) Upon departure, please leave in your room. Upon departure is a prepositional phrase used as adverbial of tim

e, meaning immediately after departure. Upon is the same as on in thi

s case. Example: Upon departure, please check your luggage again in case

something is left behind.

• (Para. 3) An iron and ironing board is available upon request.

Upon request is used in the similar way as upon departure. This is a useful phrase in business English.

Example: Breakfast can be brought to the room upon request.

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2. Retelling the story

• Read the passage again.

• Retell the importance of being punctual.

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Part III Further Practice

1. Simulating and Translating

2. Read and Complete

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1. Simulating and Translating

Do exercise 6 on Page 65 of the textbook. Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.

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2. Read and Complete

Write a summary of the passage based on Exercise 2 on Page 64 of the textbook.

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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

1. Translating2. Assignment

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1.Translating• Remember the words, phrases and sentence structures in the

passage they have learned and translate the following sentences

into Chinese orally and the teacher comments. 1. He paid little attention to the details of the plan.

2. Wherever you are in the world ,you can chat with your friend in the Internet.

3. They teamed up with another family to rant a house for the summer vacation.

4. We are especially interested in those value-added projects.

5. Dickens was one of the world’s famous and productive writers.

6. The founder of the hotel made a commitment to quality over 75 years ago.

7. I except he will be able cater for your particular needs.

8. We asked high school students to participate in an anti-drug campaign

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2. Assignment

• Workbook page 55

• Collect reservation card as many as possible.

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Section III Writing and Translating

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Section III Section III Writing and TranslatingWriting and Translating

Part I Leading in

Part II Putting in Use

Part III Further Practice

Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

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Part I Leading in

1. Checking the assignment

2. Warming up for new class

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1. Checking the assignment

• Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment.

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2.Warming up for new class

• Present your collection of hotel reservation cards

• Put the collections of reservation card into the data bank on the screen.

• Make sure all the students understand the meanings of the reservation card.

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Part II Putting in Use

1. Divide the students into groups;

2. Present new reservation cards;

3. Talk about the reservation cards.

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Part III Further Practice

1. Creating reservation card

2. Writing

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1. Creating reservation cards

Each of you makes a

reservation card and read to the

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2. Writing

Complete the application form according to information given in Chinese on page 70.

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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

1. Grammatical rules concerning the tenses

2. Applying

3. Self-assessment and Guidance

4. Assignment

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2. Applying Exercises for you:

1) Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs given in bracket.

2) Correct the errors in the following sentences. 3) Translate the following sentences into English.

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4. Assignment

• Textbook Page 73-7.

• Collect some menus of the restaurant. Write down all the expressions and patterns of making and taking orders at a restaurant

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