Unit8Isthereapostofficenearhere?SectionA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：acrossfrom,infrontof名词短语：postoffice,policestation,payphone句型再现1.Isthereapostofficenearhere?2．—Isthereahospitalnearhere?—Yes,thereis.3．Thepayphoneisacrossfromthelibrary.4．I'mnewintown.5．Where'sCenterStreet?6．It'snottoofarfromhere.SectionB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：goalong,turnright,spendtime,enjoyreading句型再现1.GoalongLongStreetandit'sontheright.2．Ilovetowatchthemonkeysclimbingaround.3．Togetthere,IusuallywalkoutandturnrightonBridgeRoad.4．Thebestthingsinlifearefree!5．Togettothepark,youjusthavetocrossCenterStreet.6．WhenIreadbooks,timegoesquickly!7．Youcangettothelibraryeasily.8．JustgodownNorthRoadandturnleft.9．IliketospendtimewithmygrandparentsonSundays.本单元的中心话题是“问路与指路”。SectionA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,postoffice,policestation等；二是表示方位的介词acrossfrom,nextto,infrontof等；三是therebe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。SectionB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：Excuseme.Isthere…？常用的指路用语：goalong,turnright/left,onyourright/left,atthefirstcrossing等。1．—Istherearestaurantnearyourhouse?—Yes,thereis.It'sonCenterStreet.2．—Where'sthesupermarket?—It'snexttothelibrary.3．—Wherearethepayphones?—They'reinfrontofthepostoffice.1．用therebe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AskingthewayindifferentplacesIfyoutravelalot,you'llfindoutdifferent“styles”ofgivingdirectionseverytimeyouask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice？”InJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsbecausemoststreetsdon'thavenames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,“Gostraightaheadandturnleftatthehotel.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,therearenotownsorbuildingsinmanyplaces.Insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistance.InKansas,forexample,peoplewillsay,“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.”PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistance.Theymeasure(测量)distanceintime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice？”youask.“Oh，”theyanswer,“it'saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”It'struethatapersondoesn'tknowtheanswersometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Idon'tknow.”ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers“Idon'tknow”.PeopleinYucatanbelievethat“Idon'tknow”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,oftenawrongone.Atouristcangetvery,verylostinYucatan!
