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AtthehotelTakinglandtransportationsTakingairplanes—软座cushionedseats硬座ordinaryseats普通车regulartrain硬卧ordinarysleeper/berth软卧soft/cushionedsleeper/berth下铺lowerberth地铁代币subwaytoken闯红灯breakredlight抛锚break

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trainUsefulsentences我要软卧，两张下铺Twolowerberthinacushioned/softsleeper,please.您知不知道2路车隔多久才来一趟？DoyouknowhowoftenNo.2runs?我们就在那儿换乘1号线。We’lltransfertoLineOnethere.来两张二等快车票Givemetwosecond-classticketsontheexpress,Please.我可以把行李托运到目的地吗？CanIcheckmyluggageallthewaytomydestination?Usefulsentences你们的车费怎么计算？Howdoyoufigureoutthecarfare?我们按公里计算价格，前五公里起价4美元，每超过1公里加收50美分。Accordingtothekilometerrate,thefirstfivekilometersare4$andeverykilometerextra50cents.计价器上显示多少Howmuchdoesthemeterread?我赶时间，请抄近路。I’minahurry,pleasetakeashortcut.我要发票Ineedareceipt.Supposeyouhavejustarrivedatanewcityandneedtotakeataxitothehotel.Makeadialoguebetweenyouandthetaxidriver.AtthehotelAtthehotel单人间singleroom标准间doubleroom叫早wake-upcall结账退房Checkout入住登记checkin备用钥匙duplicatekey自助餐buffet取行李claimone’sluggage定金deposit双人床double

ned我想在订一间单人间/标间,住三天,从下周五到下周日.I’dliketoreserve/bookasingle/doubleroomforthreedays,fromNextFridaytoSunday.我打电话来是要确认一下我预订的5月5日的房间。I’mcallingtoconfirmmyreservationforMay5.我想定一个带两张单人床的双人间。Iwanttobookadoubleroomwithtwinbeds.你们还有空房吗？Doyouhaveanyvacantrooms?UsefulsentencesUsefulsentences请填一下这张登记表，好吗？Couldyoufilloutthisregistrationform,please?我预订的是个带有淋浴和空调的单人间，两个晚上的。Ihavereservedasingleroomwithshowerandairconditionaers.你们提供洗衣服务吗？Doyouofferlaundryservice?我想打国际长途到中国。I’dliketomakeanoverseascalltoChina.能给我一张明细单吗？Canyougivemeanitemizedbill?Checkout明天早上七点半请打电话叫早。Ineedawake-upcalltomorrowat7:30.先生你怎么付账，现金还是信用卡？Howdoyouwishtosettleyouraccount,incashorbycreditcard?请稍等,我给您开一张收据。Justamoment.I’llwriteoutareceiptforyou.CulturalTourTHEBRITISHISLESIrelandGreatBritainIsGreatBritainthesameastheUK?NO!GreatBritainTheUKPeopleintheUKarecalledBritishalthoughtheyhavedifferentnationalities.

Nationalflagofthefourparts

EnglandScotlandIreland

TheflagsofthePatronSaintsofEngland,ScotlandandIrelandarerepresentedontheUnionFlag.But,whyisWalesnotrepresentedontheUnionFlag?

TheWelshdragondoesnotappearontheflagbecausewhenthefirstUnionFlagwascreatedin1606,WaleswasalreadyunitedwithEnglandfromthe13thcentury.WalesandEnglandhavethesamelegalandadministrativesystems.WhileScotlandhasitsownlegal,religiousandeducationalstructures.NorthernIrelandisasemi-autonomousstate.WhatwouldtheUnionFlaglooklikeifWaleswasrepresented?PeopleandtheircharachtersTheancestorsoftheEnglishareAnglo-Saxons,theScots,WelshandIrishareCelts.

TheWelshareemotionalandcheerfulpeople.Theyaremusicloversandareproudoftheirpast.

TheScotsaresaidtobeaserious,cautiousandthriftypeople,andtheyarealsohospitable,generousandfriendly.

TheIrisharecharmandvivacity.爱尔兰人充满魅力，生性活泼。languagesAnimportantfeatureofBritishEnglishisthegreatvarietyofregionalaccents.Thefourcelticlanguages—welsh,Irish,ScottishGaelicandCornish(康沃尔语)areallofficiallyrecognizedasregionalorminoritylanguagesbytheUKgovernment.Welshisthebest-protectedlanguage.20%ofthepopulationinWalesareWelshspeakers.itisextensivelyusedinbroadcasting,mostroadsignsarebilingual,anditisusedequallywithEnglishintheWelshAssembly(威尔士议会）.Homework1.recording(No.9—No.16)2.role-play:takinglandtransportations3.reviewusefulexpressionabouttakinglandtransportation.4.Preview:atthehotel.

QuickFactsandFigures:OfficialName:UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国)CapitalCity:London(11.2million)Languages:English,Welsh,andtheScottishformofGaelic(盖尔语)Population:59,247,000.00Religions:Anglican(英国国教),Catholicism,Christianism,&others.

LandDivisions(UKadministrative

divisions):

England:39countiesand7metropolitancounties

Scotland:9regions,3islandsareas

Wales:9counties

NorthernIreland:6counties

ENGLANDQuickFactsandFigures:OfficialName:EnglandCapitalCity:London(11.2million)OfficialCurrency:PoundSterlingPopulation:49,300,000Religions:Anglican,Catholic,Christian,othersLandArea:130,423sqkm(50,356sqmiles)ThecityofLondonThecityofWestminsterWestEndTowerofLondonTowerofLondonTowerofLondon-InteriorviewBuckinghamPalaceWestminsterBridgeTowerBridgeSCOTLANDOfficialName:ScotlandCapitalCity:Edinburgh爱丁堡(population,450,000)MajorCities:Aberdeen(亚伯丁),Dundee(敦提),Edinburgh,Glasgow(格拉斯哥)andInverness(因弗内斯)Languages:Scots,Gaelic,ScotsandEnglishOfficialCurrency:PoundSterlingPopulation:5,200,000Religions:Protestant(新教),CatholicLandArea:78,772sqkm(30,418sqmiles)Landforms:Scotlandincludesnumerousislands,andthree(3)distinctregions.

TheNorthernHighlands

(nearlytwo-thirdsoftheland)includestheGrampianMountains(格兰扁山脉)andmanysmallerranges(山脉)TheCentralLowlandsdividethesouthernfarmingregionfromthehighlandsofthenorth.MostofScotland'spopulationliveshere.It'stheflattest,lowestlyingpartofScotland.TheSouthernUplands,theborderingland(mostlyfarmland)betweenEnglandandCentralScotland,issocalledbecauseit'sthemostsouthernpartofScotland,andishillierthantheCentral.CastlesinScotlandCastleinEdinburghBraveheartPosterBraveheart–TheStoryWilliamWallaceisaScottishrebelwholeadsanuprisingagainstthecruelEnglishrulerEdwardtheLongshanks,whowishestoinheritthecrownofScotlandforhimself.Whenhewasayoungboy,WilliamWallace’sfatherandbrother,alongwithmanyothers,losttheirlivestryingto