Topic 1 At the office（在办公室）

Activity 1 Making Arrangements（工作日程安排）

1. Learning to listen

（1）Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct time.

（2）Listen and match.

2. Learning to talk

Scene 1 Making arrangements for the manager

Secretary: Mr. Kevin，here is today's schedule. Will you have a look?

Manager: Let me see. I have an appointment with Mr. Smith at 9 a.m.，have lunch with Mr. Black at 12 o'clock and visit the factory in the afternoon.

Secretary: Is that all right with you?

Manager: I'm afraid I can't visit the factory this afternoon. My son's teacher has just called. She asked me to go to the school this afternoon.

Secretary: When will it be convenient for you to visit the factory?

Manager: What about tomorrow morning?

Secretary: Tomorrow morning…You will have a job interview. Shall I make it next week?

Manager: I'm afraid next week is no good for me. I'd like to see the new products at the time.

Secretary: Is Thursday afternoon OK?

Manager: That would be fine. Thank you，Helen.

Secretary: You're welcome.

Scene 2 Discussing the arrangements

Manager: Helen，have you finished the agenda for Mr. Lester?

Secretary: Yes. I've booked a suite for him in Shangri – La Hotel. And I'll meet him at the airport at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Manager: That's good. You'd better go to the airport a bit earlier. It's just the rush hour.

Secretary: OK. At 6:30 Mr. Lester has dinner with you at the Chinese restaurant in Shangri – La Hotel.

Manager: That sounds nice. He says he likes Chinese food very much.

Secretary: At 9:30 next Monday morning you will both attend the fair together and have a meeting at 14: 30 in the afternoon.

Manager: Have you prepared the papers for the meeting?

Secretary: Yes. We arrange Mr. Lester to visit our factory next Tuesday，and a sightseeing day around Wuhan next Wednesday.

Manager: That would be fine. Good job，Helen！

Secretary: Thanks.

3. Learning to pronounce

Phonetic skills [i:] [p] [b] [t] [d]

语音练习

I feel the need of deep sleep.

Sweet dreams.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Behind the bar are blackbirds and bluebirds.

It's better to talk too little than to talk too much.

She had a bad cold.

Tongue twister

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers ?

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers，where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked ?

语音知识：关于语音的几个概念

（1）字母是语言的书写形式。元音字母包括a，e，i（y），o，u。

（2）音标是词的语音形式。

（3）音素是音的最小单位。英语中有48个音素。

（4）音节是由元音和辅音构成的发音单位。例如：apˈple，stuˈdent，teaˈcher，unˈderˈstand。

（5）元音：发音响亮，是乐音；口腔中气流不受阻碍；是构成音节的主要音。英语中有20个元音。

（6）辅音：发音不响亮，是噪声；口腔中气流受到阻碍；不是构成音节的主要音。英语中有28个辅音。

（7）开音节有两种类型：辅音+元音+辅音+e，例如：name，bike，home；辅音+元音，例如：he，go，hi。

（8）闭音节有两种类型：辅音+元音+辅音，例如：bad，bed，sit，hot，cup；元音+辅音，例如：it。

（9）重读音节是单词中发音特别响亮的音节。