How Can I Get to the Post Office

1. How Can I Get to the Post Office

2. --How can I get to the post office? -......

3. Guess their meanings every time have no idea of follow me lead to at noon lose weight in the 1960s find out 3times a week the number of as a result ask for lose one’s way have a good time prefer to do sth.

4. Important sentences: 1.I prefer to（宁愿要，更喜欢）ask for（询问）directions. 2.Sometimes I lose my way(迷路）, but I usually have a good time. 3.I find out(弄清楚）about different “styles”of giving directions every time(每次). 4.People have no idea of(不了解）distances on the map. 5.Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to (带领……到…..)the post office. 6. They measure distance in(用) time ,not miles.

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6. 范围： every time have no idea of follow me lead to at noon lose weight in the 1960s find out 3times a week the number of as a result ask for lose one’s way have a good time prefer to do sth.

7. Listen to the tape How Can I Get to the Post Office I never take a map with me when I travel, I prefer to ask for directions. Sometimes I lose my way, but I usually have a good time. I can learn a new language and meet new people. I find out about different “styles” of giving directions every times I ask, “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign travelers are often confused in a Japanese city because most streets there don’t have names. The Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

8. True or False T F ( ) 1.I prefer to ask for directions when I travel. ( )2.I never lose my way when I travel. ( )3. I find out the same style of giving directions every time I ask”How can I get to the post office?” ( )4.Foreign travelers are often confused in a Japanese city . ( )5. The streets in a Japanese city have names. F T F

9. People in Los Angeles, the United States, have no idea of distances on the map: they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away from the post office?”you ask. “Oh,”they answer, “it’s about five minutes’ drive from here.”You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know. In Greece where the Greek language is spoken, people sometimes do not even try to give directions because travelers may not know Greek. A Greek will often say,”Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

10. True or False ( )1.People in Los Angeles measure distance in miles. ( )2. People in Los Angeles don’t know how many miles away is the post office. ( )3. A Greek will say to travelers “Follow me.” F T T

11. Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say,”Sorry,I have no idea .” But in Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know”. People there believe that “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one

12. True or False ( )1. You can get the wrong answer if you are in New York. ( ) 2. You can get the wrong answer if you are in Mexico. F T

13. Do the Comprehension Exercises on page 65

14. Now,let's review.

15. Fill in the blanks I never take a map with me when I travel, I__1____. I ___2____about different “styles” of giving directions every times I ask, “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign travelers are often confused in a Japanese city because most streets there___3___. People in Los Angeles, the United States, have ___4____distances on the map. A Greek will often say,”Follow me.” Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say,___5___. But in Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know”

16. Homework: Are you sure of getting the right answer when you ask for directions in your hometown?