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Section B (2a-Self Check)
Unit 8 Is there a post office near here
Read and learn
Words and expressions
road
neighborhood
enjoy
climb
sunshine
money
课文展现
clothes store post office
bookstore school
supermarket bank
2a Check (√) the places near your
home. Tell your partner where
they are.
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There is a clothes store near my home.
Where is it
It’s next to the bank on Bridge Road.
There is a supermarket near my home.
Where is it
It’s behind the school on Long Street.
2b Read the passages. Match each passage with a map.
Anna
Lisa
John
Read the first passage and answer the
questions.
Where does Anna like to spend time on
weekends
___________________________________
2. What animal does Anna love to watch
___________________________________
3. How does Anna get to the zoo
___________________________________
___________________________________
She likes to spend time in the zoo.
She loves to watch monkeys.
Turn right on Bridge Road. Then walk along Bridge Road. The zoo is on the right.
Read the second passage and answer the questions below.
1. Where does John live
_______________________________
2. Where is the big park
______________________________
He lives near a supermarket.
It’s across from the supermarket.
3. Where does John often exercise
______________________________
4. How does John get to the park
_______________________________
He often exercises in the park.
He has to cross the Center Street.
Read the third passage and answer the questions below.
Where is the post office
_______________________________
_______________________________
2. What’s Lisa’s favorite place
______________________________
3. Can Lisa get to the library easily
______________________________
It is between Lisa’s house and a clothes store.
The library.
Yes, she can.
1. neighborhood 意为“附近;附近地区;街坊”
e.g. 我的街坊们都很友好。
My neighborhoods are friendly.
in the neighborhood 在附近
e.g. 在附近有一家中国餐馆。
There is a Chinese restaurant in the
neighborhood.
2. enjoy喜欢；享受 (近义词love/like)后
跟动名词。
e.g. 我妹妹喜欢听音乐。
My sister enjoys listening to music.
3. spend 花费（时间、金钱等）。
1) spend + (时间、金钱) + on sth.
e.g. 杰克每天花很多时间做作业。 Jack spends a lot of time on his homework.
2) spend + (时间、金钱) + doing sth.
e.g. 我妹妹每天花很多时间读书。
My sister spends much time reading books.
4. money 是不可数名词, 作单数看
e.g. 钱是重要的，但并不是一切。 Money is important, but it isn’t everything.
5. free “免费的”
e.g. 这些书都是免费的。
These books are all free.
【拓展】free 空闲的；（反义词）busy
e.g. 格林先生本周不忙。
Mr. Green isn’t busy this week.
或(Mr. Green is free this week.)
6. easily 容易地 (副词)(easy + ly →easily)
e.g. 公共汽车站离这里很近，你能很容易
地找到。
The bus stop is not far from here.
You can find it easily.
7. To get there, I usually walk out and
turn right on Bridge Road.
这是英语行文的一种方式，在句子开头用to do…短语，并用逗号将其与句子的主体部分隔开，相当于汉语“（若）要做……的话”。
e.g. To listen to world news, please key
in “1”.若要收听国际新闻，请键入“1”。
My house is across from a ______ on Long Street.I usually go shopping at
a ______ near my house. It is
between a ______ and the ________. On weekends, I like to play in the ______. To get there, I go along Long Street and turn left on North Street. It is on the right, next to a ________.
3a Look at the map of Cindy’s neighborhood and fill in the blanks.
1. 先看所给的图片提示, 看清道路与相关建筑物的名称。
其次, 通读全文, 了解短文中所描述的出发地, 目的地, 以及行进的路线。
3. 然后, 细读每句话, 根据行进路线及空格前后所用的介词来仔细推敲每个空格应填的内容。
4. 最后, 再通读一遍短文, 看是否通顺。
My house is across from a _______ on Long Street. I usually go shopping at a ____________ near my house. It is between a _______ and the _________. On weekends, I like to play in the _____. To get there, I go along Long Street and turn left on Long Street. It is on the right, next to ______.
library
supermarket
library post office
hotel
park
Draw a map of your neighborhood and write about it. These questions may help you.
3b
Where do you live
What is your favorite place in your neighborhood Why
How do you get there from your home
这是一篇要求描写自己周围的一些地点。并说明自己最喜欢的一处地点，并说明原因，及如何去此处。
首先，可根据实际情况写出自己家庭住址及周围其他一些地点。
3. 然后，描述一下自己最喜欢去的一个地方，并以 because 句来表达自己喜欢它的原因。
4. 接下来，描述一下如何到达此处，可以 go along, turn right/left, it’s on the right/left 等句式来写。
5. 最后，再通读一遍自己的文章，看有没有错误。
I live in ______________________________
______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
a noisy neighborhood. My house is between a library and a post office. There is a bank across from my house. My favorite place is the Children’s Palace because I can play sports and learn English there. To get there, I have to go along the Center Street, then turn left at the first crossing, then walk along North Street. The Children’s Palace is just on the right.
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
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spend free climb enjoy
I am very busy on school days, but I have some ____ time on weekends. I like to spend time
with my grandparents on Sundays. My
grandma makes the foods I like. And I _____ playing Chinese chess with my grandpa. He’s very good at it! We also like to sit and talk. We sometimes watch the neighbor’s cats ________ the trees. It’s relaxing to _____ weekends like this. I love my grandparents!
free
enjoy
spend
climbing
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
Write five sentences about your school using there is/ are.
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提示：注意 there be 句型一定要注意 be 动词(is，are)与其后面的主语一致。特别应注意，如果有两个或两个以上的主语时，应与第一个保持一致。句型：There is /are + … + (介词短语) …
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
__________________________________________.
__________________________________________.
There are two pay phones in front of the park
There is a bus stop behind the hospital
There is a zoo on Bridge Street
There is a supermarket next to the bank
There is a library across from the clothes shop
Imagine you are one of the two people in the picture on Page 46. A person asks you how to get to the supermarket or library. Write a conversation.
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A: Excuse me. Is there a supermarket near here
You: Walk along New Street. Turn left at the first crossing. Walk along Bridge and turn left when you see the library. The supermarket is between the hotel and the library.
A: Thank you very much.
You: You’re welcome.
A: Excuse me. Is there a library near here
You: Walk along Bridge Street. Turn left at the first crossing. Then you can see the library on your right. It’s across from a park.
A: Thank you very much.
You: You’re welcome.
1.Fill in the blanks and role play the conversation.
A: Excuse me. Is _____ a bank ____ here
B: Yes. There is one ___ Tall Tree Street.
A: How can I ____ there
there near
on
get
B: Go _____ Center Street. _____ right at the first crossing. Then walk along Tall Tree Street. The bank is ___ you right. It’s ________ the post office and the restaurant.
A: Thank you very much.
B: You’re ________.
along Turn
on
between
welcome
A: Hi, Alice. What’s your favorite _____
B: Well, I like the zoo best.
A: Is _____ a zoo in your _____________
B: Yes, there is.
A: Is it far _____ your home
B: No, It’s about two kilometers from my home.
from
neighborhood
place
there
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
A: Really ____ can you ____ there
B: Oh. Go _____ Lake Road and turn left ___ the first crossing. It’s on the right on Sixth Road.
A: Great. Let’s go to the zoo right now.
How get
along
at
2. Make a conversation to introduce your favorite places.
1. Review the new words and phrases of this unit.
