Unit 4 How can I get to the museum? How can I get to the museum?

You'll be able to: 1. ask for and give directions; 2. talk about different means of transport.

Listening and Speaking 听录音，学习下列词语。 Listen and learn. avenue opposite corner repeat straight block n. 大街，大道 prep. 在 …… 对面 n. 拐角 v. 重复 adv. 直接地，一直地 n. 街区 1 cross v. 穿过

Look and practice. 看图，练习问路和指路。 Listening and Speaking 3 Lisa: Excuse me, where’s the library? Tom: It’s next to the hospital. Lisa: Sorry. Could you repeat that, please?Could you repeat that, please? Tom: Sure, it’s next to the hospital. 参考译文

Listen and learn. 听录音，学习如何指路。 Listening and Speaking 4 Go two blocks.blocks Go straight ahead. Go to Main Street. Cross Main Street. Turn left. Main Street Turn right.

Reading and Writing Read and learn. 读下文，了解城市交通。 One way to travel in many big cities is to take the subway. It is fast, cheap, and almost always on time, but it is often crowded. Buses can be cheaper but much slower than the subway. Another inexpensive way to see a city is to ride a bike. But for many people, the best way to get around downtown is just to walk. 参考译文 1

Discuss and fill. 讨论并比较下列交通工具。 Reading and Writing 2 subway bike slow and crowdedcheapbus crowded slow cheap fast, cheap, always on time

Reading and Writing 参考译文 Go one block. Turn left on Grand Street. It’s next to the parking lot. _____________ Train Station Go two blocks. Turn left. It’s on your right. _______ Library Go straight. Cross Main Street. It’s opposite the bank. ___________Main Street Post Office Go straight. Cross Grand Street. It’s on your right. _______ Park Read and write. 读下列描述，写出图中与之相应的地点。 3

Read and fill. 读下表，根据自己的实际情况填空。 More Activities 1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Around the World The Qinghai-Tibet Railway in China is the world’s highest railway line, connecting Xining with Lhasa. Some 960 kilometres of its tracks are located over 4,000 metres above sea level, and the highest point is 5,072 metres. 参考译文

Fun Time Tongue Twisters honey /ʌ//ʌ/ My brother needs some My brother needs some money to buy some honey. farm /a:/ The farmer sees so The farmer sees so far in the darkness. 1

Fun Time A Joke Mother: I promised to buy you a car if you passed your examination, and you have failed. What were you doing last term? Son: I was learning to drive a car. 2 参考译文

My Progress Check I can ask and give directions with: opposite avenue cross block on the corner of How can I get to the hospital? Could you repeat that, please? The school is on the corner of First Street and Grand Avenue. I can talk about transportation with: subway cheap expensive crowded get around The subway is fast, cheap, and almost always on time. Buses are cheap, but often slow and crowded.