Situation
情境导入👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音
Ben wants to treat his friends to a meal, so he first calls to book a table. Later they go to another, very busy restaurant, where they have to wait at the door for a table.
🧑🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
- 先让学生看图，用英文或简单中文说说看到什么：谁、在哪里、做什么。（约2分钟）
- 带读情境句，再问：本想做什么？他怎么订位？到了很多人的餐厅，他要做什么？
- 这一页只求听懂大意，不讲语法，也不要求学生开口说完整句子。
Dialogue
实境对话👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音
Hello, Xiaolin Restaurant.
Hello, I'd like to book a table.
Sure. How many people?
Four people, seven o'clock tonight.
Sorry, the seven o'clock tables are already full. Is seven thirty okay?
That's fine, seven thirty. My surname is Chen.
All right, Mr. Chen. We'll hold the table for ten minutes, so please don't be late.
Excuse me, do we have to wait for a table now?
Yes. Please take a number first, then have a seat over there.
About how long will we have to wait?
About forty minutes.
Okay, thank you.
Key points 重点提醒 · 教学提示
- 接电话先说「喂」；餐厅接电话常说「您好，某某餐厅」。前七句是电话订位。
- 「几位」是很客气的问法，意思是「几个人」；对客人不说「几个人」。
- 「不好意思」常用来委婉地说「没有了、做不到」。
- 从这一句开始是另一天，本和朋友在另一家很多人的餐厅门口，没有订位。
- 「先……再……」在后面的语法页会讲；这句是候位时一定会听到的指示。
🧑🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
- 先整段播放，学生只听、不看拼音；再播放一次，对照拼音和英文。（约2分钟）
- 老师当服务员和接待员、学生当本，分角色朗读，然后互换角色。（约3分钟）
- 重点句：「我想订位。」「四位，今天晚上七点。」「请问现在要候位吗？」「请问大概要等多久？」请学生反复练习。
- 提醒：订位一定会被问到「几位」和「几点」，请学生先把人数和时间想好。
- 时间不够时，只练第二、第四、第八、第十句。
Vocabulary
核心生词👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音
🧑🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
- 先用图片和手势带出「订位」「位子」「拿号」，再逐词跟读。（约3分钟）
- 「订位」「候位」放在一起教：订位是事先预约，候位是到了现场排队等。
- 「几位」「大概」是订位和候位时一定会用到的，多带读几遍。
- 「几位」是对客人的客气说法，学生自己问朋友时说「几个人」就可以了。
- 最后用闪卡复习一遍。
Sound Lab
发音练习The four tones + neutral 四声与轻声
Tap a tone to hear it. 点一下听发音。
一 → yí 「一」变调
Before a 4th-tone syllable, 一 (yī) is pronounced yí. 后面是第四声时，「一」读 yí。
3rd + 3rd → 2nd + 3rd 两个第三声连读
When two 3rd tones meet, the first one sounds like a 2nd tone (the pinyin keeps the original tone mark). 两个第三声连在一起，前一个读第二声（拼音仍标原调）。
Shadowing 跟读练习
10 sentences with this lesson's words. Listen 听 → say it along 跟着说 → record 录音. Each sentence can be recorded only once, so listen and practise first. 每句只能录一次，请先多听、多练习再录。
🔒 AI-assisted check (when available): your voice is sent to a cloud speech AI service for checking and is not stored by us. Without the AI service, the recording stays on this device. 可用时由 AI 协助检查：声音会送到云端语音 AI 服务，我们不会保存；没有 AI 服务时，录音只留在这个设备上。
Hello, Xiaolin Restaurant.
Sure. How many people?
That's fine, seven thirty. My surname is Chen.
Yes. Please take a number first, then have a seat over there.
About how long will we have to wait?
This restaurant is full every weekend.
The table can only be held for ten minutes.
I was ten minutes late today.
🧑🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
- 先带读本课生词，请学生注意「订位」「候位」里的 d、h，「迟到」里的 ch，以及「姓」的后鼻音 -ng。
- 易混音只挑两组练习，例如 an 和 ang、n 和 l，不必全部做完。
- 变调只讲本课出现的：两个第三声连在一起，前一个读第二声（「可以」）；「不」在第四声前读 bú（不要、不去），在第三声前仍读 bù（不好意思）。
- 声调和口音系统不会判断，请老师现场听并纠正。
- 这一页约4分钟，时间不够就把跟读留作课后练习。
Story
情境短文👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音
Ben's friend has a birthday next week, so he wants to treat everyone to a meal.
He first calls to book a table, and the waiter asks: How many people?
Ben says: Four people, seven o'clock on Friday evening.
But the seven o'clock tables are already full, so he books seven thirty instead.
Ben gives his surname, Chen. The waiter says the table will only be held for ten minutes and asks him not to be late.
On Friday, everyone arrives on time and has a great meal.
Two days later, his friends want to try another very famous restaurant.
Ben forgot to book first, and when they arrive, there are already a lot of people at the door.
The host says they have to wait for a table now and asks them to take a number first.
Ben asks: About how long will it be? The host says: About forty minutes.
They sit to one side, chatting while they wait, and the forty minutes pass quickly.
At last they get a table, and Ben says with a smile: Next time I will definitely book first!
Key points 重点提醒 · 教学提示
- 重点是订位要说清楚「几位、几点」；没订位就要候位，先拿号，再问大概要等多久。
🧑🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
- 先让学生默读短文，找出绿色的生词，再全班朗读一遍。（约2分钟）
- 提问：本为什么订七点半？第二次为什么要候位？他们等了多久？本最后说了什么？
- 请学生用自己的话复述这个故事：先订位，后来忘了订位，所以要候位，可以看拼音，不要求说得完整。
- 没时间就只问前两个问题。
Grammar
语法与重点笔记👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音
About forty minutes.
I'll arrive at around six.
I'll arrive at about six.
He is about thirty years old.
I'll eat first, and then go to work.
Please take a number first, and then wait.
You go first, I'll come in a moment.
I'll be going first.
Key points 重点提醒 · 教学提示
- 「大概」放在数字或时间前面，「左右」放在数字或时间后面，意思都是「差不多」；一句话里用一个就够了。
- 「先……，再……」说先做什么、后做什么；只说「先」就是「我先走了」「你先吃」这样的客气说法。
🧑🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
- 本页两个重点：「大概／左右」说「差不多」；「先……，再……」说顺序。
- 「大概」和「左右」先分开教：大概放前面，左右放后面。不要教「大概……左右」一起用。
- 老师问「多久？」，学生答「大概……分钟」；老师说「先做什么再做什么」，学生接动词。
- 「先……再……」可以请学生用自己的早上说一遍：「我先……，再……」。
Extension
延伸学习👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音
🧑🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
- 这一页是补充词，依学生程度选着教，不要求全部记住。
- 按订位和候位的顺序教：人数、包厢、儿童椅、订金、号码牌、叫号。
- 先问学生想和几个人吃饭、要不要包厢，再带读生词和例句。
- 「儿童椅」只要学生认得、会说「请给我一张儿童椅」即可。
Quiz
牛刀小试Ask 1. Say you want to book a table.
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Ask 2. Say four people, seven o'clock tonight.
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Ask 3. Tell them your surname is Chen.
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Ask 4. Ask whether you have to wait for a table.
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Ask 5. Ask about how long the wait is.
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Practice 练习
Q1. You are on the phone with a restaurant. How do you say you want to book a table?
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I'd like to book a table.
Q2. The waiter asks the line below. You will come with three friends. What do you say?
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Four people.
Q3. The waiter says the line below. You agree. What do you say?
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That's fine, thank you.
Q4. You arrive at a busy restaurant with no reservation. How do you ask whether you have to wait for a table?
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Excuse me, do we have to wait for a table now?
Q5. You want to know how long the wait will be. What do you ask?
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About how long will we have to wait?