Unit 8

Is there a post office near here?

Section A 1a~2c

a post office

a police station

hotel

restaurant

bank

a hospital

a street

pay phone

a park

1. post office ___2. police station ____3. hotel ____4. restaurant ___5. bank ____6. hospital ___7. street ____8. pay phone ___9. park ___

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1a Match the words with the places in the picture.

Bridge Street

Long Street

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across from

next to

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in front of

behind

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There is a post office on Bridge Street.

---Is there a post office near here?

---Yes, there is. It’s on Bridge Street. It’s across from the hotel.

1b Listen and circle the places you hear in 1a.

1. post office2. police station3. hotel4. restaurant5. bank6. hospital7. street8. pay phone9. park

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• 1.The pay phone is across from the library.

2.The pay phone is next to the library.3.The pay phone is between the post office and the library.4.The pay phone is on Green Street.5.The pay phone is in front of the library.6.The pay phone is behind the library.

1.The police station is ______ the restaurant and the hospital.2. The park is ____________the bank.3. The hospital is ______Bridge Street.4. The pay phone is ________ the post office.5. The restaurant is _______ the post office.6. The hotel is __________the police station.

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2b Listen and fill in the blank with the words in the box.

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Look at the picture. There’s a school in the picture. It’s________ School Street. The book store is______ the school. The bank is ______ _______ the school. The pay phone is_______ the school and the hospital.

Can you see the post office? It’s_____ ______the school. There is a supermarket. It’s_____ ____ ____ the park.

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How to ask directions• Is there …near hear?• Is there …in the neighborhood?• Where is…?• Can you tell me how to get to…?• Can you show me the way to…?• How can I get to…?• Can you tell me where the…is? • Can you tell me how I can get to…?

Homework用 have, has, there is, there are 填空1. My brother_____ many books.

2. _______ a bank on Bridge Street.

3. _______ many books on the desk.

4. I ______ many friends, and he _____one.

5. _______ some supermarkets in the city.

6. My uncle _____ a VCD.

7. ______ 54 students in Class 3.

8._____ your father ____ a watch?

9. 我校有两个图书馆．＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　 two libraries in our school .

Our school ______ two libraries .

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