1、Unit 4 Public transport Task Writing an e-mail to give information,Skills building 1: Listening to instructions,When you are listening to instructions,you will need to listen for key structures that will tell you what to do. Here are some key structures to listen for:,Decide how to You should phone
2、/fax/e-mail You will need to check You will have to go,Ask the assistant/teacher Please send a letter/an e-mail/ Remind him to tell him/her/ that,Step1: taking notes for future action,You live in Nanjing.Your family and your cousins family are planning to visit your father and uncles childhood frien
3、d in Dalian during the May Day holiday. Your parents have asked you to decide about transport to their city and buy the tickets. Listen to the conversation you had with them and complete the notes on the instructions they gave you.,Things to do for our May Day holiday trip,Decide_. _Mr.An and _him t
4、o suggest the best way. 3. Look on the _ for information. Decide on the best_ to travel. Remember the travel allowance to Dalian is _yuan for _ people. Go to the _ and find out about the _. Decide on the time to _. _ to your uncle with all the information and _ him not to be late.,B. One of the thin
5、gs you were asked to do was call Mr. An.Listen to your telephone conversation and make some notes about the information he gave you.,Means of transport,Disadvantages,Advantages,Boat,Coach,Train,Take a long time,Takes 16 hours just,There are several to choose,Very crowded,C Mr.An suggested that you l
6、ook on a website about Dalian.Look at the website below. Read it and complete the next part of your notes.,Dalian Dalian is a beautiful city in the north-east of China. You can travel to Dalian by air,sea, road or railway. Click on the links belows to find out more.,Getting there Dalian is the most
7、important harbour city and Industrial base in north-east China. It has a good transport system that makes it very easy to travel to Dalian from most cities,but these can be quite expensive.,By air As a major city in northern China, Dalian has good air connections with most important cities, but thes
8、e can be quite expensive.,By train Dalian is linked to the national railway system, and has direct trains running to Beijing and most major cities in north-east China, including Changchun, Shengyang, Qiqihar, Jilin and Harbin. News Flash: A new service has just opened between Beijing and Dalian and
9、this has speeded up travel between the two cities.,By roadrecently, the roads have improved but last summer there was extensive flooding about 10 kilometres and the road is still under repair. News Flash: Expect long delays at peak travel seasons such as May Day holiday.,By Boat/ship Dalian has regu
10、lar passenger boat services to many cities.In addition to the frequent fast ferry boats to Yantai, there are slower boats to Shanghai, Qinhuangdao and Inchon in Korea. News Flash: The road repairs have increased the amount on ships carrying goods. As the traffic is so busy, the number of passenger b
11、oats and ferries has been reduced. Expect cancellation or redirecting to another port.,Wont choose,_ because_ because_ because_,Will choose _ because_,By air,Mum hates flying,By road,the storms washes away the road and it is still under repair,By ferry,Sometimes the slow ferries are not very punctua
12、l so they are not reliable. There is no guarantee that you can get The particular ferry you want,by train,A new service has just opened between Beijing and Dalian, so we can first take a train to Beijing and then change a train to Dalian,Skills building 2: finding out about different Information.Whe
13、n we want to find out information about things like travel, we usually ask different questions to find out different information. The questions below can be used to help you ask for specific travel information,Question,Could you please tell me the different ways I can get to?,Information to find out
14、,Different ways to travel,Which is the fastest train?,Could you please tell what time the train to leaves/arrives?,How long does it take to get toon that train?,How much does it cost to Buy a hard sleepers ticket?,How many times do I need to change my train?,The fastest way to travel,Time of departu
15、re/arrival,Travel time,cost,Number of changes needed,Step2 : buying tickets,You have decided to travel by train You are at the railway station And are trying to buy some tickets for the fastest train. Find a partner to be the ticket seller and ask him/her questions. Then complete your notes below. S
16、witch roles when you are finished.,Student 1: Use the questions in Skill building 2 to help you Find out about the right train to choose. Remember to choose the fastest train within the right budget. Refer back to your Notes in Step 1 for the budget. Complete your notes below according to what you h
17、ave found out.,Student 2: Look at the timetables below and answer Student 1s questions.,Nanjing- Beijing,Travel time,Cost (yuan),Hard seats,Hard sleepers,Soft sleepers,K46,T66,1426,16.20,22.30,23.09,05.41,09.19,14.34,13hr 21min,10hr 49min,15hr 25min,186,150,115,301,265,216,453,417,347,Arrive,Train N
18、o.,Depart,Travel time,Cost (yuan),Arrive,Train No.,Depart,Beijing-Dalian,Train No,Depart,Arrive,Hard seats,Hard sleepers,Soft sleepers,T225,T81,18.00,21.21,06.00,06.58,12hr,9hr 37min,140,120,257,222,390,338,Travel time,Cost (yuan),Tickets _,From Nanjing to Beijing _,From Beijing to Dalian _,Train No
19、.: _,Train No.: _,Total travel time: _,Total cost for two families: _,Skills building 3: giving reasons for your choices,Sometimes when we write to explain our decisions We need to give reasons for our choices. In this task , You had to:,Find out about transport from Nanjing to Dalian and choose the
20、 best way to travel. The reasons for your choice were:,speed of travel problem with roads and boats fact that your mother does not like flying,2. Decide on time of departure. The reasons for your choice depend on,the travel time your travel allowance,Step 3: writing an e-mail to your uncle,You need
21、to write an e-mail to your uncle. You need to say that you need to say that you have decided that the families should take the train and why you decided on this. Also tell him the time when you will be leaving and remind him not to be late.,Date:,From:,To:,Subject:,8 April,Uncle,Trip to Dalian,One p
22、ossible version:,Dear uncle, Weve decided to go to Dalian by train after Comparing different means of transport. Dalian is a port city and it is convenient to get there by ferry, but we will have to go to Shanghai first. The problem is, during the peak travel season the slow ferries are not very pun
23、ctual, and there is no guarantee that we can get there by air because Mum is afraid of flying and the air tickets would be very expensive. The travel allowance for this trip is only 2,200 yuan. Concerning the above matter, we decided to take trains and meet you in Beijing. First, my parents,and I wi
24、ll take Train 1426 that leaves for Beijing at 23.08 on the 30th, and we will arrive at 24.34on May 1st. Then well meet you and take T225 toDalian at 6.00 on May 2ed. The ticket for 1426 is 216 yuan and for 225 257 yuan for onr person. So we will spend 2,190 yuan on the train tickets altogether. Well meet at the Beijing Train Station. Remember the departure time and dont Be late for the train. Best wishes, ,Homework 1 Finish the Exercises On Page 133. Read the passage in Part A. 2 Finish the writing exercise in Part B. 3 Preview Project.,
