Unit 8 Is there a post office near here?

第一课时 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I根据语境及所给图片提示，写出所缺单词或词组。

1. There is a ________________ near Alice’s home.

2. Jack doesn’t feel well. Let’s take him to the"""""""""" ________________.

3. The ________________ isn’t far from here.

4. Jim likes to eat dinner in this new ________________.

5. My uncle works in a ________________.

Ⅱ 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. Do you live in t________ or in the village？

2. My friend Jane lives on Xinhua S________.

3. Is there a park a________ here？

4. Is there a p________ phone near here？ I want to call my father.

5. He helps the children go a________ the road.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 阅读理解。

Man： Excuse me， how can I get to the library？

Woman：Well， the library is on Tenth Street. It takes you about 20 minutes to walk there. Walk along this street and turn left at the second crossing.

Man： OK. Then？

Woman：You’ll be on Fifth Road. At the end of the road， you can see a park in front of you. Turn right and go to Lipton Avenue.

Man： Go to the park， turn right into Lipton Avenue？

Woman：Yes. Then turn right again at the first crossing. You’ll be on Tenth Street. Walk on and you’ll see the library on your left. It’s across from a supermarket.

Man： OK， I got it. By the way， can I take a bus there？

Woman：Of course. You can take Bus No. 5. Look， the bus stop is over there. It takes you about ten minutes.

Man： Thank you very much.

（ ） 1. Where does the man want to go？

A. To the park. B. To the supermarket. C. To the library. D. To the zoo.

（ ） 2. How long does the man need to walk there？

A. Five minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. Fifteen minutes. D. Twenty minutes.

（ ） 3. Where is the park？

A. On Tenth Street. B. On Lipton Avenue. C. On Sixth Street. D. On Fifth Road.

（ ） 4. How can the man get to Lipton Avenue？

A. Turn right at the park.

B. Turn left at the supermarket.

C. Turn right at the first crossing of Fifth Road.

D. Turn left at the second crossing of Tenth Street.

（ ） 5. Where is the library？

A. Behind a supermarket. B. Next to a supermarket.

C. Across from a supermarket. D. In front of a supermarket.

第二课时 （Section A Grammar Focus—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 用方框中所给词（组）填空。

between across from in behind near

1.My home is ________ the school. It usually takes me about 10 minutes to walk to school.

2.I can’t see the post office. Is it ________ the supermarket？

3.The pay phone is ________ the school. So you need to cross the street.

4.Jack is sitting ________ Linda and Mike.

5.Is there a post office ________ town？

Ⅱ 按要求完成句子。（每空一词）

1.There is a library near my home. （改为一般疑问句）

________ ________ a library near your home？

2.There are some food stores here. （改为否定句）

There ________ ________ food stores here.

3.Three apples are in that bag. （改为同义句）

________ ________ three apples in that bag.

4.The hospital is behind the supermarket. （改为同义句）

The supermarket is ________ ________

________ the hospital.

5.The post office is near the school. （对画线部分提问）

________ ________ the post office？

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 完形填空。

Hi， friends. There is a new __1__ in my neighborhood. My parents and I like having dinner there on the weekend. It only takes us three or four minutes to __2__ there. After dinner， we often take a walk in the __3__ across from the restaurant. And sometimes we go shopping. There is a big supermarket next to the park.

I will have my 14th birthday party in the restaurant next Friday. If you are __4__， welcome to my party. The restaurant is on Zhongshan Road， between a bank and a hotel. Oh， I __5__ to tell you the name of the restaurant. It’s Xiyangyang Restaurant.

（ ） 1. A. hotel" B. bank C. hospital" D. restaurant

（ ） 2. A. eat" B. walk C. meet" D. visit

（ ） 3. A. park" B. library" C. office D. store

（ ） 4. A. happy" B. friendly" C. free" D. funny

（ ） 5. A. like" B. want" C. have" D. forget

第三课时 （Section B 1a—1d）

◢ 听力延伸 ◣

听独白，完成表格。（独白读三遍）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

Ⅱ根据语境及所给图片提示，写出所缺单词。

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 阅读填空。（有一项多余）

I’m Gina. I’m very happy because I’ll go to Beijing to learn Chinese. __1__ It is a house with two bedrooms， a living room， a bathroom and a kitchen. __2__ It takes about 20 minutes by bus. It must be great to live there. There is a clothes store and a bank across from the house. Next to it， there is a restaurant and a post office. __3__ I can go shopping there and my friend says things in those two supermarkets are good and cheap （便宜的）. A hospital and a cinema are also near the house.

__4__ My friend says that I can take the

No. 2 bus near the post office and get off at Lishuiqiao Stop. Then I’ll be on Litang Road. __5__ And walk on until （直到） I see the Bank of China. My school is just across from it.

A. There are lots of trees around it.

B. The house is not far from my new school.

C. I need to go down the road and turn right.

D. There are also two big supermarkets around it.

E.Then how can I get to my school from my house？

F.My Chinese friend finds a beautiful house for me.

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____

第四课时 （Section B 2a—2c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I" 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. People can visit the park for f________.

2. After dinner， we o________ take a walk in the park near our home.

3. Water and a________ are very important in our life.

4. The students have a good time c________ the mountain.

5. My friend Tom lives in a very noisy n________.

Ⅱ 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。

play easy speak money road

1. The bank is not far from here. You can find it" ________.

2. I spend much time ________ English every morning.

3. There are two ________ to our village.

4. The children enjoy ________ soccer after class.

5. Becky wants to buy this dress， but she doesn’t have much ________.

Ⅲ 课文精编巧练。

Anna lives in a neighborhood with a zoo. She likes to watch the 1.________ （monkey） climbing around in the zoo. To get there， she usually walks out and 2.________ （turn） right on Bridge Road. Then she walks 3.________ Bridge Road. The zoo is on the right.

John lives near a supermarket. There is a big park across from the supermarket. He often

4.________ （exercise） at the park because he loves the clean air and sunshine. 5.________ （get） to the park， he just has to cross Center Street.

Lisa lives in 6.________ noisy neighborhood. There is a post office between her house and a clothes store. But she likes the quiet library

7.________ （well） and she enjoys 8.________ （read） there. The library is across from the park. Just go down North Road 9.________ turn left. She can find it 10.________ （easy）.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

阅读理解。

Mineral City is an interesting place to visit. It is a beautiful little town with many old buildings.

Take a walk through the center of the town on Main Street. Look at the Mineral City Hotel. It is between Main Street and Glenn Street. It is about 150 years old and people still stay there. There is an interesting old building across from the hotel. It is a bookstore. There are many things to eat on Main Street. You can have lunch or dinner in one of the restaurants there. There is a park between Main Street and Oak Street. You can sit or walk in the park. It is nice and quiet. And you can enjoy the trees and flowers.

You can also take a walk along Glenn Street to see the old buildings and interesting small stores on this street.

（ ） 1. Where is the Mineral City Hotel？

A. Between Main Street and Mineral Street.""" B. Between Main Street and Glenn Street.

C. Between Main Street and Oak Street.""""" D. Between Glenn Street and Oak Street.

（ ） 2. What is across from the Mineral City Hotel？

A. A bookstore. B. A park. C. A restaurant. D. A post office.

（ ） 3. What is the park like？

A. Big and interesting. B. Beautiful and Old. C. Busy and clean. D. Nice and quiet.

（ ） 4. Where can people eat lunch？

A. On Glenn Street. B. On Main Street. C. On Oak Street. D. In the park.

第五课时 （Section B 3a—Self Check）

◢ 写作导引 ◣

话题分析

本单元的写作话题是“街区”，要求学生能详细描述自己所在的街区，包括周围的建筑和位置等。在写作时，人称以第一人称为主，时态用一般现在时。

单元话题词汇积累

地点

1.post office/police station/hotel/______ /bank/hospital/park 邮局/警察局/酒店/餐馆/银行/医院/公园

方位介词（短语）

2.near/next to/across from/________________/

behind/around/between… and…/on the right/on the left 在……附近/紧挨着/在……对面/在……前面/在……后面/在……周围/在……和……之间/在右边/在左边

其他

3.go/walk along/down （the street） 沿着（这条街）走

4. turn right/________________ 向右转/向左转

5. on Center Street 在中心街道

6. be ________________ 离……远

7. at the ______ 在十字路口

8. ______ the street 穿过街道

单元话题句子积累

1. Cross the street and turn left.

2. Go down this street， and turn left at the first crossing.

3. It’s not far from here.

4. It’s across from the street.

5. It’s about 200 meters from here.

6. It’s about five minutes’ walk.

7. It’s about half an hour’s ride.

8. Take the No. 5 bus here， and get off at the next stop.

写作演练

假如你是林英，你的朋友Linda下周要来你校参观。请写封邮件告诉她从机场到你学校的路线。内容提示：

1﹒在机场（airport）乘6路公交车，到新公园（New Park）；

2﹒沿着新华街走，路过（pass）一家银行和一家图书馆；

3﹒再往前走，邮局的对面就是学校。

要求：词数60左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Dear Linda，

I’m very happy that you are arriving at my school next week.

Yours，

Lin Ying

◢ Self Check ◣

I 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.They have a trip to Guilin. They e________ the time there a lot.

2.My dad s________ lots of time reading with me.

3.Uncle Wang lives in a small t________ with his sons and daughters.

4.She gets to the hotel at a________ nine o’clock.

5.Beijing is in the n________ of China.

Ⅱ 阅读理解。

My name is Sam. This is my neighborhood. There’s a big supermarket near my house. My mother often goes shopping there. Across from the supermarket is a school. It’s my school. There is a library next to the school. I like reading books there.

I am Peter. My neighborhood is busy. There are a lot of stores and restaurants in my neighborhood. My house is on a street corner （街角）. There is a post office near it. And next to the post office is a pay phone.

My name is Linda. In my neighborhood there’s a big park. Lots of people go there to have fun. I like to play there， too. There is a restaurant across from the park. A bank is next to the restaurant. And some clothes stores are near the bank.

（ ） 1. What is near Sam’s house？

A. A restaurant. B. A library.

C. A supermarket. D. A park.

（ ） 2. What is Peter’s neighborhood like？

A. Busy. B. Quiet.

C. Dirty. D. Clean.

（ ） 3. Where is Peter’s house？

A. Near a bank.

B. On a street corner.

C. Next to a restaurant.

D. Across from a supermarket.

（ ） 4. What are in Linda’s neighborhood？

① a supermarket

② a bank

③ a restaurant

④ a park

A. ①②③ B. ①②④

C. ②③④ D. ①③④

（ ） 5. What is TRUE about Sam’s school？

Ⅲ 完形填空。

Dear Amanda，

How is everything going with you？ My birthday is on Friday. And on __1__ evening， I plan to have a birthday party in my house. I hope （希望） you can come. But it’s not __2__ to find my place， so now I want to tell you the way to my home.

Here is a __3__. I hope it can __4__ you. Go down Long Street and don’t __5__ left. Just walk straight （径直地） for around five minutes. You can see a __6__ stop on your left. You can take the No. 5 bus and get off at the fifth stop. Then you are on New Street. Walk along the street and you can see a __7__. And my home is behind the bank. When you __8__ the gate （大门） of my neighborhood， please call me.

On Friday， the party __9__ at 6：00 pm. Many of my friends will come. And you can also __10__ your friends here. I think we will have a good time that day.

Yours，

Cassie

（ ） 1. A. Saturday B. Sunday

C. Friday D. Thursday

（ ） 2. A. near B. hard

C. easy D. boring

（ ） 3. A. book B. map

C. street D. newspaper

（ ） 4. A. tell B. teach

C. follow D. help

（ ） 5. A. come B. make

C. turn D. cross

（ ） 6. A. bus B. subway

C. train D. bike

（ ） 7. A. hotel B. hospital

C. bank D. supermarket

（ ） 8. A. get to B. watch

C. turn to D. visit

（ ） 9. A. opens B. finishes

C. goes D. starts

（ ） 10. A. take B. bring

C. leave D. let

Ⅳ 语法填空。

Jeff is new in this small town. One day， Jeff needs some money 1.________ he doesn’t know if （是否） there is a bank in his neighborhood. He wants to ask someone. When he walks to the 2.________ （one） crossing of New Street， he meets a policeman. The policeman is very 3.________ （friend） and tells Jeff how to get to the bank. Jeff is afraid he can’t remember the names of those streets， so he writes the 4.________ （policeman） words on his hand. Jeff also asks the policeman， “Is there 5.________ supermarket around the bank？ I want to buy some 6.________ （vegetable） to cook at home.” The policeman says， “Yes. It’s across 7.________ the bank， near a post office. The things in it are not expensive （昂贵的） and some of 8.________ （they） are on sale every Saturday and Sunday. So I always go there on 9.________ （weekend）.” “Thank you very much！” Jeff is happy and 10.________ （go） along New Street to find the bank.