Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section A
一、教学目标
1. 能根据已学语音、音标及发音规则，正确朗读下列词汇和短语并在实际的对话操练中加以应用：beautiful, garden, bedroom, second, floor, and so on, upstairs, kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, first
2. 能够在小组合作活动中，掌握字母和字母组合i+nd/ld, igh, -ing, l/ll, m/mn的发音规则并尝试辨音。
3. 能够在情景对话中用there be句型描述屋内房间及基本摆设等。
4. 能正确使用方位介词和介词短语on，next to等。
5. 能够就“存在、建议”等交际功能的基本法进行交流与对话操练，如：
(1) There is a study next to my bedroom.
(2) There is a sofa, a desk, some books and so on.
(3) There is/are … on the first/second floor.
(4) —Why not go upstairs and have a look?
—Let’s go.
能听懂谈论房间、室内摆设的表达，并做出恰当回应。
二、教学重点及难点
1. 能够在小组合作活动中，掌握字母和字母组合i+nd/ld, igh, -ing, l/ll, m/mn的发音规则并尝试辨音。
2. 能够在情景对话中，学会用there be句型描述各个房间及屋内基本摆设。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Step 1 Warming-up
Listen to a song “This is my house” and ask Ss to answer a question.
What kinds of rooms are mentioned in the song?
【设计意图】通过听歌曲让学生初步感知有关房间的词汇，在调动学习积极性的同时顺利引入今天的主题。
Step 2 Pre-listening
Work on 2a&2b
1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
T: What’s the man doing?
Ss: He is sleeping.
T: Where is he sleeping?
Ss: In a bedroom.
...
Do 2a. Listen to 2a and match the words or phrases with the pictures in 2a individually. Then check the answers with their partners.
Do 2b. Make up new sentences in pairs according to the picture in 2a, using “there be” structure.
e. g. There is a kitchen on the first floor.
There are two bedrooms on the second floor.
....
4. Look at the picture in 1a and answer the questions.
What can you see in the picture?
Do you like the house?
What are they doing?
【设计意图】学习本节课听力材料中的关键词汇和主要句型，为接下来的听力活动扫清障碍；通过看图片回答问题，让学生提前了解听力对话的背景，为接下来的听力活动做好准备。
Step 3 While-listening
Work on 1a&1b
Listen to 1a and choose the correct answer in 1b.
Listen to 1a again and fill in the blanks individually. Then check the answers with their partners.
( J=Jane, M=Maria )
J: Welcome to my new ______, Maria!
M: Thanks, Jane. You have a beautiful ______.
J: Thanks. I like my new home.
M: Where is your _____?
J: It’s on the second _____. There is a ______ next to my bedroom.
M: What’s in our study?
J: _____is a sofa, a desk, some books and so on.
M: Great! I like ____.
J: Why not go upstairs and _____ _____ _____?
M: Let’s go.
【设计意图】训练学生获取对话大意和细节信息的听力技能。
Step 4 Post-listening
Language points
1. —What’s in our study? 你的书房里有什么？
—There is a sofa, a desk, some books and so on. 有一个沙发、一张书桌和一些书等等。
(1) What’s in +介词短语? 意为“某处有……？”，答语应该用There be句型。
e.g. —What’s under the chair? 椅子下面有什么？
—There is a football. 有一个足球。
(2) and so on意为“等等”，列举事物时用于句尾，表示列举完了同类事物。
e.g. I like apples, bananas and so on. 我喜欢苹果、香蕉等。
2. Why not go upstairs and have a look? 为什么不上楼看看呢？
Why not +动词原形?意为“为什么不……？”，用于提建议，也可替换为 “Why don’t you+动词原形?”
e.g. —Why not ask the teacher for help? = Why don’t you ask the teacher for help? 为什么不向老师寻求帮助呢？
—Good idea! 好主意!
归纳：提建议的常用表达法还有：
Would you like to do sth.? 你想做……吗？
How / What about doing sth.? 做……怎么样？
Let’s do sth. 让我们做……吧。
Work on 1c&3
Do 1c. Read 1a and fill in the blanks individually. Then check the answers with their partners.
Do 3. Draw a picture of their homes and then talk about their favorite rooms with their group members.
(1) What kind of rooms are there in your home?
(2) Where are they?
(3) Which is your favorite room? Why?
(4) What’s in the bedroom / living room / ...?
3. Choose a few groups to act them out to the class.
【设计意图】将听力材料转换为短文，培养学生的信息转换能力；用所学知识点谈论自己最喜爱的房间，发展学生的语言运用能力。
Work on 4a
Ask every group to read one group of words. Then discuss in groups and try to find the rules of sounds about i+nd/ld, igh, -ing, l/ll, m/mn by themselves.
Listen to the recording and check the sounds. Then read the sounds and words aloud.
Work on 4b
1. Read the sentences in 4b and guess the answers.
2. Listen to 4b and choose the answers. Then check the answers together.
【设计意图】学习常见字母组合的发音规则，着重培养学生辨音能力。
Test
Fill in the blanks with “is/are”.
1. There ______ a pen and two pencils in my hand.
2. There ______ some water in the glass.
3. ____ there a living room on the second floor?
4. There _____ some birds flying in the sky.
5. There _____ 23 boy students and 25 girl students in our class.
6. There ____ two bedrooms and a living room in his home.
7. There ____ a living room and two bedrooms in his home.
【设计意图】巩固本课所学知识，全面评价学生。
Step 5 Summary
We learn: 1. some words: beautiful, garden, bedroom, second, floor, kitchen, bathroom, first
2. some phrases: and so on, dining room, living room, go upstairs
3. some sentences: My bedroom is on the second floor.
There is a sofa and a desk in my bedroom.
We can: 1. talk about words related to the local area
e.g. bedroom, study, kitchen, dining room, garden
2. use “There be + …”to describe something.
There be 句型：某处有某人或某物
There be ＋名词 ＋某处（介词短语）
is 可数名词单数或不可数名词
are 可数名词复数
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 6 Homework
1. Review the words and the sentence structure “There be”.
2. Write a composition to describe the things in your favorite bedroom using There be.
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section A
some words and phrases: beautiful, garden, bedroom, second, floor, and so on, upstairs, kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, first
some sentences:
1. There is a study next to my bedroom.
2. There is a sofa, a desk, some books and so on.
3. There is/are … on the first/second floor.
4. —Why not go upstairs and have a look?
—Let’s go.
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section B
一、教学目标
1. 能根据已学语音、音标及发音规则，正确朗读下列词汇和短语并在实际的对话操练中加以应用：lamp, clock, near, under, chair, behind, front, in front of, guitar, window, table, key, put, away, put away, door, look after, thing
2. 能够正确使用there be句型的复数、特殊疑问句、一般疑问句及其肯定和否定回答。
3. 能正确使用方位介词或介词短语，如：on, in, in front of, behind, near, under等。
4. 能够就“存在、请求、命令”等交际功能的基本法进行交流和对话操练，如：
(1)—Is there a student in front of the classroom?
—No, there isn’t.
(2) Put it / them away, please.
(3) You must look after your things.
5. 能听懂谈论房间、室内摆设的表达，并做出恰当回应。
6. 能在学习的同时，热爱自己的生活环境。
二、教学重点及难点
能够在情景对话中，熟练运用there be句型的复数、特殊疑问句、一般疑问句及其肯定和否定回答来谈论房间的物品摆设和方位。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Step 1 Revision
1. Let some Ss read their compositions in the last homework.
e.g.
This is my bedroom. There is a bed, a bookshelf, a chair, a desk and so on. There are a lot of books on the bookshelf. There is a computer on the desk…
2. The whole class answer the teacher’s questions using “there be” structure.
T: What’s on the desk? (Show one book.)
Ss: There is a book on it.
T: Now, what are on the desk? (Show two books.)
Ss: There are two books.
...
【设计意图】通过让学生读上次作业的作文——用There be句型介绍自己的卧室，复习上节课所学知识；通过师生对话，引出本单元学习内容。
Step 2 Pre-listening
1. Look at the pictures and learn some new words.
T: What’s this?
Ss: Lamp! There is a lamp near the sofa.
T: And what’re these?
Ss: Pictures! There are some pictures on the wall.
T: What’s that?
Ss: Window! There is a window in the wall.
...
2. Describe the pictures using “There is / are ...”.
3. Look at the picture in 1a and answer the following questions.
(1) What’s on the desk?
(2) Where is the clock?
(3) Where’s the football?
【设计意图】学习本节课听力材料中的关键词汇和主要句型，为下一步的听力扫清障碍；通过看图片回答问题，提前感知听力对话的背景信息，为接下来的听力活动做准备。
Step 3 While-listening
Work on 1a&1b
Listen to 1a and mark T (True) or F (False).
(1) The sofa is near the desk. ( )
(2) There is a clock on the desk. ( )
(3) The football is under the desk. ( )
(4) Jane’s study is nice. ( )
【设计意图】训练学生获取细节信息的听力技能。
Step 4 Post-listening
Language points
1. But there is one next to my family photo on the wall.但是墙上全家福旁边有一个（挂钟）。
(1) one此处指代上文提到的a clock。one可用来泛指上下文提及的同类事物中的一个，同类而非同一，只能代替单数可数名词，复数时用ones来代替。
e.g. My bike is broken. I need to buy a new one. 我的自行车坏了，我需要买一台新的。
(2) on the wall在墙体外部表面上
e.g. There is a picture on the wall. 在墙上有一张画。
拓展：in the wall在墙体里
e.g. There is a window in the wall. 在墙上有一扇窗户。
2. There are so many books on the shelves. 书架上有许多书。
so many=too many 意为“许多”，后接可数名词的复数形式。
e.g. There are so many / too many students in the hall. 大厅里有许多学生。
拓展：so much=too much意为“许多”，后接不可数名词。
e.g. There is so much / too much water on the floor. 地上有许多水。
【设计意图】呈现本课重要知识点，帮助学生掌握相关知识。
Work on 1c
Work in pairs and practice 1a.
Let Ss make up a new conversation about the study, bedroom, living room or other rooms in their home with the following structures.
e.g.
A: Where is…?
B: It is ...
A: Is/Are there…?
B: Yes, there is/are.
No, there isn’t/aren’t.
A: What’s in/on/under…?
B: There is/are…
...
2. Choose a few groups to act them out to the class.
【设计意图】鼓励学生根据1a所学内容，结合自己的实际情况，综合仿编对话。鼓励学生将所学的关于谈论室内陈设话题的词汇和表达法运用于实践。
Work on 2
1. Look at the pictures in 2 and answer the questions to learn some new words and phrases. Then read the conversations.
T: What can you see in Picture 1?
Ss: Tree and classroom.
T: Yes. We can say, there is a tree in front of the classroom. What can you see in Picture 2?
Ss: Two students and classroom.
T: Yes. There are two students in the front of the classroom.
What can you see in Picture 3?
...
Explain a language point.
What’s in front of the classroom?
in front of 表示在某人或某物的前面，指自身以外的前面；而in the front of 表示在某物的内部的前面。
e.g. There is a tree in front of my house. 在我家房子前有一棵树（外部的前面）。
There is a blackboard in the front of the classroom. 在教室前面有一块黑板（内部的前面）。
4. Ask and answer questions about the other two pictures in pairs.
5. Some pairs act out the conversations.
【设计意图】对Is/are there…?进行对话操练并掌握方位介词的用法。
Work on 3
1. Look at the pictures and complete the conversations individually.
2. Listen to the recording and check the answers.
Language points
1. play的用法
play + 球类 e.g. play basketball
play + 西洋乐器 e.g. play the guitar
play + games e.g. play computer games
2. Don’t put them there. Put them away, please. 别把它们（钥匙）放在那儿。请把它们收起来放好。
Don’t put them there. 是否定形式的祈使句。其句型结构为 “Don’t +动词原形”，意为“不要，别”。
e.g. Don’t be late for school. 上学别迟到。
(2) put them away 意为“将……收起”，是及物动词+副词构成的动词短语。宾语是人称代词时用宾格，代词必须放在动词与副词中间，如果宾语是名词，即可放中间也可放后面。
e.g. put your books away = put away your books
put them away 不可以说成put away them
【设计意图】讲解重要语言点，帮助学生掌握相关知识。
Test
单项选择
1. Why not ______ home and watch TV?
A. go B. to go C. going
2. Is there a clock next to the photo? __________
A. Yes, it is. B. Yes, there is. C. Yes, there isn’t.
3. There is a living room _______ the second floor.
A. on B. at C. in
4. You must _______ your things.
A. look like B. look at C. look after
II. 句型转换
1. Are there any keys on the table? (做肯定回答)
_____,_____ _____.
2. My shoes are under the bed. (对画线部分提问)
_____ _____ your shoes?
3.There are some chairs in the dining room. (改为否定句)
____ _____ _____ chairs in the dining room.
4. I have a guitar in the living room. (同义句转换)
_____ _____ a guitar in the living room.
【设计意图】巩固本课所学知识，全面评价学生。
Step 5 Summary
We learn: 1. some words: clock, chair, near, under, behind, front, guitar, window, table, key, door
2. some phrases: in front of, put away, look after, play with…
3. some sentences: What’s in the bedroom?
Is there a clock on the wall?
We can: describe something using “There be…” freely
e.g. Is there a sofa near the desk?
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 6 Homework
Review the words and the expressions.
Write a composition about what your ideal study.
e.g.
This is our ideal study. There is a computer on the desk, of course. There is a guitar on the wall because we like playing the guitar. There is a football under the table. We often play football after class.
...
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容，并提高学生的写作能力。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section B
some words and phrases: lamp, clock, near, under, chair, behind, front, in front of, guitar, window, table, key, put, away, put away, door, look after, thing, on, in, in front of, behind, near, under
some sentences:
1. —Is there a student in front of the classroom?
—No, there isn’t.
2. Put it / them away, please.
3. You must look after your things.
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section C
一、教学目标
1. 能根据已学语音、音标及发音规则，正确朗读、拼写和运用下列词汇和短语：center, in the center of, yard, flower, house, large, left, model, only
2. 能够在小组合作活动中，根据音标拼写出相应的单词，培养单词的拼读和拼写能力。
3. 能够正确使用there be句型、特殊疑问句、一般疑问句及其肯定和否定回答以及表示方位关系的介词短语，如：near, next to, in the center of, at the back of, on the left of
4. 正确运用how many 和how much对可数和不可数名词进行提问，如：
(1)—Is there any water in the bottle?
—Yes, there is.
(2)—How much water is there?
—Only a little.
(3)—How many model planes are there?
—There are three.
5. 能在图画的帮助下进行阅读，并按要求进行语言活动。
6. 能在学习的同时，热爱自己的生活环境。
二、教学重点及难点
1. 能够在情景对话中，熟练运用there be句型的复数、特殊疑问句、一般疑问句及其肯定和否定回答以及表示方位关系的短语谈论房间分布、物品摆设和方位；
2. 能正确使用how many和how much对可数名词的数和不可数名词的量进行提问。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Step 1 Warming-up
Game: Who is the fastest?
Look at the picture and describe it with the following structures.
e. g. There is / are … in / on / under / behind / in front of the …
Play a guessing game.
T: What’s on the table?
Ss: Is/Are there... on the table?
T: Yes? No?
Ss: Yes, there is a clock on the table.
...
【设计意图】以看图造句和猜词的形式复习本单元的内容，更富有生动性和趣味性。
Step 2 Pre-reading
Work on 1a
1. Look at the picture and learn some new words.
T: This is a yard. There is a house in the yard. It’s a large house. There are some rooms in the house. And there are some beautiful flowers in the center of the yard.
Look at the picture in 1a and discuss the following questions.
(1) How many rooms are there in the picture?
S: ...
(2) Do you like the home in the picture? Why?
S: Yes, because it is...
/No, because...
...
【设计意图】解决阅读文本中主要的语言点，为学生阅读文本扫清语言障碍；通过看图回答问题，为接下来的阅读活动做铺垫。
Step 3 While-reading
Work on 1a&1b
Read the questions in 1b. Then read 1a and try to answer the questions individually.
Check the answers with their partner. Then the whole class check the answers together.
【设计意图】通过回答问题，训练学生从阅读中获取细节信息的能力。
Step 4 Post-reading
Language points
1. At the back of the yard, there is a nice house. 在后院有一所漂亮的房子。
at the back of …意为“在……（内部）的后面”，反义词组为in the front of …意为“在……（内部）的前面。
拓展：in front of意为“在……（外部）的前面”，其反义词组为behind意为“在……（外部）的后面。
2. On the left of the yard, there is a kitchen and a dining room. 在院子的左边，有一个厨房和一个餐厅。
on the left of …意为“在……的左边”，类似短语还有：
on the right of…在……右边；in the center of …在……中央；at the back of…在……后部
3. Now I’m helping my father clean the study. 我现在正在帮助爸爸打扫书房。
help sb. (to) do sth.意为“帮助某人做某事”，help后接不定式作宾补，带to不带to均可。
链接：help sb. with sth.意为“帮助某人做某事”, with后接名词。
Work on 1c
Read 1a again and underline the phrases, such as in the center of, at the back of, on the left.
Look at the picture in 1a and try to describe “My Home” with the help of the key words and the sentences.
Key words:
(1) in the center of, beautiful flowers, trees
(2) at the back of, 3 bedrooms, large living room, a study, computer, an apple tree, birds
(3) on the left of, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, a red car
(4) now, help, clean, mother, cook, love
This is my home. In the center of the yard...At the back of...On the left of ...
I love my home very much.
3. Choose a few students to retell it to the class.
【设计意图】根据学过的语言点，训练学生语言实际运用能力和口头表达能力。
Work on 2
1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Then read the conversations.
T: What’s on the desk?
Ss: There are some model planes on it.
T: How many planes are there?
Ss: There are three.
…
2. Work in pairs and ask and answer questions about the following pictures.
3. Choose some pairs to act out the conversations.
【设计意图】训练学生通过图片和例子学习有关事物之间方位的短语，练习there be句型。
Language points
How many与How much的区别：
1. How many +可数名词复数，句型为：How many+可数名词的复数形式+are there+地点状语? 答语应用There be +数词。
e.g. —How many books are there on the desk? 桌上有几本书？
—There are six. 有六本。
对不可数名词的量提问时，用“How much+不可数名词+is there+地点状语?”
e.g. —How much water is there in the bottle? 瓶子里有多少水？
—There is a little. 有一点儿。
2. on the tree和in the tree的区别：
There are many apples on the tree. (生长在树上的，用on the tree)
There are three birds in the tree. (不是生长在树上的，用in the tree）
【设计意图】讲解重要的语言点，帮助学生掌握相关知识。
Work on 3a&3b
Do 3a. Read and write the words individually. Pay attention to the stress in each pair. Then listen and check the answers with their partner.
Do 3b. Look at the pictures in 3b and try to predict the sentences. Then listen to the recording and complete the sentences individually. Check the answers with their partner. The whole class check the answers together.
Read the sentences together and pay attention to the sentence rhythm.
【设计意图】学习常见字母组合的发音规则，着重培养学生辨音能力。
Test
1. —These books are yours. Please _____. —OK, Miss Green.
A. put away them B. put it away C. put away it D. put them away
2. My brother often helps me _____ the house. It’s nice of him.
A. to clean B. cleaning C. cook D. cooking
3. There _____ some milk, five eggs and some bread on the table.
A. are B. is C. has D. have
4. _____ the classroom, there is a blackboard.
A. In the center of B. Under C. Behind D. At the back of
【设计意图】每日一测，检测学生知识点掌握情况。
Step 5 Summary
We learn: 1. some words: center, yard, flower, house, large, left, model, only
2. some phrases: at the back of, in the center of, in the front of, on the left/right of
3. some sentences: What’s in the center of the yard?
We can: 1. tell the differences between how many and how much
e.g. How many people are there in the picture?
How much water is there in the bottle?
2. tell the differences between in the tree and on the tree
e.g. There are many birds in the tree.
There are many apples on the tree.
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 6 Homework
Review the words and expressions in Section A-C.
According to 1a, write a composition to describe your house.
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容，并提高学生的写作能力。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section C
some words and phrases: center, in the center of, yard, flower, house, large, left, model, only, near, next to, in the center of, at the back of, on the left of
some sentences:
1. —Is there any water in the bottle?
—Yes, there is.
2. —How much water is there?
—Only a little.
3.—How many model planes are there?
—There are three.
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section D
一、教学目标
1. 引导学生总结there be句型及方位介词（短语），同时复习用how many 和 how much对可数名词的数和不可数名词的量进行提问。
2. 引导学生复习“谈论方位、建议、请求、命令、房间布局、家庭摆设以及其他房间设施”等交际功能意义的表达，进行笔头操练并加以总结。
3. 能正确使用方位介词和介词短语on，next to等。
二、教学重点及难点
1. 在Sections A-C已学的基础上，能自行总结there be句型及方位介词（短语），同时复习用how many 和how much对可数名词的数和不可数名词的量进行提问；
2. 能结合话题，运用“谈论方位、建议、请求、命令、房间、布局以及其他房间设施”等交际功能意义的表达，进行笔头操练并加以总结。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Step 1 Revision
Do some exercises to review what they have learned last time.
1. Fill in the blanks with there be or have/has.
(1) __________ a bottle of milk on the table.
(2) _________ some gifts for our English teacher, Mr. Li.
(3) How many letters ___________ in this word?
(4) _______________ a river in front of the house?
2. Choose the best answers.
(1) An old man lives _____ the _____ floor.
A. in; two B. on; second
C. under; second D. to; second
(2) We usually do our homework in the _____.
A. study B. washroom
C. kitchen D. living room
(3) Aunt Li isn’t at home. Can you help her _____ her baby?
A. look like B. look after
C. look around D. look for
(4) Judy, don’t put your keys here. _____, please.
A. Put them away B. Put up them
C. Put them up D. Put away them
(5) —What’s Jim doing?
—He is playing ______ the computer.
A. on B. at C. with D. in
【设计意图】通过做题帮助学生复习上节课所学内容，同时为新课时的学习奠定基础。
Step 2 Presentation
Work on Grammar & Function
Read through Section A-C and fill in the blanks with the correct words individually. Then check the answers with their partner.
Explain the usage of there be structure.
There be 句型
(1) 肯定句：There is/are+主语+其他.
e.g. There is a book on the desk.
There is some juice in the glass.
There are some apples in the basket.
(2) 否定句：There is/are+not+主语+其他.
e.g. There isn’t a book on the desk.
There isn’t any juice in the glass.
There aren’t any apples in the basket.
(3) 一般疑问句：
—Is/Are there+主语+其他? —Yes, there is/are. —No, there isn’t/aren’t.
e.g. —Is there a book on the desk? —Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.
There be 与 have/has 的区别
There be 侧重 “存在关系”, 表示“某地、某物或某时间存在某人/某物” 。
There is a book on the desk.
There is a soccer game on Sunday.
have/has侧重 “所属关系” ，表示“某人(动物)拥有……”。
She has some interesting books.
The cat has two big eyes.
Explain the usage of prepositions.
【设计意图】归纳总结本话题所学语法与功能。
Step 3 Practice
Grammar Exercise
1. Look at the picture and write sentences using there be.
2. Do some exercises from the senior high school entrance examination. Then check the answers in the whole class.
【设计意图】通过看图写句子，加深对there be句型的认识；通过让学生做近年中考题巩固方位介词的知识点，在体验中考题型的过程中加深对该语法点的理解。
Work on 1
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with in, on, under, behind or in front of individually.
Check the answers with their partner. Then the whole class check the answers together.
【设计意图】通过练习，复习和巩固本单元方位介词的用法。
Work on 2
1. Read the letter and try to answer the following questions:
(1) What is in front of the house?
(2) What colors are the flowers?
(3) Where are the tall trees?
(4) How many rooms are there in the house?
2. Check the answers with their partner.
【设计意图】通过练习对所学语法进行操练。
Step 4 Production
Work on Project
1. Ask Ss to survey their group members about the things in their rooms and complete the table in Project. They can use What’s in your room?/ Where is/are...?
2. Report the result of the survey to the class. They may begin like this:
In Kangkang’s room, there is/are... But in Michael’s room, there is/are...
【设计意图】通过调查学生房间中的物品并描述其摆放位置的形式，巩固所学重要词汇和句型，以达到知识运用的目的。
Step 5 Summary
一、There be 句型
肯定句：There is/are+主语+其他。
否定句：There is/are+not+主语+其他。
一般疑问句：
—Is/Are there+主语+其他? —Yes, there is/are. —No, there isn't/aren’t.
二、There be 与 have/has 的区别
There be 侧重“存在关系”, 表示“某地、某物或某时间存在某人/某物” 。
There is a book on the desk. There is a soccer game on Sunday.
have/has侧重“所属关系” ，表示“某人(动物)拥有……”。如：
She has some interesting books. The cat has two big eyes.
【设计意图】总结本节课的知识点，以教师指导为主，让学生自主总结。
Step 6 Homework
Suppose you are Wang Wei. Read the letter from your pen pal, Tom, and then reply to the letter.
【设计意图】巩固本单元的重点内容，并提高学生的写作能力。
五、板书设计
Unit 6 Our Local Area
Topic 1 There is a study next to my bedroom.
Section D
some words and phrases: in, on, behind, under, near, next to, in front of, in the front of, in the center of, on the left/right of, at the back of
some sentences:
1. In front of the house there is a beautiful garden.
2. There are many flowers in it.
3. —Is there a computer in your study?
—Yes, there is. /No, there isn’t.
4. What’s on the desk?
5. How many model planes are there?
6. How much water is there?
7. Don’t put it/them there.
8. Put it/them away, please.
9. You must look after your things.
