1. 课标人教实验版 高二 Module 5 Unit 4

3. Textbook (Page 31)

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. Listening text CAN 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)

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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 2 ZY: Many of his fans will be sorry not to see him play in person. Waiting him on TV is not quite the same.

14. 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.

15. 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?

16. 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.

17. Practice in making appointments

18. 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.

19. 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 …

20. 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…

21. S 1 : 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

22. 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?

23. S 1 : 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.

24. 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?

25. S 2 : I don’t think so. S 1 : Then could he be free at 10:00? We could do the photographs and I would still be on time for my next appointment. S 2 : That sounds quite possible. I’ll ask him. What would he need to wear?

26. S 1 : Some comfortable clothes would be best. S 2 : Fine. I’ll talk to him and call you again very soon. Where would it be best to meet? S 1 : At the studio if that is OK with you. Thank you very much. S 2 : My pleasure.

27. Arrange a meeting on the telephone (P62).

28. 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 …

29. 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.

30. S 1 : Good mooning. This is the secretary of Zhou Jie. Can I help you? S 2 : Is it possible to make an appointment to interview her? S 1 : Who is that? Sample dialogue

31. S 2 : 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. S 1 : OK. She is very busy working on a film at the moment. What about next week? Which day would suit you best?

32. 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?

33. S 1 : Then I suggest you meet at 2pm. S 2 : OK. Where would she like to meet? S 1 : At the Apollo Theatre perhaps? S 2 : I look forward to seeing her at the Apollo Theatre at 2 pm on Tuesday. Thank you. Goodbye.

34. Workbook (Page 62)

35. 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

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 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

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. 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?

42. 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!

43. 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?

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. Workbook (Page 66)

47. 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.

48. Report Form Name of officer: Li Da Date: 12/05/2008 What happened?Where was it? Who started it? Beijing, China Fight broke out between fans supporting the two teams When the police arrived it was impossible to tell. There was an eyewitness.

49. 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.

50. 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.

51. 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

52. 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.

53. 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.

54. 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?

55. FS: The Turkish fans started throwing bottles. I kept taking my photos as evidence. Part 2 ZY: Did the police come? FS: Yes, but by the time they came it was serious. They were fighting each other. It was terrible.

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. 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.

59. 1. Complete the writing task. 2. Review the language points of this unit. Homework