Task Planning an itinerary
Skills building 1: inferring information when listening
When we listen to a conversation for information, sometimes we have to infer or guess some of the information that is not clearly stated.
Now, listen to the following dialogues and then answer the questions by inferring?
1. M: We can drive there by 3 p.m.. How about you?
W: I’ve got only a bicycle.
What does the woman mean?
A. She drives there too.
B. She can arrive there by 3 p.m., too.
C. She can’t arrive there by 3p.m..
2. M: What do you think of Kate’s new skirt?
W: That new style is quite beautiful, but I think she’ll be more beautiful if she is in red.
What does the woman mean?
A. She likes Kate’s skirt very much.
B. She likes the new style only.
C. Kate’s red skirt makes her more beautiful.
3. M: I’m really tired of this class.
W: But you have to take the exam, don’t you?
What does the woman mean?
A. He has to continue to take this course.
B. He doesn’t have to take the exam.
C. He doesn’t have to take the exam.
4. W: What do you think of Miss Betty’s report?
M: It would be better if she cut some parts.
What does the woman mean?
A. Miss Betty’s report is boring.
B. Miss Betty’s report is too long.
C. Miss Betty’s report is excellent.
5. M: Jean is going to take Professor Smith’s history course.
W: Didn’t she know Professor Clark’s is better?
What does the woman mean?
A. Jean should take Professor Clark’s history course.
B. Jean should take Professor Smith’s history course.
C. Jean should take another better course.
Key: CBABA
Step 1: listening to a conversation for details:
1. Now, let’s listen to a phone call about the arrangement of a cultural exchange tour and fill in a table with details you hear of infer from the conversation.
Tapescript
Mr Martin: Hello, Mr Liu.
Mr Liu: Hello, Mr Martin.
Mr Martin: We have finished organizing the trip. Could you confirm your arrival details for me, please?
Mr Liu: Yes. We will arrive at Kennedy International Airport on Friday, October the fourteenth at five thirty p.m. Will you be able to meet us?
Mr Martin: Yes. We’ll have a coach there to meet you and take you straight to the place where you will stay. We have booked rooms for you and your students Students’ Inn at ninety West One Hundred and Sixteenth Street in Upper Manhattan.
Mr Liu: I’d like to write that address down so that I can tell my students.
Mr Martin: Of course. In Manhattan, the streets have numbers instead of names, which may be a bit confusing. The International Students’ Inn is on the One Hundred and Sixteenth Street on the west side of Manhattan Island, so the address is number ninety on West One Hundred and Sixteenth Street. Manhattan is spelt M-A-N-H-A-T-T-A-N. The phone number, if anyone needs to contact you or your students, is two-one-two-eight-eight-six-two-seven-eight-two-four.I will repeat that in case you didn’t get it. The number is two-one-two-eight-six-two-
seven-eight-two-four.
Mr Liu: Thank you. I’ve written that all down.
Mr Martin: Now, during the seven days that you are here, your orchestra will perform in two concerts at two different schools. The first one will be on Monday the seventeenth in the evening, at Lincoln High School. Lincoln is spelt L-I-N-C-O-L-N. The second one will be on Wednesday the nineteenth at Washington College. We are also inviting you to attend our school’s concerts on Saturday the fifteenth, and again on Tuesday the eighteenth, in the same place. Then, there will be a farewell concert party on Thursday night at our school. All of these events will be at seven thirty p.m., so your students will just have two free evenings.
Mr Liu: That sounds very good. What about the daytime?
Mr Martin: Well, we have organized some group tours to show you around New York.
Mr Liu: That sounds wonderful. What have you planned?
Mr Martin: On Saturday morning, we have arranged to take you on a boat tour around the island of Manhattan. That way you can see the Statue of Liberty, and all the skyscrapers. You can see the UN Headquarters from the boat, and many of New York’s famous bridges. Later on, your students can go and visit some of these places by themselves. I think it would be good if we had one more organized activity, but I don’t know if your students would prefer to visit the Bronx Zoo, or if they would like to be shown around the Empire State Building and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Perhaps you could let me know.
Mr Liu: I’ll ask my student organizers to find out what they would like to do.
Mr Martin: The rest of the time your students are free. There is plenty to see and do in New York!
Mr Liu: Yes, I am sure. Thank you for your wonderful planning. I am really looking forward to meeting you.
Mr Martin: I look forward to meeting you as well. See you soon. Goodbye.
Mr Liu: Goodbye.
Answers
A Arrival details
Arrive at Kennedy International Airport on Friday, 14th October, at 5.30 p.m.
Contact number 2128 627824 Address 90 West 116th St. Upper Manhattan
Official functions
Date
day
Time
Venue
Remark
15th
Saturday
7.30 p.m.
New York High School
attend concert
17th
Monday
7.30 p.m.
Lincoln High School
perform
18th
Tuesday
7.30 p.m.
New York High School
attend concert
19th
Wednesday
7.30 p.m.
Washington College
perform
20th
Thursday
7.30 p.m.
New York High School
attend farewell party
Organized tours
On Saturday morning, a boat cruise around the island of Manhattan.
See Statue of Liberty, skyscrapers, UN Headquarters and famous bridges.
Free time
14th evening, all day 16th and daytime of 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th.
2. Now, please go over the instructions in Part B and go on to complete the note sheet.
Please check the answers.
Tapescript
Mr Liu: I would like you to do some research and suggest some famous sights and places we cold visit while in New York. Before you give me your suggestions, I want you to take note of the following points:
Don’t suggest places that are already included in the organized tours. There are lots of things to see and do in New York and we don’t want to visit the same place twice!
You should think about what most students would be interested in and include some places where students can enjoy nature, and of course music, musicals and opera. Finally, it would be a lot of fun if you could suggest an amusement park. I’m sure there are some in New York and I think the students would really enjoy themselves there.
Answers
B (1) included (2) nature (3) music
(4) musicals (5) opera (6) amusement park
3. Read the travel book listing a number of famous places on New York in Part C
Answers
C 1 Coney Island
2 Carnegie Hall
3 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
4 Bronx Zoo
5 Broadway
4. Pair work: Discuss in groups of four and decide which places are suitable to visit based on Parts A and B. After that, state your reasons for your choices.
Skills building 2: asking for repetition of information
1. when a speaker speaks very fast, and you need to make sure that you have got the correct details, what would you do?
Sometimes, it is important for us to ask for repetition or repeat the information yourselves whenever necessary.
2. Now, please present as many ways of asking got a repetition as possible. Remember that you should e polite when asking for repetition.
Pardon?
Would you please say that again?
Would you please say that more slowly?
I’m sorry I can’t follow you.
I’m sorry. Did you say…?
I’m sorry. Could repeat that?
Could I have that number again, please?
Could you spell that for me?
…
3. Practice: practice asking repetition in groups and make sure that you can use the language items learnt in this part.
Step 2: asking a travel agent for more information
Now, let’s use the skills we just learned to have a telephone conversation with a travel agent.
1. Work in groups of four. Study the form carefully.
2. Work in pairs. One acts as the student and the other as the travel agent.
Sample answers
S=Student T=Travel agent
S: Good morning, sir. I’m planning a cultural exchange tour for our school orchestra to New York. May I ask you some questions about places in New York?
T：Sure. What do you want to know?
S: I hear Carnegie Hall is very famous, but how many people can it hold at a time?
T: Well, it is the most famous concert hall in the world. Its main hall can hold more than 3,000 people.
S: Is there a guided tour?
T: Yes, that’s right. There is a guided tour.
S: Great. What about Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts?
T: This is place you can’t miss. You know there are many theatres, cafes and restaurants there. You can have a wonderful time enjoying either the ballet, the opera or the circus.
S: I’m sorry, but did you say we can enjoy the ballet, the opera and the circus there?
T: Exactly.
S: Would you mind telling me more about Bronx Zoo? What is it famous for?
T: It’s a famous zoo because animals live in natural surroundings. That is, there are no cages. You can reach there by subway easily.
S: So you mean it is famous for its conservation program?
T: Yes. You are right.
S: I wonder how we can get to Coney Island. How much does it cost?
T: It’s cheap to travel there by ferry. You only need to pay for the amusements one by one.
S: Let me just repeat that back to you. We can go there by ferry and only need to pay for the amusements one by one.
T: Yes.
S: Most of us want to watch a show on Broadway. How do we get tickets for it? Is it very expensive?
T: It depends. If it is one of the more popular shows, you have to book tickets in advance. And it usually costs over $100.
S: Let me write it down. Book tickets in advance and over $100 for a show. OK. Then which is the best way to travel around the city?
T: By subway. The subway runs everywhere in the city and trains are on time and frequent.
S: Sorry. Did you say by subway?
T: Yes.
S: Where can we get a map of the city?
T: You may get free maps at Times Square Tourist Information Center.
S: Times Square Tourist Information Center. Could you spell Times for me/
T: Yes, of course. T-I-M-E-S.
S: Thank you very much.
T: You’re welcome.
Skills building 3: writing an itinerary
1. Discussion:
What should be listed in an itinerary?
Times and dates for different stages of the journey.
Details about the places to visit, as well as contact details.
2. Read the guidelines in this part as well as the five points on page 13.
Step 3: writing an itinerary for a trip to New York
. Now, let’s try to draw up an itinerary for the orchestra’s trip to New York using the information gathered in Steps 1 and 2.
Possible example
Day
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Friday
arrive in New York
Saturday
boat cruise around
Manhattan
visit the Empire
State Building
attend concert
Sunday
visit Bronx Zoo
watch a show on Broadway
Monday
go to Lincoln Center for
the Performing Arts
visit Carnegie Hall
perform
Tuesday
go to Coney Island
go to Times Square
attend concert
Wednesday
visit American Museum of
natural History
perform
Thursday
visit the Statue of Liberty
visit Ellis Island
attend farewell party
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