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在这个单元的开头，我们讨论了各种“居住场所”，当时也提到：无论住在哪里，我们都一定住在“community”中。到底什么是“community”呢？一个“community”指的是某个很多人共同居住或共同相处的区域。这里先把它称为“社区”，不过它和我们中文所说的“社区”比起来，范围可以更大。在一个社区中，设施（facilities）非常重要，比如商店、银行等。现在我们一起来想想看，一个社区中，到底该有哪些设施呢？
在住宅区，最基本的设施应该就是商店、市场。还有哪些呢？在下面写出你居住的小区内及其附近的设施以及你觉得小区内应该增加的设施。我已经为你写出了一些例子！
在横线上写出你居住的小区内及其附近的设施以及你觉得应该增加的设施。
facilities your community has: post office, bank,
facilities that you think are also desirable: ________________________________________________
你写下了哪些设施呢？这里当然没有固定的答案，下面列出了几个你可能会想到的设施。接下来的活动中还会提到许许多多种不同的设施，可以对照看一看，你有没有在这里列出。
restaurant
supermarket
beauty salon
book store
telephone booth
park
library
news-stand
laundry
community centre
高斌和房东韦斯特先生（Mr. West）约了下午2点看房子，结果提早到了。他便趁这个时间在附近到处看看，并和路人聊了起来。
听对话，写下另一个说话者的名字，以及对话中提到的设施。
听录音，写出以下信息。
Track 002
Gao Bin is talking to: ___________________________
Who is the person? _______________________________
The facilities mentioned in the conversation are: ___________________
Gao Bin is talking to Jean Kingsley.
She is a neighbour.
The facilities mentioned in the conversation are:
a park, a Chinese supermarket, a library, the community centre, a newsagent's, and a launderette
看看以下的叙述，再听一遍对话，判断这些语句是否正确，在正确的叙述前写T，不正确的叙述前写F。如果对话没有提到相关信息，则写N（No information）。我已经帮你做好第一题了！
听录音，做判断。
Track 002
(F) 1 Gao Bin starts the conversation by commenting on the weather.
( ) 2 Mrs. Kingsley starts the conversation by commenting on the house.
( ) 3 The houses in the area are rather old.
( ) 4 Mrs. Kingsley is a middle-aged woman.
( ) 5 Mrs. Kingsley has lived in this area for thirty years.
( ) 6 Mr. and Mrs. West lived in this area for almost forty years and moved to a smaller place a couple of years ago.
( ) 7 Though Mr. and Mrs. West have moved out, their grandson still lives here.
( ) 8 People living in this area get along with each other quite well.
( ) 9 Mr. West's son often helps Mrs. Kingsley when she has problems.
( ) 10 Both young and old in this area often go to the park to enjoy themselves.
( ) 11 The local library not only provides people with newspapers, but also organises the delivery of newspapers to their houses.
( ) 12 The community centre provides the service of delivering newspapers to people's houses.
( ) 13 The newsagent's provides the service of delivering newspapers to people's houses.
( ) 14 There is a laundry as well as a launderette in the area.
( ) 15 Mrs. Kingsley doesn't think Gao Bin has much money and suggests he should go to the launderette.
( ) 16 Mrs. Kingsley suggests that Gao Bin go to the launderette since she thinks that young people can make friends there.
( ) 17 Gao Bin likes the place very much and hopes that Mr. West will accept him as a tenant.
( ) 18 Mrs. Kingsley has no idea whether Gao Bin will be accepted by Mr. West.
你能不能从上述的对话中了解到这个小区是否适合居住呢？为什么？
________________________________________________
正确（T）：2，8，10，13，15，17
不正确（F）：1，4，5，7，9，11，12，16，18
未提到（N）：3，6，14
第4题：金斯利太太（Mrs. Kingsley）说她45年前结婚时搬到这一带，可见她不可能是中年太太，应该至少有60多岁了。
第7题：还住在那栋房子里的是韦斯特先生的儿子。
第9题：韦斯特先生以前会帮金斯利太太忙。
第11题和12题：图书馆和小区中心不提供送报纸服务。
第18题：金斯利太太认为韦斯特先生会租房子给高斌。
对了，你知道对话中的“laundry”和“launderette”有什么区别吗？原来，要请人帮你洗衣服的时候，应该拿去“laundry”。而在“launderette”，不会有人帮你洗衣服，它只提供洗衣机和烘衣机，你可以自己洗。这些机器通常是投币式的（coin-operated），直接将钱投入投币口（slot）就行。
我们可以猜测，这个区域应该是适合居住的，首先感觉居民比较友善，而且设施比较完善。此外，金斯利太太还说她已经在这里住了40多年，完全没有想过搬到别的地方去住。
你注意到这段对话中使用的问句了吗？金斯利太太一开始就说：“Are you looking at the house? Nice, isn't it?”聊到公园时，她又说：“OK, the park is lovely, isn't it?”后来在谈到洗衣服很贵时，还说：“You're not made of money, are you?”
对话中，“isn't it?”和“are you?”这类问句，用途是什么呢？其实是想和别人确认他们的想法，并将对话继续下去，并不是真的想要对方详细回答问题。大多数人和陌生人或不熟的人对话时，经常会使用这种问句。这里金斯利太太也一样，为了和高斌将聊天继续下去，使用了这些简短的问句。以下有几个这种简短问句的示例，都是用来开启话题的。请将问句和下面表格中的各种情境搭配在一起。
把下面的问句和表格中相应的情境搭配在一起。
a. They're cheap, aren't they?
b. They're not cheap, are they?
c. The service is very slow, isn't it?
d. This is a lovely place, isn't it?
e. It's very stuffy in here, isn't it?
f. It's already fifteen minutes late, isn't it?
g. Dreadful weather, isn't it?
h. The strawberries look good, don't they?
2 f 3 g 4 c 5 h 6 a 7 b 8 e
仔细看一看这些问句与陈述部分的搭配。“肯定”的陈述部分一般会搭配“否定”的问句，而“否定”的陈述部分一般则会搭配“肯定”的问句。问句和陈述部分的主语要一致，并使用代词取代名词主语。
社交英语无师自通，换你说说看
练习读一读上方中表格上方的句子吧！
在许多情况下，擅自跑去和陌生人搭讪是不合适的。但在某些情境下，如排队等候公交车、看电影或话剧间隙时等，和陌生人聊天是可以接受的。
想象一下，在以下这些情境中，你会如何开始和旁边的陌生人聊天呢？
用反意疑问句写出你在各个情境下可能会说的话。
1 You are in a very slow queue / line-up at a supermarket.
You could say: _________________________________
2 It's the interval during a very amusing play in the theatre.
You could say: _________________________________
3 You are in a flower shop where there are some very nice roses.
You could say: _________________________________
4 An elder lady sits down beside you on a bench in a quiet park.
You could say: _________________________________
5 You are in a very crowded waiting room at the railway station.
You could say: _________________________________
6 You feel bored waiting for the machine to finish washing your clothes at the launderette.
You could say: _________________________________
7 You are talking to another customer at the hairdresser's, about a very modern hairstyle in a magazine.
You could say: _________________________________
8 You notice a group of children playing happily in the park.
You could say: _________________________________
我为各种情境都提供了两个可能的答案。以下这些都是供参考的说法，你也可以有一些其他不同的答案，不过，无论你的答案是什么都一定要注意句子前后部分主语一致，而且在肯定的叙述后面一般要加上否定的问句，在否定的叙述后一般要加上肯定的问句。
参考答案：
1 This is taking a long time, isn't it? / It's not exactly quick, is it?
2 It's very funny, isn't it? / The actors are great, aren't they?
3 The roses are really lovely, aren't they? / The roses look beautiful, don't they?
4 It's a lovely day, isn't it? / It's lovely and quiet, isn't it?
5 It's crowded today, isn't it? / There are lots of people, aren't there?
6 It's boring, isn't it? / It takes a long time, doesn't it?
7 It's lovely, isn't it? / It's very fashionable, isn't it?
8 They're really sweet, aren't they? / They seem happy, don't they?