Do you often carry maps when you travel to other countries? Maps can show you the right ways. But if you don’t bring maps with you, what should you do? I’m afraid that you need to ask the way. Here are some tips(建议) for you, because there are different ways to give ways in the world.
In Japan, most streets don’t have their street names. The Japanese use landmarks(路标) to give ways. So when you ask, “Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” They often say, “Go along the road, turn left on the second street and go past a supermarket. The post office is opposite the hospital.”
In the countryside of the American midwest. The land is very flat(平坦的). So if you have the same question, people will say to you, “Go east 3 kilometers, turn north and then walk another kilometer.” But in Los Angeles and California, people measure distance(测量距离) by time, not meters. So when you ask, “How far is the nearest post office?”, they will tell you, “It’s about 10 minutes’ walk from here”.
People in Greece often use body language to help you. They will use their hands to show the right or left ways, or they will simply say, “follow me.” Because they can’t speak English and the tourists couldn’t understand the language there.
【小题1】If you are in Japan, __________.A.the street name will help you find the way easily |
B.the Japanese use landmarks to help you find the ways |
C.you need to use body language to ask the way |
D.you can see some street names in Japanese |
A.Northwest. | B.Southwest. | C.Northeast. | D.Midwest. |
A.They use the landmarks. | B.They use body language. |
C.They measure distance by time. | D.They usually say “follow me”. |
A.指示路牌 | B.当地方言 | C.肢体语言 | D.翻译机器 |
A.Asking the way | B.Different ways of giving way |
C.Funny things in the world | D.The important language—English |
When we get lost or try to find a place, we usually ask for directions (方向). Here are some tips for us to follow when we ask for directions.
Use polite expressions (礼貌用语)
We must start a talk with polite expressions.
Remember some useful words
People often use some words to ask for directions. It can be very useful to remember frequently (经常) visited places. We should also know prepositions of place, such as next to, across from, between and behind.
We should use the right words. We can ask a specific (精确的) question to get a specific answer. For example, when we want to find a post office, we could ask “
Don’t be afraid of using landmarks (地标). Every city in the world has its own landmarks.
A.Know how to ask a question. |
B.Is there a post office around here? |
C.We could say “hello” or “excuse me” first. |
D.With the help of the words, we can find a place easily. |
E.We can save search (搜索) time if we know the landmarks. |
Mary is a French girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese very well.
It’s Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She wants to go to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there.
She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can’t understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and shows her the way to the zoo.
【小题1】Mary is from__________ .A.China | B.England | C.Japan | D.France |
A.England | B.China | C.New York | D.London |
A.the zoo | B.the park | C.her home | D.her school |
A.English | B.England | C.China | D.Chinese |
A.can understand Mary’s Chinese |
B.takes her to the zoo |
C.shows her the way to the zoo |
D.draws a picture for Mary, too |
Bob comes out of the station and at once he doesn’t know where to go. This is the first time he comes to this town. He comes to see his good friend, Peter. Peter is a worker. He works in a factory. But Bob doesn’t know where the factory is.
He walks in the streets. He passes a hospital, a post office, a bookshop and at last he gets to a school. Some students are coming out. So he asks one of them for help. “Excuse me. Do you know where the watch factory is?”
“Of course, I know. I live near there. My father works there. It’s outside this town.” answers the boy.
“Is it far from here? Can you show me the way, please?” Bob asks again.
“It’s about 8 kilometers away from here. I’m going home now. Will you go with me? I’ll take you there.” “That’s great! Thank you very much!”
“Now let’s take a No. 10 bus. It’ll take about 15 minutes to get there”.
“It’s very kind of you.” says Hob.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Bob goes to a town to ________.
A.look for a job | B.see a student | C.see his friend | D.work in a factory |
A.school | B.hospital | C.post office | D.factory |
A.in the middle of the town | B.outside the town |
C.near the school | D.between a hospital and a bookshop |
A.跨过 | B.经过 | C.翻过 | D.趟过 |
A.on foot | B.by car | C.by bus | D.by taxi |
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