1. Timetables and Schedules
Unit 4
Timetables and Schedules

2. Section I Talking Face to Face Section II Being All Ears
Session 1
Section I Talking Face to Face Section II Being All Ears

3. Section I
Talking Face to Face

4. Lead-in
Warm Up
1. What are the channels through which people can buy their flight tickets?
2. What are the advantages of making a schedule for your work?

5. Lead-in Answer the questions according to
the timetable
and schedule
in Section I
1. What’s the departure time of the flight from Beijing to Hong Kong?
2. What will Mark do on Friday morning?

6. Sample dialogues Warm-up
1. Do you know how to make and keep an appointment?

7. making & keeping appointments
Speak out —
making & keeping appointments
Would you like to
appointment?
make an
schedule the

8. Speak out — making & keeping appointments
You can make it at 2:00 if it is convenient for you.
Our manager
is available
from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. every
Monday.

9. making & keeping appointments
Speak out —
making & keeping appointments
I’ve got an appointment at 8:30 with Mr. Anderson, the bank manager.
Could I have an appointment to see you?
Shall we meet at 9 a.m. at your office the day after tomorrow?

10. making & keeping appointments
Speak out —
making & keeping appointments
Is 10 o’clock OK / any good?
Will this afternoon be all right for you? But I can only spare you an hour and a half today, from four o’clock.

11. making & keeping appointments
Speak out —
making & keeping appointments
If you are free, I’ll come to see you this weekend.

12. Sample dialogues Warm-up
2. Do you know how to postpone an appointment?

13. postponing appointments
Speak out —
postponing appointments
I wonder if
我们能否将约会推迟到明天下午。
we could postpone the appointment to tomorrow afternoon.

14. postponing appointments
Speak out —
postponing appointments
将我们的约会从明天改为下周三同一时间是否方便。
I wonder if
it's convenient to change our appointment from tomorrow to next Wednesday, still at the same time.

15. postponing appointments
Speak out —
postponing appointments
Dr. Cook won’t be able to see you at the time suggested.
Anytime except today. Please give
him a call before you come.
Sorry, the whole afternoon is filled up here. Will tomorrow do?

16. postponing appointments
Speak out —
postponing appointments
Use the phrases in the circle to make up a sentence.
I’m afraid the manager is all booked this week. How about next week?
I’m afraid
key
is all booked
this week.
next week?
How about
the manager

17. postponing appointments
Speak out —
postponing appointments
The dinner appointment has been canceled.
cancel
Mr. Smith has to cancel all his appointments because he’s got something urgent to attend to.

18. Sample dialogues Warm-up
3. Do you know how to make a reservation of a flight or train ticket?

19. making reservations of flights and trains
Speak out —
making reservations of flights and trains
Miss Wang, is there a direct train from here to Chengde?
How many trains are there for Beijing every day?

20. making reservations of flights and trains
Speak out —
making reservations of flights and trains
What time does the next train
to Guangzhou leave?
Do I have to change trains anywhere?
I’d like to get two tickets to Beijing at 9:00 this morning.

21. making reservations of flights and trains
Speak out —
making reservations of flights and trains
When do you have flights for Macao?
Excuse me, is the 5:30 flight from Hong Kong on time?

22. making reservations of flights and trains
Speak out —
making reservations of flights and trains
When does it arrive in Macao?
Can I have a seat on Flight 455 to New York tomorrow afternoon?

23. Sample dialogues Warm-up
4. Do you know how to understand and make up a schedule?

24. I’ll be enjoying my weekend in Hong Kong.
Speak out —
making up a schedule
I’ll be enjoying my weekend in Hong Kong.
What’s your plan for this weekend?
I’ll take the 2:15 flight back on Friday afternoon.

25. Speak out —
making up a schedule
What’s your schedule for tomorrow?
This morning I need to write a business report.
I have a busy schedule this week.

26. Speak out —
making up a schedule
The office hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The conference is on Thursday, right?
Lunch begins at 1 p.m. and lasts one hour.

27. Sample dialogues Read and find out
Read and find out useful expressions for asking about timetables and giving responses.
Read and find out

28. Is there a flight to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 16th?
Sentences for talking about timetables of transport and giving responses:
Is there a flight to Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 16th?
What about Wednesday, the 17th?
There’s one on Wednesday, the 17th.
What’s the departure time?
The arrival time in Hong Kong is 11:45 in the morning.

29. Practice the following sentences.
direct flight
The next available ____________ leaves at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4th.
What’s the ________________ of Flight 217 from Beijing to Hong Kong?
departure time

30. Practice the following sentences.
3. There is no direct flight to Chengdu here, so the passengers have to ________ to another flight in Beijing.
change

31. talking about work schedules:
Sentences for
talking about work schedules:
I have a busy schedule this week.
This morning I need to write a business report and this afternoon at 1:30 I’ll discuss the report with the general manager.
What’s your schedule for tomorrow?

32. talking about work schedules:
Sentences for
talking about work schedules:
I’m attending the sales meeting at 9:00 in the morning.
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.

33. Practice the following sentences.
What’s the manager’s ________ for next week?
I’ve got ____________ at 1:30 ____ Mr. Smith.
Sorry, the whole afternoon is filled up.
schedule
an appointment
with

34. Practice the following sentences.
3 ____________________ Please give him
a call before you come.
Anytime except today.

35. Practice the following sentences.
4. I’ll finish my task tomorrow and _________________ in New York.
enjoy my weekend

36. Practice the dialogues.
Sample dialogues
Practice the dialogues.
Group work

37. Make short conversations
Sample dialogues
Make short conversations
by simulating the five
small dialogues.
Pair work

38. Role-play the similar situations you create, first
Sample dialogues
Role-play the similar situations you create, first
in groups, and then
before the class.
Role play

39. Sample dialogues Put-in-Use
Do the Put-in-Use exercises in groups by reading out loudly the three dialogues you have completed.
Put-in-Use

40. Section II
Being All Ears

41. Read the printed materials
Dialogue
Pre-listening task
Read the printed materials
in Listen and Decode
in ONE minute.

42. Listen to the tape WITHOUT looking at the book.
Dialogue
While-listening task
Listen to the tape WITHOUT looking at the book.

43. Dialogue While-listening task
Listen to the tape one sentence after another, taking notes during the pause.

44. Dialogue
While-listening task
Repeat the
sentences
after the
tape.

45. Dialogue script Ann: Hello, Susan. Can I see you after work this week?
Susan: Hello, Ann. It would be nice to see you again, but I'm quite busy this week. This afternoon I'm having a meeting at 5.
Ann:    Don't you have time
tomorrow?

46. Dialogue script
Susan: Tomorrow is Tuesday. I've got to have dinner with some friends.
Ann:    That's a pity. What about Wednesday?
Susan: Wednesday is difficult as well. I've got an appointment with Mr. Peterson.
Ann:    Thursday then?

47. Dialogue script
Susan: No, Thursday is out for me, I'm afraid. I've got to stay in my office and do some extra work. I really must.
Ann: Oh, that's a shame. Well, I know you've got to go to the evening classes each Friday.
Susan: That's right. I'm sorry I can't manage this week.

48. Dialogue script
 Ann:    It looks as if we'll have to wait until next week then.
Susan:  Yes. Look, I must go now. I've got to meet Jack in ten minutes. Would you please give me a call next week?

49. Dialogue Post-listening task Do the exercises in Listen and Decode
and Listen and Respond.

50. Read the printed materials
Passage
Pre-listening task
Read the printed materials
in Listen and Read
in THREE minutes.

51. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.
Passage
While-listening task
Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

52. Listen again and check up the answers.
Passage
While-listening task
Listen again and check up the answers.

53. Passage Key to the passage: 1. city’s bus company 2. airport
3. on a schedule timetable
5. arrival departure
7. passengers full load
9. seat
10. only a few rule
12. late wait

54. Passage
Now, read
the passage
LOUDLY!

55. and Listen and Conclude.
Passage
Post-listening task
Do the
exercises in
Listen and Match
and Listen and Conclude.

56. Assignments Make up dialogues to talk about
one’s schedule for a certain day
referring to the dialogues in the
Workbook.
2. Preview Passage I and the
exercises.