Writing an e-mail to give information Module7 Unit 4 Task Writing an e-mail to give information

May Day is coming, do you have a plan to go travelling? How do you spend your holidays?

How to give instructions？ Sentence pattern: imperative(必要的) sentence Useful expressions: You will need to … You should …

More expressions to give instructions Decide how to … You should phone / fax / e-mail … Have a look at / on … You will have to go … Ask the assistant / teacher … Please send a letter / an e-mail to … Remember to tell him that … Remind him that …

If you were planning a holiday, what do you need to decide on? Where to go? When to go there and come back? How long to stay there? How to get there? How much money to spend? Who to go with? What to do there? The destination. The departure & arrival times. The duration（持续时间）. The means of transport. The travel allowance(零钱) or the budget. People to go with. The activities.

About your May Day holiday trip Your destination Beijing your cousin’s family Dalian Your travel route Nanjing your family

Listen to Part A and complete the notes. Steps to finish our task Listen to Part A and complete the notes. Things to do for our May Day holiday trip 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. Call Mr An → Part B how to go there Phone Surf the Internet to decide on the method of travel → Part C Internet method Buy a ticket → Step 2 2,200 6 ticket office timetable leave Send an e-mail Write an e-mail → Step 3 remind

Can you name some means of transport? Can you tell the advantages and disadvantages of each means ? ship coach taxi train plane

Listen to Part B and finish the notes Transport Disadvantages Advantages takes a long time; father does not like ships it takes 16 hours just get to Beijing there are several to choose from leaving at different times; quickest and most convenient very crowded

Read the information about Dalian in Part C and complete the notes. Why won’t they go by plane? Because ‘your’ mom hates flying. Read the information about Dalian in Part C and complete the notes.

Won’t choose: _______ because _____________________ _____________________________________ Will choose _______ because ______________________________ by air Mum hates flying the storms washed away the road and it’s still under repair by road sometimes the slow ferries are not punctual so they’re not reliable. There’s no guarantee to get the particular ferry you want. by ferry by train a new service has just opened between Beijing & Dalian, so they can first take a train to Beijing and then change another to Dalian

Check the understanding of some expressions 1. Dalian is linked to the national railway system. 2. A new service has speeded up travel between the two cities. 3. Part of the road is still under repair. 4. News flash: 5. A ferry: 6. in addition to …: 7. be punctual: is connected to made… faster being repaired An urgent or immediate item of news.  A boat used to transport people, vehicles, or goods across a body of water. besides … be on time

How is our travel plan going on? … If you were Father, what information do you want to know? ways to travel the fastest way to travel time of departure / arrival travel time cost number of train changes How do you ask?

How to ask for specific information？ Could you please tell me how we can get to …? Could you tell me what time …? How long does it take to get to …? How much does it cost to …? How many times do we need to …?

Buying train tickets 3 tickets from Nanjing to Beijing and 6 tickets from Beijing to Dalian + budget: 2,200 yuan Look at the timetables and find out the fastest train Train No. Depart Arrive Travel time Cost (Yuan) Hard seat sleeper Soft Nanjing → Beijing K 46 16.20 05.41 13hr 21min 150 265 417 T 66 22.30 09.24 10hr 54min 1426 23.08 14.34 15hr 6min 115 216 347 K102 23.23 14.10 14hr 47min Beijing → Dalian T225 18.00 06.00 12hr 140 257 390 T81 21.21 06.58 9hr 37min 120 222 338 1426 23.08 14.34 15hr 6min 216 1426 23.08 14.34 15hr 6min 115 216 347 T225 18.00 06.00 12hr 257 T225 18.00 06.00 12hr 140 257 390

Work out the travel arrangement by train We will go ________. From Nanjing to Beijing : Train No. _____ leave Nanjing: _______ on Apr. 30th arrive in Beijing: _____ on ______ 1426 23.08 May 1st 14.34 T225 From Beijing to Dalian: Train No. ______ leave Beijing: ______ on _______ arrive in Dalian: ______ on _______ 18.00 May 1st 06.00 May 2nd Total travel time on the trains: _________ Total cost for train tickets: ______________ 27hr 6min 2,190 yuan

Writing: Write an e-mail to Uncle tell him the transport you chose and explain why inform him of the train tickets (the times of arrival and departure , the total spending …) remind him not to be late

Outline of the e-mail Dear Uncle We’ve decided to go to Dalian by … Compared with other means of transport, … Final choice of transport Why choose to go by train? Concerning that we need to get the fastest trains, … are most suitable. Since we only have a budget of …, so I choose … So we will leave Nanjing at …and get to … . There we will meet and take Train … to …. Information about the trains Why choose to buy these train tickets? the fastest; people; the travel allowance; the time … Please remember … and never … Remind Uncle not to be late Yours, (your own name)

Finish your e-mail on the Worksheet

Dear Uncle, We’ve decided to go to Dalian by train after comparing different means of transports. Dalian is a port city and it is convenient to get there by ferry, but we’ll 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 2200 yuan. Concerning the above matters, we decided to take trains 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 1st May. Then we’ll meet you and take Train T225 to Dalian. The departure time is 18:00. We’ll get to Dalian at 6:00 on 2nd May. The ticket for Train 1426 is 216 yuan and for Train T225 257 yuan and for we’ll spend 2190 yuan on the train tickets altogether. We’ll meet at the Beijing Train Station. Remember the departure time and don’t be late for the train. Best wishes, Li Hua

Language points

1. The storms washed away soil along the road and part of the road is still under repair. (P59) wash sth. away If water or rain washes sth. away, it removes it or carries it away: The blood on the pavement had been washed away by the rain overnight. under repair: being repaired The house is under repair now, so we have to rent one to live in for a while. 相关链接：under discussion 在讨论中 under consideration 在考虑中 under construction 在建设中

There is, in addition, one further point to make. 2. in addition (to): besides, as well as 除……之外还有 In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty unto midnight. There is, in addition, one further point to make.

3. remind v. [T] to make someone aware of sth. they have forgotten or might have forgotten: [+ to infinitive] Please remind me to post this letter. [+ (that)] I rang Jill and reminded her (that) the conference had been cancelled. remind you of sth./sb. to be similar to, and make you think of, sth. or someone else: 使人想起…… Your hair and eyes remind me of your mother.

Homework Prepare Project. Do exercises from English Weekly. Review Unit4 as well as Module7.

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