Unit 8 Is there a post office near here?
Section A
单词卡片
名词： post, office, police, hotel, restaurant, bank, hospital, street, pay, front, town, north
动词： pay
形容词： north
副词： across, around
介词： near, across, behind, around
短语归纳
介词短语： across from, in front of
名词短语： post office, police station, pay phone
句型再现
1.Is there a post office near here?
2．—Is there a hospital near here?
—Yes, there is.
3．The pay phone is across from the library.
4．I'm new in town.
5．Where's Center Street?
6．It's not too far from here.
Section B
单词卡片
名词： left, right, crossing, neighborhood, monkey, road, air, sunshine, money
动词： turn, spend, climb, enjoy
形容词： free
副词： left, right, often, easily
介词： along
短语归纳
动词短语： go along, turn right, spend time, enjoy reading
句型再现
1.Go along Long Street and it's on the right.
2．I love to watch the monkeys climbing around.
3．To get there, I usually walk out and turn right on Bridge Road.
4．The best things in life are free!
5．To get to the park, you just have to cross Center Street.
6．When I read books, time goes quickly!
7．You can get to the library easily.
8．Just go down North Road and turn left.
9．I like to spend time with my grandparents on Sundays.
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本单元的中心话题是“问路与指路”。
Section A部分通过听说训练主要学习三个方面的内容：一是与社区环境和设施相关的词汇bank, library, restaurant, post office, police station等；二是表示方位的介词across from, next to, in front of等；三是there be句型的一般疑问句及其回答。通过三者的结合，运用正确的方位介词来描述各种社区设施的地理位置。
Section B 部分的重点是用得体的语言问路和指路，并描述自己的街坊邻里、社区环境。
常用的问路用语： Excuse me. Is there…？
常用的指路用语： go along, turn right/left, on your right/left, at the first crossing等。
1．—Is there a restaurant near your house?
—Yes, there is. It's on Center Street.
2．—Where's the supermarket?
—It's next to the library.
3．—Where are the pay phones?
—They're in front of the post office.
1．用there be句型询问或描述事物的所在位置 (详见P 单元语法聚焦)
2．where引导的特殊问句询问事物的具体位置 (详见P 单元语法聚焦)
3．表示方位的介词
Asking the way in different places
If you travel a lot, you'll find out different “styles” of giving directions every time you ask “How can I get to the post office？”
In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions because most streets don't have names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance. They measure (测量)distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office？” you ask. “Oh，” they answer, “it's about five minutes from here.”
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It's true that a person doesn't know the answer sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I don't know.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don't know”. People in Yucatan believe that “I don't know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
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