Chapter-1-Reservation-fo教学讲解课件

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ReservationforAirTicketsContentsUsefulWordsandExpressions

retail: (零售)devoteto:

(致力于，专心)specializein:

(专攻，专门研究)

commercial:

(商业的)headquarter:

(总部，司令部) discount:

(折扣)

commission:

(佣金)reservation:

(预定)electronic:

(电子的)virtually:

(事实上)assign: (分派)departure:

(出发)boardingpass:

(登机牌)eliminate:

(除去，剔除)PartOne:Know-howforTourismandTravelBasedontheabovepassage,decide

whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTfortrueandFforfalse.

1._____ Atravelagencyisaretailbusiness,dealingwithordinarytourists,butnotbusinesstravelers.2._____

Sometravelagenciesserveasgeneralsalesagentsforforeigntravelcompanies,allowingtheexistenceofbranchofficeindifferentcountries.3._____ TheAmericancompany,Cox&Kings,issaidtobetheoldesttravelagencyintheworld.4._____ Thecommissionoftravelagenciesisthedifferencebetweentheadvertisedpricepaidbycustomersandthediscountedpriceprovidedbysuppliers.5._____ IntheUnitedStates,mostairlinespaynocommissionatalltotravelagencies.FTTTFPartTwo:BeAttractivetoWatch

bundlen.大笔钱essentialadj.重要的gobs（复）:大量alertn.警戒；警报snagv.迅速抓到bargainn.交易；便宜货；契约blastn.爆炸；巨响；一阵(强风)NewWordsandExpressions

Highlights:HowtoSaveMoneytoBookAirTickets?1)ConsiderFlyinginOff-PeakTimes

Flexibilityisthekeytoaninexpensivegetaway.Discountscanbefoundduringoff-peaktimesandseasons.2)TryFlyingintoNearbyAirports

Onceyoupickacity,considerflyingintonearbyairports.Sometimesyoucansaveabundlearrivingintooneairportandleavingfromanother.3)BeFlexiblewithTravelDates

Researchisessentialtosaveyourmoney.Therearegobsofgreatonlinetoolstohelpfindyoufindthelowestfare.Someevensendyoualertswhenpricesdropbetweenyoufavoritecities.4)BuyDirectfromtheAirline

Althoughthesetravelsitesaregreat,theychargeaservicefeeofatleast$5whenit'stimetobook.Don'teventhinkaboutcallinganairlinetobuyaticketunlessyouabsolutelyhaveto.Theyallchargefeestotalkwithsomeone,inhopesyou'llcompleteyourpurchaseontheInternet.5)KnowWhentoBookYourFlight

Thebesttimetobookyourticketsmaybemid-week.AirlinesusuallyannouncefaresalesaroundWednesdayorThursday,andhikefaresontheweekend.Ifyouneedtobookatthelastsecond,forgetthis-andsnagthebestpriceyoucanfindASAP.6)SignUpforE-mailAlerts

Speakingoflastminutetickets,youcanfindimpressivebargainswhenbookingjustbeforetake-off.Theairlinesoffere-mailblastsonceaweek.Andeverypennyyousavegettingthereisoneyoucanspendonceyouarrive.ConsiderFlyinginOff-PeakTimesTryFlyingintoNearbyAirportsBeFlexiblewithTravelDatesBuyDirectfromtheAirlineKnowWhentoBookYourFlightSignUpforE-mailAlertsTranscriptforvideo:

1)ConsiderFlyinginOff-PeakTimesFlexibilityisthekeytoaninexpensivegetaway.IfyousayI'mgoingsuchandsuchaplaceandnowhereelseonsuchandsuchaday,youlimityouroptions.Discountscanbefoundduringoff-peaktimesandseasons.Forexample,everyonewantstoseeEuropeduringspringorsummer.But,ifyouchooseautumnorwinter,you'llcutyourcostsbigtime.

HowtoSaveMoneytoBookAirTickets?Summary:2)TryFlyingintoNearbyAirportsOnceyoupickacity,considerflyingintonearbyairports.InsteadofSanFrancisco,checkpricesforOakland,SanJose,evenSacramento.Sometimesyoucansaveabundlearrivingintooneairportandleavingfromanother.3)BeFlexiblewithTravelDatesResearchisessentialtosaveyourmoney.Therearegobsofgreatonlinetoolstohelpfindyoufindthelowestfare.Someevensendyoualertswhenpricesdropbetweenyoufavoritecities.Alwaysdirectthesesearchenginestofindfaresforafewdaysbeforeandafteryourdates,Twentyfourhourscansaveyouhundreds.4)BuyDirectfromtheAirlineAlthoughthesetravelsitesaregreat,theychargeaservicefeeofatleast$5whenit'stimetobook.So,Idomyresearchwiththemandbuydirectfromtheairline,wherethere'snofeeandIsometimesgetbonusmilesforbookingwiththemonline.Don'teventhinkaboutcallinganairlinetobuyaticketunlessyouabsolutelyhaveto.Theyallchargefeestotalkwithsomeone,inhopesyou'llcompleteyourpurchaseontheInternet.5)KnowWhentoBookYourFlightThebesttimetobookyourticketsmaybemid-week.AirlinesusuallyannouncefaresalesaroundWednesdayorThursday,andhikefaresontheweekend.Ifyouneedtobookatthelastsecond,forgetthis-andsnagthebestpriceyoucanfindASAP.Youmaywanttositesthatletyounameyourownprice,butsometimesthey'rethesamepriceastheairlinesthemselves.6)SignUpforE-mailAlertsSpeakingoflastminutetickets,youcanfindimpressivebargainswhenbookingjustbeforetake-off.Theairlinesoffere-mailblastsonceaweeklettingyouknowwhereyoucangoonthecheap.Aslongasyoudon'tgetyourheartsetonaparticulardestination,you'llbeonyourwaytofrugalflying.Andeverypennyyousavegettingthereisoneyoucanspendonceyouarrive.Thanksforwatching.

Ane-ticketisa_________electronicdocumentusedforticketingpassengers,particularlyinthecommercialairlineindustry.Virtuallyallmajorairlinesnowusethismethodofticketing.Whenacustomerbooksa_______bytelephoneorusingtheWeb,thedetailsofthereservationarestoredinacomputer.Thecustomercanrequestthata________confirmationbesentbypostalmail,butitisnotneededatthecheck-indesk.Aconfirmationnumberis________tothepassenger,alongwiththeflightnumber,date,________location,anddestinationlocation.Whencheckinginattheairport,thepassengersimplypresentspositive____________.Thennecessaryboardingpassesareissued,andthepassengercancheckluggageandproceedthrough_________tothegatearea.

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TicketPartThree:BeAmusedtoListen

flight

paperless

hardcopy

assigned

departure

identificationsecurityThe________

advantageofe-ticketingisthefactthatitreducesbooking__________byeliminatingtheneedforprintingandmailingpaperdocuments.Anotheradvantageisthatiteliminatesthepossibilityof_______documentsgettinglostinthemailorbeingsenttothewrongaddress.

principal

expense

critical1.reasonforcalling2.flightnumber3.leavingdate4.destination5.localtimewhenarrivingA. Orlando,FloridaB. 11:43pmC. toreconfirmtheflightD. May11thE. 1079ColumnAColumnBPartFour:BeInterestingtoSpeakClerk: UnitedAirline,canIhelpyou?Peter: Hello,I’dliketoreconfirmmyflight,please.Clerk: MayIhaveyournameandflightnumber,please?Peter: MynameisPeter,PeterWilson,andmyflightnumberis1079.Clerk: Whenareyouleaving?Peter: OnMay11th.Listentothesituationaldialogueagain，repeatitsentencebysentence,andthenroleplayitinpairs.Clerk: Andyourdestination?Peter: Orlando,Florida.Clerk: Holdtheline,please.(...)Allright.Yourseatisconfirmed,Mr.Wilson.YouwillbearrivinginOrlando,Floridaat11:43pmo’clocklocaltime.Peter: Thankyou.CanIpickuptheticketwhenIcheckin?Clerk: Yes,butpleasecheckinatleastonehourbeforedeparturetime.Peter: O.K.Thankyou,andhaveaniceday!PartFive:BeUsefultoExpand---Consolidation1) _____Manyairlinesnowencouragecustomerstogoonlinedirectlytotheirownwebsitestobooktheticket.2) _____Reservetheticketonceyou'vefoundaticketatthetimeandpriceyouwant.

3) _____SitessuchasSideSorPcanletyoucompareticketpricetoyourdestinationbyenteringyourdepartureandarrivalinformation.4) _____FareCcannotonlyletyoucompareticketpricebutalsopredicttherisingorfallingoftheticketpricebeforeyourdeparture.5) _____You’dbettermakesurewhethertherewouldbeanextrachargeforbookingtheticketoverthephone.6) _____Bookingontheairline’swebsiteandbookingthrough