世纪商务英语 听说教程Ⅰ

Unit 5Can I Take You out

for Dinner?

（第四版）

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Learning Objectives

1. To be able to read and interpret different diagrams.

2. To get familiar with invitation expressions.

3. To be able to make and reply to an invitation.

Contents

Training Focus

General Listening

Fun Break

Business-Based Listening

Viewing and Speaking

Part Ⅰ

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

Part Ⅴ

PartⅠ Training Focus

WOEDS AND EXPRESSIONS

Diagrams

PartⅠ Training Focus

Exercise 1

Section A

Directions: Look at the bar diagram and put the letters for the countries in the right brackets.

Diagrams

A: Finland

B: Norway

C: Sweden

D: DenmarkD( ) A( ) B( ) C( )

PartⅠ Training Focus

Exercise 2

Section A

Directions: Look at the following charts (indicated by letters from A to H) about the share price of eight different companies. Listen to the descriptions and decide which chart each sentence describes. The first one has been done for you.

Diagrams

1. C 2. 3. 4. 5. F____ D____ A____ H____

PartⅠ Training Focus

Exercise 1

Section B

Directions: Listen to a passage and finish the diagram by writing the number of the percent.

Diagrams

60

3

6

14

17

PartⅠ Training Focus

Exercise 2

Section B

Directions: Listen to a message and complete the missing words on the diagram.

Diagrams

Savings

Conveyance & Others______________

Education

Clothing

Food & Fuel

House & Hygiene

____________

PartⅡ General Listening

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

honor v. 使增光electrical engineering 电机工程It’s a deal. 一言为定

PROPER NOUNS

San Francisco 旧金山 ( 美国城市名 )

Boston 波士顿 ( 美国城市名 )

Vietnamese 越南人Watergate 水门Pennsylvania 宾夕法尼亚 ( 美国州名 )

RSVP (répondez s’il vous plat) ( 法语 ) 请回复

PartⅡ General Listening

Section AExercise 1

Directions: Listen to a dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions.

Why does Cooper invite Jeffery for dinner?

A. Because Cooper has been promoted.

B. Because Jeffery’s going to move out of town.

C. Because Jeffery’s published a book.

D. Because Cooper’s wife’s cooking skill is great.

When does Cooper propose to have dinner with Jeffery?

A. On Friday. B. On Monday.

C. On Sunday D. On Saturday.

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PartⅡ General Listening

Section AExercise 1

Directions: Listen to a dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions.

Why will Jeffery fly to Boston?

A. To attend a conference there. B. To deal with a company business.

C. To deal with a family business. D. To meet a friend.

According to the conversation, what do we know about Jeffery’s wife?

A. She’s a cook. B. She’s Italian.

C. She can cook wonderfully. D. She works hard.

What kind of food is not mentioned in their talk?

A. Thai food. B. Italian food.

C. French food. D. Japanese food.

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PartⅡ General Listening

Section AExercise 2Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and complete the following statements. 1. Jeffery is moving from to San Francisco.

2. The reason that Cooper didn’t accept Jeffery’s invitation is that he

3. Cooper invites Jeffery to a restaurant because he is not

4. Cooper praised Jeffery’s wife for her

New York____________

has visited him 100 times.________________________

much of a cook himself.________________________

great cooking skill.__________________

PartⅡ General Listening

Section BExercise 1

Directions: Listen to an invitation and complete the answers to the following questions. 1. For whom are Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Shelton Jones sending the invitation?

, Brian Shelton Jones.

2. What is Brian’s success for celebration?

Master in

3. Where will the celebration be held?

Nixon Room of

4. What will the recipient do after receiving the invitation?

or call to say Yes or No.

Their eldest son________________

Electrical Engineering._____________________

the Watergate Hotel._____________________

They will reply______________

PartⅡ General Listening

Section BExercise 2

Directions: Listen to the invitation again and fill in the blanks.

Graduation Invitation

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Shelton Jones would be (1) for you to

(2) them for an evening of celebration (3) their eldest

son, Brian Shelton Jones at the (4) of his course work leading

to his (5) in Electrical Engineering Saturday, (6)

two thousand and six at six o’clock in the

evening at the Nixon Room of the Watergate Hotel, 1240 Pennsylvania

Avenue, RSVP Tel. (7) .

completion___________

honoring__________

delighted__________

join______

Master’s Degree________________

December the eighteenth______________________

53948103___________

Part Ⅲ Fun Break

Directions: Read while listening to the humor and then reproduce it in pairs.

One evening a husband said to his wife, “Honey, I have invited a friend home for supper tonight.” His wife replied, “What? Are you crazy? The house is a mess, I didn’t have time to go shopping, all the dishes are dirty, and I don’t feel like cooking any meal tonight!” The husband said, “I know all that.” “Then why in the world did you invite your friend for supper tonight?” asked the wife. The guy answered, “Because the poor fool is thinking about getting married.”

The Invitation

Part Ⅳ Business-Based Listening

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

book v. 预约 ; 预订supervisor n. 监督人 ; 管理人stamp n. 印章director n. 董事 ; 经理 ; 主管signature n. 签名reject v. 拒绝enclosed a. 随附的propose a toast 建议举杯祝酒walk up and down 来回走动

Part Ⅳ Business-Based Listening

Section A

Directions: Listen to a dialogue and decide whether each of the following statements are

true (T) or false (F).

Exercise 1

1. Linda invited Charles for a drink on Friday.

2. Linda has booked a table for four people.

3. There are three new members in the team.

4. Charles wishes Kathy to work longer.

5. Kathy thinks there are more worries nowadays.

F（ ）

T（ ）

F（ ）T（ ）

F（ ）

Part Ⅳ Business-Based Listening

Section A

Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and rearrange the following sentences in the right order.

Exercise 2

A. Great! I look forward to it.

B. That’s right. There’s a table for five booked for 7 o’clock.

C. Would you like to join us for dinner on Friday?

D. I’d like to propose a toast to Kathy and I hope she will stay another twenty years.

E. Thank you, I’d be delighted.

C1. _______ E2. _______ B3. _______ A4. _______ D5. _______

Part Ⅳ Business-Based Listening

Section B

Directions: Listen to a letter and answer or complete the answers to the questions.

Exercise 1

1. What is the advice offered by the letter writer?

To obtain

2. What are the two important things with a business invitation letter?

A company’s stamp and a

3. What help can you get from a business invitation letter ?

To get a(n)

4. What is said about Russian Embassies on the business invitation letter?

They didn’t

5. What is enclosed in this letter?

a business invitation letter.________________________

director’s signature.___________________

entry visa.____________

reject such an invitation.________________________

The application form.___________________

Part Ⅳ Business-Based Listening

Section B

Directions: Listen to the letter again and complete the table.

Exercise 2

1 2 3

Personal

Information

passport number

4 5 6 7

citizenship fax number or email address

Data of birth________________ first & last names_________________

Present address_______________ Visiting daces_______________

PartⅤ Viewing and Speaking

Useful Expressions

Giving an invitation Do you want to got to a baseball

game on Saturday?How about going out for dinner this evening? Would you like to go to a movie tonight?

I’m having a few friends to dinner tomorrow. Could you come too? I’m having a surprise party tomorrow

night. Why don’t you come? I’d like to take you out to dinner

tomorrow.

Making a response Sure, that sounds great. What time?

I’m afraid I’m not feeling well.

I’m afraid I’ve got a lot of things to do. How about tomorrow night instead? Sure. I’d love to.

Sure. Thanks for asking me.

That’s great! That’s very kind of you.

PartⅤ Viewing and Speaking

Activity 1

Directions: Watch Video One and repeat in pairs what the two people said. (Situation: Peter and Jenny are talking about an invitation and how to

turn it down.)

(P—Peter, J—Jenny)

(Key words and expressions: dentist 牙医 ,

prior engagement 事先有约 , offend 得罪 )

PartⅤ Viewing and Speaking

Activity 2

Directions: Watch Video Two. Get familiar with the characters in the conversation and

role play them in groups. (Situation: Frank is planning a birthday party. He is inviting his

friends Wang Lin and Li Qin to the party.)

( F—Frank, W—Wang Lin, J—Li Qin )

(Key expressions: drag...from 从……摆脱出来 , in that case 既然如此 )

世纪商务英语 听说教程Ⅰ（第四版）