Unit 8
Is there a post office near here?
Section B 1
1a-2c
Do you know these traffic signs(标志)?
turn left
turn right
go (straight) down
go along
traffic lights
at
We must wait.
We can cross the road.
crossroads
十字路口
Bridge Street
Supermarket
Jim’s House
Hotel
go along
bank
turn
left
turn
right
at the first crossing
go across
B: Go along Bridge Street and it’s on the right.
A: Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the supermarket?
A: Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the bank?
B: Just go along Bridge Street. Turn left at the first crossing
and the bank is on your left.
A: Excuse me. Is there a hotel around here?
A: Yes, there is. Just go along Bridge Street. Turn right at the first crossing, the hotel is on the right.
A ______________
B ______________
1b Listen and write the correct place for each letter in the picture.
restaurant
hotel
Listening
A: Excuse me. Is there a ______ around here?
B: Yes, there is. Just go ______ Bridge Street and
turn ____ when you see the library. Go along
Long Street and it’s on the _____. It’s ______
the supermarket and across from the _____.
A: Thanks! And is there a restaurant near _____?
B: Yes. ___ along New Street. _____ right at the
first crossing and the restaurant is on your left,
______ _____ the pay phone.
A: Thank you very much. B: You’re welcome.
hotel
left
along
right
next to
1c Listen again. Fill in the blanks.
bank
hotel
Go
Turn
across from
1. turn right/left 意为“向右/左拐”;在这里
right和left都是副词,意为“向右;向左”。
e.g. 向左拐,你会找到那家宾馆。
Turn left and you can find that hotel.
2. go along/down … “沿着……走”, down和
along都是介词用法。
e.g. 沿着顺河走,公园就在右边。
Walk along/down River Street and the
park is on the right.
Language points
3. on the right/left 意为“在右面/在左面”
on one’s right/left 意为“在某人的右面/左面”
e.g. 在右面有一家银行。
There is a bank on the right.
沿着这条路走,图书馆就在你的左面。
Walk down this road and the library is
on your left.
4. at the first crossing 在第一个十字路口
e.g. 在第二个十字路口向右拐
Turn right at the second crossing.
1d Imagine you and your partner are
the two people in the picture in 1b.
Ask and answer questions about
the places.
Pairwork
park; supermarket
bank; hotel
down Bridge Street on the right
down Bridge Street on the left
Bridge Street
Center Street
Go straight down Bridge Street and turn right on Center Street.
Supermarket
Where is the hotel?
Is there a post office in the neighborhood?
Yes. It’s down Bridge Street on the right.
It’s down Bridge Street on the left.
1.Excuse me. Is there a pay phone in the neighborhood?
Yes, there is. Go straight down New Street and turn left. There is a pay phone on the right.
2.Excuse me. Where is the bank?
Go straight down New Street and turn left. Turn left on Bridge Street. The bank is on the right.
3.Excuse me. Is there a post office in the neighborhood?
Yes ,there is .Turn right, then go straight down Bridge Street. The post office is on the left. It’s next to the supermarket.
Where’s the post office?
Is there a post office near here/in the neighborhood?
Can you tell me how to get to the post office ?
Can you tell me the way to the post office ?
How can I get to the post office ?
Which is the way to the post office?
Ask for directions(问路)
Give directions(指路)
It’s on your right/left.
Go straight (along…).
Go down/up/along…Street.
Turn right/left (at the second crossing)
Take the second turning on the right/left.
Excuse me.
Now you and your friend are at A. He/She is ill(生病的), and you want to go to the hospital. How can you get there?
Then you tell his/her family about this. They are at C now .How can they get to the hospital ?
When you get out of (走出)the hospital, you meet an American boy at D. He wants to go to the hotel. How can he get there?
1. I want to buy a pen. Give me some _____, mom?
2. Alice always ______ an hour playing the guitar.
3. It’s sunny today. The _______ is really nice.
4. They found the post office ______.
5. Grace ______ playing computer games very
much.
6. Please have some fruit. It’s _____.
sunshine
money
easily
spends
选词填空。
enjoy, free, spend, easily, money, sunshine
enjoys
free
Exercise
假设你的英语老师要你们每人买一本英汉
词典(English-Chinese dictionary)。
你打算星期天上午去本市最大的书店买。
你不知道路线怎么走,所以你要询问警察。
请你编写一个对话。
Key word:
Next to, across, from, on, near,
in front, on the left/right, first, then, and
Homework
Section B 2a-2c
Period 4
2a
Check (√) the places near your home. Tell your partner where they are.
clothes store post office
bookstore school
supermarket bank
√
√
√
√
There is a clothes store near my home.
Where is it?
It’s next to the bank on Bridge Road.
Read the passages. Match each passage with a map.
Anna
Lisa
John
Reading
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 climbing around.
To get there, she walks out and turns right on Bridge Road. Then she walks along Bridge Road. The zoo is on the right.
Read the second passage and answer the questions below.
1. Where does John live?
___________________________________
2. What does John like to do at the park?
__________________________________
3. What John thinks are the best things in life?
____________________________________
4. How does John get to the park?
____________________________________
He lives near a supermarket.
He often exercises at the park.
The clean air and sunshine.
He has to cross the Center Street.
They’re free.
Read the third passage and answer the questions below.
What does Lisa think of her neighborhood?
_________________________________
2. What’s Lisa’s favorite place? Why?
_________________________________
_________________________________
3. Can Lisa get to the library easily?
__________________________________
It is noisy.
The library.
Yes, she can.
Because it’s quiet and she enjoys reading there.
1. What does Anna like doing in the zoo?
2. Does Anna think monkeys are like people? Why?
3. What does John like to do at the park?
Anna likes watching the monkeys climbing around.
Yes. Anna thinks that when the monkeys are fighting, they look like her friends fighting.
John likes to exercise at the park.
4. John thinks the best things do not need money. Do you think so?
5. How does Lisa get to the library from her home?
Lisa walks to the library. She goes down North Road and then turns left. The library is across from the park.
2c
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.
Language points
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 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,请按“1”。
There is a zoo in Anna’s neighborhood. She likes to spend time there on weekends. She loves to watch the monkeys climbing around. The monkeys sometimes fight.
To get there, she usually walks out and turns right on Bridge Road. Then she walks along Bridge Road. The zoo is on the right.
Bridge Road
Tell something about Anna.
John lives near a supermarket. His parents usually shop there. There’s a big park across from the supermarket. He often exercises in the park because he loves the clean air and sunshine.
To get the park, he has to cross the street.
Tell something about John.
Lisa lives in a noisy neighborhood. There is a post office between her house and a clothes store. But her favorite place is the library. It is very quiet and she enjoys reading there. When she reads books, times goes quickly.
To get to the library, just go down North Road and turn left. It’s across from the park.
North Road
Tell something about Lisa.
Unit 8
Is there a post office near here?
Section B 2
3a-self check
school
park
park
hotel
bank
restaurant
supermarket
post office
library
bookstore
Green Street
Bridge Street
Scott Road
Sam Street
hospital
A
S
N
Pair work : Where is the hospital?
w
E
school
park
park
hotel
bank
restaurant
supermarket
post office
library
bookstore
Green Street
Bridge Street
Scott Road
Sam Street
hospital
B
S
N
Pair work : Where is the bank?
school
park
park
hotel
bank
restaurant
supermarket
post office
library
bookstore
Green Street
Bridge Street
Scott Road
Sam Street
hospital
A
C
S
N
Pair work : Where is the school?
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
post office
hotel
park
library
library
3a
Come to visit Bridge Street
Bridge Street is a good place to have fun. It is a very busy street. You can play the guitar in the _______ . It’s there , between the _________ and the _________ . And if you’re hungry, you can buy some food in the ___________ . It’s __________ the post office.
Look at the picture and fill in the blanks for this tour guide.
park
restaurant
post office
supermarket
across from
Draw a map of your neighborhood and write about it. These questions may help you.
I live in _______________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3b
Where do you live?
What is your favorite place in your neighborhood? Why?
How do you get there from your home?
Writing
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 Center Street, then turn left at the first crossing, then walk along North Street. The Children’s Palace is just on the right.
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
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
1
spend free climb enjoy
enjoy
spend
climbing
Self check
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
__________________________________________.
__________________________________________.
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
A: Excuse me. Is there a supermarket
near here?
You: Just walk along Bridge and turn left when you see the library. The supermarket is between the hotel and the post office.
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?
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 ________.
there near
on
get
on
along Turn
welcome
Practice
between
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.
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.
from
neighborhood
place
there
How get
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
along
at
Tongue twisters
Singing in English is an exciting way of learning the language.
I think the bank is next to the ice rink.
Chants
Which way?
Which way do I go?
Right or left?/ Through or around?
Over or under?/ Behind or between?
I don’t want to go the wrong way!
/ I want to go the right way!
Where I live?
First, turn right at the hotel.
Next, turn left at the school.
Finally, go around the library.
Now you know where I live.
First, go along the road.
Next, go through the park.
Finally, go under the bridge.
Now you know where I live.