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3. ^at does the saying “One rotten apple spoils Answers will vary,
the whole barrel" mean? Do you have a saying a. You want your friend to visit one ofyour
with a similar meaning in your culture?
relatives with you. Give him directions from
This means that if there is one bad or negative your home to your relative's home.
thing, such as an apple or even a person, it can My Aunt Cecile’s house is not far from my house)
spoil all the positive things around it. Yes, there is so you can walk there. First) go straight down
a proverb with a similar meaning in my cuitare, Main Street and turn right onto Willow Drive.
which is "Don't put a moldy potato in your potato Walk two blocks until you get to the traffic liglit
basket.”
and turn left. Her house is number four. The front
4. ^at does itmeanwliensomeone is comparing door is painted green,
apples to oranges? Explain. Do you have a b. You need some fruit and your friend offers to
similar saying in your culture? help you. Give him directions from your house
People use this phrase when they want to to the nearest grocery store.
emphasize that tliey are talking about two The nearest grocery store is quite far, so we will
completely different things because apples and have to drive there. Go down Main Street and
oranges are very different. For example, it would turn right onto Rosewood Road. Drive to the
be difficult to say whether a coat was nicer than a traffic lights at the intersection of Grant and
meal because these are two very different things. Stone Street. Turn left onto Stone Street and you
There is a similar saying in my culture. In fact, will see the grocery store,
ifyou translate this into my native language, the
saying is exactly the same. c. Your aunt is visiting from another city. You
suggest she visit your local farmer's market on
the weekend. Give her directions from your
home to the market.
Unit 16 Giving Directions Our local farmers set up their market on Woodrow
Street every weekend. To get there, you should
o Listen to the speakers. Write the questions take bus number two to Stanford Road. Get off at
that they answer,
the first bus stop in front of the hospital, and walk
a. Speaker #1: What is the easiest way to get ئ two or three blocks along Stanford Road. You
--from school? will see the market right next to the gas station on
Stanford.
b. Speaker#2: Where is the — -—?
c. Speaker#3:Whereisag—ظ—ş—? Θ Listen to each response and match it to the
question it answers.
© Sort the words by writing them in the correct
categories. a.
b. 3
Places/Things: grocery store, intersection, bus
stop, traffic light, hospital, market
Descriptions: first, far, left, straight, nearest, right
♦:* Extra Practice
Actions: tarn, give directions, walk, set up, see, get off
Try answering one or more ofthese questions
Θ Choose one of the questions below. Prepare for extra practice. Use at least three sentences in
your answers to this question by writing your response to each question.
notes below. Use the questions from part 3 to
help with your notes. Sample Responses
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