Unit 8
Is there a post office near here?
Section A
表示方位的介词
on the box
under the box
in the box
-Where’s the soccer ball?
-It’s ____ the box.
-Where’s the soccer ball?
-It’s _____ the box.
near
-Where’s the soccer ball?
-It’s ________ the box.
next to
-Where’s the soccer ball?
-It’s _____ the box.
near
-Where’s the soccer ball?
-It’s ________ the box.
next to
-Where’s the soccer ball?
-It’s _____ the box.
near
-Where’s the soccer ball?
-It’s ________ the box.
next to
School Park Zoo

Bridge Street

Supermarket Bank
The supermarket is ______ ______ the bank.
The zoo is ______ _______ the bank.
The park is _______ the school ____ the zoo.
across from
across from
between
and
school
pay phone
Bridge Street
park
bank
library
hotel
hospital
supermarket
-Where’s the …?
-It’s …
Practice
(一）语法 there be 句型的用法
1.there be 句型表示“某地有某物”, 其结构为：
“There be + 某物/ 人 + 某地、某时”, 否定句
是在be 之后加not, 疑问句是把be提到句首。
其中be动词的单复数形式与最靠近的主语在
数上保持一致。即就近原则。其回答为:
Yes, there is/are. 或No, there isn’t/aren’t.
对 there be 句型中的某物进行提问用what’s +地点？
对 there be 句型中的数量进行提问用how many+名词复数
或how much +不可数名词。
eg. There are two pears on the table.
否定句
一般疑问句
肯否回答
对划线部分提问
There aren’t two pears on the table.
Are there two pears on the table?
Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
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2
3
1.What’s on the table?
2.How many pears are there on the table?
3.Where are two pears?
链接: there be 和have都可译为汉语里的“有”，
但有区别：
1) 含义不同。there be 结构表示的是“某地有
某物/人”, 强调“存在关系”;
have表示“某人/ 物所有”, 强调“所属关系”。
如: There is a bus in our factory. (公共汽车
不一定是属于我们工厂所有的)
Our factory has a bus. (公共汽车是属于
我们工厂所有的)
2) 句型不同。there be 结构的句型为“There
be + 某物/ 人 + 某地”, 否定句是把not放在be
之后, 疑问句是把be提到句首；
have句型为“某人/ 物 + have/ has +某物/人”,
否定句通常是在have前加don’t (或doesn’t have)，
疑问句是在句首加do(第三人称单数加does)。
There isn’t a cat under the chair.
椅子下面没有一只猫。
She doesn’t have two brothers.
她没有两个弟弟。
3) 当表示某物的构成和组成部分时, 用there
be 和have均可。例如：
Our school has twenty classes.
(= There are twenty classes in our school.)
1.There are some CDs on the desk. (改否定句)
2. There is a teacher in the classroom.
(改一般疑问句，并否定回答及划线提问)
There aren’t any CDs on the desk.
How many CDs are there on the desk?
--Is there a teacher in the classroom ?
--No, there isn’t.
Who is in the classroom?
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3. She has an eraser. (改一般疑问句, 并肯定回答)
--Does she have an eraser ?
--Yes, she does.
4.There ________( be) a bike under the tree.
5.There ________( be) some bikes under the tree.
6.You _________( have) a new book.
7.He _________(have) a new book.
8.There _______( be) an apple and two oranges on the table.
9.There _______( be) two oranges and an apple on the table.
is
are
have
has
is
are
next to 接近, 邻近(近义词near)
next to 的同义词是beside, 意为“在(某人或某物)
旁边”。例如：
She sits beside me. = She sits next to me。
It is next to/near the hotel. 它邻近宾馆。
He is standing near/next to his father.
他站在他父亲旁边。
（二）Language points
2. in front of… 在……的前面
反义词
opposite word
behind
邮局前/后
超市前/后
图书馆前/后
in front of the post office
behind the post office
in front of the supermarket
behind the supermarket
in front of the library
behind the library
区别in front of 和 in/at the front of
B
A
A is in front of B.
B
A
A is in/at the front of B.
in front of 指位于某一外部的前面。
in the front of 指位于某一物体内部的前面。at the front of指位于某一物体内部的前面的某一点。
3. across from 介词词组, 意为“在……的对面”。如：
We live across from the street. 我们住在街道的对面。
在英语中, “在……的对面”还可以用其他的短语
表示, 例如：
1) The bus stop is on the other side of the river.
汽车站在河对面。
2) The fruit shop is opposite the post office.
水果店在邮局对面。
4. between 介词, 表示“在……中间”, 常与and
连接, 构成短语。例如：
I sit between Lucy and Lily.
我坐在露西和莉莉中间。
between 是指在两者之间,或多者之中两两之间。
而 among 是指在三者或三者以上的中间。例如：
There ia a break between two classes.
My brother is among those boys.
我哥哥在那群男孩中间。
5. left 这个词有三种词性, 既可做形容词、副词, 还可做名词。
1) 作形容词时, 用来修饰名词，意思是“左边的，
在左边的”。例如：
The pay phone is on the left side of the supermarket.
公用电话在超级市场的左边。
2) 作副词时, 用来修饰动词, 意思是“向左”。例如：
Go down to the end of the road and then turn left.
沿着这条路走到底再向左转。
3) 作名词时, 意思是“左侧, 左方”。例如：
Come and sit on my left. 来, 坐在我的左边。
链接: right 是left的反义词, 其用法和left 一样。
on the left / right , on one’s left / right
turn left /turn right
这些词组常用在问路和指路的句型中。
6. across/through/over
这三个词都有“穿过, 通过”的意思，但
across它着重从某物的表面“横过，穿过，
从一边到另一边”；而through 强调从空间
内的一头纵穿到另一头，意思是“穿过，
从……中通过”, over多指从物体上空通过。
They walk _________ the bridge. 他们步行走过了这座桥。
He walks __________ the park. 他步行穿过公园。
The birds fly ________the city.鸟儿从城市上空飞过。
across
through
over
Light comes in _______ the window.
解析: “穿过桥”是从桥的表面横跨；
“光线透过窗户照进来”强调光从窗户中通过
through
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(三）.在英语中,“问路”的说法有很多种,例如：
1.Excuse me. Where is the pay phone ?
2.Excuse me. How can I get to the library ?
3.Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the
library ?
4.Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the
library ?
5.Is there a library near here/around here/in
the neighborhood?
1. Go straight ( until the end ).
2. Go down/along Bridge Street.
3. Turn left/right.
4. Go across the street.
5. It’s down/along New Street on the left/right.
6. Turn left/right at the first crossing(十字路口).
7. Take the first turning(转弯处)on the
left/right.
Answering the way:
1. post office ___
2. library ____
3. hotel ____
4. restaurant ___
5. bank ____
6. supermarket
___
7. street ____
8. pay phone ___
9. park ___
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1a. Match
1b. Listen and circle the places in 1a
you hear.
Is there a hospital
near here?
Yes, there is. It’s
on Bridge Street.
1c. Pairwork
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2a. Match the sentences with the pictures.
1
The police station is ________ the
restaurant and the hospital.
2. The park is ____________ the bank.
3. The hospital is ____ Bridge Street.
4. The pay phone is _______ the
post office.
5. The restaurant is ___________ the
post office.
6. The hotel is _______ the police station.
2b. Listen and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
next to
in front of
between
behind
across from
on
between
across from
on
in front of
next to
behind
--It’s next to the police station.
--Where is the hospital?
2c. Pairwork
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 too far from here. I can walk with you.
Tony: Oh, that’s great! Thanks so much.
Linda: No problem.
2d. Role-play the conversation.
Grammar Focus
Where’s the bank?
_____________________________________
2. Is there a restaurant on North Street?
_____________________________________
3. Where’s the pay phone?
_____________________________________
4. Where’s the post office?
_____________________________________
5. Is there a hospital near the pay phone?
_____________________________________

3a. Look at the map and answer the questions.
Where’s the bank?
_____________________________________
2. Is there a restaurant on North Street?
_____________________________________
3. Where’s the pay phone?
_____________________________________
4. Where’s the post office?
_____________________________________
5. Is there a hospital near the pay phone?
_____________________________________

Answer the questions.
It’s between the hospital and the post office.
Yes, there’s one across from the police station.
It’s on North Street next to the police station.
It’s on New Street next to the bank.
No, there isn’t. There’s one on New Street.
The bank is next to the hospital and across from the park.

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____________________________________________
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3b. Look at the map and write the sentences.
The bank is between the hospital and the post office
on New Street.
2. The park is between Center Street and New Street.
3. There is a restaurant on North Street.
3c. Take turns to choose a place in the
picture in 1a on page 43. Your classmates
ask questions and then guess the place.