1、Unit 6 The Business CenterUnit 6 The Business CentervSection 1 listening practicevSection 2 Speaking practicevSection 3 Reading practiceSection 1: Listening Practice vVocabulary Repetition vDialogues vPair works Dialogue1: Printing Clerk (K): Good morning, sir. What can I do for you? G: Id like to h

2、ave a file in this U disc printed. C: Oh, Im sorry, but we are not allowed to use the guests own U discs. Its our hotels policy. It must be checked first. G: Why not? C: This is simply a procedure of prevention, for fear of the computer viruses. G: Whats to be done then? C: Dont worry. Can you show

3、me your original draft? I can have it typed and printed for you.G: Well, my draft is not legible at all. Eh, but I have my portable computer with me.C: Thats fine. You can fetch your computer here. We can have it connected with our printer.G: Thatll do.(A few minutes later, the guest fetches the com

4、puter. The clerk switches it on and points to the contents on the screen.)C: Which file, please?G: Just this one. Three pages.C: How many copies do you need?G: Ten C: Thatll take quite a lot of time. May I suggest you have one copy printed and the rest Xeroxed?G: Thatll do.There be + 某物或某人某物或某人 + 某地

5、或某時(shí)某地或某時(shí) 表示表示“某處某處(某時(shí)某時(shí))有某人有某人(某物某物)”eg. There is a football under the chair. 引導(dǎo)語(yǔ)引導(dǎo)語(yǔ) 謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞 主語(yǔ)主語(yǔ) 介詞短語(yǔ)介詞短語(yǔ)(某地某地)There be + 某物或某人某物或某人 + 某地或某時(shí)某地或某時(shí)v瓶里有一些花。瓶里有一些花。 There are some flowers in the bottle. v錢包里有些錢。錢包里有些錢。 There is some money in the purse. v房子里有一個(gè)男孩房子里有一個(gè)男孩,一個(gè)女孩和兩個(gè)婦女。一個(gè)女孩和兩個(gè)婦女。 There is a

6、 boy, a girl and two women in the house. v辦公室里有十個(gè)學(xué)生和一個(gè)教師。辦公室里有十個(gè)學(xué)生和一個(gè)教師。 There are ten students and a teacher in the office. Dialogue 2: Booking Air Tickets G: Good afternoon. Could you do me a favor?C: Its a pleasure, Mr. Graham. What is it?G: Im leaving for Shanghai the day after tomorrow.C: Thats

7、 June 8, isnt it?G: Thats right.C: A re you going there by train or by plane?G: By plane, of course. Planes are much faster than trains. How many flights are there to Shanghai every day?C: There are three flights every day. The planes take off at about 7:00a.m., 9:00a.m., and 2:00 p.m. G: Ill take 9

8、:00a.m. plane, then. That suits me perfectly. Will you kindly book two tickets for me?C: Certainly, Mr. Graham. Would you please fill in this form?G: All right. Shall I pay cash now?C: Yes, please pay 900 Yuan in advance.G: Here you are. By the way, when can I get the tickets?C: You can get them on

9、the evening of June 7.G: Thatll be fine. Thank you very much.C: Dont mention it. Dialogue 3: Convention Arrangement C: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?G: Yes, Id like to get some information on the prices for renting personnel and equipment for our convention.C: Certainly, sir. Here is the price l

10、ist.G: Well, we shall need an interpreter for five days, an overhead projector for 3 days, a slide projector for 4 days.C: The interpreter is 200 Yuan a day, so that makes 1000 Yuan. The overhead projector is 50 Yuan a day, that makes150yuan, the slide projector is 40 Yuan a day, so that makes a tot

11、al of 1310yuan, sir.G: How much is that in dollars?C: Approximately 200 dollars, sir.G: Thats sounds reasonable. Say, do you have closed circuit TV? How much does that work out to?C: We have some brand new equipment which costs around 15 dollars an hour.G: A11 right. Sign me up for the personnel and

12、 the equipment and thanks for the suggestion.C: My pleasure. Glad to be of assistance.Role-playRole-play 1 Mr. Green is a meeting organizerof an English company. He needs a secretary to help him with the office work. You are a clerk in Business Center. You ask him when he needs the service and tell

13、him the cost.Role-playRole-play 2 At the Business Center, a guest wants to send a E-mail to America. He shows the clerk the E-mail address and the name of the receiver.Role-playRole-play 3 At the Business Center, a guest asks for some information about your hotel. Answer these as best you can.vHeart

14、 to heartvSection 3: Reading PracticevSection 4: Culture CommunicationValentines DayvValentines Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send va