Unit One Can I Take a Message?(I)

1.Telephone numbers, addresses, times, dates, making and receiving phone calls2.Pay special attention to words like “double”, “zero”, “naught”, and “oh” when listening to telephone numbers3.There are a lot of words for 路 in English: Way, road, lane, drive, street, avenue, etc.

Lead-in

1. Ask students to list everything they can think of related to telecommunication in five minutes and share their lists with their partners;

2. Ask students to list telecommunication companies in China, what service do they offer;

Teacher can show this picture to the students.

Unit Two Can I Take a Message?(II) 1. In British English the day is usually followed

by the month while in American English the day is put after the month. Knowing the speaker’s nationality will help

2. Help the students avoid getting into the habit of trying to write down every word that they hear

3. Focus their attention on the key words that carry the most essential meanings of the speakers’ utterances.

4. Long distance call and overseas call

Lead-in

1. Discuss if the telephone calls will not get through, what will they do?

Ask students to give suggestions on how to take a telephone message effectively and give some comments on their suggestions

Unit Three Clear or Cloudy? 1. weather conditions, temperatures, times, per

centages, and years 2. Try to familiarize the students with English w

eather forecasts. 3 English speakers often use Fahrenheit instead

of centigrade to measure temperature 4. The temperature, wind direction, wind speed,

an English weather forecast also gives the relative humidity and the barometric pressure

Lead-in

气温： 23 ~ 16 ℃

  风向风力：微风

  日期 ： 5 月 08 日

Unit Four Can Time Move Backward? The teaching focus of this unit is time, da

y of the week, taking messages, and note taking.

The technique of dealing with time Review the four different ways of telling

the time (British, American, 12-hour clock, and 24-hour clock).

Lead-inShow some world famous watches

Unit Five Flying In and out The teaching focuses of this unit are nu

mbers, times, dates, and prices Listening to airline information. The number here mainly refers to the flig

ht number The abbreviation for the Chinese airlines

is CA, the British Airways is BA, the Air France is AF, and the Swissair is SR.

have Ss list everything related to airplanes or what they want to know about airplanes

中国国际航空

股份有限公司简称“国航”，英文名称为“ Air China Limited” ，简称“ Air China” ，其前身中国国际航空公司成立于 1988年

Unit Six By Bus or by Train? common verbs used when taking a bus, t

axi or a train listening to bus/train information whole numbers, fractional numbers and

decimal numbers

Lead-in

Unit Seven This Way or That Way? 1. The teaching focus of this unit is the un

derstanding of spatial relations and directional instructions.

2. “Right” and “left”. People use these two words to give directions

Lead-in

Unit Eight Cash or Cheque? The teaching focus of this unit is bank de

tails, currency codes, and prices 2. Remind the students of some symbols,

such as ＄ for dollar, ￥ for yuan.

Unit Nine Toward a Better Health [I] Doctor's instructions.Accuracy is the most important thing

in understanding doctor's instructions. The teacher should help the students to get familiar with v

arious kinds of instructions that may be given by a doctor orally, or written on medicine packets and bottles.

Daily routine is another core of this unit. When talking about daily routine, people usually follow the sequence of time. Apart from time, the students should also pay attention to verbs and verb phrases.

Lead-in Ask students to have a group discussion of the topics:—How to stay healthy and fit?

Show some instructions that written on medicine packets and bottles

Unit Ten Toward a Better Health [II] Instructions, prices and numbers. Big numbers up to a billion. Be careful wi

th the word billion. The British billion differs from the American billion. In British English, one billion is 1,000,000,000,000. in American English, one billion is 1,000,000,000.

Unit Eleven The Interviewer’s Eye Focus of this unit is questions and answe

rs, times and prices. To identify the questions usually asked i

n interviews To understand the importance of non-ve

rbal cues as posture and facial expressions in interviews

To get a glimpse at the job situation for university students in the US.

Lead-in Ask students to have a group discussion

of the topics: —Do you know anything about interview? —Have you ever been interviewed by so

mebody? —How to behave well in an interview?

Unit Nine Feeling the financial market (I) Step 1 Lead-in 1. Content: oral talk 2. Time allocation: 0’-5’ 3. Activities: Discuss the following questions Q1: Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, is very keen on China. His company's new

"Venus project" is a combination of software and hardware that lets VCD players and other similar devices display Chinese-language Internet content on an ordinary TV set. Do you want to know something about him?

Q2: "Money is the root of all evil." "Money is the enemy of human spirit." "Money is a bottomless sea, in which honor, conscience, and truth may be drowned." "Money ruins many." "Money often unmakes the men who make it." But "money is everything", and "money talks." What do you think of money? Are you suffering from money madness?

Q3: Do you know anything about Walt Disney? T: Ask two Ss to represent their groups to give an oral report and give an evaluation

Nine Step 2 Vocabulary 1. Content: Part 1-B 2. Time allocation: 5'-15' 3. Activities: a. listen to a recording about Bill Gates, fill in th

e blanks while listening to it. b. give a brief picture about Bill Gates c. explaining some difficult words & phrases an

d helping the students checking their work d. check their work and make an evaluation

Nine Step 3 Selective attention practice: 1. Content: Part II-A B Bill Gates’ New Rules 2. Time allocation: 15'-30' 3. Activities: a. listen to an excerpt of Bill Gates’ new book, and note d

own the key words b. match column A with column B c. listen again and find out the 12 rules for the digital age d. get them involved in the inter-action and make an evalu

ation about students’ work

Nine Step 4 Notes-taking practice 1. Content: Part III A.B. 2. Time allocation: 30'-50' 3. Activities: a. listen to the recording about two businessmen and some of the

deals they made. Note down the key words in the notes column b. supply the missing information in the chart with the help these

words c. play the material again and check their work d. listen to the authentic version and answer the questions with t

he help of key words e. make an evaluation about their work and performance

Nine Step 5 Sentence practice 1. Content: Part IV Walt Disney 2. Time allocation: 0'-20' 3. Activities: a. listen to a broadcast about the life of Walt Dis

ney b. write down the key words and phrases c. finish the unfinished sentences d. check students’ work and make an evaluati

on about their work

Nine Step 6 Self-learning strategy practice 1. Content: Part V Do you know…? 2. Time allocation: 20'-50' 3. Activities: a. listen to a report about the three best real estate deals in

American history b. write down the notes and prepare for the questions c. reaching a complete understanding of all the listening m

aterial, if necessary, listening with the subtitle d. check their work and make an evaluation about their per

formance

Unit Ten Feeling the Financial Market (II) Step 1 Lead-in 1. Content: 2. Time allocation: 0’-5’ 3. Activities:. Discuss the following questions , ask one or t

wo students to give their viewpoints or answers to the questions

Q1: Do you know the origin of the currency? And what were once used as currency?

Q2: What is the euro? And why should those countries take a unified currency?

Q3: Can you name some reasons for the evaluation of RMB ?

Ten Step 2 Vocabulary 1. Content: Part 1-B 2. Time allocation: 5'-20' 3. Activities: a. listen to some sentences describing economic trends. While list

ening, look at the graphs below and match Column A with Column B.

b. listen to eight short dialogues in which both the acronym and the full name of some well-known organizations are mentioned.

c. explaining some difficult words & phrases and helping the students checking their work

d. check their work and make an evaluation

Ten Step 3 Selective attention practice: 1. Content: Part II-A B The foreign exchange market 2. Time allocation: 20'-50' 3. Activities: a. listen to a news report on the international foreign exchange m

arket. While listening for the first time, write down some key words in the notes column.

b. listen to it for the second time, complete the following two charts by filling in correct numbers

c. listen to a more authentic version of the news report. After that, mark T or F in the bracket as regards the statement you have heard

d. get them involved in the inter-action and make an evaluation about students’ work

Ten Step 4 Comprehensive practice 1. Content: Part III A.B. What is the euro? 2. Time allocation: 0'-20' 3. Activities: a. listen to a passage about the euro. While listening for the first ti

me, add more key words in the left-hand column b. listen to it for the second time, and answer the questions c. listen to the passage again and finish the multiple choices d. make an evaluation about their work and performance

Ten Step 5 Self-learning practice 1. Content: Part IV The New Dollar Coin 2. Time allocation: 20'-50' 3. Activities: a. listen to a passage about the new American dollar coin c

ompares to the quarter dollar and the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin.

b. write down the notes and prepare for the blanks c. listen to it for the second time and supply the missing inf

ormation d. check their work and make an evaluation about their per

formance

Unit Eleven New Trends in Trade Step 1 Lead-in 1. Content: 2. Time allocation: 0’-5’ 3. Activities Discuss the following questions (3’) Q1: Do you know anything about the trends in world trade and w

hat do you learn about WTO? Q2: With the development of the world economy, more trade disp

utes have arisen in our economic life, how do we solve the world trade disputes?

Q3: In running a company, it’s very important to have a well-designed chart or graph, can you tell us why they are important? (2’)

Eleven Step 2 Vocabulary 1. Content: 2. Time allocation: 5'-20' 3. Activities: a. listen to some phrases, while listening, look at the chart, and m

atch the terms they’ve heard to the reference points marked on Chart 1.

b. listen to a sales manager who is giving a presentation about domestic and export sales. And then complete the graph in Chart 2.

c. explaining some difficult words & phrases and helping the students checking their work

d. check their work and make an evaluation

Eleven Step 3 Selective attention practice: 1. Content: Part II-A B Trade Disputes 2. Time allocation: 20'-50' ; 0'-15' 3. Activities: a. listen to a news report talking about the trade disputes betwee

n the United States and Europe. While listening for the first time, write down some key words in the notes column.

b. listen to it for the second time, and fill in the chart c. listen to a more authentic version of the news report. And listen

to some statements, then decide whether they are true or false d. get them involved in the inter-action and make an evaluation a

bout students’ work

Eleven Step 4 Self-learning practice 1. Content: Part III Sales numbers are up 2. Time allocation: 15'-50' 3. Activities: a. listen to a recording about Michael who is attending the sales meeting

reporting his business performance during the second quarter of the year. While listening for the second time, write down the key words.

b. listen to it for the second time, and fill in the blanks in the chart c. listen to a passage about the world car industry. While listening for the

first time, write down some key words d. listen to it for the second time, and mach column A with column B in t

he exercise e. check their work and make an evaluation about their performance

Unit Twelve Review Step 1 Multiple choices 1. Content: Activity 1: Where is it? 2. Time allocation: 5'-15' 3. Activities: a. listen to some short dialogues or sentences . Choose t

he best answer to indicate the situation each item is describing

b. explaining some difficult words & phrases and helping the students checking their work

c. check their work and make an evaluation

Twelve Step 2 Blank filling 1. Content: Bed and Breakfast 2. Time allocation: 15'-25' 3. Activities: a. listen to the passage about B&Bs. Fill in the w

ords in the blanks with what you hear on the tape

b. get them involved in the inter-action and make an evaluation about students’ work

Twelve Step 3 Outline practice 1. Content: Activity 3 SWOT analysis 2. Time allocation: 25'-35'' 3. Activities: A listen to a presentation by a Director of NETCOUNT softw

are Ltd talking about the competitive position of the company.

b. While listening, write down some key words, and finish the outline with the help of these words

c. play the material again and check their work d. make an evaluation about their work and performance

Twelve Step 4 Blank filling 1. Content: Activity 4: Beanie baby 2. Time allocation: 35'-50' 3. Activities: a. listen to the passage about a popular toy named “ Bean

ie Baby: Supply missing numbers and the relevant information

b. play the material again and check their work c. listen to the authentic version and answer the questions

with the help of key words d. make an evaluation about their work and performance

Twelve Step 5 Blank filling 1. Content: Activity 5 Food plans 2. Time allocation: 0'-20' 3. Activities: a. listen to a dialogue. Pay special attention to t

he different food plans mentioned. Supply the missing information

b. check students’ work and make an evaluation about their work

Twelve Step 6 Self-learning practice 1. Content: Activity 6, 7, 8 2. Time allocation: 20'-50' 3. Activities: a. listen to a report about Malaysian economy and answer the qu

estions in exercise b. listen to the manager of a sportswear shop giving two new assi

stants detailed instructions about the procedures involved when buying stock and complete the flowchart to show the procedures

c. listen to three financial reports. And complete the statements. Pay special attention to the numbers and try to listen to the authentic version of the reports

d. check their work and make an evaluation about their performance