until you

Unit7ThisWayorThatWay?

PartⅠGettingready

ExerciB

1.

Woman:DoyouknowhowtogettoJane'shoufromhere?

Man:kealeft.

Woman:...

Man:

turnright.

Woman:Lefton21st,rightonMainStreet.

Man:'sontherightsideofthestreet.

2.

Man:ShouldIturnrighthere?

Woman:ingstraightandturnatthenextlight.

Man:DoyoumeanatScottRoad?

Woman:That'ghtthere.

3.

Man:HowfarisitfromheretoLosAngeles?

Woman:Oh,aboutfivehoursbycar.

Man:What'sthebestwaytogetthere?

Woman:I-10isthefastest.

4.

Peter:We''sJenny'ouliketocome?

Joe:gettoyourhou?

Peter:Well,turnrightafterthehospitalandwe'reonyourleft.

Joe:onTuesday.

PartⅡGivingdirections

ExerciA

uleaveTownHall,

rnleftonTwistAvenue.

Themuum'sonthatavenue,nearthenextcross-roads,onyourleft.

uleavethebank,turnleftonCentralAvenueandwalkforaboutten

artmentStoreis

onyourright,acrossMainStreet.

uleaveMacDonald's,turnrightonQueen'sHighStreetandwalkabout

ghtandwalktwoblockstotheendofMainStreet.

instationisonthatstreet,onyourright.

4.

David:Hello?6939822.

Paul:Hello?CanIspeaktoDavid,plea?

David:'sthat?

Paul:David,thisisPaul.

David:Hello,you?

Paul:Fine,thanks,butIcan'trememberhowtogettoyourhou.

David:Whereareyounow?

Paul:I'mphoningfromthePostOffice.

David:SouthParkStreetorQueen'sHighStreet?

Paul:Queen''tknowwhichbustotake.

David:Takeanumbersix(bus)toPortlandPlaza.

Paul:Where'stheterminus?

David:TurnrightoutsidethePostOfficeandwalkpasttheTwistAvenueuntilyou

terminusisoppositetheChurchonyourright.

Paul:e.

5.

Tourist:Excume.

Jane:Yes?

Tourist:CanyoutellmethewaytotheArtGallery,plea?

Jane:ftheAgency,turnright,andgoalongMainStreet.

Tourist:AlongMainStreet.

Jane:Yes,andturnrightattheHiltonHotel.

Tourist:RightattheHilton.

Jane:ThengoupQueen'sHighStreetpasttheGrandCinema.

Tourist:TheGrandCinema.

Jane:Galleryisstraight

ahead,'tmissit.

Tourist:That'...haveyougotapencil?(Doyou

haveapencil?)

Jane:?

Tourist:Canyourepeatallthat?IthinkI'dbetterwriteitdown.

PartⅢRoute66

ExerciA

nswantedtolink

1920s,Federalofficialswantedto

connectstateroadstoprovideashorter,nwas

developedtoconnectexistingstateroadsintoonelongnationalroad.

neofAmerica’sfirstnational

hreethousandeighthundred

kilometerslong.

PeoplesoonbegancallingRoute66“theMainStreetofAmerica”.Itbecamethe

dtraveledthroughthecentersofmany

dderts,mountains,valleysandrivers.

Inthe1960s,theFederalGovernmentbeganbuildinghugeroadsystemsthrough

started

1962partsof

1985,Route66

wasofficiallyremovedfromthenationalhighwaysystem.

Duringthepastfewyears,however,peoplelivingneartheoldRoute66have

soare

soaresavinghundredsofeatingplaces,placestostay

andinterestingplacestovisitalongtheway.

ExerciC

havetoarchforitat

rtsofitareincludedin

otherinterstateshighways.

OurtripbeginsinChicago,oisAmerica’

icago,theroadgoesthroughmanysmalltownsin

hemisSpringfield,thehomeofAmerica’ssixteenthpresident,

AbrahamLincoln.

NowwedrivethroughSaintLouis,Missouri,acityofnearlyfour-hundred

ouisiscalled“theGatewaytotheWest”.Missourihasmany

hemostfamousonRoute66isMeramecCavernsinStanton.

Next,enter

becaumorekilometersoftheroadareinOklahomathaninanyotherstate.

InClaremore,Oklahoma,astatuehonorsafamousAmerican,WillRogers.

methemostpopularactorinHollywoodin

homaCity,we

Clinton,efirstofficialmuumthat

tellsthecompletehistoryoftheroadanditsimportancetoAmerica.

nearthe

lled

“CadillacRanch”.

ACadillacisalarge,costlyAmericanautomobile.“CadillacRanch”hasten

yMarsh,arichfarmerandartcollector,

createittohonorAmerica’sroads.

Continuingwest,

iedForest

hatarehundredsofyearsold

fRoute66isthePaintedDert.

Itisnamedforthecolorfulredandyellowsandandrocks.

veatthetownofOatman,o,

ryoneleftthetownwhenthemining

atmanstilllookslikeitdidinthepast.

throughtheMohaveDert,some

te66becomeslostamongthelarge

“MainStreetofAmerica”endsatthePacific

OceaninSantaMonica.

PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:AutomobilesintheUSA

restillfamilieswithoutcars,but

r,carsareudformorethanpleasure.

Theyareanecessarypartoflife.

edriventoofficesandfactoriesbyworkerswho

lesmenarenttodifferentpartsofthe

city,shavetodriveintothe

cityinordertogetsupplies.

citiesschoolbusare

echildrenare

tooyoungtowalkthatfar,

motherdrivesonMondays,takingherownchildrenandtheneighbours'childrenas

rmotherdrivesonTuesdays,anotheronWednesdays,

oformcarpools,withthreeorfourmentaking

turnsdrivingtotheplacewheretheyallwork.

Morecarpoolsshouldbeformedinordertoputfewerautomobilesontheroadandto

gisagreatproblem,andsoisthetrafficinandaroundcities.

ingwillbedoneabouttheuofcars.

PartⅤMemorytest:ReadingMaps

ExerciA

ghtandthebankisthethird

buildingontheleftside.

oolisonthecornerof

YellowStreetandBlueStreet.

straightoneblock,

crossBrownStreet,andthelibraryisthefirstbuildingontherightcorner.

YellowStreetforoneblock,turnleft,andthengotothefirstinterction.

Keepgoingstraight,andthehotelisthecondbuildingontheleft.

ghtandgostraight,andthe

churchisthelastbuildingattheendofthestreetontheleft.

ExerciB

houtthe

tosomeoftheexchangedcarefullyandmark

onthemapeachplacethatismentioned.

1.

Man:Excume,directmetoYoung’sShoeStore?

Policeman:’satrafficlight

’’tmissit.

Man:Thankyou.

Policeman:You’reverywelcome.

2.

Woman:Ibegyourpardon.I’tellmehowtogetthepost

office?

Policeman:Yes,it’’sthatredbuildingon

theroadtheothersideofthestreet.

Woman:Oh,thankyouverymuch.

Policeman:Don’tmentionit.

3.

Woman:DoyouknowwherethePalaceRestaurantis?

Policeman:Yes,it’’tmissit.

4.

Man:Howfarisittothehospital?

Policeman:It’stonGrandAvenueuntilyoucometoPineStreet.

That’’llbeable

toethehospitalthen.

Man:Thankyouverymuch.

Policeman:Notatall.

5.

Woman:DoyouknowwhereMercer’sJewelryStoreis?

Policeman:Yes,it’sinthe300blockonCedarStreet.

Woman:HowdoIgetthere?

Policeman:ftthereandgotwoblocks.

Mercer’’itherthefourthorfifthstoreonyourleft-handside.

Woman:Oh,thankyouverymuch.

Man:You’rewelcome.