Unit 2

Where’s the post office?

Section A

Some public places

Some more places

1. post office f

2. library

3. hotel

4. restaurant

5. bank

6. supermarket

7. street

8. pay phone

9. park

1a1a Match and read

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1b1b Listen and circlepost office

library

hotel

restaurant

bank

supermarket

street

pay phone

park

Practice

A: Is there a bank near here?

B: Yes, there is. It’ s on

Center Street.

1c1c

A: Is there a … near here?

B: Yes, there is. It’ s …

1c1c

Practice

2a2a Read

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.

on Green Street

across from the streetin front of the library

behind the library

next to the library between the library and the post office

2a The pay phone is …

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知识讲解1. across prep. 横过 例如： run across the street 横穿马路 sail across the Pacific 横渡太平洋 He lives across the street. 他住在街对面。 Be careful when you walk across the busy street. 当你穿过繁忙的街道时要小心。 The duck wants to swim across the river. 那只鸭子想游过这条河。

across from 在……正对面（多用于美语中）例如：The bank is across from KFC. 银行在肯德基的对面。cross v. 跨过；横过例如：The bridge crosses the river at its narrowest point.

大桥在河的最狭处横跨河面。along prep. 沿着；顺着例如：We went for a walk along the shore. 我们沿着海岸散步。

2. next to 在……旁边

例如：

the house next to ours

我们隔壁的房子

The supermarket is next to the flower shop.

超市在花店的旁边。

The small garden is next to our school.

那个小花园在我们学校旁边。

3. on prep. 在……旁；靠近……

例如： the inn on the road 路旁的旅店

the town on the river 临河的城镇

The supermarket is on Fifth Avenue.

超市在第五大街。

The pay phone is on Bridge Street.

公用电话在桥街。

on the left / right 在左边 / 右边 （注意介词要用 on ）

4. between prep. 在两者之间 between 常和 and 连用。 例如：

between the two cities

这两个城市之间

between nine and ten o'clock

九点钟和十点钟之间

The post office is between the library and the

cinema.

邮局在图书馆和电影院之间。

5. behind prep. 在……后面 例如： He sat behind her. 他坐在她后面。 The bank is behind the hotel. 银行在酒店的后面。

in front of 在……前面 例如： The hotel is in front of the bank. 酒店在银行的前面。

2b

1. The library is ___________ the restaurant and the

supermarket.

2. The park is ___________ the bank.

3. The supermarket is ______ Fifth Avenue.

4. The pay phone is _______ the post office.

5. The restaurant is _________ the post office.

6. The hotel is _________ the library.

between

across from

on

next to

in front of

behind

Practice

1. library (between … and …) restaurant

2. park (across from) bank

3. supermarket (on) Fifth Avenue

4. pay phone (next to) post office

5. restaurant (in front of) post office

6. hotel (behind) library

Where are Paul and Nancy?

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？？ ？

知识讲解

1. down prep. 沿着；顺着 例如： walking down the street 沿街走下去 The library is down this street on the right.

图书馆在这条街的右侧。 Go down this street, you’ll find the bank. 沿着这条街走，你就会找到那家银行。

down 的这个用法可以与 along 互换使用。

2. turn v. （使）改变方向；（使）改变路程 例如： turn the car to the left 把车朝左拐 Turn right and then you can see the building you find. 向右转，然后你就可以看到你要找的建筑物了。 turn n. 转弯；转弯处 例如： Make a left turn at the corner. 在拐角处向左转弯。 a sharp turn in the road 公路上的一个急转弯

3. straight adv. 直接；一直

例如：

go straight to Beijing

直接去北京

Just go straight and you can find it easily.

一直向前走，你可以非常容易的找到它。

3b

1. A: Is there a pay phone in the neighborhood?

B: Yes, there is.

2. A: Where’s the bank?

B: It’s down Bridge Street on the right.

3. A: Is there a post office in the neighborhood?

B: Yes, there is.

Practice

Please fill in the blanks with prepositions.

near, from, between, on, in, next to

(1) The library is _______ the restaurant and the

supermarket.

(2) The park is _______ Fifth Avenue.

(3) The hotel is _______ the bank.

(4) Is there a post office _______ here?

(5) My pen pal is _______ Australia.

(6) My aunt lives _______ Shanghai now.

between

on

next to

near

from

in

Complete the conversation.

A: 1)________ ________. Is there a hotel in the

neighborhood?

B: Yes, there is. Just 2) ________ straight and

3) ________ left. It’s down Bridge Street

4) ________ the right. It’s next 5) ________

a supermarket.

A: Thank you very much.

B: 6) ________ ________.

Excuse me

turn

go

on to

You’re welcome

Test A:A: Listen to the conversation. Circle the correct answers.

1. Jack lives next to the park.

2. There’s a bank on Bridge Street.

3. The park is next to the hotel.

4. The library is next to Jack’s house.

5. The supermarket is next to the library.

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B Vocabulary 2. supermarket 3. park 4. bank 5. street 6. hotelC Functions 1. f 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. eD Grammar 1. on 2. next to 3. across 4. left 5. inE Reading and writing bank

library restaurant post office supermarket park