【学习笔记】懂你英语 商务英语 Level 2 Unit 2 Part 1 （I）Listening: Fiona's Business Trip
Fiona is a marketing manager at The Lau Group in Hong Kong.
She is in charge of marketing projects.【跟读】
Next week, Fiona will go on a business trip.
She has an important meeting with a client in Beijing.
【选择】-What will she do next week? -She will go on a business trip.
【填空】She is in charge of marketing projects at the Lau Group.
First, Fiona needs to buy a ticket.
She could take a train to Beijing.【跟读】
But she could also take a flight.【朗读】
Taking the train is cheaper than flying.
But flying is much faster.
It only takes about 3 hours to fly from Hong Kong to Beijing.
If she takes the train, it will take more than 24 hours.
Since Fiona wants a short trip, she will take a plane.
【选择】-What is the fastest way to go to Beijing? -Flying.
【选择】-What will happen if she travels by plane? -She will get to Beijing faster.
【填空】Flying is much faster than taking a train.
【朗读】Flying is the fastest way to go to Beijing.
Fiona will also book a hotel room.
She can choose between two different hotels, Hotel Cloud and Hotel Milton.【填空】【朗读】
Hotel Cloud is the newest hotel in the city.
It has a big swimming pool.
And its rooms are large and comfortable.
【选择】-What will she book? -a hotel room
Hotel Milton is older than Hotel Cloud.
Its rooms are smaller, and it doesn't have a swimming pool.
However, Hotel Milton is in the center of the city.
It is closer to many restaurants and shops.
It is also not far from the client.
Fiona wants to stay in a good location.
So she thinks Hotel Milton is a good choice.
She will book a room there.
【选择】-Why will she choose Hotel Milton? -It has a better location.
【填空】Hotel Milton has a better location than Hotel Cloud.
【跟读】It is located at the center of the city.
【朗读】She will choose it because it has a better location.
Fiona will also think about what kind of ticket to buy.
She could travel in business class.
She could also travel in economy class.
In business class, the seats are usually bigger.
There are also more in-flight services, like free WiFi and champagne.
Some airlines even offer faster check-ins for business class passengers.
But a business class ticket is more expensive.
So many people cannot afford it.
【选择】-Why does business class cost more than economy class? -It offers more services.
【选择】-What do some airlines offer business class passengers? -a faster check-in
Economy class is cheaper than business class.【朗读】
But economy class seats are smaller and less comfortable.
There are fewer services during the flight.
The seats are also closer to each other.
So economy class is not as nice.【跟读】
【选择】-Where are seats smaller and less comfortable? -In economy class.
【选择】-Why is their little space in economy class? -The seats are close to each other.
Fiona will choose business class because she will be more comfortable.
She thinks being comfortable is more important than saving money.
She hopes she can sleep on the plane.
【选择】-Why will she choose business class? -She will be more comfortable.
【选择】-What does she want to do on the plane? -She wants to sleep.
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