M9U1othercountries,otherculturesPeriod4TaskPlanninganitineraryTeachingobjectives:Tolearnhowtoinfer.orgatherinformationwhenlistening.TolearnhowtoaskforrepetitionofinformationTolearnhowtowriteanitinerary..Importantanddifficultpoints:PlanninganitineraryTeachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inAtriptoNewYorkGoodNews•OurschoolorchestraisgoingtoNewYorkforaculturalexchangetour.TheheadmasterMrLiuasksyoutohelphimworkputanitinerary.WhoevercanmakethebestitineraryforthetourwillgetthechancetogotoNewYorkwiththemastheassistant.Step2introductionWhatisanitinerary•Anitineraryisakindoftimetablefortravelers.Itliststimesanddatesfordifferentstagesofthejourney,andgivesdetailsabouttheplacestovisit.Itshouldalsoincludecontactdetailssuchasaddressesandtelephonenumbersforaccommodationandtransport.ExampleofanitineraryStep3skillbuildingSkillsbuilding1:inferringinformationwhenlistening•Whenyouarelisteningtoaconversationforinformation,sometimesyouhavetoinferorguesssomeoftheinformationthatisnotclearlystated•Theschooldayis8hourslong.Wehave6hoursoflessonsandabreakforlunchat11:30a.m.•Whatinformationcanyouinferfromit?•Thebreakforlunchis2hourslong,from11:30a.m.to1:30p.m.•A:Howareyougettingtotheairport?•B:Well,Idon’treallyhaveanychoice.Mycarisatthegaragegettingrepairedandthetaxiisjusttooexpensive.•Whatinformationcanyouinferfromit?•Bisnotlikelytodriveortakeataxitotheairport.Verylikely,Bmaytakeabusortheundergroundthere•A:Youlooksotired.•B:Yes.Wehavelotsofchildrenrunningaroundandsomanyrelativesfromdifferentcitiescomingtoday.•Whatinformationcanyouinferfromit?•B’shousecouldbeinamessandtherewillbeabigfamilyeventonthatday.ListeningListenandchecktheanswers.ReadingReadandchecktheanswers.Skillsbuilding2askingforrepetitionofinformationWhenweaskforarepetition,weoftensay:•Wouldyoumindrepeatingthat?•I’msorry.Didyousay…?•I’msorry.Couldyourepeatthat?•I’msorry.I’mnotsureIgotthatright.Didyousay…?•Letmejustrepeatthattoyou,tomakesureI’vegotitright.•Couldyouspellthatforme?•CouldIhavethatnumberagain,please?Step2:askingatravelagentformoreinformation•Youcannotfindalltheinformationyouneedtomaketheitinerary,soyouphoneuptravelagenttoasksomequestions.Withyourpartner,role-playtheconversation.Switchroleswhenyouarefinished.Step3:writinganitineraryforatriptoNewYork•NowyougetenoughinformationfortheitineraryforatriptoNewYork.Fillinthedetailsinthetablebelow.PossibleexampleAttendfarewellpartyThursdayPerformWednesdayAttendconcertTuesdayperformMondaySundayAttendconcertBoatcruisearoundManhattanSaturdayArriveinNewYorkFridayEveningAfternoonMorningDayvisittheEmpireStateBuildingvisitBronxZoowatchashowonBroadwaygotoLincolnCentrefortheperformingArtsvisitCarnegieHallgotoConeyIslandgotoTimesquarevisitAmericanMuseumofnaturalHistoryvisittheStatueofLibertyvisitEllisIslandHomework:1FinishWorkbookEx.2Reviewthewordsandexpressionsinthisunit.
