Unit 8
Is there a post office near here?
Section A 1
1a-2d
police station
post office
bank
restaurant
hospital
pay phone
Main words
street
hotel
1a Match the activities with the  pictures.
1. post office __
2. police station __
3. hotel __
4. restaurant __
5. bank __
6. hospital __
7. street __
8. pay phone __
9. park ___
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h
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比眼力!
It’s a bank.
What’s this?
It’s a park.
What’s that?
It’s a restaurant.
What’s this?
It’s a hotel.
What’s that?
It’s a police station.
What’s this?
It’s a post office.
What’s this?
It’s a pay phone.
What’s this?
It’s a library.
What’s that?
1b Listen and circle the  places you hear in 1a.
post office __
police station __
hotel __
restaurant __
bank __
hospital __
street __
pay phone __
park ___
Yes, there is. It’s on Bridge Street.
1c Make the conversations
with your partner about
the places in 1a.
Is there a hospital near here?
Pairwork
Is there a post office near here?
Yes, there is. It’s on Long Street.
Is there a restaurant on Bridge Street?
Yes, there is.
across from
in front of
town
behind
Main words
1. The pay phone is across from the library.
2. The pay phone is next to the library.
3. The pay phone is between the post office and the library.
4. The pay phone is on Green Street.
5. The pay phone is in front of the library.
6. The pay phone is behind the library.
2a Match the sentences with the pictures.
Write each number in the box.
4
5
2
1
3
6
The police station is between the restaurant and the hospital.
The park is ___________ the bank.
The hospital is ___ Bridge Street.
The pay phone is _______ the post office.
The restaurant is _________ the post office.
The hotel is _______ the police station.
across from
on
next to
2b Listen and fill in the blanks
with the words in the box.
Listening
in front of
behind
next to, in front of, between, behind, across from, on
2c Ask and answer questions about the places in 1a on page 43.
A: Where’s the
hospital?
B: It’s next to the
police station.
A: Where’s the
restaurant?
B: It’s next to the
police station.
Pairwork
A: Where’s the bank?
B: It’s on Long
Street.
A: Where’s the hotel?
B: It’s across from
the post office.
A: Where’s the pay
phone?
B: It’s next to the
post office.
A: Where’s the park?
B: It’s behind the
hotel.
A: Where’s the post
office?
B: It’s across from
the hotel.
2d Read the conversation
and answer the questions.
Reading
Is there a bank near here?
_______________________
2. Where’s the bank? _________________________________
_________________________________
3. Is Center Street far from here?
_________________________________
Yes, there is.
It’s on Center Street, across from the park.
No, it isn’t.
Tony: Hi, excuse me.
Linda: Yes. How can I help you?
Tony: Well, I’m new in town. Is there a bank
around here?
Linda: Yes, there is. It’s on Center Street. It’s
across from the park.
Tony: Oh … where’s Center Street?
Linda: It’s not far from here. I can walk with
you.
Tony: Oh, that’s great! Thanks so much.
Linda: No problem.
Role-play the conversation.
1. across from 意为“在……对面”
e.g. The bank is across from our school.
银行就在我们学校对面。
【拓展】 across 作介词，意为“从一边到另一边；横过”。
e.g. Can you swim across the river?
你能游过这条河吗？
Language points
2. in front of 意为“在……前面”（在某范
围之外）
e.g. There is a car in front of the house.
在房子前一辆小汽车。
【辨析】in the front of “在……前面”（在
某范围之内）
e.g. There is a table in the front of the
classroom.
在教室的前面有一张桌子。
3. next to 意为“紧靠着；紧挨着；贴近”
e.g. The little boy is next to his mother.  小男孩紧挨着他的母亲。
【辨析】next to与near的区别
从空间讲near 只表示“在……附近”；而next to有“紧挨着”之意；next to比near靠的更近。
如：Peter sits next to Mike.
彼特紧挨着迈克坐。
Peter sits near Tom.
彼特坐在汤姆附近。
4. How can I help you? 需要我帮忙吗？
表示向他人伸出援手，主动提出帮助的意思，此句还可说成：How can I help you?或How may I help you?
类似的句子还有：
May I help you?
Do you need any help?
Is there anything I can help (you) with?
What can I do for you?
5. I’m new in town. 我新来此地。
town 表示 所居住的地方或城市里的闹市区; 城里, 为不可数名词。
e.g. Is there a good place to eat here? I’m from out of town.
这儿有吃饭的好地方吗？我对这里不熟。
1. 图书馆在邮局的对面。
The library is ______ _____ the
____ ______.
2. 在公园附近有餐馆吗？
Is _____ a restaurant _____ the _____?
3. 紧挨着银行有一家旅馆。
There __ a hotel _____ __ the bank.
there near park
is next to
across from
小试身手
post office
4. 投币电话应在医院后面。
The ___ phone is ______ the _______.
5. 在警察局前面有很多树。
There are many trees __ ____ ___ the police station.
in front of
pay behind hospital
总结所记忆表示方位的介词。
用今天所的学介词（near, next to, in front of, behind, between…and）来写五个句子，描述一下你生活中常见的单位的位置。
Homework
Thank you!