Lesson Nine --- Asking The Way (one)
Part A
Drill One
1.Teacher's Day in China is on the 10th of September.
2.Canada is the third largest country in the world.
3.James came in eleventh in the test.
4.Labour Day in the United States is on the first Sunday of September.
5.The Nile is the second longest river in the world.
6.July the 4th is Independence Day of the United States.
7.The 26th Olympic Games were held in Atlanta, USA.
8.The Potters will be here on the 12th of next month.
9.Jane sat in the 15th row.
10.The Olympics Games began in the fifth century BC.
Drill Two
1.The game will be on the 27th of April.
2.Did she say second or twenty-second?
3.Sally came in third in the game.
4.The first national games were held in Beijing.
5.Mother's Day in the United States is on the second Sunday in May.
Part B
Dialogue 1.---I'm a stranger here
-Excuse me?
-Yes?
-Could you tell me how far it is to the National Art Center?
-Yes, it's only a ten-minute walk from here.
-How can I get there? I'm a stranger here, you see.
-Well, you walk down this street, two blocks to the traffic lights.
-Two blocks to the traffic lights. And then?
-Then turn left, and you'll be on Queen Street. There's big hotel on the corner and the National Art Center is right there. You can't miss it.
-Turn left at Queen Street and look for the centre beside the big hotel.
-Right.
-Thank you very much for your help. By the way, could you tell me where I can get a cup of coffee?
-Er... You can get a coffee in the National Art Center.
-Many thanks.
-You're welcome.
1)True or False
1.What place is the woman looking for?
2.What is the women's trouble?
3.How far is it to the National Art Center?
4.Where is the National Art Center?
5.Which is not true according to the dialogue?
2)Mark out the four places on the map.
1.traffice lights 2.Queen Street 3.the big hotel 4.the National Art Center
Dialogue 2.---Where is the Grand Theater
-Excuse me, sir? Could you show me the way to the Grand Theater?
-The Grand Theater? Let me think for a moment. Ah, yes. It's on Market Street.
-But where is Market Street?
-Go straight down this road until you come to the taffic lights, then turn right.
-That's the Market Street?
-Yes, but you've got to go along the street for about three blocks until you see a big fountain.
-Yes, and...
-And the theatre is behind the fountain.
-I see. Go straight down to the traffic lights, then turn right to Market Street, walk three blocks and the theater is behind a fountain.
-You've got it.
-Thanks a lot, sir.
-You're welcome. Have a good day.
-You too.
1)True or False
1.The Grand Theater is a very modern theater in the city.
2.The woman has to walk quite a distance before she reaches the theater.
3.The woman is foreign visitor who comes to the city for the first time.
4.The man seems to know the way to the theater quite well.
5.The woman wants to see a play in the theater this evening.
2)Mark out the three places on the map.
1.Market Street 2.the fountain 3.the Grand Theater |