Section I Talking Face to Face

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Unit 4

• Section I Talking Face to Face
• Section II
• Being All Ears
• Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye
• Section IV
• Trying Your Hand
• Section V
• Having Some Fun

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Section ITalking Face to Face

• Receptionist CAAC information. Can I help you?
• Bob Yes. Is there a flight to Hong Kong on
  Tuesday, the 16th?
• R Yes, there is.
• B Is that a direct flight?
• R No, you have to change in Guangzhou.
• B Oh, how long does it stop over in Guangzhou?
• R From 1150 to 1250.

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• B 1150 to 1250. That's almost an hour. Well, I
  prefer a direct flight.
• R I'm sorry, but there's no direct flight on
  Tuesday.
• B What about Wednesday, the 17th?
• R There's one on Wednesday, the 17th.
• B Good. What's the departure time?
• R 845 a.m. And the arrival time in Hong Kong is
  1145 in the morning.

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• Dialogue 2
• Joe Have you been busy recently?
• Mark Yes, and I have a busy schedule this week,
  too. This morning I need to write a business
  report and this afternoon at 130 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 900 in the morning. And in
  the afternoon at 300 I'm seeing Mr. Black, the
  marketing manager.
• Joe What about Wednesday?

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• Mark I've got an appointment at 830 with Mr.
  Anderson, the bank manager. In the afternoon I'm
  taking the 445 flight to Hong Kong for the
  conference.
• Joe The conference is on Thursday, right?
• Mark Oh, yes, at 1000 in the morning and 200
  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 215 flight back on Friday
  afternoon

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• Act Out   Dialogue 1
• A   Miss Wang, is there a direct train from
  here to Chengde?B   No, I'm afraid not. You
  have to change the train in Beijing.A   How
  many trains are there for Beijing every day?B  
  There are several, but the fastest is the Special
  Express.A   When does it leave here? And when
  does it arrive in Beijing?B   The departure
  time is 837 p.m. and the arrival time is 608
  a.m. There are several trains from Beijing to
  Chengde.Task Ask for information about the
  Special Express to Chengde

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• Act Out   Dialogue 2
• A   What are the office hours? B   Well, the
  office hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.A   Do
  you work on weekends? B   On Saturdays the
  office is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., but on
  Sundays we are closed.A   What about lunch
  time?B   Lunch begins at 1 p.m. and lasts one
  hour.Task Ask about the working hours of the
  ticket office.

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• Act Out   Dialogue 3 A   What time does the
  next train to Guangzhou leave?B   It leaves at
  7 10.A   How long does it take to get
  there?B   It takes four hours.A   Do I have
  to change the train anywhere?B   No, it will
  take you straight to Guangzhou.Task Ask for
  information about the time your train leaves the
  station.

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• Act Out   Dialogue 4
• A   Excuse me, is the 530 flight from Hong
  Kong on time?B   No, it's been delayed.A  
  Delayed? For how long?B   For about an hour.
  There has been a bad fog in Hong Kong.Task Ask
  for the explanation of the delay of the flight
  you are meeting.

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• Act Out   Dialogue 5
• A   When do you have flights for Macao?B  
  We have only one flight for Macao each week, at
  140 p.m. Wednesday.A   When does it arrive in
  Macao?B   At 340 p.m.Task Inquire about the
  flight to Macao, which happens to be once a week.

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Section IIBeing All Ears

• Listen and Respond
• 1 When is the conversation taking place?
• 2 What time is Susan having a meeting that day?
• 3 When is Susan to meet Jack?
• 4 What does Susan ask Ann to do?
• 5 When do you think Susan will meet Ann?
• 6 Why can't Susan meet Ann this week?

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• Answer
• 1.On Monday.
• 2.At 5 that day.
• 3.In 10 minutes.
• 4.She asks her to give her a call next week.
• 5.Probably sometime next week.
• 6.Because she is quite busy this week

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• Listen and Complete
• The caller wants to go to London for a
  meeting at 900 on the morning of the 10th. He
  needs to get there on the evening of the 9th . He
  doesn't want the 330 flight because it is too
  early. The next flight which leaves at 445 is
  not OK for him either. Finally he decides to book
  a seat on the 645 flight. He will arrive in
  London at 845.

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• Listen and Read
• Mr. Walker is the driver of a bus that is
  operated by the city government especially for
  people using the airport. Mr. Walker's bus runs
  on the schedule. This means that he must leave
  the airport at a certain time. A schedule is
  sometimes called a timetable because it lists the
  times for things. The bus schedule lists the
  times at which the buses leave the airport and
  the arrival times at each stop. It also lists the
  departure times from each stop on the return
  trip to the airport. If a bus is filled up with
  passengers, Mr. Walker can leave ahead of
  schedule, or early. He is not allowed to leave
  ahead of schedule if he does not have a full
  load, which means that every seat on the bus is
  taken. Even if a driver has a few passengers, the
  bus must leave the airport on schedule. An
  exception to this rule is sometimes made when a
  flight is late in arriving at the airport. Then
  the driver may wait until there are some
  passengers to take to the city.

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Section IIIMaintaining a Sharp Eye

• Passage I  
• Punctuality
• and
• Keeping Promise

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• In social activities it is always
  emphasized to be punctual, to have a strong
  conception of time. If you fail to keep your
  promise or do not come on time and thus keep your
  host waiting, that is very impolite. It's hard
  to imagine what will happen if there is such an
  activity as a banquet, interview, or meeting, yet
  all people concerned do not come on time. If you
  are asked to meet a foreign guest at the airport
  or at the railway station and you go so late that
  the guest has come before you arrive, how anxious
  and embarrassed he will be when he, as a stranger
  to the place, sees no person meeting him! The
  same is true with the activity of seeing off a
  foreign guest. If you arrive so late at the
  airport or railway station to find the guest has
  gone already, what's the use of your going there?

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• So, as a host, whenever there is an
  activity, you should come to the place ahead of
  schedule so as to wait for the guests to come.
  Don't let the guests wait for you. It's very
  impolite. Those who are to help entertain the
  guests should also come earlier than the guests.
  But for a guest, at what time is it proper to
  come? You should be punctual. That is, neither
  too early, nor too late. If it is too early, the
  host may not get the things ready. If it is too
  late, you may keep the host waiting. Anyone,
  guest or host, who is really late for a social
  activity, should apologize to those who have
  already been there

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• After making an appointment, generally,
  don't change it as that is impolite. If you do
  have to change, you should inform the person by
  telephone or with a written note as soon as
  possible, so that he or she can make a
  rearrangement. Sometimes, an appointment has been
  already made, but something unexpected happens
  and you find no time to inform the person
  concerned. In this case, you should make an
  apology to the person afterwards.

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Language Points

• 1 punctuality n. being punctual ????
• E.g. Mary got a prize for punctuality.
• 2 punctual a. being on time ???,???
• E.g. She is punctual to the minute.
• 3 emphasize v. to play emphasis on ??,??
• E.g. Our teacher emphasized how important it
  was to study English.

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• 4 concerned a. anxious, worried involved
  ???,??????
• E.g. All the people concerned attended the
  meeting.
• 5. embarrass v. to cause to feel ashamed,
  uncomfortable ???,???
• E.g. He embarrassed everyone by saying that
  the picture was terrible.
• 6. whenever conj. At whatever time ??????
• E.g. Come whenever you have time.

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• 7. entertain v. to amuse and interest to give a
  party for tp provide and drink for
  ???,??????,??
• E.g. A teacher should entertain as well as
  teach.
• 8. apologize v. to say ones sorry ??,??
• E.g. I apologized to her for stepping on her
  foot.
• 9. inform v. to give information to ??,??
• E.g. He promised to keep us informed of how
  the negotiations were going on
• 10. rearrangement n. putting into a different
  order ????,????
• E.g. This plan is not good and we need to
  make a rearrangement.

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• 11. apology n. an expression of regret for a
  wrong ??,??
• E.g. I must offer her an apology for not
  going to her party.
• 12. The same is true with the activity of seeing
  off a foreign guest.
• Analysis The same is true with is a sentence
  pattern which means ???? in Chinese. With is a
  preposition introducing the kind of thing which
  has the specific feature(s) mentioned in the
  previous sentence(s).
• E.g. The same is true with the learning of a
  foreign language.

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Section IVTrying Your Hand

• 1 Up to now, we have not received (not receive)
  any news from her.
• 2 I had intended to call on you yesterday, but
  someone came (come) to see me.
• 3 As a school boy I knew the sun is (be) the
  center of the solar system.
• 4 I have worked here since I graduated (graduate)
  from college.
• 5 By the time you get back, great changes will
  have taken place (take place) in this area.

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• 6 She told me her name after I had asked (ask)
  her twice.
• 7 He said he had been writing (write) since two
  o'clock that morning.
• 8 When she was here, she was complaining
  (complain) about the living condition.
• 9 That was the second time I had been (be)
  abroad.
• 10 I will be watching (watch) my favorite TV show
  at seven o'clock this evening.

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• Translate the following sentences into English
• 1 ?????????????
• 2 ??????,????????
• 3 ????????,??????????
• 4 ???????????
• 5 ??????,??????????
• 6 ???????????,??????
• 7 ??????????????
• 8 ????????????

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• Answer
• 1.This is the most interesting novel he has ever
  written.
• 2.The students were still laughing when the
  teacher came into the classroom.
• 3.I haven't finished the book yet, so I don't
  want to return it to the library.
• 4.Is this the first time you're come to China?
• 5.Even if it rains in the afternoon, I will go
  downtown with you.
• 6.I didn't hear what you said just now. I was
  watching TV.
• 7.I know Mr. Wang is living in Nanjing at the
  moment.
• 8.The little town lies at the foot of a mountain.

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Section VHaving Some Fun

• Mr. and Mrs. Jones were farmers in their
  sixties. They just checked into a nice hotel for
  their first sightseeing trip. As they were about
  to leave the room for a walk by the sea, Mrs.
  Jones saw a notice on the inside of the door of
  their room. It said Breakfast 700-1000 Lunch
  1130-230 Tea 300-530 Dinner 630-1200.
  "Look at this, dear," she said to her husband. He
  looked for a few seconds and she said in a
  disappointed voice, "That doesn't allow us much
  time for sightseeing, does it?"