民航机务职业英语口语 作者 屈静 Unit Four.ppt

Unit Four Dialogues on the door problems Part A Door problems Text One Text Two Note: GSE : ground support equipment The cargo doors have an interface with the door warning system. Each door has a switch on its latch mechanism, and a warning light on the P5 (panel 5) forward overhead panel. Part B Communicative Functions Asking for information and giving information (1) People may ask for information almost every day. Information about train schedules, flight schedules, bus services, weather conditions, and so on is frequently asked about. Asking for information has become one of the favorite topics of our daily conversations. As an aircraft maintenance mechanic, before the working procedure, we would usually ask some basic information about the flight, such as the arrival time of the fight, the flight number, the destination city of the flight, the parking position of the flight and the period of time for the transient and so on. It is necessary for an aircraft maintenance mechanic to make correct and proper questions about the flight information. Here are some examples for you. It’s very common for the employees in the maintenance office to give phone calls to their cooperative companies in the foreign countries to inquire about the repair capability, the status of the delivery of the repaired parts and so on. So it’s very useful for us to have such skills. Speaking Practice Prepare dialogues on the following situation: 1. You are now in a booking office. You ask the agent for some information about flights for Los Angeles. You want to leave on Thursday, but you are told that there is no flight for Los Angeles on Thursday, and so the agent suggests that you leave on Friday. After a few other questions, you decide to take Friday’s flight. 2. One of your friends sent an important document to you through EMS. The package is expected to be arrived in 5 days. Now it is 3 days after the package was sent. You give a phone call to the post office to make sure