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. Labor Day in the United 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 Porters 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 means '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 route to the Center from the place where the two speakers meet. 10 points图略
Dialogue 2
Where Is the Grand 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 fountain.
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 colloquial 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 statement.
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' symbolizes 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 respond appropriately.
1. the school clinic
2. the school library
3. the school dining hall
4. the nearest bank
5. the nearest post office
Suggested structures:
1. Could you tell me how I can get to...?
2. Where's...?
3. Could you show me the way to...? |