时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2008年ESL之商务英语


英语课

 UNIT 4  Leisure and Activities 休闲活动


 


LISTENING 1    Renting a Car 租车


 Vocabulary


接下来听到的对话中,用到了1~5 所列出的单字和片语,请从(A~F)中选出一个意思最接近的选项。


 


1. third party                      (A) gasoline (American English)


2. theft                           (B) driver’s license 1 (American English)


3. petrol                          (C) periodic premium 2 paid for coverage 3


4. purchase                        (D) others


5. driving licence                   (E) the act or an instance of stealing


                                 (F) to buy


 


Listening Warm-Up


 


请根据对话内容回答问题。


 


Q: What did the customer buy while renting a car?


A: ________________________


 


Task 1


 


在对话中谈到了下面七个主题,请按照提到的先后顺序加以编号。


 


_____petrol


_____age


_____the date and time to return the car


_____driving licence


_____ the date that the customer would like to rent a car


_____ the type of the car the customer would like to rent


_____ the price


 


Task 2


请根据对话内容,判断下面句子是否正确,如果符合对话内容,请在Ttrue)做记号,如果不符合,请在Ffalse)做记号。


1.       The customer would like to rent a manual car.                          T)(F


2.       The customer needs a car for three days from Thursday.                  T)(F


3.       In the total price, VAT 4 is included.                                   T)(F


4.       The type of the customer’s driving licence is over 25.                    T)(F


5.       The car must be returned before 8 pm.                                T)(F


 


Task 3


 


请再听一次对话,然后完成下表中草药有颜色的空格。其中有几格已经写上了两个答案,请从其中选出正确的答案。


 






National Car Rental 5 Booking Sheet






The day to be picked up




19th/21st






Type of car




Toyota/Astra






Price per day




 






Total price with VAT




 






What is covered:                       1.




Unlimited 6 mileage 7






                                     2.




Third party insurance






                                     3.




 






                                     4.




 






                                     5.




 






Petrol scheme (35.73)




Need/Not needed






Type of the driving licence




 






Over 25 years old ?




Yes/No






The method of payment




 






 


 


Tea Time


 


VAT是加值税(Value-added tax)的缩写,英国的加值税是17.5%,税率相当高,不过食品和小孩子的衣物是免税的。


台湾的车多半是自排,但是英国却以手排车占多数,所以如果想要和租自排车,最好至少提前一周预约。


在美语中license名词和动词的拼法是一样的,但是英式英语中的licence 是名词,动词用license



1 license
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
2 premium
n.加付款;赠品;adj.高级的;售价高的
  • You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
  • Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后,清水便因稀而贵了。
3 coverage
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
4 vat
n.(=value added tax)增值税,大桶
  • The office is asking for the vat papers.办事处要有关增值税的文件。
  • His father emptied sacks of stale rye bread into the vat.他父亲把一袋袋发霉的黑面包倒进大桶里。
5 rental
n.租赁,出租,出租业
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
  • We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
6 unlimited
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
  • They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
  • There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
7 mileage
n.里程,英里数;好处,利润
  • He doesn't think there's any mileage in that type of advertising.他认为做那种广告毫无效益。
  • What mileage has your car done?你的汽车跑了多少英里?