Unit 8: Air Travel

航空旅行

You’ve Got Mail—On the Plane 在飛機上收到 EMAIL

• For busy managers, business trips = a rare opportunity to escape from urgent phone calls and emails 罕見的機會可以逃脫緊急電話及電子

郵件

• Steven Sullivan ：唯一的時候無需理會老闆及同事的要求

“。。。 only time I am not available to the demands of my boss and my co-workers.

• 比喻： It’s like a small vacation.”

You’ve Got Mail—On the Plane 在飛機上收到 EMAIL

P.119• This last bit of unconnected space may soon disappear.• 這最後一點（ bit ）的不能上網空間可能很快會消失。 • 補充說明： unconnected space = 不能連接上網的空間

現況：• (1) before take-off 起飛之前 and (2) just after landing

飛機降落之後• Passengers can use cell phones in the cabin。• 旅客可以在機艙內使用手機。

You’ve Got Mail—On the Plane 在飛機上收到 EMAIL

P.119

未來：• Introducing wireless Internet and phone services during

flights. • 在飛行時可以用網路及電話

結果： Business travelers will be

（ 1 ） checking their inbox 檢查他們的電子郵件信箱 （ 2 ） answering calls 會電話 from the office. 辦公室：指坐飛機時的空間

Vocabulary

（ 1 ） escape （ V/N ） 逃脫 （ flee ）

to get away from a place

where you do not want to be

（ 2 ） urgent （ adj ） 緊急的 （ emergency ）

needing you to take immediate action 立刻行動

（ 3 ） available （ adj ） 可使用的

ready for use

（ 4 ） demand （ V/N ） 要求

a strong request

口吻較強烈的要求

（ 5 ） passenger （ N ） 旅客

someone who travels in a car, plane, train

Vocabulary

（ 6 ） flight （ N ） 班機，班次

a trip

by air

（ 7 ） departure (N)

離開（ depart/ leave ）

leaving （動名詞）

（ 8 ） confirmation （N ） 確認 （ confirm/

make sure)

statement （陳述） ,

makes the arrangement certain

安排

（ 9 ） boarding pass（ N ） 登記 證

ticket ，show to get on plane 上飛機

（ 10 ） gate （ N ） 登機門（ door ）

enter through door,

for arrival and departure

閱讀 （ P.122)To Holly Green, Around The World

Travel

From Stephanie Chou, ABC Consulting

Subject need a flight to Bangkok

Date July 23, 10:45 am

閱讀Holly,I need to fly to Bangkok in July, I’m leaving on July

14 and will return on July 20. Please book a flight for me.

Any airline is fine. Just look for the cheapest deal!

You already have my passport number. Let me know if you need any other information.

Thanks,Stephanie

PS: Remember to request a vegetarian meal 素食 for me.

聽力（ P.123 ）Airline: WorldTravel Airlines, Jonny Zhao (1)____. How may I help you?Caller: Hello, I’d like to (2)____ a flight.

Airline: Sure, what is the travel date and departure city?Caller: January 11, Taipei to Bangkok, (3)____ on January

15.

Airline: Yes, and the class?Caller: Economy class is fine.

Airline: OK, may I (4)____ your full name?Caller: Sure, my last name is Tsai, my first name is Audrey.

聽力（ P.123 ）Airline: Let me repeat the schedule to you. BB17 on January 11, (5)____ from Taipei at 9:10 am

and arriving in Bangkok at 11:50 am. Returning on January 15, BB18, leaving Bangkok at 12:40 pm and (6)____ in Taipei at 3:40 pm.

Airline: Please write down your confirmation number,

CAT325.

Airline: Please (7)____ your travel agency to issue this ticket before January 7, 4:00 pm, or your booking will (8)____automatically.

聽力 2 （ P.125 ）Check-in clerk: Good morning. Your passport, please. You are flying to Bangkok today?

Passenger: That’s right.

Check-in clerk: How many bags are you checking in?

Passenger: Just this one.

聽力 2 （ P.125 ）Check-in clerk: OK. Window seat or aisle?Passenger: Window, please.

Check-in clerk: Here is your boarding pass.Your seat number is 14A. It’s a window seat. Boarding time is 8:40. Yourflight departs from gate 22.Have a good trip.

文法（ P.129-130 ）(1) We found that ____ paper is usually cheaper than regular paper. (A) recycle (B) recycled (C) recycling (D) recycler

(2) The movie we saw on our first date was very ____, but I can’t remember its title. (A) touched (B) to be touched (C) touch (D) touching(3) The police found my ____ car yesterday. (A) steal (B) stole (C) stolen (D) stealing

(4) My cat was trapped inside the ____ house. (A) burn (B) burning (C) burned (D) burns(5) Germany is believed to be a highly ____ country. (A) Develop (B) developed (C) running (D) runs

文法（ P.129-130 ）(6) A ____ nose is a regular symptom of flu. (A) run (B) ran (C) running (D) runs

(7) David had a ____ arm from a skiing accident. (A) break (B) breaking (C) broke (D) broken(8) Neither of the shop clerks was ____ in the jewelry from the spring

catalog. (A) interest (B) interested (C) interesting (D) to interest

(9) The country’s ____ GDP data could weaken consumer confidence. (A) disappoint (B) disappointed (C) disappointing (D)

disappoints(10) Despite the ____ profit in the second quarter, the president

remains optimistic about the market. (A) reduce (B) reduces (C) reducing (D) reduced