新编实用英语电子教案Unit 3

Unit 3

Road Signs and Commute

Unit Goals

?

?

What You Should

Learn to Do

place is:

in a city

within a building

Linguistic Realization

1. Ask where a particular

?

?

Useful Sentences

Talking Face to Face and Being All Ears

A. In a city

1.

Excuse

me,

could

you

please

tell

me

the

way

to

the

city center?

2. Excuse me, how can I get to the Kodak Company?

3. Miss Wang, are you sure how to get to Xidan from

here?

4. Excuse me, which/what is the shortest way to the

City Library?

5. Excuse me, where is the post office?

6. Pardon me, sir, I wonder if you could tell me how

to get to Xinghua University.

7. Do you happen to know this address?

8. Excuse me, is there a bus stop near/around here?

9. Would you please tell me where the restaurant is?

B. Within a building

1. E

xcuse me, where is the manager’s office?

2. Would you please tell me how I can find Human

Resources Department?

3.

Excuse me,

I’m looking for

the Sales Department.

4. Would you tell me where the lift is?

5. Excuse me, how can I go to the fifth floor?

6. Will you tell me where I can see the personnel

manager, please?

2. Show directions

Talking Face to Face and Being All Ears

A. In a city

1.

Go

straight

ahead

for

about

10

minutes

and

you

can

see it on the left side.

2. Go straight ahead and then turn left/right at the

first corner.

3. Walk that way for two blocks. It’s only about a

ten minutes' walk.

4. Maybe the best way is to take the underground.

5. Go straight on. The underground is just round the

corner, and you can’t miss it.

6. After you turn left, you will see the sign of the

restaurant.

7. The post office is just opposite the Park.

8. Keep going until you see a big white building

on your left.

9. I’m sorry, sir. I’m also a stranger here.

10.

Sorry,

I

don’t

think

I

can

tell

you

the

direction.

11. Sorr

y, I’m new around here. Ask the policeman

over there, please.

12. It’s opposite to the Grand Theater.

13. Go down the street and you’ll find it.

14. The bus stop is over there.

B. Within a building

1. The manager’s office is on the fourth floor.

2. Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn

left.

3. It’s the second door on the right next to the

meeting room.

4. Take the elevator to the ninth floor.

5.

Just

go

along

the

corridor

in

the

middle

of

the

hall

and turn left at the corner.

6. It’s in Room 608

on the sixth floor.

7. It’s just beside the stairs.

8.

Go up to the second

floor

and it’s at

the far end

of the hall, on your right.

9.

It’s

on

the

fourth

floor,

next

to

the

meeting

room.

10. It’s next to the manager’s office.

11. It’s on the left/right of

the lobby.

12. The washroom is upstairs.

3. Talk about means of

transport to take

Talking Face to Face and Being All Ears

A. Taking bus, underground or taxi

1. I take the underground from Wynn Street to Low

Street.

2. You can take Bus No. 16.

3. Take Bu

s No. 16 or Bus No. 19, and you’ll get

downtown.

4.

Take

Bus

No.

202

first.

And

then

change

to

Bus

No.

138 at the Gymnasium stop.

5. Take the underground marked “Downtown”.

6.

It’s

very

far

from

here.

You’d

better

take

a

taxi.

B. Following traffic signs and lights

1.

Can

you

see

the

sign

there?

Just

follow

it

and

you

can get there.

2.

Go

along

this

street

and

turn

right

at

the

traffic

lights.

3.

We

have

to

take

another

road

because

the

sign

here

says “Closed to all traffic”.

4.

Follow

the

sign

that

says

“To

City

Library”.

You

can’t miss it.

4. Understand and write

road and office signs

Trying Your Hand

Language features of signs

?

?

What You Should

Know About

traveling

?

?

Unit Sections Involved

Trying Your Hand

Maintaining a Sharp Eye

1.

Different

feelings

about

Sentence Writing and Grammar Review

ing

2. Forming of plural nouns

Passages I & II

Imitating Mini-Talks

1

Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and practice the following mini-talks for giving directions.

Acting out the Tasks

2

Work in pairs and act out the tasks by following the above mini- talks.

Key for reference:

1) Task: Look at the street map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are at the bus stop at the corner of Hall

Street and Wynn Street. Ask how to get to Low Street Underground Station.

A: Could you please show me the way to Low Street Underground Station?

B: Yes. Go up Hall Street. Turn right at North Street. It is at the corner of North Street and Low Street.

A: Thank you for the information.

B: You are welcome.

2) Task: Look at the street map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are at the bus stop at the corner of Hall

Street and Wynn Street. Ask how to get to the church.

A: Excuse me, do you happen to know the way to the church?

B: Sure. Go up Hall Street and take the first turning on the right. That

’

s Church Street.

A: First turning on the right.

B: The church is on the left. You can

’

t miss it.

3) Task: Look at the street map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are at the bus stop at the corner of Hall

Street and Wynn Street. Ask how to get to the car park.

A: Excuse me, how can I get to the car park?

B: The car park is on North Street. You can go along Hall Street until you come to North Street. Turn

right at North Street.

A: OK, right at North Street.

B: You will find it on your right.

4) Task: Look at the building map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are just out of the stairs. Ask how to get

to the Marketing Department.

A: Excuse me, could you tell me where the Marketing Department is?

B: Yes. Go this way and turn right over there. The Marketing Department is on your left, opposite the

Sales Department.

A: Thank you very much.

B: You are welcome.

5) Task: Look at the building map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are just out of the stairs. Ask how to get

to Mr. Green

’

s office.

A: Excuse me, where is Mr. Green

’

s office?

B: Walk down the corridor. At the end of it, turn left.

A: Left at the end of the corridor.

B: It

’

s the second room on the left, next to Mary

’

s office.

Studying Maps

3

Maps

are

helpful

in

giving

and

understanding

directions

.

Now

let’s

get

familiar

with

the

following sample maps.

Following Sample Dialogues

4

Read the following sample dialogues and try to perform your own tasks.

Putting Language to Use

5

6

SECTION II

Being All Ears

Learning Sentences for Workplace Communication

1

Listen

to

10

sentences

for

workplace

communication

cross-referenced

with

their

Chinese

translations.

Script:

1) The Sales Department is next to the Human Resources department.

2) The reception desk is in the middle of the hall on the first floor.

3) Cross the bridge, and make a right turn.

4) You need to transfer at

Fu Xing Men

.

5) Just pass the tall building and turn right.

6) Drive back to the traffic lights and turn left.

7) Can you show me the way to the railway station?

8) Walk west for

two blocks and you’ll be there

.

9) Sorry, I

’

m new around here.

10) Take the No.19 bus and get off at the fifth stop.

2

Listen to the following sentences for workplace communication in Column A and match each

one with its Chinese version in Column B.

Script:

1) I think the best way is to take the subway.

2) You will take less than 5 minutes to get there.

3) Keep going until you see a white building on your left.

4) Take the elevator to the sixth floor.

5) Take the subway first, and then change to Bus No. 9.

6)

Sorry, I’m a stranger

here myself.

7) The subway station is just two blocks away.

8) Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the computer center?

9) The chemistry building is opposite the library.

10) You can take Subway Line 2 and get off at

Xi Zhi Men

.

Key

：

1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-e, 5-d, 6-f, 7-j, 8-i, 9-h, 10-g

3

Listen to 6 sentences for workplace communication and choose their right responses.

Script:

1. When you come out of the lift, turn left.

Smith’s office is the second one on the right.

2. How far is it from here to the library?

3. Is there a bus going there?

4. Am I going in the wrong direction?

5. Is the shopping mall far from here?

6. Excuse me, where is the nearest supermarket?

Key

：

1. A

2. B

3.A

4. C

5.C

6. D

Handling a Dialogue

4

Understanding a Short Speech/Talk

5

Now listen to a short talk and fill up the blanks according to what you have heard. The words

in brackets will give you some hints.

Script:

Good

morning,

everyone.

Let

me

tell

you

how

to

get

to

Tsinghua

University

from

Beijing

International Airport. The easiest way is to take a taxi. And the second way is to take the airport shuttle

bus. You can go all the way to Zhong Guan Cun terminal. From the

terminal, a taxi ride costs about 10

yuan. The third choice is to take an airport subway to Dong Zhi Men Station. Then change to Line 2 to

Xi Zhi Men Station. Change again at Xi Zhi Men Station to Line 13 to Wu Dao Kou Station. Then, you

may walk to Tsinghua University.

key:

1. Beijing International Airport

2. take a taxi

3. take

4. 10 yuan

5. an airport subway

6. change

7. Line 13

8. walk

6

Listen to the talk again and complete the information in Column A with the right choices in

Column B.

Key:

1. b

2. c

3. b

4. d

SECTION III

Trying Your Hand

Practicing Applied Writing

2

Find from the box the English equivalents to the signs given in Chinese.

key: a-5, b-6, c-9, d-7, e-4, f-10, g-3, h-8, i-2, j-1

Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar

Key:

1. butter

2. much doubt

3. movies

4. passengers

5. much education

6. room numbers

7. a

large population

8. fear

9. information

6

Correct the errors in the following sentences.

1. All the news is interesting to us.

2. We all like your idea of using the money to build a primary school.

3. If he refuses to pay, I shall take measures against him.

4. What lovely hair you have!

5. The Johnsons have just moved into a large house and are planning to buy much

new furniture.

6. Mary likes potatoes better than tomatoes.

7. It was such a long journey that we felt very tired when we arrived.

8. My father never gave me much advice.

9. Our school bought two pieces of equipment for the lab.

10. In modern age, electronics has been developing very fast.

11. He did too little preparation for his examination.

12. There is/are a book, two pencils and three notebooks on the desk.

13. Every means has been tried but without much success.

14. Ten dollars is all that I can afford to pay for the recorder.

SECTION IV Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage I

Funny Road Signs from around the World!

Information related to the reading passage

America is a nation on wheels. Americans use their cars even for very short distances such as going

to the neighborhood store to buy some groceries. The average household owns two cars, trucks or sport

vehicles and one in four owns three or more.

Ninety percent of Americans drive to get where they need to go, reporting an average of 87 minutes

a

day

behind

the

wheel.

For car

commuters,

it’

s

an

average

of

100

minutes.

Cities

like

Atlanta,

San

Bernardino

and

Riverside,

Calif.,

have

difficult

commutes

as

the

result

of

city

sprawl.

In

Atlanta,

12.7%

of

commuters

spend

more

than

an

hour

getting

to

work,

and

in

the

“Inland

Empire”,

which

includes San Bernardino and Riverside, 15% of commuters take more than an hour to get to the office.

About a third can be classified as aggressive

drivers. Six in ten concede they

sometimes go

well

over the speed limit. Sixty-two percent occasionally get frustrated behind the wheel, more than four in

ten get angry and two in ten sometimes boil into road rage. And nothing fuels driver anger like getting

stuck in a traffic jam.

Anyway,

the

road

still

offers

more

freedom

than

frustration.

Three

quarters

of

Americans

say

driving often gives them a sense of independence, and nearly half say it’s often relaxing. Four in

ten

love their cars

—

not just like them, but love them.

Language Points

1 Explanation of difficult sentences

1.

(Para.

2)

Taking

pictures

of

funny

road

signs

while

traveling

is

a

favorite

pastime

for

many

travelers.

Analysis:

The gerund phrase beginning with

taking

is the subject of the sentence, in which

while

travelling

(= while they are travelling) is the time adverbial of the verb

taking

.

Translation:

旅行过程中拍一些有趣滑稽路牌的 照片对很多旅行者来说都是一大消遣乐事。

Example:

Looking elsewhere while talking to customers is not considered good manners.

2.

(Para. 2)

All are perfect for adding to your travel photo

album

and sharing with friends.

Analysis:

For

is a preposition, which takes two gerund phrases (

adding, sharing

) as its object.

Translation:

这些都非常适合添加进你的旅行相册中与朋友分享。

Example:

The song is perfect for singing in the New Year celebration.

3.

(Para. 4)

After all, the

authorities

put up a warning sign, picturing a car flying

headfirst

into the

sea.

Analysis:

The

noun

sign

has

a

present

particle

phrase

as

its

post- modifier

(picturing=which

pictured) and the noun

car

also has a present particle phrase as its post-modifier (flying= that was

flying).

Translation:

毕竟，有关部门竖立了一块警示牌，上面画的是一辆轿车头朝下飞入大海。

< br>Example:

The artist showed us his new oil painting, depicting a pretty girl dancing in the garden.

4.

(Para. 4)

And that sign, pictured against an actual

cliff

in the background, makes a great travel

photo.

Analysis:

The noun

sign

has a past particle phrase as its post-modifier (pictured= that is pictured).

The verb

make

here acts as

a linking verb, which means

have the qualities for a purpose

.

Translation:

对着后面背景中的真实山崖拍摄的 这个路牌，构成了一张绝佳的旅行照片。

Example:

The church, situated in the beautiful mountainous area, makes an ideal place for a

wedding reception.

2

Important words

1.

straightforward

v.

simple to understand; honest and open

直白易懂的；坦率的

eg:

People who are too

straightforward

in speaking may easily offend others.

He was enthusiastic, intelligent and

straightforward

.

2.

occasionally

ad.

now and then

有时，偶尔

eg:

Occasionally

the machine goes wrong without any apparent cause.

Everyone wanted a place where they could be left alone

occasionally

.

3.

official

a.

connected with those in power

官方的；当局的；正式的

eg:

The news is almost certainly true although it is not

official

.

The President of the United States will make an

official

visit to this country.

4.

evidence

n.

one or more reasons for believing something is true or untrue

证据；证词

eg:

There is

evidence

that college exam cheating is on the rise.

A video tape was presented as

evidence

in court.

5.

caption

n.

a brief description accompanying a picture or title of an article

图片说明；标题；字幕

eg:

The

caption

of a newspaper article is usually set in large type.

He is interested in the

captions

under the pictures.

6.

beware

v.

be careful about something

注意，当心，谨防

eg:

Beware

! If you have too much sweet food

, you’ll

get fat.

Beware

of trains!

Passage Translation

世界各地的有趣路牌

你见到的大多数 路牌都直白易懂。它们告诉你该做什么，往哪个方向走，你在什么位置等，但有时，

< /p>

通

常都不是刻意地，你会发现路牌可能很滑稽！

< br>

旅行过程中拍一些滑稽路牌的照片对很多旅行者来说都是一大消遣乐事。我们都 曾遇到过这样的珍品：

错误的译文，罕见的警示，或者似乎不大对头的图示。它可能是一 块正规的高速公路路牌，也可能是某种贴

在商店橱窗上的东西。这些都完全适合添加进你 的旅行相册中与朋友分享。常常，这样的路牌照片不仅仅是

很好的纪念品，而且对于那些 有怀疑的家乡人也可以作为证据。

这里就是几张在世界各地找到的滑稽路牌

—

都是实实在在的东西。希望你喜欢 这些照片，请你随意加

上自己的图片说明。

好象在爱尔兰丁格尔半岛上还真有这种可能。

毕竟，有关部门竖立了一

块警示牌，上面画的是一辆轿车头朝下飞入大海。对着 后面背景中的一

个实在的山崖拍摄的这个路牌，就构成了一张绝佳的旅行照片。

当心别把车子开下山崖！

注意！

哎呀。

不，

你得再转

我说的是

个弯

第一个路

口

我说

走第

2

个

注意，

过 对不起

出口

你必定会迷路。

当心过往麋鹿！

--

这当然

是最搞笑的路牌之一。

这个小山村对我们是

天堂

。

别像进

地开

车穿过。

信息超载！

道路尽头就是称做约瑟夫的度假胜地。

不要把胳膊肘伸得

太远，它有可能随

另外一 辆车回家。

你要让你的祖母走向墓地

吗？

墓地

老年人

希望这永远不会发生。

Read and Think

1

Answer the following questions according to the

passage

.

1. Open.

2. A picture of funny road signs.

3. You can show them the pictures you have taken.

4. He suggests that they add their own captions to the pictures.

5. A car is flying headfirst into the sea and will probably cause death to the driver.

6. It means that too much information

given on the road sign only confuses the travelers.

Read and Complete

2

Complete each of the following statements

with words or phrases from the passage.

1. pastime

2. (photo) album, share

3. drive off

4. authorities

5. beware

6. caption

3

Fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

proper

words

or

expressions

given

below,

changing

the

form

if

necessary.

1. come across

2. beware

3. add to

4. serve as

5. official

6. evidence

7. occasional

8.

pastime

9. put up

10. authorities

Read and Translate

4

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. He volunteered to serve as the driver of our team.

2. We should beware of cultural differences in doing international trade.

3. We’

ve

just come across an old friend we haven’ t seen for ages.

4. David studied each photo twice and read the captions carefully.

5. We were impressed by his straightforward answers.

6. Can you provide any evidence to show that he was not in the crime scene?

Read and Simulate

5

Pay

attention

to

the

italicized

(

斜体的

)

parts

in

the

English

sentences

and

translate

the

Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.

1

Most women I came across in Japan were stay-at-home housewives.

Most problems we came across were solved by team work.

2

Doing homework while listening to music is a habit for many young students.

Reciting English words while waiting for a bus is a good suggestion for me.

3

These picture books are perfect for showing to pre-school children.

The kind of paper is perfect for painting water color pictures.

4

Here are seven qualities found in successful businessmen.

Here are the top news headlines found in local newspapers.

5

I hope you enjoy our food here and please feel free to tell us what is your favorite dish.

I hope you like my book and please feel free to make any comments and suggestions.

6

The gymnasium put up an interesting picture, showing pandas doing all kinds of sports.

The park put up a big new sign, picturing a cartoon rabbit giving the directions.

Passage II How Do You Commute to Work?

Information related to the reading passage

As cities grow, more and more Americans are leaving for work between 5 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.

and

are

commuting

for

longer

periods

of

time.

Here

are

what

some

of

the

worst

cities

for

commuters are like.

In

Atlanta,

the

fastest-growing

city

in

America,

more

people

flood

the

roadways

than

the

infrastructure can handle. Commuters spend 60 hours a year stuck in traffic, second only to those

in Los Angeles. If that is not bad enough, Atlanta is so spread out that only 29% of drivers get to

and from work in less than 20 minutes, and 13% spend more than an hour getting to work. The

local train system doesn’t

cover the entire city, and thus fails to relieve the pressure.