Unit 8 Is there a post office near here？
第4课时 Section B(2a—3b)
1．花(时间、钱等)v．__spend__
2．爬 v．__climb__
3．路 n．__road__
4．时常；常常 adv．__often__
5．空气 n．__air__
6．免费的 adj．__free__
7．享受；喜爱 v．__enjoy__
8．容易地 adv．__easily__
9．钱 n．__money__
10．花时间__spend__time__
11．喜欢阅读__enjoy__reading__
重点词汇
1．【辨析】spend, pay, cost和take
spend
主语是人，常用结构：Sb.spend(s)…on sth./Sb.spend(s)…(in) doing sth.某人花时间/金钱做某事
pay
主语是人，常用结构：Sb.pay(s) some money for sth.某人为某物付多少钱
cost
主语是物，常用结构：Sth.cost(s) sb.some money.某物花费某人多少钱
take
常用it作形式主语，常用结构：It takes sb.some time to do sth.做某事花费某人多长时间
He spent fifty dollars on these books.
他在这些书上花费了50美元。
I spent two days reading the book.
我花了两天时间读这本书。
She paid twenty yuan for the book.
她支付了20元钱买这本书。
The book cost her twenty yuan．
这本书花了她20元。
It took me seven days to finish the task.
＝I spent seven days finishing the task.
我花了七天完成这项任务。
2．free adj．免费的
free的用法：
(1)adj．免费的。如：
The best things in life are free!
生活中最美好的东西是免费的！
(2)adj．有空的；空闲的。如：
I'm busy with school from Monday to Friday, but I have some free time on weekends.
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我周一到周五忙于学习，但是周末我有些空闲时间。
3．enjoy v．享受；喜爱
(1)enjoy后跟名词、代词或动词－ing形式，即enjoy doing sth.。如：
Sue enjoys listening to music in her free time.
苏在闲暇时喜爱听音乐。
(2)enjoy oneself＝have fun＝have a good time 玩得开心，过得愉快。如：
—We are going to the beach!
—Enjoy yourselves!
——我们要去海滩了！
——玩得开心！
重点句型
1．I love to watch the monkeys climbing around.
我喜欢看猴子们四处爬。
watch sb./sth.doing sth.观看某人/某物正在做某事(强调所做的事正在进行)。如：
The young mother is watching her little son playing games.
那个年轻的妈妈正在看她的小儿子做游戏。
【拓展】(1)watch sb./sth.do sth.观看某人/某物做某事(强调所做的事经常发生或已完成)。如：
Let's watch them play football.
咱们看他们踢足球吧。
(2)用法相似的还有：
see sb.doing sth./see sb.do sth.
hear sb.doing sth./hear sb.do sth.
notice sb.doing sth./notice sb.do sth.
2．To get there, I usually walk out and turn right on Bridge Road.
要去那儿(动物园)的话，我通常步行外出，在大桥路向右拐。
To get there是动词不定式短语作目的状语，表示“(若)要做……的话”。对其提问需用What…for？或Why。如：
To learn English well，I practice it every day.
为了把英语学好，我每天练习。
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1．I like to live in the mountain village because the __air__(空气) is clean and fresh.
2．How much __money__(钱) do I have to pay for this new shirt?
3．It's a nice day.Let's go out and enjoy the warm __sunshine__(阳光)．
4．He __often__(经常) takes his children to play in the park near his home.
5．Don't play soccer on the __road__(公路)．It's dangerous.
Ⅱ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1．Little Toby likes__climbing/to__climb__(climb) the trees.
2．__To__get__(get) to school on time, you must get up very early.
3．Is there a pay phone in the __neighborhood__(neighbor)?
4．You can find the bank __easily__(easy)．
5．Do you enjoy __reading__(read) English in the morning?
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Ⅲ.单项选择。
(C)1.There ________ lots of sheep and pigs on my uncle's farm now.
A．have B．has
C．are D．is
(C)2.It's relaxing ________ around the park in the morning.
A．walk B．walks
C．to walk D．to walking
(B)3.We live in a house ________ a small garden.It's clean and tidy.
A．has B．with
C．have D．there is
(B)4.Just ________ straight and turn right.And you can see it on your left.
A．going B．go
C．to go D．goes
(A)5.The best things in life are ________， such as the clean air and sunshine.
A．free B．old
C．easy D．new
(B)6.________ the early bus, he often gets up early.
A．Catch B．To catch
C．Catching D．Catches
(A)7.—Do you take exercise every day?
—Yes.I always ________ half an hour walking after dinner.
A．spend B．take
C．cost D．pay
(A)8.Most students spend too much time ________ computer games.
A．playing B．play
C．plays D．to play
(C)9.My old neighbor Charles enjoys ________ photos.He always goes out with his camera.
A．take B．to take
C．taking D．to taking
(B)10.When he goes to the zoo, he loves to watch the monkeys ________ the trees.
A．climbs B．climbing
C．to climbing D．to climb
Ⅳ.阅读理解。
Visiting Mineral City!
Mineral City is an interesting place to visit.It is a beautiful little town with many old buildings.
Take a walk through the center of the town on Main Street.Look first at the Mineral City Hotel.It is on the corner of Main Street and Glenn Avenue.It is about 150 years old and people can stay there.There is an interesting old building across the street from the hotel.This was a post office.Now it is a store for books and videos.There are many places to eat on Main Street.You can get lunch or dinner in
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one of these places.There is a park between Main Street and Oak Street.You can sit on a bench(长凳) in the park.It is nice and quiet, and you can enjoy the trees and flowers.
You can also take a walk down Glenn Avenue.You can look at the old buildings and interesting little stores on this street.
(C)1.Mineral City is ________．
A．a big city B．a busy city
C．a beautiful town D．an old building
(A)2.The store for books and videos is ________．
A．across the street from the hotel
B．on the corner of Oak Street
C．on Glenn Avenue
D．behind the park
(B)3.There is a ________ park between Main Street and Oak Street.
A．beautiful and old
B．nice and quiet
C．busy and dirty
D．big and interesting
(D)4.There are some ________ on Glenn Avenue.
A．hotels
B．post offices
C．new buildings and quiet parks
D．old buildings and interesting little stores
(B)5.Which is NOT true?
A．The Mineral City Hotel is on the corner of Main Street and Glenn Avenue.
B．The Mineral City Hotel is a beautiful and new building.
C．The Mineral City Hotel is about 150 years old.
D．There are many places to eat on Main Street.
Ⅴ.任务型阅读。
Hello, my name is Jill.This is my neighborhood.It is very beautiful.My house is next to a new building on Green Street.My best friend Betty lives in that building.There is a clean and big park across from the building.I often play football there.
There is a music school in my neighborhood.I go there to learn the piano every Saturday afternoon.It is across from a bank.Where is the supermarket？It is between the park and the music school.Betty's mother is a sales clerk(售货员) there.There is a new library next to the music school.It is across from an old post office.My mother works at the post office.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Where's Jill's house?
__It's__next__to__a__new__building__on__Green__Street.__
2．What does Jill often play in the park?
__Football.__
3．When does Jill go to the music school?
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__Every__Saturday__afternoon.__
4．Where does Betty's mother work?
__In__the__supermarket.__
5．Is there an old post office across from the new library?
__Yes,__there__is.__
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