1. Timetables and Schedules Unit 4

2. New Practical English I Unit 4 Session 3 Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Section IV Trying Your Hand

3. New Practical English I Unit 4 Passage II Begin Each Day with a Fresh Plan of Attack

4. New Practical English I Unit 4 1. Who is person in your class? the busiest Warm-up questions

5. New Practical English I Unit 4 2. What do you think about making a study plan? Warm-up questions

6. New Practical English I Unit 4 Begin Each Day with a Fresh Plan of Attack Reading of the passage passag e passag e

7. New Practical English I Unit 4 Find out the subordinate clauses in groups. Read them aloud. Tell their functions. Reading comprehension

8. New Practical English I Unit 4 Prepare for the translation of Para. 4 and Para. 6 in groups. After discussion, a group presentation is required. Reading comprehension

9. New Practical English I Unit 4 Fill in the table according to Para. 5. Kinds of lists A-listB-listC-list Items to be included highest priority less immediate everything else Reading comprehension

10. New Practical English I Unit 4 What’s your plan? Discuss your schedule for this week in groups. One member of each group gives the presentation before the class. Reading comprehension

11. New Practical English I Unit 4 a dog popped in. When she opened the door, move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly a. pop in Useful words and expressions

12. New Practical English I Unit 4 Please send your press release to subscribing journalists on time. an announcement of an event, a performance, or any other newsworthy item that is issued to the press b. press release Useful words and expressions

13. New Practical English I Unit 4 spoil or destroy severely or completely c. ruin Her injury her chances of winning the race. Her injury ruined her chances of winning the race. Useful words and expressions

14. New Practical English I Unit 4 The manager did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority. d. priority: something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things Useful words and expressions

15. New Practical English I Unit 4 make someone or something experience an unpleasant or worrying thing They found that they had been subject to unfair treatment. e. be subject to: Useful words and expressions

16. New Practical English I Unit 4 f. slide in: (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface He slid the letter in her pocket without being noticed. Useful words and expressions

17. New Practical English I Unit 4 Section IV Trying Your Hand Section IV Trying Your Hand

18. New Practical English I Unit 4 If you want to travel by plane or train, you’d better consult a flight or train timetable. A timetable is a list of the times at which some events are planned to happen, especially the times when buses, trains and planes leave andarrive. If you want to travel by plane or train, you’d better consult a flight or train timetable. A timetable is a list of the times at which some events are planned to happen, especially the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive. Applied writing: Timetable & schedule

19. New Practical English I Unit 4 A schedule is a list of planned activities or things, in which the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done are shown. Both the timetable and schedule can be written in the form of a table or a depiction. Applied writing: Timetable & schedule

20. New Practical English I Unit 4 Ligang's Timetable Key to Ex. 2: June 16th Monday 9:00 a.m. an appointment with Bob 2:30 p.m. pick up Mr. Anderson at the airport, check into Beijing Hotel Applied writing: Timetable & schedule

21. New Practical English I Unit 4 June 19th Tuesday 8:30 a.m. show Mr. Anderson around the plant 2:00 p.m. discuss contracts with Mr. Anderson 7:30 p.m. have dinner with the general manager, Mr. Wang and Mr. Anderson in Beijing Hotel Applied writing: Timetable & schedule

22. New Practical English I Unit 4 June 20th Wednesday 8:00 a.m. write performance report 2:00 p.m. staff meeting June 21th Thursday 9:30 a.m. see exhibition in Arts Museum 3:30 p.m. attend business meeting Applied writing: Timetable & Schedule

23. New Practical English I Unit 4 June 22nd Friday 8:00 a.m. pick up Mr. Anderson to the airport departure time: 10:10a.m. check in: 9:10 a.m. Applied writing: Timetable & schedule

24. New Practical English I Unit 4 The Verb Tenses give information about when an action takes place. Remember to change verb tenses only when there is a real change in time. Sentence writing: Verb tenses

25. New Practical English I Unit 4 Past Tense: The action occurred in the past. Main types of verb tenses Present Tense: The action occurs in the immediate present. Present Progressive Tense: The action is ongoing at present. Sentence writing: Verb tenses

26. New Practical English I Unit 4 Past Progressive: The action was ongoing in the past. Main types of verb tenses Perfect Tense: The action extends from the past to the present. Past Perfect Tense: The action occurred at a time prior to another past time. Sentence writing: Verb tenses

27. New Practical English I Unit 4 Future Present Tense: The action will occur at a future time. Main types of verb tenses Future Perfect Tense: The action will have already occurred at a point in the future. Sentence writing: Verb tenses

28. New Practical English I Unit 4 Key to Ex. 6. 2. The students were still laughing when the teacher came into the classroom. 1. This is the most interesting novel he has ever written. Sentence writing: Verb tenses

29. New Practical English I Unit 4 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’ve come to China? 5. Even if it rains in the afternoon, I will go downtown with you. Sentence writing: Verb tenses Key to Ex. 6.

30. New Practical English I Unit 4 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. Sentence writing: Verb tenses Key to Ex. 6.

31. New Practical English I Unit 4 1.Recite the last but one paragraph of Passage II. 2. Read and learn by heart the new words in Unit 5. 3. Prepare for the speaking activities in Section I of Unit 5.

32. New Practical English I Unit 4 Reading of the passage You'd hoped that when you got in this morning, it would be gone. But that towering pile of work--everything from mail to memos-- is right where you left it. The boss pops in to ask if you can spare a few minutes. You're drowning in a pile of papers, and she wants to know if you can spare a few minutes. All she's going to do is to give you more work anyway. This job is impossible!

33. New Practical English I Unit 4 Reading of the passage Is that what your work life feels like day after day---an endless number of little tasks and big headaches? Preplan your day and this will help you feel good about yourself and your job! It's 9:00 a.m., and you're sitting at your desk staring at a long report, performance reviews, three memos to answer and a press release. It has all got to be done, but you can't even decide where to begin. If only somebody could organize this mess. Well, somebody can--you!

34. New Practical English I Unit 4 In fact your mistake is trying to face this first thing in the morning without a plan of action and this is enough to ruin your whole day--maybe even a week. Instead, take the last thirty minutes of each day to examine what looms ahead the next. Write down everything you want to finish. Reading of the passage

35. New Practical English I Unit 4 Reading of the passage Now, divide projects into three smaller lists. Your A-list items are of highest priority. Gather phone numbers and files you need so that you won't waste valuable time. Then draw up the less immediate B list. If tasks are brief and easily done, you may get to some of these items the next day, but don't let them draw too much attention. Everything else should be C-listed.

36. New Practical English I Unit 4 Reading of the passage Each list is flexible and subject to review at the end of the day, of course. Some items that were less important on Monday will move to Tuesday. Possibly, you can also slide in a less important task that's fun to do. Either way, it's important to begin each day with a fresh plan of attack, one that will get you past your morning panic and right down to work.