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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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
Write an → Step 3
remind

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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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?

15. 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 …?

16. 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
hr 6min
hr 6min
T hr
T hr

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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)

20. Finish your e-mail on the Worksheet

21. 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 on the 30th, and we will arrive at 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 T 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

22. Language points

23. 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

24. 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.

25. 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.

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

27. Thank you