体验商务英语综合教程3-Unit-3-Travel

Word studies
be aware of/that He is well aware of the dangers of smoking, but still can not give it up. He is not aware that his son is having difficulties at school. He is not fully aware of his mistflight offer
Emirates Airline (shortened form: Emirates) is a major airline in the Middle East, and a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. It is the national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirates operates an international network from its hub at Dubai International Airport, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. The airline operates over 1,990 passenger flights per week, to 101 destinations in 61 countries across 6 continents. The company also operates four of the world's longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, São Paulo, Houston, and San Francisco.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906 – 2001) was a pioneering American aviator, author, and the spouse of fellow aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Annoying things on flight
good luck with the prize draw welcome to Emirates flight. Comment on the letter The style is formal. The language is simple, clear & accurate. The tone is friendly and pleasant.
American or British English?
American
gasoline truck
parking lot vacation cab baggage round trip subway
flight attendant freeway line schedule
British
petrol lorry car park holiday taxi luggage return trip tube steward/stewardess motorway queue timetable
Promotion letter
Para 5 – 6: Ending
Deadline: send back the completed questionnaire by 22 January. Enclosure: leaflet with interesting information Notification date: 5 March Good wishes: take advantage of the free flight offer
Unit 3
Travel
Topics for presentation
1. How important is traveling to you? What is the most interesting and annoying thing about traveling?
2. What is your favorite way of traveling? What are the differences between traveling by air and traveling by land (rail, bus)?
Free flight voucher
Promotion letter
Para 1: Greeting As you have flown Emirates in the past year, you will have experienced our outstanding service to the Middle East. But do you know that Emirates also flies to an extensive network of major destinations all around the world?
Alpha Airlines flies to an extensive network of major destinations. We need informations from you. Help us with our researchesby filling in two questionnaires and you will be entered into a prize draw for a trip for two people including seven nights’ luxury hotel accommodation s in one of three exotic locations.
Para 2: Purpose Please fill in the enclosed questionnaire and give us your views as a business traveler as well as let us update our database so that we can send you in the future only the information and offers that you are interested in.
Para 3 & 4: Offers Free flight voucher: claim a free Economy ticket if you fly a First or Business Class trip with Emirates before July this year. Free prize draw: the winner will receive a Business Class trip for 2 people to Hong Kong, Singapore & Bangkok, including 7 nights’ luxury hotel.
Word studies
qualify for … People of low incomes may qualify for government aid. Will Chinese football team qualify for the next World Cup? With his master’s degree, he is qualified for a teaching position in the middle school.
Word studies
ensure All the necessary steps have been taken to ensure his safety. You must ensure that everyone is informed.
be relevant to … For further information, please see the relevant parts in the guide book. This information is not directly relevant to the case. claim Someone has found my lost watch. I’ll go to claim it. If an old man has problems, he can claim special aid from the government.
fill in … Please fill in the form and hand it in together with your application. When you apply for an e-mail address, you need to fill in your personal information on the Internet.
A Read the letter and answer the questions
1. What is the purpose of the letter? Collect the views of business travelers and update the information for the database. 2. What incentive is the company offering if you fill in the questionnaire? A free Economy flight voucher and a chance to win a prize draw for a luxury Far East holiday. 3. What condition is attached to the offer? You must take a First or Business Class trip with Emirates before July this year. 4. Why do companies run this type of promotion? To create brand awareness and loyalty.
Which of the following nouns from the letter are countable?
B Which are uncountable?
service ? network C destination C questionnaire C research U view C information U effort ? flight C voucher C respondee C accommodation U location C leaflet C offer C luck U C Correct the mistakes below.
notify If there should be any changes, you will be notified. Please notify all the staff that the Managing Director is coming for a visit tomorrow.
3. Where do you want to go most in China or in the world if you have the chance?
Quotation
Travelers are always discoverers, especially those who travel by air. There are no signposts in the sky that a man has passed this way before.