Topic Unit 8Is there a post office near here Period 4 Section B 1a—1d
Status and Function The content of this class is about one person is asking the other person where are the hotel and the restaurant . By learning the conversation,the students will learn how to ask and show ways.
Teaching aims and demands 1. Knowledge objectsTo study the new words and phrases : along, turn, right, left, crossing, go along, turn right/left. Ability objectsTo develop the Ss’ abilities of asking and showing ways3. Moral objectsTo enable the students to know the directions and be kind to others.
Teaching Keys and Difficult Points Key points:Learn how to ask and show ways. Difficult points:Master the phrases: go along, turn right, turn left, at the first/second...crossing.
Analysis of the students As we all know, students are the center and master of our English class. So there is a need for me to analyze them precisely. These students are junior 1 students , they have learned English for at least half a year, even some of them has learned English since from their Primary Schools. They are developing their English learning abilities, and they can also express their own opinions by using some simple sentences in English. Besides, they are curious about every thing, so I think they will like this lesson.
The teaching and studying methods One: the teaching methodIn order to cultivate students’ abilities of listening, speaking, reading, writing and their good sense of the English language. So in this lesson I’ll mainly use “Communicative” teaching method and “Task-based” teaching method.Two: the studying methodAs for the studying method, I will1. Teach the students how to be successful language learners.2. Make situation and provide meaningful duty, encourage the students to express their opinions bravely.
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Teaching steps Step 1Lead in( 4min) Greetings: Greet to the students.Play a game--follow the orders.(eg. I say turn right, then students turn right. Introduce the phrases:go along, turn right, turn left) Greet to the teacher.Play the game.
Step 2 Beforelistening ( 3min) Ask students to finish activity 1a:Match the words in the box with the signs.Ask students to look at the picture and tell the name of the streets and the places. Finish activity 1a:Match the words in the box with the signs.Look at the picture and tell the name of the streets and the places.
Step 3 While listening.( 12min) Ask students to listen for the first time and finish activity 1b:Listen and write the correct place for each letter in the picture.Ask students to listen for the second time and circle the places they hear on the picture.Ask students to listen again and finish activity 1c: Listen again. Fill in the blanks. 1.Listen for the first time and finish activity 1b:Listen and write the correct place for each letter in the picture.2.Listen for the second time and circle the places they hear on the picture.3.Listen again and finish activity 1c: Listen again. Fill in the blanks.
Step 4Afterlistening ( 8min) Ask students to listen and repeat.Ask students to read in roles.Ask students to role-play the conversation. Listen and repeat.Read in roles.Role-play the conversation.
Step 5Expansion(12min) Ask students to finish activity 1d:Imagine you and your partner are the two people in the picture in 1b. Ask and answer questions about the places.Then make the new conversations in groups.Ask students to act the new conversations out. Finish activity 1d:Imagine you and your partner are the two people in the picture in 1b. Ask and answer questions about the places.2.Make the new conversations in groups.3.Act the new conversations out.
Blackboard designing
go along
turn right
turn left
hotel
library
supermarket
bank
restaurant
pay phone