Task Task Writing an e-mail Writing an e-mail

to give informationto give information

Skills building 1: listening to instructions

What sentence structures are often used to give instructions?

• You should …

• You will need to…

• You will have to…

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 /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

Step 1: taking notes for future action

• Part A

• If you are going somewhere for holiday, what do you need to plan?

• where to go

• when to go there

• how to go there

• how much money to spend

• who to go with

• what to do there and so on

• Two families are planning their May Day holiday trip to Dalian. Read the notes before you listen to the recording and make sure that you know what you should listen for.

1.Decide_________________.2._______Mr. An and ask him to

suggest the best way.3. Look on the ________for

information.4.Decide on the best ________ to

travel.5.Remember the travel allowance to

Dalian is ________ Yuan for ____ people.6.Go to the ___________ and find out

about the ______.7.Decide on the time to ________.8.____________ to your uncle with all the information and ____________ him not

to be late.

how to get there

Phone

internetmethod

2,200

6Ticket office timetable

leave

Send an e-mail

remind

A A Listen to the conversation and complete the notes on the instructions .

B. B. One of the things 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

Ship

Coach

Train

Takes a long time;Father does not like boats

It takes 16 hours just get to Beijing

There are several to Choose from leaving at different times; quickest and most convenient

Very crowded

C Mr. An suggested that you look on a website about Dalian. Look at the website below. Read it and complete the next part of your notes.

DalianDalian 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 thereDalian is the most 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 airAs a major city in northern China, Dalian has good air connections with most important cities, but these can be quite expensive.

By trainDalian 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 this has speeded up travel between the two cities.

By road recently, 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/shipDalian has regular 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 theamount on ships carrying goods. As the traffic is so busy, the number of passenger boats and ferries has been reduced. Expect cancellation or redirecting to another port.

Won’t choose

_______ because__________________

_______ because________________

_______ because__________________

By air Mum hates flying

By roadthe storms washed away the road and it is still under repair

By ferry

Sometimes the slow ferries are not very punctual so they are not reliable. There is no guarantee that you can getThe particular ferry you want

Will choose ______ because______________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. When 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

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 to…on 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 departure/arrival

Travel time

cost

Number of changes needed

Question Information to find out

Step2 : buying ticketsStep2 : 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. Switch 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 have found out.

Student 2: Look at the timetables below and answer Student 1’s questions.

Nanjing--- Beijing

Travel time

Cost (yuan)

Hard seatsHard 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

ArriveTrain No.

DepartTravel time

Cost (yuan)

ArriveTrain 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

9hr37min

140

120

257

222

390

338

Traveltime

Cost (yuan)

Tickets

From Nanjing to Beijing From Beijing to Dalian

Train No.: 1426 Train No.: T225

Total travel time:27 hr 26 min

Total cost for two families: 2,190 Yuan

Skills building 3: giving reasons for your choices

Sometimes when we write to explain our decisionsWe need to give reasons for our choices. In this task , You had to:

1.Find out about transport from Nanjing to Dalian and choose the best way to travel. The reasons for your choice were:

speed of travelproblem with roads and boatsfact that your mother does not like flying

2. Decide on time of departure. The reasons for your choice depend on

the travel timeyour travel allowance

Step 3: writing an e-mail to your uncle

You need to write an e-mail to your uncle. You need tosay 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 possible version:

Dear uncle,We’ve 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 punctual, and there is no guarantee that we can get the particular ferry we want. Besides we can’t go 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 taketrains and meet you in Beijing. First, my parents

and I will take Train 1426 that leaves for Beijing at 23.08 on the 30th, and we will arrive at 14.34 on May 1st.Then we’ll meet you and takeT225 to Dalian at 6.00 on May 2nd. The ticket for 1426 is 216 Yuan and for T225257 Yuan for one person. So we will spend 2,190 Yuan on the train tickets altogether.We’ll meet at the Beijing Train Station. Remember the departure time and don’tBe late for the train.Best wishes,…

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