Unit15 Destinations Reference for Teaching

ss:yes.
(the students begin to work.teacher goes among the class to see their work.at the end,teacher asks some students to talk about their plans.)
step ⅲ listening
t:now,let’s come to the second part—listening.first,look at the following pictures taken of some foreign cities.look at the first picture taken of greece.what part of greece do you think the picture shows?any volunteer?
s1:i think it is the egean sea that the picture shows.
t:then look at the second picture taken of iraq.what can you see in it?
s2:…
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 (teacher and the students talk about the pictures briefly.after that,teacher says the following.)
t:ok.now,let’s listen to the tape and do some exercises.the first time i play the tape,just listen to get the general idea.the second time,write down the answers.if there is difficulty in writing down the answers,i’ll play it again.at the end,we’ll check the answers together.is that clear?
ss:yes.
(teacher begins to play the tape.)
step ⅳ speaking
t:we’ve talked a lot about travel and cities.however,while you are traveling,you may come across some problems unexpectedly,which could take place in the airline,the hotel or the restaurant.can you guess what problems would occur?
ss:luggage is lost./the plane is late./the food is terrible…
t:what shall we do if we come across such problems?
ss:go to the manager and complain to him/her of the problems.
t:how do you think he/she will deal with the problems?
ss:first,he/she may explain,apologize or argue.then/he/she will do something about the problems.
t:yes.if i were the manager,i would do like that as i see fit.do you understand “see fit”?
ss:no.
t:“see fit” means “consider it correct,convenient or acceptable.”we can also use“think fit” to express the same meaning.for example,“do as you think fit.”do you understand?
ss:yes.
t:ok.now,please look at the last part—speaking.here are three situations about problems with services given to you.first,read the situations.then choose one of them to act it out with your partner according to the role cards.besides,don’t forget to study the useful expressions below the role cards and use them in your dialogue if possible.is everything clear?
ss:yes.
t:well.begin your work now.a few minutes later,i’ll ask some pairs to act out your dialogues before class.
a sample dialogue:
student a:manager   student b:guest
a:how do you feel to live in our hotel?
b:on the whole,not so bad,but the room i am living in faces a noisy street,and i’m a light sleeper,so it is impossible for me to fall asleep.could you please do something about it?