Activity 2 Room Reservation（预订房间）

1. Learning to listen

（1）Choose the one you hear.

①

②

（2）Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.

① How much will the man pay for the rooms?（　）

A. $30

B. $85

C. $120

② When will the woman arrive?（　）

A. On July 20th.

B. On July 16th.

C. On July 24th.

2. Learning to talk

Scene 1 Mr.Green is calling Wuhan Jin Jiang International Hotel.

Mr. Green: Good afternoon！ Is that Wuhan Jin Jiang International Hotel?

Clerk: Yes，sir. May I help you?

Mr. Green: Yes. I'm calling to reserve a double room for two nights from May 1st to May 2nd.

Clerk: I'm sorry，but we are fully booked for those days as it is the busiest season. Is it possible for you to change your reservation date?

Mr. Green: I'm afraid I can't. I'll try calling another hotel.

Clerk: We hope we'll have another opportunity to serve you.

Scene 2 Mr.Green is calling another hotel.

Clerk: Good afternoon！ Room Reservations. May I help you?

Mr. Green: Yes. I'd like to reserve a room.

Clerk: Sure，sir. For which date and how many guests will there be in your party?

Mr. Green: From May 1st to May 2nd. Just my son and myself.

Clerk: Which kind of room would you like，sir?

Mr. Green: A double room，please.

Clerk: Could you hold on a moment，please? I'll check the availability of our room.

（a moment later）

Thank you for waiting，sir. We have a double room at 300 yuan per night. Will that be all right?

Mr. Green: OK，I'll take it.

Clerk: Thank you，sir. May I have your name and phone number，please?

Mr. Green: Sure. My name is Orson Green，and my phone number is 65719940.

Clerk: Excuse me，Mr. Green. How do you spell your first name?

Mr. Green: It's O-R-S-O-N.

Clerk: Thank you，Mr. Green. When will you arrive?

Mr. Green: Around 8 p.m.. By the way，do you accept credit card?

Clerk: Yes，Mr. Green. You've made a reservation at the Asia Hotel，from 1st to 2nd of May for two nights. If you can't arrive as scheduled，please inform us before 5 p.m. on May 1st. Thank you for calling and we look forward to serving you.

3. Learning to pronounce

Phonetic skills [i] [k] [g] [s] [z]

[i] it bit did pit

语音练习

She lives in a big city with her sister.

A big pig is sleeping on a ship.

Dick took the milk to the kitchen.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

His music was amusing，amazing and pleasing.

Tongue twister

The Spanish speak Spanish in Spain.

Silly Sally sells shells on the seashore，the shells she sells on the seashore are seashells I'm sure.

语音知识：不完全爆破音

“爆破音+爆破音”在语音学上被称为不完全爆破或失去爆破，发音时第一个音有停顿无爆破，第二个音一定要爆破，要发音。

爆破音有：[p] [b] [t] [d] [k] [g]，其中任意两个音相邻时，第一个发不完全爆破音。如：doctor，actor，blackboard，pocketbook; a good time，sit down，a red tie

cab driver，white goose，card board，red card，ink bottle，black cat，big girl，soap bubble

朗读下列单词和词组，注意失爆或不完全爆破。

goodbye，asked，postcard，picked，blackboard，robbed，pigtail，bobbed，a great deal，a bad cold，take care，put down，quite different，stop talking