成教版英語一-Unit-8

Unit1CoverPageTeachingObjectivesInthisunityouwilllearn:themainideaoftwotexts;thekeywords,expressions,structuresinTextAandTextB;usefulexpressionsandsentencesconcerningbookingservice;writingskills:Howtowriteeffectivesentences?thegrammarpoint:DegreeofcomparisonWarm-upActivityDidyoudoanytravellingafteryouleftmiddleschool?Whoplannedthetrip,yourparents,yourfriendsoryourself?Howmuchplanningdidyouhavetodobeforeyoucametocollege?Ifyouhadthechancetotravelabroad,saytoEurope,wouldyougoonapackagetourwhereeverythingisorganizedforyouortravelbyyourselforwithfriends?TextUnderstandingofTextATextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextA—BackgroundInformationBoardingpassAboardingpassisadocumentprovidedbyanairlineduringcheck-in,givingapassengerpermissiontoboardtheairplaneforaparticularflight.Asaminimum,itidentifiesthepassenger,theflightnumber,andthedateandscheduledtimefordeparture.Insomecases,flyerscancheckin"on-line"andprinttheboardingpassesthemselves.TextA—OrganizationThetextisdividedintotwoparts.Thefirstpartisanintroductiontothetopic.Thesecondpartprovidesadetailedexplanationonhowtomakeanitinerary.Themainideaofeachpartis:TextA—OrganizationPart1Part2 (Para.1):Bookingtraveltripsonlineiscomfortableandcost-saving. (Paras.2-3):Bookingtraveltripsonlineiseasyandtrouble-free.Part3 (Paras.4):Travelerscangetupdatedtouristinformationbye-mailjustbeforethedeparturedateorturntocustomerservicedeskavailableroundtheclock.TextA—LanguagePointsWordunderstandingadvantagen. sththathelpsyoutobemore successfulthanothers;agood orusefulqualityorcondition thatsthhas優(yōu)勢，長處Examples:

Thebigadvantageofthissystemisthatitisfast.Shehadtheadvantageofagoodeducation.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：disadvantage

Example:

Onemajordisadvantageoftheareaisthelackofpublictransport.TextA—LanguagePointsonlinea. connectedtoothercomputersthroughtheInternet,oravailablethroughtheInternet(網(wǎng)絡(luò))在線；網(wǎng)上(的)

Examples:

Theonlinebankingsystemisveryconvenienttouse.Theshophasalreadybeguntoprovideonlineservices.I’lljustgoonlineandlookupheraddress.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：offline

不在線，未聯(lián)機的，離線的 ，脫機的Examples:

Youareonlinenow.Clickthisicontogooffline.Inordertoreadmailmessagesoffline,youmustfirstselectthemfordownloading(下載).TextA—LanguagePointscomfortn. afeelingofbeingphysicallyrelaxedandsatisfied;feelingcalm,happy,orhopeful舒適；安慰

Examples:

ThenewsthatCarawassafegavehimsomecomfort.Wheneverhewasupset,hewouldturntoherforcomfortandadvice.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：discomfort

不適；不安；困難Examples:

Iwasunhappybecauseofthediscomfortsoftravel.Shesufferedgreatdiscomfortbecausehershoesweretootight.TextA—LanguagePointsanywhereadv. inortoanyplace在任何 地方

Examples:

Sitanywhereyoulike.Ididn’tgoanywhereyesterday.TextA—LanguagePoints詞義比較：somewhere

在某處，到某處；大 約，大概 nowhere

任何地方都不；不知名 的地方Examples:

Amusicalbellsoftlysoundedsomewhereinthepassageway.Ithappenedsomewhereinthe18thcentury.InthewinterbreakIwentnowhere,juststayedathome.Wecampedoutinthemiddleofnowherelastsummer.TextA—LanguagePointsfeen. anamountofmoneythatyoupaytodosthorthatyoupaytoaprofessionalpersonfortheirwork費用。多指醫(yī)療、教育、法律等方面的收費Examples:

Hisfamilycouldn’tevenpaytheschoolfeesforhim.Parkentrancefeeshavegoneupto$15.Anaccidentonvacationcancostyoualotinmedicalfees.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：fare

車費，船費(多指交通工具的票價)Examples:

Airfareshavegoneupby20%.HowmuchisthetrainfarefromParistoLyon?TextA—LanguagePointsarrangementn.plansandpreparationsthat youmustmakesothatsth canhappen安排；布置Examples:

Thefamilyaremakingarrangementsforhisbirthday.Allthearrangementsfortheirweddinghavebeenmade.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：plan

計劃，安排Examples:

Whatareyourplansfortheholidays?Hisplanistogetadegreeineconomicsandthenworkabroadforayear.TextA—LanguagePointspersonala. belongingorrelatingtooneparticularperson,ratherthantootherpeople;relatingtotheprivateareasofyourlife個人的；私人的

Examples:

MayIaskyouapersonalquestion?Idon’tanswerquestionsaboutmypersonallife.Mypersonalview(觀點)isthatweshouldn’tofferhimthejob.TextA—LanguagePoints詞義比較：individual

單獨的，個人的；獨特 的Examples:

Eachindividualpersonisresponsibleforhisownarrangements.Itisdifficultforateachertogiveindividualattentiontochildreninalargeclass.TextA—LanguagePointsreliablea. sborsththatisreliable,orcanbetrustedordependedon可靠的；可信賴的

Examples:

Mymemoryisnotveryreliablethesedays.Shemaybeslowbutatleastshe’sreliable.Thiswebsiteisareliablesourceofinformation.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：unreliable

Examples:

Thepostalservice(郵政服務(wù))hereisveryunreliable.Wecouldaskourneighborstofeedthecat,butthey’realittleunreliable.TextA—LanguagePointsconnectionn.thewayinwhichtwofacts, ideas,eventsetc.arerelated toeachother連接；聯(lián)系

Examples:

Thereisaconnectionbetweenpollutionandthedeathoftrees.Policehavesofarfailedtofindanyconnectionsbetweenthetwomurders.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：link

環(huán)節(jié)，聯(lián)系，紐帶Examples:

Policesuspecttheremaybealinkbetweenthetwomurders.Forelderlypeople,TVisavitallinkwiththeoutsideworld.TextA—LanguagePointsconvenientlyadv.inawaythatisusefultoyou becauseitsavesyoutimeor doesnotspoilyourplansor causeyouproblems方便 地，便利地

Examples:

Myhouseisconvenientlynearabus-stop.Eachhouseforsaleisconvenientlylistedbylocationandprice.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：inconveniently

不方便地，不便利地Example:

Thehotelisinconvenientlysituatedforme,asitisnotclosetothebeach.TextA—LanguagePointstake-offn.thetimewhenaplaneleavesthegroundandbeginstofly(飛機)起飛Examples:

Thecityneedstoimproveitspublictransportation.Thetrainisasafemeansoftransportation.TextA—LanguagePoints同義詞：transport(用于英國英語)近義詞：transit

運輸，載運Examples:

Londonhasdevelopedrapidtransitnetworkstohelpcommuters(乘車上下班者).Theroleofmasstransit(大眾交通工具)onthegroundwasshrinkingalmosteverywhere.TextA—LanguagePointstrouble-freea. withoutanyproblems沒問題 的，順利的；無故障的

Examples:

Thepolicekeptthetwosidesapartandtheeventwaslargelytrouble-free.Youdreamaboutatrouble-freelife,butyoudon’tworkforit.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：troublesome

令人煩惱的，討厭的， 麻煩的Example:

Theplantisregardedasatroublesomeweed(雜草)inricefield.Thentherewasthetroublesomequestionoftheunemploymentfigures(數(shù)字).TextA—LanguagePointscautiousa. carefultoavoiddangerorrisks謹(jǐn)慎的；小心的(強調(diào)謹(jǐn)慎對待某事)

Examples:

Ifwe’retoocautious,wemightloseagoodbusinessopportunity.Phil’saverycautiousdriver-it’lltakeatleastanhourtogetthere.I’vealwaysbeencautiousaboutgivingpeoplemyphonenumber.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：careful

小心的，仔細(xì)的(強調(diào)認(rèn)真對 待某事)Examples:

Youshouldbemorecarefulwithyourhealth.Aftercarefulconsideration,we’vedecidedtoaccepttheiroffer.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：incautious

Examples:

Incautiousinvestorsmaylosemoney.Anincautiousword,Ifelt,couldcauseresentment(忿恨).TextA—LanguagePointsprovidev. togivesthtosbormakeitavailabletothem,becausetheyneeditorwantit;toproducesthusefulasaresult提供；供給，供應(yīng)

Examples:

Thereportdidn’tprovideanyanswers.Thecompanyprovidesfoodandaccommodation.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：offer

給予，提供；提議(一般指主 動提供幫助或建議等)Examples:

Hecametowardsme,smiledandofferedhishand.I’llofferyou10poundsforthisbook.TextA—LanguagePointsjourneyn. atimespenttravellingfromoneplacetoanother,especiallyoveralongdistance(通常指經(jīng)陸路的)旅行；旅程

Examples:

TheyarrivedinNiceafteraday’sjourneybycar.ItisalongjourneyfromEdinburghtoLondonWearegoingonajourneytoastrangecountry.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：trip(通常指短途的)行走，行駛；( 尤指娛樂性的)旅行Examples:

DidyouenjoyyourtriptoDisneyland?Twoluckyemployeeswonaround-the-worldtrip.TextA—LanguagePointsdoubtn. afeelingofbeingnotsurewhethersthistrueorright懷疑，不確定(指沒有把握，感覺某事不是真的，不會發(fā)生)v. tothinkthatsthmaynotbetrueorthatitisunlikely(對某事物)無把握，有懷疑

TextA—LanguagePointsExamples:

Therearestillsomedoubtsaboutherabilitytodothejob.(n.)Idoubtthathe’llarriveontime.(v.)TextA—LanguagePoints對比學(xué)習(xí)：suspect

v.

懷疑，推測(認(rèn)為某事 是真實的，有可能發(fā)生) suspicion

n.

懷疑，涉嫌Examples:

Istronglysuspectthatthey’retryingtogetridofme.Whatshesaidsoundedconvincing,butIsuspectittobealie.Hewasarrestedonsuspicionofhavingstolenthemoney.Afteracrime,suspicionnaturallyfallsonthepersonwhohasamotive(動機)forit.TextA—LanguagePointsavailablea. freetobeseen,talkedto,etc.;thatcanbeusedorobtained有空的；可得到的

Examples:

I’mavailableintheafternoon.Thereareplentyofjobsavailableinthearea.Doyouhavearoomavailableforthisweekend?TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：unavailable

得不到的，沒空的Examples:

I’mafraidMr.Smithisunavailablenow.Manycommonmedicinesareunavailableinthosepoorcountries.TextA—LanguagePointsSentenceunderstanding

Whenitcomestotravel,perhapsanotheradvantageoftheInternetisthedropintravelpricesandfees.(Para.1)whenitcomesto(doing)sth…為非正式用語，表示的意思是“當(dāng)涉及到；當(dāng)談到……”。Seemoreexamples:

Shecanuseacomputer,butwhenitcomestorepairingthem,shedoesn’tknowathing.Whenitcomestorelationships,everyonemakesmistakes.TextA—LanguagePointsYoucandoitanywheretoo,aslongasyouhaveapersonalcomputerandareliableInternetconnectionwithyou.(Para.2)句中aslongas的意思是“只要；如果”，引導(dǎo)的是條件狀語從句，和solongas用法一樣。Seemoreexamples:

Aslongasyouworkhard,youwillsucceed.Solongaswepersist,shewillchangehermind.TextA—UsefulExpressions1. booktripsonline

網(wǎng)上預(yù)定旅程stayathomeincomfort

舒服地待在家里Allthatweneedis…

我們所需要的就是……4. aquickclickofthemouse

快速點擊鼠標(biāo)TextA—UsefulExpressions5.

usetheInternetfortheirbusiness

用因特網(wǎng)做生意6. allday

全天7. makeyourtravelarrangements

制做旅行安排8. haveapersonalcomputerwithyou

隨身帶個人電腦TextA—UsefulExpressions9.

Thereisnoneedto…

沒有必要做……10. traveltips

旅行小提示updatedinformation

最新信息12. thedeparturedate

啟程日期，動身的日子TextA—UsefulExpressions13.

customerservicehelpdesks

客戶服務(wù)（咨詢）臺TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedReadaloudthefollowingsentencesfromTextAandlearnthembyheart.TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedToday,usingtheWorldWideWeb,wecanstayathomeincomfortandstilltravelanywhereintheworldtoseeallthefamoussightsandfestivals.Allthatweneedisjustaquickclickofthemouseofourcomputer.Whenitcomestotravel,perhapsanotheradvantageoftheInternetisthedropintravelpricesandfees.

TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedDoYoucandoitanywheretoo,aslongasyouhaveapersonalcomputerandareliableInternetconnectionwithyou.Sothereisnoneedtoworryifyouneedtotravelonshortnotice,becausebookingyourflightcanbedoneatleast3hoursbeforetake-off.Itiseasyandtrouble-free.Theservicehelpdesksaretypicallyavailableroundtheclockor24hoursaday;soalltravelquestionsmaybeanswered.TextA—Exercises:TableofContentsVocabularyExercisesStructureExerciseTranslationReadingComprehensionTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionI.ReadTextAandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhycantheInternetreducethetravelprice

? Becausemosttravelcompanies,hotelsandairlinesusetheinternetfortheirbusinessandthechargesareusuallylower.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension2. Whatmakesitpossiblefortravelerstoarrangetheirtripanytime?

Theworld-wide-webisopenallday,everyday.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension3. HowcantravelersgetairticketsandboardingpassbyusingtheInternet?

Withthehelpofinternet,travelerscanprinttheticketandboardingpassfromourcomputer.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4.Whatarethewaystogetinformationaboutyourtraveldestination(目的地)?

Therearemainlytwoapproaches:1)visitthetravelcompaniesandwebsites;2)callthecustomerservicehelpdesks.5. Afterreadingthistext,willyouattempttobooktripsonline?Whyorwhynot?

Openanswer.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionII.ChoosethebestanswersaccordingtoTextA. 1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofbookingtripsonline?_____A.Itsavestravelcosts.B.Itsavestrouble.C.Itismorecomfortable.D.Itislesseconomical(節(jié)省的). 2.Whichofthefollowingmakesbookingtraveltripsonlineeasier?_____A.Itprovidesbetterservice.B.Itprovidesdiscount(折扣)tickets.C.Itisreliable.D.Itisopenallday.DDTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionWhycanwesavetravelcostsbybookingtripsonline?_____A.Theworld-wide-webisopenallday,everyday.B.Traditionalwaysaremoreexpensive.C.Onlinebusinesseswillofferlowerprices.D.Awebsiteneedslessmoneytomaintain（維護）.Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A.weneedn’tspendmoneyontravelingbecausewecanseeallthefamoussightsontheInternetB.wecannotlivewithouttheInternetC.bookingtripsonlinehassomerisks(風(fēng)險)D.bookingtripsonlinecanoffermanychoicestotravelersCDTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5.Inthistext,thewritergivesussomeadviceabout_________.A.bookingtripsonlineB.usingtheInternetC.dealingwithatravelagencyD.savingtravelcostsATextA—Exercises:VocabularyI.Fillintheblankswithcorrectformofthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow.comfortprovideadvantagereliableaslongasonlinecautiousavailableindoubtonshortnoticeThisbook________uswithalltheinformationweneed.It’snot________tojudgeapersononlybyhisorherlooks.Doyouknowhowdifficultitistofindagoodguide___________________?

providesreliableonshortnoticeTextA—Exercises:VocabularyRichardhasa(n)____________overyousincehecanspeakGerman.I’msorry.Thoseovercoatsarenot________inyoursize.Ifyouare________aboutthemeaningofaword,lookitupinadictionary.IhavesearchedtheInternetandthereportsofthemeetingarenotavailable________yet.advantageavailableindoubtonlinecomfortprovideadvantagereliableaslongasonlinecautiousavailableindoubtonshortnoticeTextA—Exercises:VocabularyYoucangoouttoplay___________youstayinthebackyardandkeepawayfromthestreet.Theschoolboysaremore________nottomakeanymistakesinspellingthaneverbefore.Sometimesafewwordsof____________canhelptheonewhohasjustfailedtostandup.aslongascautiouscomfortcomfortprovideadvantagereliableaslongasonlinecautiousavailableindoubtonshortnoticeTextA—Exercises:VocabularyII.Fillineachofthefollowingblankswithaproperprepositionoradverb.Thankyouforseeingme______suchshortnotice.Wecanpick_______theticketsanhourbeforetheplaybegins.You’llneverseetheworldoutsideifyoustay______homeforever.Ihavetobuythisrecord.Howmuchmoneydoyouhave______you?Iam______doubt_________whatshecandoaboutit.I’llwaitandsee.onupatwithinaboutTextA—Exercises:VocabularyWedon’tknowhowtheaccidenthappenedbut______leastweknowthedriverisstillalive.Ourbosslikestotravel______comfort,soshealwaysgoesfirstclassontheplane.Doctorsareworking_______theclocktosavethelittleboy’slife.Wehavebeenkeeping______touchwitheachother______emailsinceheleftChina.Thenewpolicyhasresulted______abigdrop______thenumberofpeopleoutofwork.atinroundinby/viaininTextA—Exercises:VocabularyII.Nowchangethefollowingnounsintoadjectivesbyaddingthesuffix“–free”andthenusethemtocompletethefollowingsentences..Iprefertohave__________milkasI’mtryingtolosesomeweight.Laurieisstillliving__________inherparents’house.Attheinternationalairportyoucanbuysome__________goods.

troubledutysaltrentfatsmokesugaralcoholduty-freefat-freerent-freeTextA—Exercises:VocabularyWeensurethatyouwillhavea_________________andenjoyableholiday.Mostworkersprefera____________environmentattheoffice.Peoplewithcertaindiseaseshavetoeat__________foods.Itlookslikewineandtasteslikewine,butactuallyit’salmost__________.Idon’twantanythingsweet,sopleasegivemea__________softdrink.

trouble-freesmoke-freesalt-freealcohol-freesugar-freeTextA—Exercises:StructureI.Rewritethefollowingsentences,usingthestructure“whenitcomesto…”.He’sanexpertifwearetalkingaboutcomputers.Asfarascookingisconcerned,Iknowverylittle.Shealwayshasasilvertonguewhenshetalkstoteachers.He’sanexpertwhenitcomestocomputers.WhenitcomestocookingIknowverylittle. Shealwayshasasilvertonguewhenitcomestotalkingtoteachers.TextA—Exercises:StructureBillyisreallyagoodplayerifyouaretalkingaboutfootball.Noonematches(匹敵)himifwearetalkingaboutswimming.TomcanspeakFrench.However,heknowsnothingaboutGerman.Billyreallyknowshisstuffwhenitcomestofootball.Noonematcheshimwhenitcomestoswimming. TomcanspeakFrench.ButwhenitcomestoGerman,heknowsnothing.TextA—Exercises:Structure7.Whenwetalkaboutlearning,diligence(勤奮)isabsolutelynecessary.8. Maryisgoodathistory,butasformath,sheisatthebottomofherclass.Whenitcomestolearning,diligenceisabsolutelynecessary.Maryisgoodathistory,butwhenitcomestomath,sheisatthebottomofherclass.TextA—Exercises:StructureII.TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish,using“aslongas”.

Youcango_________________________________________.只要你六點鐘回家吃晚飯.____________________________________,youwillbeverysafe.只要你小心駕駛aslongasyoucomebackhomefordinneratsixAslongasyoudrivecarefullyTextA—Exercises:Structure_________________________________,shecangotovisitherauntinLosAngeles.只要她自己支付一切費用_________________________________,we’llkeepwinninggames.只要我們繼續(xù)發(fā)揮好___________________________________,youwillgetsomewheresomeday.只要你為自己定下目標(biāo)AslongasshecoversalltheexpensesherselfAslongaswekeepplayingwellAslongasyousetagoalforyourself.TextA—Exercises:Structure__________________________________,nodifficultyistoogreattoovercome.只要你不泄氣SandypromisedtomarryJohn_________________________________.只要她能得到父親的同意.Thesecretarywillgetapayraise__________________________________.只要她做好工作.Aslongasyouneverloseheartaslongasshegotherfather’sagreementaslongasshedoesherjobwellTextA—Exercises:TranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiven.

我笑是最好的藥，至少對保護心臟來說是如此。(atleast,whenitcomesto)

Laughteristhebestmedicine—atleastwhenitcomestoprotectingyourheart.2. 他只要你過得幸福，是窮還是富并不重要。(aslongas,matter) Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouarerichorpooraslongasyouarehappy.TextA—Exercises:Translation離開火車開出車站，他舒適地靠坐在位子上，思念著瑪麗。(incomfort) Asthetrainmovedoutofthestation,hesatbackincomfortandthoughtofMary.我他們晝夜不停地干，只用了一個星期的時間就把房子建成了。(roundtheclock)

Theyworkedroundtheclockandcompletedthehouseinjustoneweek’stime.TextA—Exercises:Translation她兩個人就足夠了，沒必要把他也拉進來。(thereisnoneedto,dragsbin)

Twopeoplewillbeenough;thereisnoneedtodraghimintoo.TextUnderstandingofTextBTextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextB—BackgroundInformationHotel(1) Ahotelisanestablishmentthatprovidespaidlodgingonashort-termbasis.Theprovisionofbasicaccommodation,intimespast,consistingonlyofaroomwithabed,acupboard,asmalltableandawashstandhaslargelybeenreplacedbyroomswithmodernfacilities,includingen-suitebathroomsandairconditioningorclimatecontrol.TextB—BackgroundInformationHotel(2) Additionalcommonfeaturesfoundinhotelroomsareatelephone,analarmclock,atelevision,asafe,amini-barwithsnackfoodsanddrinks,andfacilitiesformakingteaandcoffee.Luxuryfeaturesincludebathrobesandslippers,apillowmenu,twin-sinkvanities,andjacuzzibathtubs.Largerhotelsmayprovideadditionalguestfacilitiessuchasarestaurant,swimmingpool,fitnesscenter,businesscenter,childcare,conferencefacilitiesandsocialfunctionservices.TextB—BackgroundInformationHotel(3) Hoteloperationsvaryinsize,function,andcost.Mosthotelsandmajorhospitalitycompaniesthatoperatehotelshavesetwidelyacceptedindustrystandardstoclassifyhoteltypes.Generalcategoriesincludethefollowing:upscaleluxury,fullservice,selectservice,limitedservice,extendedstay.TextB—BackgroundInformationFireescape(1)Afireescapeisaspecialkindofemergencyexit,usuallymountedtotheoutsideofabuildingoroccasionallyinsidebutseparatefromthemainareasofthebuilding.Itprovidesamethodofescapeintheeventofafireorotheremergencythatmakesthestairwellsinsideabuildinginaccessible.TextB—BackgroundInformationFireescape(2)Fireescapesaremostoftenfoundonmultiple-storyresidentialbuildings,suchasapartmentbuildings.Atonetime,theywereaveryimportantaspectoffiresafetyforallnewconstructioninurbanareas;morerecently,however,theyhavefallenoutofcommonuse.

TextB—BackgroundInformationFireescape(3)Afireescapeconsistsofanumberofhorizontalplatforms,oneateachstoryofabuilding,withladdersorstairsconnectingthem.Theplatformandstairsareusuallyopensteelgratings,topreventthebuildupofice,snow,andleaves.Railingsareusuallyprovidedoneachofthelevels,butasfireescapesaredesignedforemergencyuseonly,theserailingsoftendonotneedtomeetthesamestandardsasrailingsinothercontexts.TextB—OrganizationThetextcanbedividedintotwoparts.Themainideaofeachpartisasfollows:TextB—OrganizationPart1Part2 (Para.1):ATheimportanceofmakinghotelreservationforasmoothtrip. (Para.2–5):Somesuggestionsformakingahotelreservation.

Part3 (Para.6–10):Tipsforkeeponeselfsafeonholiday.TextB—LanguagePointsWordunderstandingreservationn.anarrangementofaplaceina hotel,restaurant,planeetc.is keptforyouataparticular timeinthefuture(旅館房間、 座位等的)預(yù)訂；保留

Examples:

I’llcalltherestaurantandmakeareservation.Ihavetoworklatetonight,soIcancelledourdinnerreservations.TextB—LanguagePoints同義詞：booking(見第7單元TextA中book詞條的解釋)Examples:

Allbookingsmustbemadebypost.Itisapopularshow,soadvancebookingisessential.TextB—LanguagePointssmootha. happeningoroperatingsuccessfullywithoutanyproblems;completelyflatandeven順利的；光滑的Examples:

Sarahisresponsibleforthesmoothrunningofthesalesdepartment.Shehaslovelysmoothskin.TextB—LanguagePoints反義詞：rough

崎嶇的；粗糙的Example:

Ajeepisidealfordrivingoverroughroad.Theskinonherhandswashardandrough.TextB—LanguagePointsexpensivea. costingalotofmoney費用大 的；昂貴的

Examples:

Shespendsmostofhermoneyonexpensiveclothes.Myuncletookusouttodinneratanexpensiverestaurant.Thetransportofgoodsbyairisveryexpensive.TextB—LanguagePoints反義詞：inexpensive,cheapExamples:

Thisisarelatively(相對地)inexpensivehotel.Ionlypay$20aweekfortheroom—it’sreallycheap.TextB—LanguagePointssuggestion

n. anideaoraplanthatyou mentionforsbelsetothink about建議，提議Examples:

Letmeknowifyouhaveanysuggestions.Shemadesomeusefulsuggestionsaboutplaceswecouldvisit.TextB—LanguagePoints近義詞：proposal

提議，建議(多用于正式的 、書面的建議)Example:

Wewilldiscusstheproposalatthemeeting.Variousproposalswereputforwardforincreasingsales.TextB—LanguagePointslocationa.aparticularplace,especiallyinrelationtootherareas,buildingsetc.位置，地點(一般指地理位置)

Examples:

Hisapartmentisinareallygoodlocation.Itwashardtofindasuitab