Unit 2Arranging Seats

Part 1:Dialogues

Study Aimsknowledge ：• Learn related specialized

vocabularies and practical expressions

abilities ：• ability to make a simple and accurate

communication in this situation Affection ：• Obtain the sense of being a Cabin

Attendant

Importants and Difficulties

Importants ：• 1 specialized vocabularies and

practical expressions • 2 make a simple and accurate

communication in this situation

Difficulties ：• make a simple and accurate

communication in this situation

Review key words learnt for new lesson

•Aisle • in the front / middle /rear cabin•an aisle / a window /middle seat•The 3rd 5th 12th row

Overhead locker

Step 1:Lead-in：• YOUR SUBTOPICS GO HERE

Step 1:Lead-in：

• What will you say if someone has taken the wrong seat?

Step 2 Presentation

• 1 Discussion for Arranging Seats Discuss with your partners:

• What will you say if someone has taken the wrong seat?

2 New words & expressions---Importants

• Stomach: the front part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly 肚子，腹部

on a full ( 或 an empty) stomach  饱（或空）着肚子

• Upset: 使（肠胃）不适 e.g. Chocolate upset his stomach.

他吃巧克力后感到胃不舒服。adj. 心烦的 He was very upset. 他非常心烦。• Lavatory: washing room / rest room / toilet/

dressing room

厕所 , 盥洗室

2 New words & expressions---Importants• Awfully: 1)very much 非常 e.g. thanks awfully for the tea, Mr Oakley. 非常感谢您以茶招待，欧克利先生。 2) very badly or unpleasantly 糟糕地 we played awfully. 我们打得糟透了。• Upgrading procedures: 升舱手续• 升舱：旅客由较低座位等级变更为较高座位

等级。• 降舱：旅客由较高座位等级变更为较低座位

等级。• 客机分为头等舱，商务舱和经济舱，提升舱

位级别即升舱。如：买的是经济舱的机票，如果想坐到商务舱（或者头等舱），就是升舱

2 New words & expressions---Importants• Appreciate: 1)recognize the full worth of 认

识到…的全部价值；赏识；重视；欣赏 e.g. she feels that he does not appreciate

her. 她觉得他并不赏识她。 2) understand (a situation) fully; recognize

the full implications of 充分理解（境况）；充分意识到

e.g. they failed to appreciate the pressure he was under. 他们没能充分理解他所承受的压力。

3) be grateful for (something) 为…表示感谢I'd appreciate any information you could give me. 如果你能向我提供信息，我会感激不尽。

Questions for discussion• You are going to talk about

passenger reception during boarding. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.

• See Page 12 including Qs 1, 3, 4

Questions for discussion

• What would you say to a passenger who is blocking the aisle during boarding?

• What will you say if someone has taken the wrong seat and the other passenger asks you for help?

• Will passengers be able to take any seats as they like if there are some empty ones? Why or why not?

• Stomach: 胃， 腹 肚子• Uncomfortable 不舒服的，不自

在的• Economy 经济 节约• Procedure 手续 过程• Credit card 信用卡• For the time being 暂时• Airfare 飞机票价

4 Words and expressions-- General:

5 Dialogues studyNow please read Dialogues of your

textbooks and find out what you don’t understand such as words, phrases or sentences.

• D1: may I see your boarding pass?• I’m afraid …• One row ahead• D2:you should be seated in the

assigned seat, in order to ensure proper weight and balance for the aircraft during take- off

5 Dialogues study

• D3: the legroom here is too narrow to stretch my leg

• Fully booked• D4: Shall pay by…• I wonder if …• May I trouble you• D5: Let me check with … to see if …

Step 3: Practice

• Here some useful sentences or structures that might find handy in discussing the above questions

• See p12Ⅱ

Language Language FocusFocus

Evaluationitems criteria score value score

faithfulness language 10

expressiveness Appropriateness

accuracy

20

20

elegance fine Word

answers

20

20

other Innovation; others 10

Total N/A 100

Process-evaluation: 50% mid-class

Final evaluation 50% practice

Summary

• Cabin attendant should carry out a range of duties:

E.g.: Welcoming passengers on board and directing them to their seats.

That’s what we have studied today• Make a summary about language

focus, new words and expressions in the specific situation.

Homework

Situational Situational ConversationsConversations

See P13See P13ⅢⅢ item1-5 item1-5

Notes: make up short dialogues—four or

five lines—that could develop from these

situations