第二十六讲

   Contents
   Talk about means of transport to take
   Asking & giving where a particular place is: In a building
   Warm-up
   What do you think is the best way for people to get to work in a city with busy traffic? Give your reasons.
   If I want to go to the underground station in Law Street from the bus stop in the west, how would I get there?
   Answer the questions according to Sample 1.
   Talking About How to Get to Work1).
   Peter: Mark, do you live far away from the museum where you work?
   Mark: Yes. You know I live in an apartment on Wynn Street and the museum is on Low Street.
   How to Get to Work 2)
   Peter: How do you usually get to work?
   Mark: I usually drive my car up Hall Street and park in the car park behind the church.    Then I walk over to the museum.
   How to Get to Work 3)
   Peter: Oh. Then how about the winter time when it snows?
   Mark: Well, in winter time when it snows, I’m rather not drive. I take the underground from Wynn Street to Low Street. Then I walk across from Low Street station to the museum.
   How to Get to Work 4)
   Peter: That’s convenient, isn’t it?
   Mark: Yes, it is. I can take Bus No. 16, too. The bus stop is just opposite my apartment.    The bus turns from Hall Street into Church Street. I get off at the corner of Church Street and Low Street and walk to the museum.
   Talking About How to Get to Work
   Peter: Mark, do you live far away from the museum where you work?
   Mark: Yes. You know I live in an apartment on Wynn Street and the museum is on Low Street.
   Peter: How do you usually get to work?
   Mark: I usually drive my car up Hall Street and park in the car park behind the church.    Then I walk over to the museum.
   Peter: Oh. Then how about the winter time when it snows?
   Mark: Well, in winter time when it snows, I’m rather not drive. I take the underground from Wynn Street to Low Street. Then I walk across from Low Street station to the museum.
   Peter: That’s convenient, isn’t it?
   Mark: Yes, it is. I can take Bus No. 16, too. The bus stop is just opposite my apartment.    The bus turns from Hall Street into Church Street. I get off at the corner of Church Street and Low Street and walk to the museum.

   Sentences for talking about the means of transport:
   1. How do you usually go to work?
   2. I usually drive my car up Hall Street.
   3. Then I walk to the museum.
   4. I take the underground from Wynn Street to Low Street.
   5. I usually take Bus No. 16.
   Answer the questions according to Sample 2.
   1) Where is Mary’s office?
   2) Where is the Marketing Department?
   3) What department is next to the Personnel Department?
   4) Where can I find the stairs / elevator?
   Do you know how to ask for directions within a building?
   Speak out — asking for directions within a building
   A. Would you please tell me how I can find the Personnel Department?
   B. Excuse me, I’m looking for the Sales Department.
   C. Would you tell me where the lift is?
   D. Excuse me, how can I get to the fifth floor?
   E. Could you tell me where I can see the sales manager, please?
   Do you know how to give directions within a building?
   Speak out — giving directions within a building
   A. Take the elevator to the ninth floor.
   B. Just go along the corridor in the middle of the building and then turn left at the end.
   C. It’s in Room 608 on the sixth floor.
   D. It’s just beside the stairs.
   E. Go up to the second floor and it’s at the far end of the hall, on your right.
   F. It’s on the fourth floor, next to the meeting room.
   DIALOGUES:
   A: Excuse me, could you please tell me where Miss Smith’s office is?
   B: Take the elevator to the ninth floor. When you come out of the elevator, turn left.    Miss Smith's office is the second one on the right.
   A: Left and second on the right. Thank you very much.
   B: You are welcome.

   Task: Ask how to get to Miss Smith’s office, which is on the ninth floor.

   A: Hello, Miss. Will you tell me how I can see the personnel manager, please?
   B: Sure. His office is on the third floor. You can take the lift or just walk upstairs.
   A: When I walk out of the lift on the third floor, how can I get there?
   B: Just go along the corridor in the middle of the hall and turn left at the corner. Then go straight ahead. It’s right in front of you. You can’t miss it.

   Task: Ask how to get to the personnel manager’s office, which is on the third floor.
   How to Get to the Manager’s Office
   Bill: Excuse me, where is the manager’s office?
   Clerk: The manager’s office? It is not on this floor. It is on the fourth floor downstairs. You can just walk down the stairs there.
   Bill: Would you please tell me how I can find his office?
   Clerk: Sure. Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn left. At the end of the corridor, turn left again.
   Bill: Left, and left again.
   Clerk: It’s the second door on the right next to the meeting room.
   Bill: Thank you very much.
   How to Get to the Manager’s Office 1)
   Bill: Excuse me, where is the manager’s office?
   Clerk: The manager’s office? It is not on this floor. It is on the fourth floor downstairs. You can just walk down the stairs there.
   How to Get to the Manager’s Office 2)
   Bill: Would you please tell me how I can find his office?
   Clerk: Sure. Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn left. At the end of the corridor, turn left again.
   How to Get to the Manager’s Office 3)
   Bill: Left, and left again.
   Clerk: It’s the second door on the right next to the meeting room.
   Bill: Thank you very much.
   Sentences for asking for and giving directions:

   Excuse me, where is the manager’s office?
   Would you please tell me how I can find his office?
   It’s on the fourth floor downstairs.
   Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn left.
   It’s the second door on the right next to the meeting room.