大学英语听力第一册 lesson 9

　　LESSON 9
Asking the Way I
PART A Micro-Listening
Numbers Ordinals
I. Directions: Listen carefully. You will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is an ordinal number. Remember the number and write it down in the blank. 10 points
1. Teachers' Day in China is on the ________ of September.
2. Canada is the ________ largest country in the world.
3. James came in ________ in the test.
4. Labor¹ Day in the United² States is on the ________ Sunday of September.
5. The Nile is the ________ longest river in the world.
6. July the ________ is Independence Day of the United States.
7. The ________ Olympic Games were held in Atlanta, U.S.A.
8. The Porters³ will be here on the ________ of next month.
9. Please sit in the ________ row.
10. The Olympic Games began in the ________ century B.C.
II. Directions: Listen carefully. Repeat the sentence you hear. Then listen again, and write the sentence down. Check your answer when you hear the sentence for the third time. 10 points
1. ____________.
2. ____________?
3. Sally ____________.
4. ____________.
5. ____________.
PART B Macro-Listening
Dialogue 1
I'm a Stranger Here
I. Tapescript
Woman Excuse me...
Man Yes?
Woman Could you tell me how far it is to the National Arts Center?
Man Yes. It's only a ten-minute walk from here.
Woman How can I get there? I'm a stranger here, you see.
Man Well, you walk down this street two blocks to the traffic lights.
Woman Two blocks to the traffic lights. And then?
Man Then turn left and you'll be on Queen Street. There's a big hotel on the corner and the National Arts Center is right there. You can't miss it.
Woman Turn left at Queen Street and look for the Center beside the big hotel.
Man Right.
Woman Thank you very much for your help. By the way, could you tell me where I can get a cup of coffee?
Man Er... You can get a coffee in the National Arts Center.
Woman Many thanks.
Man You're welcome.
II. Language and Culture Notes
1. You can't miss it means⁴ 'You're sure to find it', or 'It's impossible for you to miss it'.
2. You're welcome is a polite response to 'Thank you' in American English. The British way is usually to say 'Not at all', 'Don't mention it', 'That's all right', or 'It's a pleasure'.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 10 points
1
a. The National Arts Center.
b. A big hotel.
c. Queen Street.
d. A coffee bar.
2
a. She's lost her way in the city.
b. She doesn't know the way to the place she wants to go to.
c. She is thirsty.
d. She is tired of walking.
3
a. Just two blocks away from where the two speakers meet.
b. Just two blocks away from the traffic lights.
c. A ten-minute walk from where the two speakers meet.
d. A ten-minute walk from the traffic lights.
4
a. On the east side of Queen Street.
b. Opposite a big hotel in Queen Street.
c. On the west side of Queen Street.
d. Near a big hotel in Queen Street.
5
a. The woman is an artist.
b. The woman is a stranger in this area of the city.
c. The Arts Center is easily seen from a distance.
d. The man knows the way well.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again. Try to mark out the four places on the map: 1 the traffic lights tl, 2 Queen Street QS, 3 the big hotel bh, and 4 the National Arts Center NAC. Then draw a route⁵ to the Center from the place where the two speakers meet. 10 points图略
Dialogue 2
Where Is the Grand⁶ Theater?
I. Tapescript
Woman Excuse me, sir. Could you show me the way to the Grand Theater?
Man The Grand Theater? Let me think for a minute. Ah, yes. It's on Market Street.
Woman But where's Market Street?
Man Go straight down this road until you come to the traffic lights. Then turn right.
Woman That's Market Street?
Man Yes. But you've got to go along the street for about three blocks until you see a big fountain⁷.
Woman Yes. And...
Man And the Theater is behind the fountain.
Woman I see. Go straight to the traffic lights, then turn right to Market Street, walk three blocks and the Theater is behind a fountain.
Man You've got it.
Woman Thanks a lot, sir.
Man You're welcome. Have a good day.
Woman You too.
II. Language and Culture Notes
You've got it is an expression in colloquial⁸ English, meaning 'You've got the idea', 'You've got the answer', etc. The expression can also be used in its short form of 'Got it' either as a question or a statement⁹.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each statement you hear. 10 points
1 ____________
2 ____________
3 ____________
4 ____________
5 ____________
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again. Mark out the three places on the map: 1 Market Street MS, 2 the fountain f and 3 the Grand Theater GT. Then draw a route to the Theater from the place where the two speakers meet. 10 points（图略）
'o' symbolizes¹⁰ the traffic lights on the map.
PART C Oral Practice
Directions: Work in pairs and ask each other the way to each of the following places and respond¹¹ appropriately¹².
1. the school clinic
2. the school library
3. the school dining hall
4. the nearest bank
5. the nearest post office
Suggested structures¹³:
1. Could you tell me how I can get to...?
2. Where's...?
3. Could you show me the way to...?

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 porters   

n.门童( porter的名词复数 )；搬运工人；（医院里护送病人的）护工；（尤指卧铺车厢的）列车服务员

参考例句：

• The porters scratched up the desk. 搬运工人们把桌子刮坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The footman and two porters began to load luggage onto the carriage. 仆人和两个脚夫开始把行李抬上马车。 来自辞典例句

4 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

5 route   

n.路径，途径，路线；vt.确定路线，按规定路线发送

参考例句：

• On the way home, we took an indirect route.回家的路上，我们绕了一个大圈。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

6 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

7 fountain   

n.喷泉，源泉，储水容器，泉水；v.使像喷泉一样流

参考例句：

• At the centre of the park there is a fountain.公园正中有一个喷泉。
• Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy.古希腊是智慧和哲学的发源地。

8 colloquial   

adj.口语的，会话的

参考例句：

• It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.外语里的口头习语很难懂。
• They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。

9 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

10 symbolizes   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. 用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace. 她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 respond   

vi.回答，响应

参考例句：

• I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒，但他未作回答。
• I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼，他没答理我。

12 appropriately   

adv.适当地

参考例句：

• Appropriately, the press rode him hard. 新闻界对此严加批评是恰当的。 来自辞典例句
• Her singing of "Evening Waltz" was easy and lively, well-balanced and appropriately controlled in volume. 她唱的“晚会圆舞曲”轻松愉快，层次分明，音量的控制也恰到好处。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821

13 structures   

n.结构( structure的名词复数 )；[生物学]构造；机构；构造物v.组织( structure的第三人称单数 )；安排；制定

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Flexibility of labour was obtained through the breakup of old trade union structures. 打破了旧的工会结构之后，雇用劳工可以灵活处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》