Unit4PublictransportTaskWritingane-mailtogiveinformationSkillsbuilding1:ListeningtoinstructionsWhenyouarelisteningtoinstructions,youwillneedtolistenforkeystructuresthatwilltellyouwhattodo.Herearesomekeystructurestolistenfor:Decidehowto…Youshouldphone/fax/e-mail…Youwillneedtocheck…Youwillhavetogo…Asktheassistant/teacher…Pleasesendaletter/ane-mail/Remindhimtotellhim/her/thatStep1:takingnotesforfutureactionA.YouliveinNanjing.Yourfamilyandyourcousin’sfamilyareplanningtovisityourfatheranduncle’schildhoodfriendinDalianduringtheMayDayholiday.Yourparentshaveaskedyoutodecideabouttransporttotheircityandbuythetickets.Listentotheconversationyouhadwiththemandcompletethenotesontheinstructionstheygaveyou.ThingstodoforourMayDayholidaytrip1.Decide__________________________________.2.____________________Mr.Anand____________himtosuggestthebestway.3.Lookonthe______________forinformation.4.Decideonthebest_____________totravel.5.RememberthetravelallowancetoDalianis________yuanfor_______________people.6.Gotothe___________andfindoutaboutthe______.7.Decideonthetimeto_____________.8._________________toyourunclewithalltheinformationand____________himnottobelate.B.OneofthethingsyouwereaskedtodowascallMr.An.Listentoyourtelephoneconversationandmakesomenotesabouttheinformationhegaveyou.MeansoftransportDisadvantagesAdvantagesBoatCoachTrainTakealongtime…Takes16hoursjust…Thereareseveraltochoose…VerycrowdedCMr.AnsuggestedthatyoulookonawebsiteaboutDalian.Lookatthewebsitebelow.Readitandcompletethenextpartofyournotes.DalianDalianisabeautifulcityinthenorth-eastofChina.YoucantraveltoDalianbyair,sea,roadorrailway.Clickonthelinksbelowstofindoutmore.GettingthereDalianisthemostimportantharbourcityandIndustrialbaseinnorth-eastChina.IthasagoodtransportsystemthatmakesitveryeasytotraveltoDalianfrommostcities,butthesecanbequiteexpensive.ByairAsamajorcityinnorthernChina,Dalianhasgoodairconnectionswithmostimportantcities,butthesecanbequiteexpensive.BytrainDalianislinkedtothenationalrailwaysystem,andhasdirecttrainsrunningtoBeijingandmostmajorcitiesinnorth-eastChina,includingChangchun,Shengyang,Qiqihar,JilinandHarbin.NewsFlash:AnewservicehasjustopenedbetweenBeijingandDalianandthishasspeededuptravelbetweenthetwocities.Byroadrecently,theroadshaveimprovedbutlastsummertherewasextensivefloodingabout10kilometresandtheroadisstillunderrepair.NewsFlash:ExpectlongdelaysatpeaktravelseasonssuchasMayDayholiday.ByBoat/shipDalianhasregularpassengerboatservicestomanycities.InadditiontothefrequentfastferryboatstoYantai,thereareslowerboatstoShanghai,QinhuangdaoandInchoninKorea.NewsFlash:Theroadrepairshaveincreasedtheamountonshipscarryinggoods.Asthetrafficissobusy,thenumberofpassengerboatsandferrieshasbeenreduced.Expectcancellationorredirectingtoanotherport.Won’tchoose_______because_________________________because_______________________because__________________Willchoose______because______________ByairMumhatesflyingByroadthestormswashesawaytheroadanditisstillunderrepairByferrySometimestheslowferriesarenotverypunctualsotheyarenotreliable.ThereisnoguaranteethatyoucangetTheparticularferryyouwantbytrainAnewservicehasjustopenedbetweenBeijingandDalian,sowecanfirsttakeatraintoBeijingandthenchangeatraintoDalianSkillsbuilding2:findingoutaboutdifferentInformation.Whenwewanttofindoutinformationaboutthingsliketravel,weusuallyaskdifferentques...
