课标人教实验版高二 Module 5

Unit 4

Textbook (Page 31)

Listen again and circle the correct one. Explain why the others are wrong.

A. This is about a young man who is refused an interview with Liu May.

B. This about a young man who is trying to arrange an interview with Liu Mei.

C. This is about a young man who want to ask Liu Mei about how to work abroad.

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Listen to Part I again and then answer the following questions.

1. Why does Zhou Yang want to interview Liu Ming?

He wants to interview him about his decision to go abroad and work.

2. What does Liu Ming plan to leave Beijing? He plan to leave Beijing at the end of this week.

3. What is Liu Ming doing on Wednesday?

4. When does Liu Wong suggest they

meet?

He’s going to talk to some students in the morning; at four he’ll go to a special party.

Lily Wong suggests they meet at 12 o’clock.

Look at the chart below and then listen

carefully to Part 2 and fill it in.

Fan’s ideas about Liu Ming going abroad

Liu Ming’s ideas about going abroad

Sorry not to see him plat in the flesh

To learn more about tennis

Watching him play on TV is not the same

To develop his skills

Fan’s ideas about Liu Ming going abroad

Liu Ming’s ideas about going abroad

Afraid he may not come home again

To intend to come back to China

Listening textCAN I HELP YOU

Zhou Yang is hoping to interview Liu

Ming, a famous tennis player, about his

decision to work abroad. So he is calling

Liu Ming’s assistant, Lily Wong, to

make an appointment.

Part 1

(Telephone ringing)

LW: Hello, this is Lily Wong, Liu Ming’s assistant. Can I help you?

ZY: Hello. I would like to speak to Liu Ming please.

LW: I ’m sorry but he’s busy now. Who’s speaking?

ZY: This is Zhou Yang from China Daily. I’d like to interview Liu Ming about his decision to play professional tennis abroad.

LW: It’ll be difficult. You know that he’s leaving Beijing at the end of this week.

ZY: Well, I’m free tomorrow afternoon and all of Wednesday.

LW: OK. Now, let me see…Liu Ming’s going to see his family tomorrow and then talk to some students on Wednesday morning.

Then at four o’clock he’ll go to a special party given by the leaders of the city. What about meeting him in the early afternoon.

ZY: How about over lunch? Our readers will be very interested in his views.

LW: Hmmm…I know he’s very happy about going abroad and hopes to return to China in a few years. Then he wants to improve Chinese tennis.

Part 2ZY: Many of his fans will be sorry not to

see him play in person. Waiting him on TV is not quite the same.

LW: Yes, I understand, but he need to

develop his skills. On TV you can

still enjoy his sparkling play.

ZY: What if he never comes home? We’ll

have lost a great sportsman.

LW: I don’t think that he’ll stay abroad. He says that he has no intention of doing that.

ZY: I am glad to hear that. But what if he gets wonderful offer to stay?

LW: I think you’ll have to discuss that with him yourself.

ZY: So will 12 o’clock be OK? Where would be the best place to meet?

LW: Why not meet at the Garden Hotel.

at 12 o’clock. I’ll put it in his diary

for Wednesday so he’s sure to

come.

ZY: Thank you so much. Goodbye.

LW: Bye.

Practice in making appointments

You are supposed to be the secretary of an important person. He needs to have his picture taken for a magazine. He would like to have it taken in the afternoon because he must have his hair cut in the morning. The other is the photographer who wants to take the picture in the morning because he/ she won’t be free in the afternoon. See how well you can arrange the meeting. These expressions may be useful.

•Shall we make an appointment?•How/What about …? •When are you free?•When do you think is convenient for

you?•Is it possible to …?•I shall be busy at … and … but I can be

free at …

•Where is the best place?•Maybe we can meet at ….•What if…•I’m not sure. I’ll have to check my

schedule.•Perhaps we could…

S1: Hello. I’d like to speak to Li Feizhou.

I’m the photographer ringing him to

make an appointment for some

photographs for Cool Scene”

magazine. Is it possible to meet him

tomorrow?

Sample dialogue

S2: Hello. Perhaps I can help. I am Li

Feizhou’s secretary. I’m afraid he

can only meet you tomorrow

afternoon as he had a haircut in

the morning. Is that OK?

S1: Oh dear. I was hoping he would be

free in the morning as I have another

appointment then. It should only take

two hours. Maybe we could meet

before or after his appointment.

S2: Yes. That might be possible. But he’s

busy between 9:00 and 10:30 and

then between 11:30 and 1:00 but he

might be free for an hour between

10:30 and 11:30.

S1: I don’t think that’s long enough.

Could he change his other

appointment to another day?

S2: I don’t think so.

S1: Then could he be free at 10:00? We

could do the photographs and I would

still be on time for my next

appointment.

S2: That sounds quite possible. I’ll ask him.

What would he need to wear?

S1: Some comfortable clothes would be

best.

S2: Fine. I’ll talk to him and call you

again very soon. Where would it be

best to meet?

S1: At the studio if that is OK with you.

Thank you very much.

S2: My pleasure.

Arrange a meeting on the

telephone (P62).

Which day would suit you best?

I would like to arrange …

What time would be most convenient?

That will/ won’t be convenient because

…

I can / can’t do that because …

Where would you like to meet?

I suggest that we meet …

I may be able to see you at …?

Please, can you tell me …?

I look forward to seeing you.

S1: Good mooning. This is the secretary

of Zhou Jie. Can I help you?

S2: Is it possible to make an

appointment to interview her?

S1: Who is that?

Sample dialogue

S2: I am the representative of a company

which produces Look bright beauty

products. We would like to arrange

for her to do some work for us and

help sell our goods.

S1: OK. She is very busy working on a

film at the moment. What about next

week? Which day would suit you

best?

S2: Tuesday and Thursday are better.

Does that suit her?

S1: Well, her diary is empty for

Tuesday so she may be able to see

you then. What time would be

most convenient?

S2: Any time that day?

S1: Then I suggest you meet at 2pm.

S2: OK. Where would she like to meet?

S1: At the Apollo Theatre perhaps?

S2: I look forward to seeing her at the

Apollo Theatre at 2 pm on Tuesday.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Workbook (Page 62)

2. Listen and tick the correct time and place of the interview.

Day Monday Thursday Yesterday

Time 2pm 6:15 am 6:15 pm

Place home TV station BBC radio station

1. Why did Greg have to go to the radio

station and not use his home telephone?

He had to got to the BBC radio station

because the sound effects are better

there.

3. Listen again and answer the questions.

2. How did Greg describe the windows of

the house? What does that show?

The windows are described as large, tired eyes. It shows that Greg was apprehensive. He felt that the windows were like people watching him who were not very confident.

A True Story

It is Thursday and Greg has just come

home from a radio interview on the

“Today” programme. He is talking to his

wife, Susan.

Listening text

Part 1

S: Hello. I heard you on the radio and it

all seemed to go very well.

G: Yes, it did as soon as we got started.

But I had a bad time before they

phoned me.

S: Why? I thought you’d fixed it all up

yesterday?

G: Yes, I did. You remember I told you

that they didn’t want to phone me at

home because the sound effects were

better at the BBC radio station here

in Reading.

S: Yes. I remember.

G: Well I arrived at the building

before 6 am. They were going to

ring me in the studio at 6:15 to

check that all was well.

S: So what was the problem?

G: When I arrived I found that there

was nobody waiting to let me into the

building. It had many windows but

they were all dark. They reminded me

of large, tired eyes.

S: Oh, dear!

Part 2

G: The building was so tall and old.

S: Did you feel frightened?

G: No, but I did get worried. I

wondered if I’d got the right day or

time and place.

S: Did you ring the bell?

G: Yes, I did. It sounded very loud and echoed through the empty rooms. I began to feel very. I was sure I must’ve got things wrong.S: But you hadn’t. I heard you on the radio.G: Luckily just at that moment a man appeared and he opened the studio for me.

As soon as I entered the room, the telephone rang. It was the interviewer from the “Today” programme.S: So all’s well that ends well?G: Yes, thank goodness. Never was I so relieved to see anyone! I really thought I was going to miss the programme. But once I was on the air everything was fine.

Workbook (Page 66)

2. Listen to Part 1 and 2 and write down

the main idea in one sentence.

The story of two football teams

fighting shows the importance of

eyewitness in finding out two really

started the trouble.

Report Form

Name of officer: Li Da Date: 12/05/2008

What happened? Where was it?

Who started it?

Beijing, ChinaFight broke out between fans supporting the two teams

When the police arrived it was impossible to tell.There was an eyewitness.

Eyewitness account?

Evidence:Fred Smith’s eyewitness account and his photographs

Fred Smith says he saw the Turkish supporters throw bottles at the British supporters first. Then it developed into a serious fight with everyone involved.

Conclusion:

Reason:

Signed:

Fred Smith’s photographs support his idea

that the Turkish fans started the fight.

Li Da

It was started by the Turkish supporters. The British fans were not in the wrong.

The Importance of Eyewitnesses

Zhou Yang (ZY) and his photographer

Fred Smith (FS) are talking about a story

they are going to cover.

Part 1

FS: Did you hear? We’re going to

Moscow to cover the international

football match tomorrow.

Listening text

I’m getting my camera ready. Isn’t it exciting?ZY: Yes, and it’s the Chinese national team against the Russians. FS: I think that China will win, don’t you? The team did well against Mexico last month.

ZY: Did you go to that match?

FS: No, but I went to the one when

Britain played Turkey in Beijing.

That was a good match, but

something unpleasant happened.

ZY: What happened?FS: Well, our British fans were not happy that their team lost. They became more upset when the Turkish fans began calling them rude names. I wondered what would happen and started taking photographs.ZY: What did happened?

FS: The Turkish fans started throwing bottles. I kept taking my photos as evidence.

Part 2ZY: Did the police come?FS: Yes, but by the time they came it was serious. They were fighting each other. It was terrible.

ZY: How did it end?FS: Well, the police took them to the police station. They accused the British fans of starting the fight because they had lost the match. And the British fans have had reputation for fighting. But I was able to put them right. Not only was I an eyewitness but I had my photographs as evidence too.

ZY: Gosh. So it was lucky you were there.FS: Yes, and that I had my camera with me. Without it I wouldn’t have been able to show the police they were wrong. So you see why it is so important to be on the spot when something happens.

ZY: Yes. You are able to get the right

end of the stick and show others

where they’re wrong. Did you give

a statement to the police?

FS: Yes, I did. I helped set many

British fans free.

1. Complete the writing task.

2. Review the language points of this unit.

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