韦斯特先生很开心地把其中一间房间租给高斌了。高斌搬进了新家,很期待好好了解一下他所居住的社区,好让生活步入正轨。他写了一张清单,列出所有自己需要做的事,而且他知道在做这些事情的过程中,他就会开始渐渐融入这里的生活了。以下是高斌列的清单。他要去哪些地方才能完成这些事呢?把需要的地点名称写在清单每一项前面的括号中,并用以下的句型,仿照示例造句。最后还可以练习读一读整个句子!
写下高斌完成需要做的事情的地点并写出完整的句子。
1 ( ) — organise finances / get a cheque book or credit card
2 ( ) — borrow some books about the area
3 ( ) — buy stamps and post letters back home
4 ( ) — order newspapers to be delivered to the house
5 ( ) — have shoes repaired
6 ( ) — have a haircut
7 ( ) — have films (of London photographs) developed
8 ( ) — get a discount bus card
答案:
1 Gao Bin needs to go to the bank to organise his finances or to get a cheque book or credit card.
2 He needs to go to a library to borrow some books.
3 He needs to go to the post office to buy stamps and post letters back home.
4 He needs to go to the newsagent's to order newspapers to be delivered to the house.
5 He needs to go to the shoe-repairer's (or cobbler's) to have his shoes repaired.
6 He needs to go to a hairdresser's (or barber's) to have a haircut.
7 He needs to go to a photographer's (or a film-developer's) to have his films developed.
8 He needs to go to the bus terminal (or bus station) to get a discount bus card.
社交英语无师自通,换你说说看
写完句子后,练习读一读整个句子,让你的英语口语更流利!例如:
(police station) —to get registered
You say: He needs to go to the police station to get registered.
下面方框中的所有单词或短语都和当地小区的设施相关。想想看,在表格中的不同地点会使用到哪些单词或短语呢?把相关的单词或短语填入表格中适当的位置。我已经为你完成一些例子了!
将以下方框中的单词或短语填入表格适当的位置。
account airmail sticker spin dryer hairdryer negative tumble dryer heel on loan cheque trim enlargement say "cheese" post card sole perm overdraft detergent interest rate leather stylist special delivery lace shave washer postage author index registered shampoo and set subject catalogue washing powder laundry bag washing cycle developed and printed appointment processing time washing machine
答案:
Post office: airmail sticker, post card, special delivery, postage, registered
Hairdresser's: hairdryer, trim, perm, stylist, shampoo and set, shave, appointment
Launderette: spin dryer, tumble dryer, detergent, washer, washing powder, laundry bag, washing cycle, washing machine
Photographer's: negative, enlargement, say "cheese", developed and printed, processing time
Shoe repairer's: heel, sole, leather, lace
Library: on loan, author index, subject catalogue
阅读下面几段简短的对话,想想看,这些对话可能是在哪里发生的。将地点写在各段对话前面的括号中。如果对话可以发生在多个场所,就在括号中写下“general”(概括“多个地方”)。
写出以下对话最可能发生的地点。
1 ( )A: You booked for a perm, didn't you?
B: Yes, but I'd like it cut as well, please.
2 ( )A: How many prints would you like?
B: I'd like two ordinary prints from these negatives and two enlargements from these.
3 ( )A: May I ask your opening hours?
B: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
4 ( )A: Could you weigh this letter for me?
B: It's over 10 grams.
5 ( )A: Is it possible to borrow this book for another week?
B: Just one moment. I'll have to check whether anyone wants to borrow it.
6 ( )A: Would you fill in this form, please?
B: Yes, of course.
7 ( )A: How would you like it, sir?
B: Just give it a good trim, please. I like this style but it's a bit too long.
8 ( )A: How would you like to send it? Registered or just ordinary?
B: I think it should be registered. It contains my passport.
9 ( )A: Special cleaning or ordinary cleaning?
B: I think the ordinary will be fine, thank you.
10 ( )A: Can you give me some help finding a book please?
B: Well, it's very easy. They are all arranged by subject, in alphabetical order.
11 ( )A: What coins do I need for the washing machines and dryers?
B: The washers take pound coins; the dryers use 20 or 50 pence.
12 ( )A: Could you let me have some extra airmail stickers, please? I use rather a lot of them.
B: Certainly. These should last you a few weeks.
13 ( )A: I'd like these shoes soled, please.
B: Leather or rubber?
14 ( )A: I'd like to deposit this cheque, please.
B: Ah! You'll need to complete this paying-in slip first.
答案:
1 a hairdresser's
2 a photographer's
3 general
4 a post office
5 a library
6 general
7 a hairdresser's
8 a post office
9 a dry cleaner's
10 a library
11 a launderette
12 a post office
13 a shoe repairer's
14 a bank
我们现在已经学习了许多人们在日常生活中会使用的设施的名称。当然,还有很多场所、都是大家平常会去的,如:
clinic(诊所)
restaurant(餐厅)
cinema(电影院)
video rental store(影片出租店)
tailor's(裁缝店)
playground(游乐场)
…
社交英语无师自通,你来想想看
现在请你想象一下,当对方有某种特定需求时,你该如何给他建议?请用下面这个句型来提出建议:
If you want..., you should go to..., which is...
有些事情我们可以自己做(do for ourselves),有些事情必须请别人帮我们做(have sth. done for us)。在练习说这些句子的时候,要记得选择正确的形式!看下面的两句例句,了解两者的差别:
If you want to develop your films...(如果你想要洗照片……)
If you want to have your films developed...(如果你想请人帮你洗照片……)
请根据下列需求,提出建议。
1 rent video tapes / the place is next to the supermarket
You say: If you want to rent some video tapes, you should go to the video rental shop, which is next to the supermarket.
2 send a parcel / the place is opposite the bank
3 make a new suit / the place is on the corner of Laurel Road
4 check your teeth / the place is on the left, just before you get to the park
5 take your photograph / the place is next to the library
6 deliver your newspapers / the place is next to the bank
7 dry clean your winter coat / the place is opposite the post office
8 dye you hair / the place is upstairs from the supermarket
社交英语无师自通,换你说说看
两人一组,互相提出需求或建议。不用把你的需求或建议写下来,练习大声说出来就好。要练到能够自信地说出来为止!
答案:
2 If you want to send a parcel, you should go to the post office, which is opposite the bank.
3 If you want to have a new suit made, you should go to the tailor's, which is on the corner of Laurel Road.
4 If you want to have your teeth checked, you should go to the clinic, which is on the left, just before you get to the park.
5 If you want to have your photograph taken, you should go to the photographer's, which is next to the library.
6 If you want to have your newspapers delivered, you should go to the newsagent's, which is next to the bank.
7 If you want to have your winter coat dry cleaned, you should go to the dry cleaner's, which is opposite the post office.
8 If you want to have your hair dyed, you should go to the hairdresser's, which is upstairs from the supermarket.
你都答对了吗?希望你已经都掌握了!