Unit 9 Visits and travel
Time 3*90’
Objectives
Focus
Warming up
9.1 Finding out about hotels
9.2 Talking to a visitor
9.3 Attending business events
Sum-up
Assignment
Objectives
When the learners finish learning this unit,
they should be able to
find out the information about hotel,
greet a visitor,
describe business events
Content
Focus
Choosing suitable hotel for business,
Welcoming and making small talks with
visitors to a company.
Content
Warming up
Q1,A friend of your will come to visit you,
which hotel would you choose for him to
stay?
Q2,Do you know something about the hotel?
Content
9.1 Finding out about hotels
A Reading
1,Students look at the texts and list the
facilities and the service the hotels offer.
Content
Suggested answers:
outdoor pool,tennis and squash courts,
fitness centre,gym,discos,bars,karaoke,
(all leisure facilities) women-only floor,
conference centre,business centre,
shopping facilities
Content
2,Students reread the texts again and
decide which hotel is most suitable for
Jennifer Lee and why,
Content
B Listening
1,Listen to Jennifer Lee talking to a
colleague about the three hotels and their
facilities,Students match the name to the
hotel.
Content
Suggested answers:
1) Rasa Cinta
2) Century Datang
3) Perdana Puteri
Content
2,Play the recording again,Which hotel
does the colleague recommend?
Content
Suggested answers:
He recommends the Perdana Puteri
because it has a women-only floor.
Content
3,Play the recording for the third time,And
students write down the questions that
Jenniffer asks about hotel facilities.
Content
Suggested answers:
What's it like? Where is it? Is it central?
What's the accommodation like? Is the
service good?
Content
C Language in focus/speaking
1,Now students look at the examples and
practice asking about facilities using the list
in the box and that made in A.
Content
2,What kind of things are important?
(accommodation,service,facilities,location,
food,price)
Content
3,Students practice asking for information
about hotel in three,They look at their
respective Files (File 26 on page 116 of the
Learner's Book,File 27 on page 118 and
File 28 on page 120),Encourage them to
expand on their comments,e.g,The
facilities are excellent,There's a sauna and
a sports centre,
Content
4,Students decide which hotel they think is
best.
Content
D Writing
Students write a fax to one of the hotels in A
to book a room for Jennifer lee.
Content
Suggested answers:
The Perdana Puteri Hotel
133 Jin Ampang
Kuala Lumpur 64100
3 May 200-
Dear Sir/Madam
I would like to book a sing1e room for four
nights from 19 to 22 June 200-.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
(Signature) Content
9.2 Talking to a visitor
A,Discussion
This activity focuses on the appropriateness
of topic choice when talking to visitors.
Content
1,Introduce the idea of small talk,
Q1,The first time you meet someone,can
you ask them how much they earn; how old
they are; if they are married?
Q2,What are the topics when you meet
your friends after a long time?
Q3,What are the topics that people talk
about when they meet for the first time?
Content
2,Students suggest topics that they think
might be safe to discuss,and elicit the
following,the journey,the weather,business,
the hotel,Are these topics suitable,the
visitor's family,politics? Family and politics
are not appropriate in most cultures,
Journey is trip in American English,
Content
3,Students suggest questions they could
ask,e.g,Did you have a good journey?
What was the weather like in..,? Is it your
first visit to...? Where are you staying?
Content
B Listening
1,Learners read the topics,then play the
recording,Students listen and tick the
appropriate topics.
Content
Suggested answers:
The journey Mr,Harris’s trip to Brussels
Content
2,Students read the three questions,then
play the recording again,They choose the
best answer from each group of three.
Content
Suggested answers:
l) b
2) c
3) a
Content
C Language focus
Students do the gap-fill individually and
compare their answers with a partner.
Content
Suggested answers:
1) Did,2) was,
3) Were,4) weren't,
5) wasn't,6) Were,
7) wasn't,8) was,
9) was,10) was,
11) Did,12) didn't have,
13) Did,14) did
Content
D Speaking
This activity provides learners with an
opportunity to improvise small talk in a
different situation.
Content
1,Give learners a few minutes to decide on
a new situation,They can do this by
substituting their own information,or by
making up information.
Content
2,Make sure that learners understand that
they are to start with the basic dialogue as in
C,but to make changes to it to fit their new
situation.
Content
3,Give learners a few minutes to practice,
and listen in to see if there are any problems.
Content
4,To round up,ask learners to act out their
conversation,You could introduce a
competitive element by having learners vote
for the pair whose conversation is the most
different.
Content
9.3 Attending business events
A Vocabulary and presentation
This exercise introduces a number of
adjectives which will enable learners not
only to ask questions and give basic
answers but also to give their personal
opinion on different events or situations.
Content
1,Ask students if they have gone to any of
the events listed and elicit any adjectives
they know to describe them,Write
appropriate ones on the board.
Content
2,Students look up any unknown adjectives
in their dictionaries and decide which are
positive and which are negative and fill them
in the box.
Content
B Pronunciation
In this exercise,students practice listening
for contractions and weak forms.
Content
1,Play the recording and students write
down the number of words they hear,Check
their answers
Content
2,Play the recording again and get them to
write down the complete sentences.
Content
3,Students should memorize the sentences.
Content
C Language focus
1,Alone or in pairs,students complete the
sentences,It was very hard work (number 4)
is It was very hard/difficult in American
English,There is more than one possibility
for each sentence.
Content
Suggested answers:
1) disappointing,terrible;
2) useful,interesting,productive;
3) stressful,tiring ;
4) tiring,stressful;
5) useful,interesting,productive;
6) useful,interesting,productive
Content
2,Students practice the conversations in
pairs.
Content
D Listening
Three people talk about business events
they have been to.
1,Students to look at the photographs and
find out what they think they are (a training
course,a trade fair and a conference),
Content
2,Play the three conversations and students
match the events to the three persons
andcomplete the table.
Content
Suggested answers:
Sarah,a conference,Isobel,a trade fair,
Pedro,a training course
2) Isobel,
3) Sarah,
4) Pedro,
5) Sarah,
6) Isobel,
7) Pedro,
8) Isobel,
9) Pedro
Content
Sum-up
In this unit,we learnt:
1,How to ask for the information about
hotels.
2,How to greet visitors to your company.
3,How to describe business events.
Content
Assignment:
1,Write a fax to book hotel room.
2,Role-play to make small talk with visitors
Content
Time 3*90’
Objectives
Focus
Warming up
9.1 Finding out about hotels
9.2 Talking to a visitor
9.3 Attending business events
Sum-up
Assignment
Objectives
When the learners finish learning this unit,
they should be able to
find out the information about hotel,
greet a visitor,
describe business events
Content
Focus
Choosing suitable hotel for business,
Welcoming and making small talks with
visitors to a company.
Content
Warming up
Q1,A friend of your will come to visit you,
which hotel would you choose for him to
stay?
Q2,Do you know something about the hotel?
Content
9.1 Finding out about hotels
A Reading
1,Students look at the texts and list the
facilities and the service the hotels offer.
Content
Suggested answers:
outdoor pool,tennis and squash courts,
fitness centre,gym,discos,bars,karaoke,
(all leisure facilities) women-only floor,
conference centre,business centre,
shopping facilities
Content
2,Students reread the texts again and
decide which hotel is most suitable for
Jennifer Lee and why,
Content
B Listening
1,Listen to Jennifer Lee talking to a
colleague about the three hotels and their
facilities,Students match the name to the
hotel.
Content
Suggested answers:
1) Rasa Cinta
2) Century Datang
3) Perdana Puteri
Content
2,Play the recording again,Which hotel
does the colleague recommend?
Content
Suggested answers:
He recommends the Perdana Puteri
because it has a women-only floor.
Content
3,Play the recording for the third time,And
students write down the questions that
Jenniffer asks about hotel facilities.
Content
Suggested answers:
What's it like? Where is it? Is it central?
What's the accommodation like? Is the
service good?
Content
C Language in focus/speaking
1,Now students look at the examples and
practice asking about facilities using the list
in the box and that made in A.
Content
2,What kind of things are important?
(accommodation,service,facilities,location,
food,price)
Content
3,Students practice asking for information
about hotel in three,They look at their
respective Files (File 26 on page 116 of the
Learner's Book,File 27 on page 118 and
File 28 on page 120),Encourage them to
expand on their comments,e.g,The
facilities are excellent,There's a sauna and
a sports centre,
Content
4,Students decide which hotel they think is
best.
Content
D Writing
Students write a fax to one of the hotels in A
to book a room for Jennifer lee.
Content
Suggested answers:
The Perdana Puteri Hotel
133 Jin Ampang
Kuala Lumpur 64100
3 May 200-
Dear Sir/Madam
I would like to book a sing1e room for four
nights from 19 to 22 June 200-.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
(Signature) Content
9.2 Talking to a visitor
A,Discussion
This activity focuses on the appropriateness
of topic choice when talking to visitors.
Content
1,Introduce the idea of small talk,
Q1,The first time you meet someone,can
you ask them how much they earn; how old
they are; if they are married?
Q2,What are the topics when you meet
your friends after a long time?
Q3,What are the topics that people talk
about when they meet for the first time?
Content
2,Students suggest topics that they think
might be safe to discuss,and elicit the
following,the journey,the weather,business,
the hotel,Are these topics suitable,the
visitor's family,politics? Family and politics
are not appropriate in most cultures,
Journey is trip in American English,
Content
3,Students suggest questions they could
ask,e.g,Did you have a good journey?
What was the weather like in..,? Is it your
first visit to...? Where are you staying?
Content
B Listening
1,Learners read the topics,then play the
recording,Students listen and tick the
appropriate topics.
Content
Suggested answers:
The journey Mr,Harris’s trip to Brussels
Content
2,Students read the three questions,then
play the recording again,They choose the
best answer from each group of three.
Content
Suggested answers:
l) b
2) c
3) a
Content
C Language focus
Students do the gap-fill individually and
compare their answers with a partner.
Content
Suggested answers:
1) Did,2) was,
3) Were,4) weren't,
5) wasn't,6) Were,
7) wasn't,8) was,
9) was,10) was,
11) Did,12) didn't have,
13) Did,14) did
Content
D Speaking
This activity provides learners with an
opportunity to improvise small talk in a
different situation.
Content
1,Give learners a few minutes to decide on
a new situation,They can do this by
substituting their own information,or by
making up information.
Content
2,Make sure that learners understand that
they are to start with the basic dialogue as in
C,but to make changes to it to fit their new
situation.
Content
3,Give learners a few minutes to practice,
and listen in to see if there are any problems.
Content
4,To round up,ask learners to act out their
conversation,You could introduce a
competitive element by having learners vote
for the pair whose conversation is the most
different.
Content
9.3 Attending business events
A Vocabulary and presentation
This exercise introduces a number of
adjectives which will enable learners not
only to ask questions and give basic
answers but also to give their personal
opinion on different events or situations.
Content
1,Ask students if they have gone to any of
the events listed and elicit any adjectives
they know to describe them,Write
appropriate ones on the board.
Content
2,Students look up any unknown adjectives
in their dictionaries and decide which are
positive and which are negative and fill them
in the box.
Content
B Pronunciation
In this exercise,students practice listening
for contractions and weak forms.
Content
1,Play the recording and students write
down the number of words they hear,Check
their answers
Content
2,Play the recording again and get them to
write down the complete sentences.
Content
3,Students should memorize the sentences.
Content
C Language focus
1,Alone or in pairs,students complete the
sentences,It was very hard work (number 4)
is It was very hard/difficult in American
English,There is more than one possibility
for each sentence.
Content
Suggested answers:
1) disappointing,terrible;
2) useful,interesting,productive;
3) stressful,tiring ;
4) tiring,stressful;
5) useful,interesting,productive;
6) useful,interesting,productive
Content
2,Students practice the conversations in
pairs.
Content
D Listening
Three people talk about business events
they have been to.
1,Students to look at the photographs and
find out what they think they are (a training
course,a trade fair and a conference),
Content
2,Play the three conversations and students
match the events to the three persons
andcomplete the table.
Content
Suggested answers:
Sarah,a conference,Isobel,a trade fair,
Pedro,a training course
2) Isobel,
3) Sarah,
4) Pedro,
5) Sarah,
6) Isobel,
7) Pedro,
8) Isobel,
9) Pedro
Content
Sum-up
In this unit,we learnt:
1,How to ask for the information about
hotels.
2,How to greet visitors to your company.
3,How to describe business events.
Content
Assignment:
1,Write a fax to book hotel room.
2,Role-play to make small talk with visitors
Content
