1) until和 till同义为“直到……” ，till多用于口语，until可以放在句首，till则不能放在句首。

2) not...until“直到……才”，表示直到某一时间, 某一行为才发生, 之前该行为并没有发生。

e.g. I did not study English until 9 o'clock last night.

(2) Pardon? Restroom? You already want to rest? But we haven’t even started yet!

1) pardon用作动词，后面既可以跟宾语，也可以跟双宾语;pardon sb. for doing sth.意为“原谅/宽恕某人做某事”

e.g. Can you pardon me for not passing the exam, Mom?

2) 在没有听懂对方的话，请对方重复一 下时也可说 pardon。

e.g. Pardon? I’m sorry I can’t follow you.

(3) I’m excited to try the rides!

excited和 exciting的区别:

1) excited意为“激动的;兴奋的”，作表语时，主语通常是人;作定语时，常用来修饰人，说明激动的表情。

e.g. All of us were excited when we heard the good news.

The excited child opened his present quickly.

2) exciting意为“激动人心的”，作表语时，主语通常是物;作定语时，常用来修饰物。

e.g. The movie is very exciting.

My father told me an exciting story.

(4) I mean … you know, a washroom or bathroom.

mean作动词有以下含义：

1) 有……的意思，指(多作及物动词)，其后可跟名词或代词，也可跟从句。

e.g. What does this word mean?

2)意味(着)(及物动词)，常跟名词，有时可跟动词-ing形式或从句。

e.g. Carl really could not do that — it would mean the end of his career.

3)有……意图，打算，想，常跟名词、代词或动词不定式。跟带不定式

的复合结构时，还可用于被动语态。

e.g. I never meant to hurt you.

(5) We normally say “toilets” or “washrooms”.

normally adv. 正常地; 通常地，一般地

e.g. August is normally a slow month.

(6) Nine thirty, so you don’t need to rush!

rush v. 仓促; 匆忙 n. 仓促; 匆忙

e.g. Then three policemen rushed at him. (rush v.)

They made a rush for the door. (rush n.)

Step 9 Summary

1) Excuse me. Where is Qiaotou Middle School?

2) Excuse me. Could you tell me where Qiaotou Middle School is?

3) Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to Qiaotou Middle School?=Do you know how to get to Qiaotou Middle School?

4) Excuse me. Which is the way to Qiaotou Middle School?

Step 10 Homework

Make conversations about your own town/city.

Section A 2 (3a-3b)

Step 1 Revision

1) Translate the sentences into English.

① 请你告诉我，怎样去书店好吗?

② 打扰了，你知道我在哪能买到一些邮票吗?

③ 我想知道公园今天什么时候关门。

④ 银行和超市之间有一个餐馆。

2) Role-play the conversation in 2d.

Step 2 Presentation

1) Show a picture of fun park. Ask students: Are you excited to try these in the fun park?

2) Show a ride to them and say: How do you think the ride? Is it fun or scary? Do you want to have a try?

Step 3 Reading

1) Read the conversation in 3a quickly and true or false the sentences.

① Alice and He Wei are in Water World.

② The new ride looks scary.

③ Alice was scary at first.

④ Alice thinks the new ride is actually fun.

⑤ He Wei thinks Fun Times Park restaurant severs delicious food.

⑥ A rock band plays in Water World Restaurant every evening.

⑦ Alice and He Wei can go later to the restaurant.

2) Read the conversation again and answer the questions in 3a.

1. Why did Alice not want to go on the new ride? How did she feel after the ride?