Unit 8 is there a post office near here
Period 3 (section B 1a—2a)
ⅠTeaching aims and demands
1) Knowledge aims:
To learn the new words: left, right, crossing, turn left/right, go down/along
To practice and master the sentences: Go down/along Center Street; Turn left at the second crossing
2) Ability aims
The students can find the right places and speak out the the correct the routes to a place.
3) Moral aims
The students can offer help to the new comer in a neighborhood.
ⅡTeaching key points
Words and sentences
ⅢTeaching difficult point
Making up and practicing the conversations
ⅣTeaching methods
Group work, pair work and practice
ⅤTeaching aid
Pictures, tape recording multi-media
ⅥTeaching procedures
Step 1. Organization
1.Greetings
2. Revision. Revise the places they have learnt in section a. Practice the dialogue.
---- Is there a/an…
---- Yes, there is./ no, there isn’t.
---- Where is it
---- It is…
Step 2. Words and expressions
Directions: east , south, west, north, left and right
Verb phrases: turn right/ left; go along/down; on the left/right
Step 3. Presentation
1. To make sure the students know the signs and finish 1a.
2. With the words and expressions, the students can guide others to a correct place.
3. The students can find the right places according to others’ orders.
Step 4. Listening
Remind the students to focus on the key information, such as the street, the crossing, left and right. Meanwhile, they had better draw the routes using arrows.
Get the students to read the material in 1c aloud.
Step 5. Talking
Get the students to have a talk about their neighborhood.
A: Excuse me . Is there a/an… near here
B : Yes, there is.
A : How can I get there
B: Go along… and turn left/right at..
Step 6. Consolidation
1. Language points(explain the points if necessary)
2. Get the students to finish the sentences
3.