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UNIT 3 Direction and Signs
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Sample 1

• Peter Mark, do you live far away from the
  museum where you work?
• Mark Yes. You know I live in an apartment on
  Wynn Street and the museum is on Low Street.
• Peter How do you usually get to work?
• Mark I usually drive my car up Hall Street and
  park in the car park behind the church. Then I
  walk over to the museum.
• Peter Oh. Then how about the winter time when
  it snows?

• Mark Well, in winter time when it snows, Im
  rather not drive. I take the underground from
  Wynn Street to Low Street. Then I walk across
  from Low Street station to the museum.
• Peter Thats convenient, isnt it?
• Mark Yes, it is. I can take Bus No. 16, too.
  The bus stop is just opposite my apartment. The
  bus turns from Hall Street into Church Street. I
  get off at the corner of Church Street and Low
  Street and walk to the museum.

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Section II Being all ears

• 1. Listen and decode
• 1 Listen to Dialogue 1 and decode the information
  by ticking the correct choices in the blanks.
• When Bob knows that Jack and some of his
  friends are having a 1 (meeting, party, game) at
  Emilys house, he says he would like to 2 (join,
  see, miss) them. He doesn'tt know where Emily
  lives, so he is asking for 3 (information,
  decisions, directions). He is told that Emilys
  house is quite 4 (close, distant, near) and it
  will take him about 5 (five, fifteen, fifty)
  minutes to get there. He has to take a left
  turning at the 6 (traffic lights, flyover,
  crossroads) on Main Street and then a right
  turning at the 7 (police station, petrol station,
  railway station). He has to go down that road
  until he comes to a 8 (fork, sign, square). He
  has to go about 9 (one, two, three) hundred
  meters up the right road and he will see a 10
  (one-story, two-story, three-story) building on
  the right.

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• Now listen to Dialogue 2 and pay attention to how
  Mary asked for directions and how she responded
  by filling in the blanks.
• Mary Excuse me, sir. 1 _____________________
  to
• the Grand Hotel?
• Stranger1 Oh, Im not really sure. Sorry.
• Mary 2 ___________________.
• Mary Excuse me, 3 ______________ to the Grand
  Hotel?
• Stranger2 Im sorry I cant help you. Im a
  stranger here.
• Mary 4 _________________________.
• Mary Were looking for the Grand Hotel. I wonder
  5 ___________________________to that hotel.
• Officer Take this road and youll be there.
• Mary 6_____________________.

Could you tell me the way
Well, thanks anyway
how can I get
Never mind, thanks anyway
if you could give us directions
Thank you very much
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• Now listen to dialogue 2 again and try to do
  the multiple choice exercise.
• Jack and Mary are looking for ________.
• a a supermarket b Market Street
• c a hotel d East Avenue
• The second person they met on the street said he
  was a _______ there.
• a stranger b police officer
• c driver d manager
• The person who told them the directions was a
  _____.
• a passerby b police officer
  c doctor d businessman
• 4. The hotel is ________ the supermarket.
  a next to b opposite
  c in d behind

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Section III Maintaining a sharp eye
I hate flying

• Para.1 I knew it was going to be a bad day when,
  on the way to the airport, the taxi
  driver told me he was lost.
• Para.2 I had booked my flight over the telephone,
  so when e finally arrived, I had to rush to the
  reservations desk to pay for my ticket. The
  woman at the desk told me that my name was not
  on the passenger list. It took fifteen
  minutes for her to realize that she had
  spelled my name incorrectly. She gave me my
  ticket and told me Id better check in my luggage
  quickly or Id miss my flight.

1. on the/ones way to... when traveling to a
place ???? On his way to the office, he realized
he had left the report at home.
2. reservation n. a booking (of a room, seat,
etc) a doubt in ones mind ??(??????) ??(???)
?????1 it took her fifteen minutes to realize
that ... It?????????????? to realize for her
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go wrong to make a mistake ??? ??? eg The sum
isnt right and I cant see where I went wrong.

• Para.3 I was the last person to get on the
  plane.
• Para.4 I found my seat and discovered that I was
  sitting next to a four-year-old boy who had a
  cold. I sat down and wondered if anything
  else could go wrong.
• Para.5 I hate flying, especially take-off, but
  the plane took off and everything seemed to be
  all right. Then, a few minutes later, there was a
  funny noise and everything started to shake. I
  looked out of the window and ----oh my God ---
  there was smoke coming out of the wing. All I
  could think was The engine is on fire. Were
  going to crash.

crash v. to break noisily fall or strike
something noisily and violently ??, ?? ??, ??
n. a violent vehicle accident (???)?? ??
?????2 restrictive elative clause modifying boy
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Para.6 Almost immediately, the captain spoke to
us in a very calm voice, Ladies and gentlemen.
This is your captain speaking. We are having a
slight technical problem with one of our engines.
There is absolutely no need to panic. We will
have to return to the airport. Please remain
seated and keep your seat belts fastened.
Para.7 Well, you can imagine how frightened I
was, but the crew were fantastic The flight
attendants were really calm and told us
everything would be all right. Para.8 A few
minutes later, we were coming in to land.
The pilot made a perfect landing on the runway.
It was over. We were safe. Para.9 That day, I
decided not to fly again. I caught another taxi
and went home. But as I closed the front door, I
looked down at my suitcase. Somehow I had picked
up the wrong one.
absolutely ad. completely ???, ?? Ant.
relatively ad. quite when compared with others
of the same kind ???eg It is not absolutely
impossible to cross the desert by car.
?????2 keep takes an object complement, which
mean to continue to be or maintain in an
unchanged state.
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• 2. Fill in the blanks with the proper words and
  expressions given below, changing the form if
  necessary.

appreciate attitude convey desire
illustrate offer universal vary
1 Your happiness depends partly on your attitude
towards life. 2 The great progress he has made in
this field comes from his strong desire to
succeed. 3 The ages of the students in this class
vary from 18 to 21. 4 Its hard for me to express
how much I appreciate all your kind help and
understanding. 5 They have offered us a lot of
useful suggestions on this project. 6 Do you
think English is a sort of universal language? 7
Id like to convey my parents greetings to you
and your family. 8 The engineer tried to
illustrate the problem with several drawings.
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• 3.pay attention to the italicized parts in the
  English sentences and translated the Chinese
  sentences by simulating the structure of the
  English sentences.
• 1 Peoples attitudes towards gift giving may vary
  from country to country.
• Study methods may vary from person to person.
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• The style of paintings may vary from one artist
  to another.
• The flavor of dishes may vary from place to
  place.
• 2 Here is an example to illustrate the
  differences.
• Here is a sample to show the quality of the
  product.
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• Here is a book to help you with your English
  learning.
• Here is a way to improve our service.

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3 Japan is a gift giving country. China is a
peace loving country. ?????????????
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country. The U.S. is a sports loving
country. 4 It is not unusual in Japan to offer a
gift a person who is leaving. It is not unusual
in China to give respect to the old.
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is not unusual in England to begin a conversation
by talking about the weather. It is not
unusual in Singapore to hear people speaking in
different languages.
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• 6 As a matter of fact, your gift would be
  appreciated all the more if you make it yourself.
• As a matter of fact, his words would be
  believed all the more if he dosent overstate the
  story.
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• As a matter of fact, the poem would be
  appreciated all the more if it is written in
  modern English.
• As a matter of fact, our product would be
  attractive all the more if it is given some
  promotion.
• 7 The words on the card seem to be the most
  important thing.
• The friendship conveyed in the gift seems to be
  the most valuable thing.
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• The quality of a product seems to be the most
  essential thing.
• The result of the experiment seems to be the
  most important thing.

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Section IV Living in Tianjin
Beautiful scenery at night
Tianjins unique cultures
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Tianjins rivers
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Beautiful scenery at night
Oh ! Its amazing! Great change has taken place
in tra- nsportation!!
Yin-he square
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Tianjins unique cultures
Euro-Architechture In Tianjin
Ma-zu culture in Tianjin
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Tianjins rivers
These years, Tianjin has taken any steps
possible to build its own river cul- tures!
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What can you learn from this class? ????????????

• Can you make a short dialogue about how to ask
  for ways?
• What does the author want to tell you in the
  passage I?
• Can you say something about our mother
  townTianjin?

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