Lesson six Asking for Directions Do you have

Lesson six: Asking for Directions 問路 陳雯秀

Do you have any experience of asking for directions? 你有任何問路的經驗嗎？

Situation 1 p. 53, 54 Asking for a Help 尋求協助

Glossary： n n n stranger 陌生人 passer-by 行人 new 新的；新來的 country 鄉下 building 建築物 east 東；東方 p. 53, 54 n n wow 哇 seem 似乎；好像 taxi 計程車 save 省去(時間) 勞力 節省 n welcome 受歡迎的

Idioms & Phrases： n n n to get lost 迷路 to be new from 剛從…來 to get there 到達那裡 far away 離…遠 to take a taxi 搭計程車 n n p. 54 a lot of 許多的 over there 在那邊 Thanks a lot for …非 常謝謝… You’re welcome. 不客氣

Asking for a Help n n p. 53 P: Can I help, you, sir? S: Oh, yes. I got lost. I’m new from the country. P: Are you? Where are you going? S: Taipei 101. Could you show me how to get there?

Asking for a Help n n p. 53 P: Look! The tallest building in the east. S: Wow! It seems quite far away from here. How can I get there? P: You should take a taxi. It may save you a lot of time. S: Oh, no. I’d like to take a bus. Where can I take it?

Asking for a Help n n n p. 53 P: All right. You may take 0 East over there. S: Thanks a lot for your kind help. P: You’re welcome.

Think about it…想一想 n Where does the stranger want to go? n How can he/she go there? n Which bus should he/she take?

Sentence structure~ n n n Can I help you? 有什麼需要幫忙的嗎？ Where are you going? 你要去哪裡？ the tallest building in the east 東邊最高的建築物 How can I get there? 我要怎麼到那裡? A: Thank you. 謝謝你。 B: You’re welcome. 不客氣。

Comprehension Questions: p. 54 n n n What’s the stranger’s problem? Who is new from the country? Where is the stranger going? How will the stranger get to Taipei 101? Which bus will the stranger take?

Situation 2 p. 55, 56 Showing the Way 指路

Idioms & Phrases: n n n n p. 56 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 國父紀念館 to turn left 向左轉 How long 多久 to be late for. . . 遲到… or so 左右；大約 Good idea! 好主意！ Not at all. 不客氣

Showing the Way n n p. 55 S: Excuse me, but could you show me the way to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall? P: No problem. It’s not far from here. S: Isn’t it? Then how can I get there? P: OK. Walk five blocks from here, and turn left. The Memorial Hall is on your right.

Showing the Way n n p. 55 S: How long will it take? P: Fifteen minutes, I guess. S: Oh, no. I’ll be late for a date if I walk there. P: Why not talk a taxi? It just takes you five minutes or so to get there.

Showing the way n n p. 55 S: Good idea! Thank you very much. P: Not at all.

Think about it…想一想 n Where does the stranger want to go? n How can he/she go there? n How long will it take if he/she takes a taxi?

Sentence Structure n n n Excuse me. 不好意思/打擾一下 on you right 在你的右手邊 No problem. 沒問題 Walk five blocks from here and turn left. 走過五個街區後向右轉 Not at all = You’re welcome 不客氣

Comprehension Questions n n n p. 56 Where is the stranger going? How far is the stranger from the Memorial Hall? How long will it take to walk to the Memorial Hall? Will the stranger be late for a date if he walks? How will the stranger get to the Memorial Hall?