Unit 8 Is there a post office near here
Section B
Step 1 Warming up and revision
Make a dictation of the new words and phrases of Section A.
Step 2 Presentation
1．Show some pictures about traffic signs.
T: What does this mean? (出示左转图片)
Ss: It means “turn left”．
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2．Lead in to the following phrases in this way：
(1)turn left向左转 (2)go straight 直走 (3)turn right向右转
(4)on the left 在左边 (5)on the right在右边
Step 6 Talking
Work on 1e.
1．Ask and answer questions about Tom.
A: When does Tom usually get up?
B: He usually gets up at half past five.
2．Let some pairs ask and answer questions aloud.
Step 7 Homework
Play “ask and answer” game about your daily life.
3.Work on 1a. Match the words in the box with the signs.
[答案] 1.a 2.c 3.b
4．Check the answers.
Step 3 Listening
Work on 1b and 1c.
1．Listen and write the correct place for each letter in the picture.
[答案] A restaurant; B hotel
2．Listen again. Fill in the blanks.
[答案] hotel; along; left; right; next to; bank; hotel; Go; Turn; across from
3．Check the answers.
Step 4 Group work
Look at the picture in 1b.
1．Divide the students into four groups. Each group has two students.
2．Imagine you and your partner are the two people in the picture in 1b. Ask and answer questions about the places.
A: Excuse me. Is there a supermarket near here?
B: Yes, there is. Go along Bridge Street and…
Step 5 Homework
Practice asking and pointing the way with your partner.
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Step 1 Warming up and revision
Play the video: Giving directions. (详见PPT)
Step 2 Free talking
Work on 2a.
1．Students check the places near their home. Tell the partner where they are.
2．Tell other students where they are.
Step 3 Reading
1．Fast Reading：
Read the passages and match each passage with a map.
Students read and match. Then check the answers.
[答案] 2 3 1
2．Careful Reading：
Work on 2c.
1．Ask a student to explain the five questions.
2．Students read passages again and answer the questions.
(1)What does Anna like doing in the zoo?
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(2)Does Anna think monkeys are like people? Why?
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(3)What does John like to do at the park?
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(4)John thinks the best things do not need money. Do you think so, too?
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(5)How does lisa get to the library from her home?
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[答案] (1)She loves to watch the monkeys climbing around.
(2)Yes, she does. Because the monkeys sometimes fight and they look like her friends and her when they fight.
(3)He likes to exercise at the park.
(4)Yes, I do.
(5)Just go down North Road and turn left. It is across from the park.
3．Check the answers with the class. Choose the best student's answers, and then read them in class.
4．Ask students to translate the passages into Chinese. And then read the passages.
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Step 4 Explanation
1．Explanation：
(1)in my neighborhood 在我家附近
(2)I like to spend time there on weekends. 我喜欢周末在那里度过时光。
spend 后跟动词的 ing形式
(3)I love to watch the monkeys climbing around. 我喜欢观看猴子们爬来爬去。
观看某人做某事 watch sb. doing sth.
(4)To get there, I usually walk out and turn right on Bridge Road.
要去那儿的话，我通常步行外出，在大桥路向右转。
to get there 在句中作目的状语。
(5)You can get to the library easily. 你可以容易地到达图书馆。
easily 是副词，在这里修饰动词get。
2．Ask the students to read the passages aloud, and learn the important sentences by heart.
Step 5 Homework
1．Write down the new words and sentences.
2．Write a composition about your family address and buildings around.
Step 1 Warming up and revision
Show a map of your town and review how to ask and point the way.
Step 2 Presentation
Work on 3a.
Ask the students to look at the map of Cindy's neighborhood and fill in the blanks. Then check the answers.
[答案] library; supermarket; post office; library; park; hotel
Step 3 Writing
Work on 3b.
1．Ask the students to draw a map of their neighborhood and write about it with the help of the following questions.
(1)Where do you live?
(2)What is your favorite place in your neighborhood? Why?
(3)How do you get there from your home?
2．After writing it, correct the answers in groups, choose the most excellent answers to read in class at last.
Step 4 Self Check 1
1．Have a competition：
(1)Ask a student to explain the four words in the box.
(2)Students complete the passage.
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[The teacher sees who will finish the passage with the words in the box at first.]
(3)Ask a student to correct the answers.
[答案] free, enjoy, climbing, spend
2．Ask the students to find out difficulties in the passage, and then the teacher explains them.
(1)My grandma makes the foods I like. 我奶奶做我喜欢吃的食物。
本句中的I like 为定语从句，修饰先行词foods, 此句只要求学生理解即可。
(2)We sometimes watch the neighbors' cats climb the trees. 我们有时看邻居家的猫爬树。
观看某人正在做某事 watch sb. doing sth.
观看某人做某事的全过程 watch sb. do sth.
Step 5 Self Check 2
(1)Tell the students to write five sentences about their school using “there is/are”．
There are some trees in my school.
(2)Then check and correct them in groups.
Step 6 Writing
Imagine you are one of the two people in the picture on page 46. A person asks you how to get to the supermarket or library. Please write a composition.
Step 7 Homework
1．Review the new words and sentences of this unit.
2．Make a conversation to introduce your favorite places.
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