Lesson Four Book 4

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• Lesson Four ( Book 4 )
• Part A
• Communicative Function Railway Station
  Announcements
• I.
• 1. The train to London leaves from Platform 4 at
  12 30.
• When does the train to London leave?
• At 1230.
• 2. The train now standing at Platform 5 is the
  1010 train to Edinburgh.
• Which train is now standing at Platform 5?
  
• 1010 train to Edinburgh.
• 3. The train due at Platform 16 at 600 is from
  New York to Washington D.C.
• At which platform is the train due to arrive
  at 600?
• Platform 16
• 4. The train to Chicago now boarding at Platform
  7 leaves at 1400.
• Which train leaves at 1400?
• The one to Chicago.
• 5. The train to Rome now standing at Platform 18
  will depart at 1700.
• When will the train to Rome depart?
• At 1700

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• 6. The train now standing at Platform 8 is the
  1614 train to Boston.
• Which train is now standing at Platform 8?
• The 1614 train to Boston
• 7. Attention, please. There has been a change of
  platform for the 1500 train to Athens.It is due
  to depart at Platform 3, not Platform 5.
• Which platform is the train to Athens due to
  depart?
• Platform 3.
• 8. The train now arriving at platform 12 is the
  710 train to Washington D.C.
• Which train is now arriving at platform 12?
• The 710 train to Washington D.C
• 9. Attention, please. We regret to announce that
  there is a of departure time for the 945 to San
  Francisco. It is now due to leave at 1015.
• When is the 945 train to san Francisco due
  to leave
• At 10 15.
• 10. Attention , please. The 925 train to Oxford
  is now standing at Platform 15. Passengers are
  requested to board the train immediately.
• What are the passengers to Oxford requested
  to do?
• To board the train immediately.

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• Part B
• Passage 1
• Language and Culture Notes
• 1. In the U.S. the cheapest way to travel across
  the country is by bus. Cruise buses run by
  Greyhound Travel Agency, for example, take
  tourists from place to place in pursuit of
  pleasure. Tourists can buy special tickets that
  allow them to have unlimited travel for a certain
  period of time. In this way tourists can stop
  along the way to visit the place that interest
  them most.
• 2. Dallas A city in NE Texas, U.S. A.
• 3. Atlanta Capital city of Georgia. It is the
  industrial, administrative, cultural and
  transportation center of the whole of the SE of
  the U.S.A. The 26th Olympic Games were held here
  in 1996.
• Exercises with Key
• 1.
• 1) Where will the passengers be able to have
  their dinner?
• b
• 2) For whom is the dinner stop arranged?
• d

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• 3) When must the passengers finish dinner?
• a
• 4) How often will the bus stop during the trip?
• a
• 5) How long does it take to go from Dallas to
  Atlanta?
• d
• 2.
• 1) The destination of the journey is Atlanta.
  ( ? )
• 2) It is a very cold day so there is heating on
  the bus. ( )
• 3) Cigarette smoking is permitted on board but
  only in a certain
• section of the bus. ( )
• 4) Smoking of any other material is restricted
  during the trip. ( )
• 5) Drinking is not encouraged during the
  trip. ( )
• 6) The drinking of alcohol is not permitted on
  board during the
• whole trip. ( ? )
• 7) The bus will reach its destination after
  midnight the next day. ( ? )
• 8) The passengers for reboarding have to
  remember their bus number. ( ? )
• 9) The number of the bus is 3224. ( ?
  )
• 10) The bus is going from Dallas to Atlanta.
  ( )

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• Passage 2
• Language and Culture Notes
• 1. Years 7---10 The first four grades in
  high school in Australia. After completing the
  four years courses, students can either go on
  years 11 and 12 in high schools or get further
  education at technical or agricultural colleges
  or other training institutions, or hey may find a
  job. If they continue at high schools for another
  two years with good results, they will be
  permitted to enter universities or other
  institutions of high education.
• 2. To catch your usual buses home Here,
  your usual buses stands for school buses which
  usually take the students to school and back to
  their homes.
• 3. Home group teachers Teachers who are
  responsible for the students in every aspect (
  e.g. study, life, behavior, health, etc )
• 4. The school canteen The school
  dining-room where students can order food for
  lunch.Many students, however, bring their own
  lunch, usually cold sandwiches and fruit, to
  school.

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• Exercises with Key
• 1.
• 1) Where was the swimming competition planned to
  be held?
• a
• 2) Why wasnt the competition held at the
  originally chosen place?
• c
• 3) Who would be present at the competition?
• b
• 4) Why was there an announcement?
• d
• 5) For about how many hours would the students
  stay at Jackson Sports Center?
• c

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• 2.
• 1) Despite the rain the swimming competition will
  be held as planned. ( ? )
• 2) People in the town are fond of swimming.
  ( )
• 3) None of the students in the school will have
  classes this morning. ( )
• 4) Seven buses will take them to where the
  competition is to be held. ( ? )
• 5) The first group and second group will not
  assemble at the same time. ( ? )
• 6) The students will have their lunch after they
  come back to school. ( )
• 7) Cold drinks are available during the
  competition. Lunch will be sent
• there from school. ( ? )
• 8) Those who want to have lunch there should tell
  their teacher before
• 1230. ( )
• 9) The students will be returning to the school
  in time to take their
• usual buses home. ( ? )
• 10) Most students order their lunch at the school
  canteen. ( )