Is there a post office near here?
Section
B(1a-2c
)
Unit 8
1.Where is the hospital?
2. Is there a hospital near here?
3.How can I get to the hospital?
4.Can you tell me the way to the hospital?
Ask the way?
go along
turn right
turn left
on the left
on the right
What do you know about traffic signs?
go
along
turn right
go along
turn left
go along.
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
.
5.
cross; crossing; across
cross v.
穿过
,
横过
crossing n.
交叉口，十字路口
across prep.
adv.
e.g
.
______
the river
= go
________
the river(adv.)
The bank is
________ from
the bookstore.
Turn right at the first
__________
.
Bridge Street
Go along
Bridge Street and
turn right
at the
first crossing.
You can see the hospital
is
on your left
.
Practice makes perfect.
1d
Imagine you and your partner are
the two people in the picture in 1b.
Ask and answer questions about
the places.
Pairwork
clothes store post office
bookstore school
supermarket bank
2a
Check (√) the places near your
home. Tell your partner where
they are.
Talking
Read the passages. Match each passage with a map.
Anna
Lisa
John
Reading
2c
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Wh
at
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
?
___________________________________
She likes t
o watch the monkeys
climbing around
.
Yes, she thinks they look like her friends and her when they fight
.
He likes to exercise at the park
.
4. John thinks the best thing do not need money. Do you think so, too?
___________________________________
5
.
How does Lisa get to the library from her home
?
___________________________________
Just go down North Road and turn left
.
It is across from the park.
Yes, I think so, too.
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
3.
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.
2.
I love to
watch
the monkeys
climbing
around
.
watch … doing
观看
…
正在做
…(
进行中
)
watch … do
观看
…
做
…(
经常发生；已完成
)
e.g. I watch the girl
crossing
the road.
We can watch the birds
fly
in the sky.
与其用法相似的词还有
see, find, hear
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
free “
免费的
”
e.g.
这些书都是免费的。
These books are
free
.
【
拓展
】free
空闲
的
;
自由的
e.g
.
格林先生本周不忙。
Mr. Green isn’t
busy
this week.
或
(Mr. Green is
free
this week
.)
Tom is
free
, because his parents
aren’t at home
7.
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
.
8.
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
”可用
in order to…
代替。
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.
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
Check the answers.
Practice time
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
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?
Writing
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。
写作指导
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.
One possible version.
Thank you
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