Unit Four
1. How do you get to school ? 疑问词how 在这里是对方式进行提问
I ride my bike / walk / take the subway . By bike / bicycle / bus / train / subway / taxi / air / plane / ship / boat . On foot .
How do I get there ? 因there是副词,所以不能说get to there Don’t worry . Let me look at your map . Ok , first … , next … . Then … .
2. How long does it take ? 疑问词hwo long是对时间长短或事物的长度提问
It takes about 25 minutes to walk and 10 minutes by bus .
How long does t take you to get from home to school ?
It takes twenty-five minutes . → take sb. some time to do sth. 花费某人……时间做某事
3. Lin Fei’s home is about Kilometers from school .
4. How far is it from your home to school ? It’s three miles .
How far do you live from school ? I live 10 miles from school .
疑问词how far在这里是对距离进行提问
5. In other parts of the world , things are different .
6. In China , it depends on where you are . → depend on 视……而定；决定于
7. That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus .
8. In North America , not all students take the bus to school . not all是部分否定，意思是并不是所有的；不是全部的
9. Other parts of the world are different from the United States .
10. A small number of students take the subway . → a number of = many 许多
11. What do you think of the transportation in your town ? → think of 对……有某种看法
12. When it rains I take a taxi .
13. I have a map but in Chinese .
14. If you have a problem , you can ask a policeman .