Unit 5 Late Again

Greeting and ask the students some questions, such as:

Have you ever been late for the class? What would you say to the teacher if you were late?

Listen to the CD and then answer the questions:

1. Who was the woman calling to? Why did she call him?

2. What did the man say when he realized he forgot it?

3. Did the man know how to get there? What did the woman do then?

Listening Script

Luis: Hello. Luis Mendez.Laura: Luis, it’s Laura. Where are you?Luis: What do you mean, where am I? I’m

here. I’m in the office. You’re talking to me.Laura: But we have a meeting with Lucid

Systems, at one o’clock!Luis: At one? Oh, man! How do I get to

Lucid?

Laura: It’s on Ashby, 3121 Ashby, near Telegraph Avenue. Take College Avenue to Ashby, and turn right.

Luis: Got it.Laura: Hurry!Luis: I’m on my way.Laura: Oh, Luis?Luis: Yeah?Laura: Be sure to bring the Lucid file.Luis: Where is it?

Laura: I put it on your desk this morning.Luis: You did ?Laura: Remember? I put it next to your

computer.Luis: Oh, right. Yeah, here it is.Laura: And Luis, please hurry. I need to

talk to you about…Luis: Ok, we’ll talk about it when I get

there. Bye.

Further Study of the Vocabulary and Usage

I. Man! 1. n. Man is frequently used in oral English to

address someone, especially an adult male. It’s very casual use and usually used when the person you are talking to is your friend. E.g.

That’s a great party, man! Hey, man! What’s up? We can know that man is used frequently in

our life, for example, in many movies you can see that the word is often used as the film name.

2. Man is also used in spoken English to express certain kinds of emotions-excitement, surprise, and anger. Read the examples in our textbook.

3. Some short exclamations like Man: To express surprise: 1) Gosh! 2) Wow! 3) You’re kidding! When you make a mistake, say: Whoops! Express distaste for something: Yuck! Express taste for something: Yummy! Express pain: Ouch! Express that you like something: Mmm!

Hurray!

Some idioms with man

a man of men 杰出的人 A man can do no more than he can.

人只能做力所能及的事。 A man cannot spin and reel at the same

time.一个人不能同时又纺又织 ; 一心不能二用。

No man is wise at all times.智者千虑 , 必有一失。

One man, no man.个人的作用是有限的 ; 孤掌难鸣。

Further Study of the Vocabulary and Usage

II. Avenue, street, road, high way, drive, etc.

Avenue: streets in towns and cities.

n. 林荫道 , 大街 , 方法 , 途径 , 路

香榭丽舍大道 Avenue des Champs Elysées

Road: streets that connect the suburban areas of a city. n. 路 , 道路 , 公路 , 大道

Bird's-eye view of Hangzhou City. You can see many roads below:

Street: 街 , 街道 , 街区Downing street

( 伦敦的 ) 唐宁街 ( 英国首相官邸及若干政府主要部门的所在地 )

Wall Street [ 美 ] 华尔街 ( 纽约金融中心 )

“Wall Street, in New York City, means the stock market and ‘big money’.”“ 华尔街在纽约市 ,它意味着证券市场和‘ ’ ”巨富 。

Drive: the roads in neighborhoods. 汽车道；马路；私用车道

Further Study of the Vocabulary and Usage

III. On the way 1. on the way: trav

eling from one place to another. 在途中 , 接近

e.g. My English is still le

arning on the way. 我的英语正在学习中。

2. by the way: 顺便说说；顺便提起

e.g. By the way, what happened to the money?

顺便问一句，那笔钱后来怎么样了？

3. No way!: impossible 不，不行

e.g.

----Will you help me do this?

----No way, man! 4. in a big way: very m

uch 非常 5. have it both ways:

在两个敌对的意见或者行动中得利，

6. All the way 1) the whole way: 自始至终 He rushed all the way to the station o

nly to miss the train. 他一路冲往车站，结果还是错过了火车。

2) completely: 完全地 I‘ll back you up all the way. 我完全支

持你 I’m with you all the way on that issue.

3 ） from far away: 从远道而… e.g. “Now, ” said the compere, “this

little girl has traveled all the way from Liverpool to sing to us tonight. So let‘s all give her a big hand.” 节目主持人说：“今天晚上，这个从利物浦远道而来的小姑娘将为我们演唱，让我们热烈鼓掌欢迎她。”

4) A merry heart goes all the way. 【谚】心情愉快，万事顺利。

7. Way to go!: Well done! Do a good job!

8. Have a way with: has a special ability to do something 对…有办法

9. Pave the way for…: prepared for; got something ready.

10. In one’s way: stop or prevent sb.挡道的 , 妨碍人的

Other words

errand: 差事I need to run some errands for my roomm

ate. 我要帮室友办事to run into: to meet or to see, especially by

chance 偶然见到specialty 特产You can buy a lot of specialties at the farm

er’s market.pick up 偶然得到

Oral work: How do I get there?

Some samples on how to ask and answer the way:

Dialogue 1: A: Excuse me, where is the nearest bank? B: There is one next to the post office round the corner. A: Thank you.

Dialogue 2:

A: Excuse me, is there a hotel nearby?

B: The nearest one is about 10 minutes’ walk here.

A: How can I get there?

B: Just walk down this road and you’ll find it. It’s on the right side.

B: Thanks a lot.

Dialogue3:

A: Can you tell me the way to the library?

B: Sure. Turn left at the next crossing.

A: Is it on Xinhua Street?

B: Yes. You can’t miss it.

Task: (Page 41: II)

Look at the map and make some dialogues by imitating the samples in the textbook or the dialogues given above. Do it in pairs.

Part B More Listening

I. Telephone CallVoice: Thank you for calling the Civic

Arena. The Civic Arena is located at 111 First Street. For directions, please press 1.

If you’re coming from San Francisco, take Highway 101 to Highway 880 North, go one mile to First Street, exit at First Street, and turn right. The Civic Arena is at the corner of First Street and Montgomery Street.

If you’re coming from Oakland, take Highway 880 South to First Street, exit at First Street, and turn left. The Civic Arena is at the corner of First Street and Montgomery Street.

If you’re coming from Santa Cruz, take Highway 17 North to Highway 880. Exit at First Street. Turn right. The Civic Arena is at the corner of First Street and Montgomery Street.

If you’re coming by train, get off at the Civic Arena Station, between San Carlos Street Station and City Center Station. The arena is two blocks east of the station.

To repeat these instructions, press 2. To end this call, please hang up.

II. Long Conversation & III Spot Dictation

A: I really appreciate everything you’ve been doing for me. Would it be Ok if I cooked you dinner tonight?

B: Oh, that would be really nice of you, thank you!

A: I would love to. The problem is I’m not quite sure where the grocery store is, could you tell me how to get there?

B: You know, it’s really easy, if you just go out to the main street that you came on, make a right out there, and then turn right, and go all the way down Willow until you get to Creyts Road, and then you’re gonna make a left on the Creyts Road, and then your Kroger Store, which is a great big grocery store, will be on your right.

A: On my right. Ok, I was thinking about some desserts, do you know where a bakery… is there a bakery nearby?

B: Yep, there is a fabulous bakery not… it’s just like a mile further down the road, in the same direction that you were going.

A: Ok, just keep going.B: It will be on your left.A: On my left.B: Just keep going.A: And um, do you like a little wine dinner?B: Oh, I would love it. And you know what?

There’s a liquor store, that’s just right across the street from the bakery.

A: That will be great.B: So you can get everything right there.A: Ok, are you sure? I’m not very good at

finding my way around town. Are you sure I can get to…

B: It’s really simple, all you have to do is when… after you’ve finished with everything, just turn yourself around and go all the way until you get to Willow again.

A: Ok, that doesn’t sound too hard. Cool.

IV. Short PassageMany men are proud of their sense of

direction which, according to many reports, is much better than that of women’s. my father is one of the scarce exceptions. He is the type of person who seldom knows where he is in relation to where he is going. That is why we were almost shocked to death when my father announced one day that he was going to buy a car and was learning to drive.

He managed to become a driver, but was

never allowed to drive alone until one day

there came a chance when nobody could

go with him together. We had to draw an

extremely detailed map for him, involving

everything that could ever help him

recognize the places where he was going

to. Confidently he left.

Though expected to come back at four, he

entered the house at eight. “Did you get

lost? Didn’t the map help?” A mountain of

questions followed before my father could

at last answer, “I arrived there quite easily

as a matter of fact,” said he, “But I got lost

in the building and failed to find my way

out of it. I spent quite a while there and got

out at last with the help of a clerk.

And then I found that it wasn’t the

entrance I formerly went into, so I couldn’t

find the parking lot where I parked the

car.” this was really beyond our prediction.

Then my mother asked, “How did you find

it at last?” “Not yet,” said my father, “ I took

a taxi and came back.”