Unit 4

TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES

Introduction

It’s said that time is money, but they aredifferent, because when time is lost, we cannever get it back again.Time plays an important role in our life.Therefore, we should cherish time and arrangeour time properly. That’s why we need atimetable or schedule. Today we will studyhow to made timetables or schedules.

Three steps in making timetables and

schedules Step one: The exact time ( year, month, date, time)

Step two: The exact place.

Step three: The general meaning of the plan

Example

. ScheduleMay, 2004Monday 9:20 am arrive in shanghaiTuesday 10 am visit a factory  Wednesday 2 pm attend an important meeting in Shanghai Thursday 8 am visit Fu Dan University with Zhang

Teaching tasks

Task one: Study two samples about timetable.

Sample One

Sample Two

Sample One

A Flight Timetable

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Beijing8:45 a.m.

(departure)9:20 a.m. (departure)

Guangzhou11:50 a.m. (arrival) 12:50 a.m. (departure)

Hong Kong 1:55 p.m. (arrival)

Sample Two

Mark’s ScheduleMorning Afternoon

Monday 15Write business

report

Discuss business report with general manager at 1:30

Tuesday 16Have sales meeting at 9:00 a.m.

See Mr. Black at 3

Wednesday 17

Appointment with Mr. Anderson at 8:30 a.m.

Fly to Hong Kong, departure time,

4:45 p.m.

Thursday 18

10:00a.m. conference

2:00 p.m. conference

Friday 19Travel around Hong Kong

Fly back, departure time:

2:15 p.m.

Task two: learn to write a timetable.

Exercise: let students write a timetable about their curriculum.DATE A.M. P.M.MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

Task three

Firstly, let students listen to the tapes, then

divide them into groups and let them practise

the two dialogues. Finally, analyse the

dialogues word by word, sentence by sentence.

1 talking about a flight timetable

Bob is calling a receptionist for information about flights from Beijing to Hong Kong.

Receptionist: CAAC information. Can I help you?

Bob: Yes. Is there a flight to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 16 th?

R: Yes, there is.

Bob: Is that a direct flight?

R: No, you have to change in Guangzhou.

Bob: Oh, how long does it stop over in Guangzhou?

R: From 11:50 to 12:50.

Bob: 11:50 to 12:50. That’s almost an hour. Well, I prefer a direct flight.

R: I’m sorry, but there’s no direct flight on Tuesday.

Bob: What about Wednesday, the 17th?

R: There’s one on Wednesday, the 17th.

Bob: Good. What’s the departure time?

R: 8:45 a.m. And the arrival time in Hong Kong is 11:45 in the morning.

Talking about mark’schedule

Joe: Have you been busy recently?

Mark: Yes, and I have a busy schedule this week, too. This morning Ineed to write a business report and this afternoon at 1:30 I’ll discuss the report with the general manager.

Joe: What’s your schedule for tomorrow?Mark: Tomorrow is Tuesday. I’m attending the sales meeting at 9:00 in the

morning. And in the afternoon at 3 :00 I’m seeing Mr.Black, the marketing manager.

Joe: What about Wednesday?Mark: I’ve got an appointment at 8:30 with Mr. Anderson, the bank manager. In

the afternoon I’m taking the 4:45 flight to Hong Kong for the conference.Joe: The conference is on Thursday, right?Mark: Oh, yes, at 10:00 in the morning and 2:00 in the afternoon. After the

conference, I’ll be free. I’ll be enjoying my weekend in Hong Kong.Joe: When are you coming back?Mark: I’ll take the 2:15 flight back on Friday afternoon.

Waiter: What can I do for you?Guest: What are the office hours?Waiter: Well, the office hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Guest: Do you work on weekends?Waiter: On Saturdays the office is open from 9 am. to 3 pm, but on Sundays we are closed.Guest: What about lunch time?Waiter: Lunch begins at 1 pm. and lasts one hour.

The following is one talking between a guest and the waiter

Translate the following schedule into English.

Task Four

李刚的时间表6月 18日星期一6月 19日星期二

6月 20日星期三6月 21日星期四6月 22日星期五

9:00 a.m.2:30p.m.

8:30a.m.2:00p.m.7:30p.m.8:00 a.m.2:00p.m.

9:30 a.m.3:30p.m.

8:00 a.m.

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