Task 4 - Read Listening Strategy 2. Then listen again. Which extracts (1-6) are formal? Which words from the strategy do they include? - SHS SFriends Global 11 page 99

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

Listening Strategy 2

Being aware of formal register can help you identify the context. Formal terms used in announcements include:

adjacent to (next to), due to (because of), prior to (before), beverages (drinks), to commence (to begin), to depart (to leave), to proceed to (to go to), to purchase (to buy), refreshments (food and drink), to terminate (to end)

1 I remember my first cruise as if it were yesterday. We travelled down to Southampton on the train and boarded the Princess Ariadne in the early evening. Lights were coming on all around the port and the atmosphere was really magical.

2 Just as we stepped out of the hotel, it started to rain – and suddenly, it was raining really hard. I tried to hail a tuk tuk, but they weren’t stopping! All the tuk tuks were full.

3 I’d like to welcome passengers on board the 13:34 Great Eastern train from London. We are scheduled to reach Ely at 15:07, where the train will terminate. May I remind passengers that a range of light snacks and beverages may be purchased in the buffet car.

4  We booked our holiday with Martins & Cole last year. They’re expensive, but they take care of everything for you – flights, transfers, accommodation. So it’s worth it, in my opinion.

5  This is a passenger announcement. Will Damian Fairchild, Damian Fairchild, please proceed immediately to the information desk adjacent to gate 15, where his wife is waiting to board British Airways flight 1782 to Dallas.

6  It was our first trip to Las Vegas, so we booked a room at the Bellagio. It was amazing – there was a beautiful fireplace, and fantastic views from the windows. And our bathroom was enormous!

2. Phương pháp giải

Nhận thức được những thuật ngữ trang trọng có thể giúp bạn xác định bối cảnh. Thuật ngữ trang trọng được sử dụng trong thông báo bao gồm:

adjacent to (bên cạnh), due to (vì), prior to (trước), beverages (đồ uống), to commence (bắt đầu), to depart (khởi hành), to proceed to (đi đến), to purchase (mua), refreshments (đồ ăn thức uống), to terminate (kết thúc))

3. Lời giải chi tiết

3. I’d like to welcome passengers on board the 13:34 Great Eastern train from London. We are scheduled to reach Ely at 15:07, where the train will terminate. May I remind passengers that a range of light snacks and beverages may be purchased in the buffet car.

5. This is a passenger announcement. Will Damian Fairchild, Damian Fairchild, please proceed immediately to the information desk adjacent to gate 15, where his wife is waiting to board British Airways flight 1782 to Dallas.