Unit 8 Dialogues Detailed Study of Dialogues (对话) Exercises（练习） Words and Phrases (单词与短语) Detailed Study of Dialogues (对话) Exercises（练习）

Dialogue A Your Plane Will Take Off Soon. (Jack is leaving for the States after a month's sightseeing stay in Beijing. His Chinese friend Lin will see him off at the airport. Now Lin is helping Jack with packing.) Lin: Your plane takes off at 12:30 p.m., doesn't it? Jack: Yes, why? Lin: It's already 5 to 11 by my watch. We must hurry, you have to check in at 11:30 a.m. Jack: 11:30? Come on then! We don't have a minute to lose. (On the way to the airport) Lin: When does your plane land in San Francisco? Jack: 8:30 a.m., local time, on the 14th.

Dialogue B Flight 620 Now is Boarding. (A group of European tourists are traveling under a Chinese tour guide.) Tour Guide：There seems to be some delay. Our plane is supposed to leave at 2:10 and it's already 2:20. Wait. That's our flight they are announcing over the loudspeaker now. Flight 620 now is boarding for Guilin, through Gate 5. One tourist: Oh dear! Where did I put my boarding pass. Tour guide：Don't hurry, Mrs. Smith. I think it's right there in your pocket. You needn't worry. It's going to be a very pleasant flight. Now ladies and gentlemen, would you please hold your boarding pass and follow me to Gate 5? Let's go.

Exercises (课后练习) Exercise 5 (P.104) Exercise 6 (P.105) 1. could you tell me how many flights there are from Beijing could you tell me about the flights from Beijing 2. When does the flight leave 3. When does the flight arrive 4. it does it departs from there Exercise 6 (P.105) 1. airline / airway 2. pack (v.) 3. arrival (n.) 4. air travel (n.) 5. airport / airfield 6. book tickets (v.) 7. departure (n.) 8. sightseeing (n.) 9. a.m. 10. destination (n.) like 4

Exercises 7 (P.105) 1. The passengers have to check in before 1:00 p.m. 2. Mary helps her mother with washing. 3. On the way home, they met an old friend. 4. The students are leaving for China. 5. Soon Jenny will arrive at the cinema. 6. The school provides the bus for the visitors. 7. Mr. Zhang wants to book three seats for the flight to Shanghai.

Exercises 8 (P.105--106) 1. The task is very urgent. 2. Traveling by plane is very convenient. Traveling by air is very convenient. Air travel is very convenient. 3. The singer is very popular with young people. 4. This is a perfect reply. This is a perfect answer. 5. I am a tour guide.

Flying Backward and Forward Exercises 9 (P.106) Flying Backward and Forward Air travel is an everyday experience these days because it is so fast. But frequent long-distance flying can be very tiring and the travelers begins to feel that his brain is in one country and his body is in another. In short, he hardly knows where he is. The tiredness after a long fight becomes stronger when we fly from west to east or vice verse because we cross time zones. Doctors say that travelers should go straight to bed on arrival after crossing a number of time zones. They should not work without a rest. However, airline pilots can hardly be affected. In fact they often live by their own watches，paying no attention to local time. They can even have breakfast at midnight if necessary. Businessman, however, are not so lucky. After a long journey, they must either go straight to an important meeting or to their bosses to give a report. Even so, there are still a lot of businessmen traveling by air.

check in check in, 办理宾馆入住手续，是要给客人填写入住表格，内容 包括;姓名、性别、国籍、居住地、身份证(外国人护照)号码、联络电话、入住日期天数。 check in, 办理乘机手续，帮助乘客进行行李托运、机上座位预定，打印登机牌，需要客人出示有效证件，包括身份证、护照、军官证、士兵证、临时身份证等。

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