II. Revision
Revise the language focus in the last unit.
Ⅲ. Leading - in
1. Make conversations with several students, like
Teacher: Excuse me. Where’s the nearest …?
Excuse me. How far is ××× (an important place near school)?
Is there ××× near our school?
Students: Answer with the help of the teacher
Teacher: Thank you very much.
Thank you all the same.
2. (To students) Are you good at distinguishing directions? Are you always ready to help someone who can’t find his way?
Ⅳ. Practice
1. Look at the picture in the book and ask students to work in pairs to practise showing places, using prepositional phrases like “next to, in front of, behind, outside and on the left/right side”
eg. There’s a school next to the supermarket. In front of/behind the school, there’s a market.
2. Call 3 pairs to say out their dialogues.
V. Teaching dialogues
1. Show students some maps and ask them for directions, using the patterns in the book.
Excuse me. Where’s the nearest ×××?
2. Listen to the tape.
3. Read the dialogue in the book
4. Game: Which place is it?
(With the help of a map, on which some places are marked).
One student describes the location, asks other students to guess the place.
Ⅵ. Consolidation
Go over the lesson.
Ⅶ. Exercises in class
Fill in the blanks
1. There’s a cinema next ____ the shop.
2. ____ the left side of the room, there’s a desk.
3. －I’m sorry I can’t help you. －_____________.
4. Please come to the front and stand ____________ the class.
Key: to, on, Thank you all the same, in front of.
Complete the dialogue
A: ________ _______, where is the nearest police station, please?
B: I’m _______, I don’t know. Please ________ that man.
A: Thank you _______ ________ _______. Excuse me, where is the police station, please?
C: _______ over there, next ________ the post office.
A: Thank you ________ _______.
C: Not ________ _______.
Key: Excuse me, sorry, ask, all the same, It’s, to, very much, at all.
Ⅷ. Homework
Make 2 dialogues asking for directions (draw maps).
Ⅸ. The design of the blackboard
Lesson 21
Where’s …?
It’s next to the …/in front of the … /behind the … /outside the…/ on the left/ right side.
教学设计示例Lesson 22
Teaching Objectives: Dialogues of asking for and giving directions.
Properties: Tape recorder, Map, Overhead projector
Language Focus:
Asking for directions: Is there a bank near here?
Where’s the nearest hospital, please?
Giving directions: Go along this road.
Take the first turning on the right.
It’s about a hundred metres along on the left.
It’s about 6 kilometers along.
Expressing needs: He needs some help.
You take a number 16 bus.
which number do I take?
You’d better (not) ask sb. for sth.
Teaching Procedures:
I. Organizing the class
Greetings and a presentation.
II. Revision
Revise the ways of asking for and giving directions in a simple way.
III. Leading - in
The teacher asks several students the directions to some places near school, using different ways of asking for directions. Ask sb to give directions.
Excuse me. Where’s the people’s Hospital?
Could you tell me the way to Beijing zoo, please?
Excuse me, which is the way to Purple Bamboo Park?
Is there a Macdonald’s near here?
VI. Practice
1. Show ways of asking for and giving directions on a flashcard.
2. Groupwork: Sb work in groups to ask for and give directions.
3. Act out
X. Listen and read
1. Listen and read through the dialogues.
2. Get students to practise the dialogues in the book.
3. Use a map to ask students to practise asking for and giving directions.
XI. Exercises in class
1. A: Excuse me. Which is the____ to East Park, please?
B: Let me see. Er, walk ____ this road and ____ right. Go ____ until you____ the end. You’ll find the park in front of you.
2. A: Excuse me. Can you give me ____ to the post office, please?
B: Sure. Go ____ this street and ____ right. Then you’ll see a tall building. That’s the ____, and it s between the zoo ____ the fruit shop. You can’t ____ it.
A: Is it ____ from here?
B: No, it s quite near. It’ll only ____ you about 10 minutes if you walk there.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: You’re welcome.
3. Rewrite the sentences as required.
(1)Walk along this road. (1 - 5 同义句)
______ ______ this road.
(2)Take the fifth turning on the left.
_______ left _______ the fifth turning.
(3) I can get to the zoo by bus.
I can ______ a bus ______ the zoo.
(4) My father is going to Beijing by air tomorrow.
My father _______ _______ to Beijing tomorrow.
(5) She needn’t clean the room every day.
，Find the right place