Unit 4 Getting Around
Unit 4 Getting Around
At the end of this unit you should be able to: read and extract information from leaflets or maps; follow maps to get to places; ask for/give directions; ·describe landmarks; talk/ask about transport; talk about cycling bicycle problems; state advantages and disadvantages; describe a short journey. 数最光
• read and extract information from leaflets or maps; • follow maps to get to places; • ask for/give directions; • describe landmarks; • talk/ask about transport; • talk about cycling & bicycle problems; • state advantages and disadvantages; • describe a short journey
Warm Up Some people have a better sense of direction than others.Some people are always getting lost while others seem to manage to find their way around,even in a strange place!How about you? Do you have a good sense of direction?Do you have the necessary English language skills for describing routes, locations etc.?Would you be able to give clear instructions to a foreign visitor?In this unit you will be exploring ways of using your English for these purposes. Look at the sentences in the table below.They can be arranged to form a short conversation in which information is being requested
Warm Up • Some people have a better sense of direction than others. Some people are always getting lost while others seem to manage to find their way around, even in a strange place! How about you? Do you have a good sense of direction? Do you have the necessary English language skills for describing routes, locations etc.? Would you be able to give clear instructions to a foreign visitor? In this unit you will be exploring ways of using your English for these purposes. • Look at the sentences in the table below. They can be arranged to form a short conversation in which information is being requested
Write the words in the appropriate places below. You're welcome. Thank you very much. There's one beside the main gate. Do you know where there's a phone? Excuse me. .A:Excuse me.Do you know where there is a phone? B:Yes.There's one beside the main gate. A: Thank you very much B: You're welcome
Write the words in the appropriate places below. • A: __________________________ B: __________________________ A: __________________________ B: __________________________ You're welcome. Thank you very much. There's one beside the main gate. Do you know where there's a phone? Excuse me. Excuse me. Do you know where there is a phone? Yes. There's one beside the main gate. Thank you very much. You're welcome
When we arrive in a new place we have different choices:we can risk getting lost,we can follow a map or we can ask people for help.What do you prefer to do?Maps of towns and cities make use of a variety of symbols for common buildings, facilities and so on. We have shown some common symbols from maps below.Match the symbols with the most likely place/facility from the table.Write the appropriate word(s)on the lines provided under each symbol
• When we arrive in a new place we have different choices: we can risk getting lost, we can follow a map or we can ask people for help. What do you prefer to do? Maps of towns and cities make use of a variety of symbols for common buildings, facilities and so on. • We have shown some common symbols from maps below. Match the symbols with the most likely place/facility from the table. Write the appropriate word(s) on the lines provided under each symbol
restaurant post office telephone bank hospital supermarket main road hotel park side road 回磷茶浅 $ 数光
restaurant telephone bank hospital supermarket main road hotel side road post office park
Activity 1:Arriving in a New Activity 2:Directions Activity 3:Landmarks Activity 4:Listening for Information Activity 5:Means of Transportation Activity 6:Popular Forms of Transport 数
• Activity 1: Arriving in a New • Activity 2: Directions • Activity 3: Landmarks • Activity 4: Listening for Information • Activity 5: Means of Transportation • Activity 6: Popular Forms of Transport
Activity 1:Arriving in a New Place ·About this activity In this activity,and later in this unit,we are going to meet David Faye,a foreign expert at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU).David has only just arrived in China so you can imagine how strange everything seems.Luckily,Jin Hong, the University Foreign Affairs representative of the university,met David at the airport and took him to his flat
Activity 1: Arriving in a New Place • About this activity • In this activity, and later in this unit, we are going to meet David Faye, a foreign expert at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). David has only just arrived in China so you can imagine how strange everything seems. Luckily, Jin Hong, the University Foreign Affairs representative of the university, met David at the airport and took him to his flat
Task 1 Looking for Information Task 2 Selecting Information Task 3 Types of Information Task 4 Useful Sentence Patterns Task 5 Writing a Description 数
• Task 1 Looking for Information • Task 2 Selecting Information • Task 3 Types of Information • Task 4 Useful Sentence Patterns • Task 5 Writing a Description
Task 1 Looking for Information After Jin Hong had taken David to his flat,she gave him the leaflet that is printed below and told him he could ask her any questions when they meet later at the welcome banquet. Read the leaflet (Text 1)about Beijing Foreign Studies University.Write down all the different facilities that are mentioned.In other words, imagine which places/facilities David is likely to be interested in because he may need them in the future.The first two have been underlined for you as an example
Task 1 Looking for Information • After Jin Hong had taken David to his flat, she gave him the leaflet that is printed below and told him he could ask her any questions when they meet later at the welcome banquet . Read the leaflet (Text 1) about Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write down all the different facilities that are mentioned. In other words, imagine which places/facilities David is likely to be interested in because he may need them in the future. The first two have been underlined for you as an example