Unit 5 Time and Date

key words and phrases

date

August

Conversation 1

Clerk:Please fill out the form.

Customer:All right,what's the date today,please?

Clerk:It's August the thirteenth.

kay words and phrases

museum

sure

quater

past

Conversation 2

Paula:What time does the museum close?Any idea?

Dou:I'm not sure,but I think it's open untill 4 o'clock.

Paula:What time is it now?

Dou:It's a quarter past three.

key words and phrases

sometime

name

March

Friday

conversation 3

A:Can we have dinner together sometime this weekend?

B:Ok,you name the day.

A:Hou about the second of March?

B:What day is that?

A:It's friday.

B:Good ,where shall we meet?

vocabulary

happen

run out

cinema

off

spare

different

Additional useful expression

Excuse me,do you happen to have the time?

We are running out the time.

Take your time.

What time do we leave?

Let's meet at about seven outside the cinema ,shall we ?

The train leaves for shanghai at ten fifteen.

My brithday is on 13th of May.

It's already 9 o'clock.We must be off now.

Can you spare me a few minutes?

What is the time difference between Beijing and London?

Unit 6 Asking the way

key words and phrases

nearest

bank

next to

post office

round

corner

conversation 1

A:Excuse me,where is the nearest bank?

B:There is one next to the poat office around the corner.

A:Thank you .

key words and phrases

hotel

nearby

Conversation 2

Kevin:Excuse me,is there a hotel nearby?

Li Dai:The nearest one is about ten minetes' walk from here.

Kevin:How can I get there?

Li Dai:Just walk down the road and you can find it.It's on the ritht side.

key words and phrases

library

turn

left

crossing

Paula:Can you tell me the way to the library?

Wang:Sure.Turn left at the nest crossing.

Paula:Is it on xinhua street?

wang:Yes ,you can't miss it.

vocabulary

lost

restroom

traffi light

shortcut

Additional useful expressions

I'm lost.Could you tell me where am I?

What's the name of this street?

Where am I on this street?

Sorry ,I 'm new here myself.

Where 's the restroom?

Is it far?

At the end of the street.

Turn right at the traffic light.

Is there a shortcut to that palace?