Unit 4 Part 1 Delay

Study Aims Learn related specialized vocabularies and practical expressions abilities ： ability to make a simple and accurate communication in this situation Affection ： Obtain the sense of being a Cabin Attendant

Importants and Difficulties Import ants ： 1 specialized vocabularies and practical expressions 2 make a simple and accurate communication in this situation Difficulties ： make a simple and accurate communication in this situation

Step 1:Lead-in ： Have you waited for the delay of flights? Do you know about why the flight is late?

Step 2 Presentation 1 Discussion for delay of flights Discuss with your partners: How will you explain to the passengers if the flight is late as several passengers haven’t boarded? I’m sorry.I have no idea, I’ll try to get information about it We apologize for the delay in departure.

2 New words & expressions--- Import ants 1) Show the cabin figures of Airbus A350 A330 to Ss, Make them be interested in the related New words & expressions Confirm [kən ˈ f ɚ m] vt. 证实, 证明 ; 肯定, 确认 We have confirmed the report. 我们证实 了那则报道。 批准 ; 认可 The king confirmed that the election would be held on July 20th. 国 王批准选举在 7 月 20 日举行。

2 New words & expressions--- Import ants confirm a theory 证实一种理论 confirm one‘s belief 坚定信念 confirm a contract 签合同， 批准合同 customs [ ˈ kəstəmz] 关税 building, hall, post 海关大楼；海关大厅；海关关卡 : the customs post on the border 边界上的海关关卡 agent, man, officer, official, staff 报关代理；海关人员；海关官员；海关公务人员； authorities 海关当局 formalities, procedures 海关手续；海关程序 declarat ion, document, documentation, form 报关；海关文件；海关文件资料；报关表 :

3 Questions for discussion You are going to talk about arranging seats during boarding. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner. See Page 32 including Qs 1, 3, 4 How will you explain to the passengers if the flight is late as several passengers haven’t boarded? Tell your passengers the airport has been closed due to poor visibility How will you comfort your passenger if he is unhappy about the delay?

3 Questions for discussion You are going to talk about arranging seats during boarding. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner. See Page 23 including Qs 1, 3, 4 What can you do for a passenger who cannot find a proper place for his baggage? What can you do to help a lady with a baby when she wants to find a place for her baby to lie down? Where is carry-on baggage usually put?

Period 2 4 Words and expressions General: Request 请求 要求 Mechanical 机械的 力学的 Visibility 能见度 Improve 改善 Hopefully 但愿 怀着希望 Due to 由于 Engineer 工程师 技师 Handcart 手推车

5 Dialogues study Now please read Dialogues of your textbooks and find what you don’t understand such as words, phrases or sentences. D1: It’s time to close the cabin It is confirmed that these passengers have gone through customs. D2:I’ve been wondering why… 10 mins past the scheduled departure time According to the regulation of CAAC, the departure time on your ticket refers to the time for closing the cabin door D3: I am afraid we have to wait until the fog lifts How irritating Weather improve (gets better) D4: leave it with me What’s the hold-up? D5: no-show passenger.

Step 3: Practice Language Focus Here some useful sentences or structures that might find handy in discussing the above questions See p32 Ⅱ Language Focus

Evaluation itemscriteriascore valuescore faithfulnesslanguage10 expressivenes s Appropriateness accuracy 20 elegance fine Word answers 20 otherInnovation; others10 TotalN/A100 Process-evaluation: 50% mid-class Final evaluation 50% practice

Summary 1 Cabin attendant s have duties to explain to the passengers for delay: E.g.:Bad weather; mechanical trouble ; waiting for passengers; heavy air traffic etc. 2 Make a summary about language focus, new words and expressions in the specific situation.

Homework ： Situational Conversations See P33 Ⅲ item3-6 Notes: make up short dialogues— four or five lines—that could develop from these situations.