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Enjoying a business trip Unit 19 Aim: more and more companies entertain guests with leisure activities, e.g. sightseeing, private boxes at tennis tournaments (比赛，锦标赛), and games of golf. The theme of this unit is the social side of business: explaining to a visitor what there is to do in the region, making offers for leisure activities and finally thanking people. Lesson 1 Finding out about a city Part A Reading Assume that you are going to Melbourne. And if you have an extra week to spend there, what are you going to do? Answers for the exercises: culture sightseeing restaurants weather transport day trips Part B listening What can you do in a foreign city? Listen to the recording and tick the places mentioned Part C Discussion In pairs, produce a plan of what you would like to see and do on your free weekend in Melbourne with the information from the reading and listening Part D Speaking: make suggestions for a visitor to their region In groups of three or four, draw up a list of information that would be of interest to a visitor to their hometown. Lesson 2 Making offers Part A Presentation and listening Pay attention to the ways of making, accepting and declining offers. Part B language focus Shall I /Would you like me to/(more informal)/Do you want me to 1.…get you a taxi? 2.…reserve a table? 3.…book you a seat? …find out about department times? 4.…find out about tickets? …book a seat？ 5.…call a taxi? …drop you off? 6.…call the station? …find out about train times? Part C Reading and writing Before starting off the reading, go over the following questions: Where can you go for a meal? What kind of food does the restaurant serve? How often do the sightseeing tours depart? How much is a ticket for the sightseeing tour? Where can you go swimming? Is there anywhere to play table tennis? Where can you see a play? What can you do if you are interested in antiques Note writing: Dear Veronica, Here is some tourist information about Bath. The b