Unit 2 Where’s the post office?

 

单元主题：Ask for and give directions.  询问方位，以及给出方位。

单元目标：

（1）学习并掌握一些表示方位的介词。

（2）学习并掌握一些形容词的用法。

（3）学习并掌握一些常见地方的名称。

主要句型和交际用语：

（1）Where’s the park?

（2）It’s on center street.

（3）The supermarket is across from the bank.

（4）The pay phone is next to the post office.

（5）The library is between the video arcade and the supermarket.

（6）Is there a pay phone in the neighborhood?

（7）It’s down the Bridge Street on the left.

主要词汇：

post office，Is there …?，bank，near，here，center，street，bridge，hotel，video，arcade，supermarket，pay，pay phone，park，across，across from，next to，between，avenue，down，neighborhood，right，left，quiet，big，dirty，busy，false，welcome，garden，district，turn，off，enjoy，walk，take a walk，through，will，see，house，begin，beginning，tour，come，get，money，buy

 

二. 重点、难点分析：

1. across  介词“横过”

Be careful when you walk across the busy street.

当你穿过繁忙的街道时要小心。

The duck wants to swim across the river.

那只鸭子想游过这条小河。

2. across from  介词词组“在…对过”

The bank is across from KFC.  银行在肯德基的对面。

The restaurant is across from the National Library.

那家饭馆在国家图书馆的对面。

3. next to  “在…旁边”

The supermarket is next to the flower shop.

超市在花店的旁边。

The small garden is next to our school.

4. on  “在…”

The supermarket is on Fifth Avenue.

超市在第五大街。

The pay phone is on Bridge Street.

公用电话在桥街。

5. between  介词“在两者之间”

The post office is between the library and the cinema.

邮局在图书馆和电影院之间。

The pay phone is between the supermarket and the bank on Center Street.

公用电话在中央大街上的超市和银行之间。

6. down  介词“沿着；顺着”

The library is down this street on the right.

图书馆在这条街的右侧。

Go down this street, you’ll find the bank.

沿着这条街走，你就会找到那家银行。

7. on the left/ right  “在左边/右边”

注意介词要用on

8. Is there…?

Is there是There be句型的一般疑问句，表示“某处有某物吗？”

e.g.  Is there a post office near here?

在这附近有一个邮局吗？

Is there a supermarket in your neighborhood?

在你们的社区有一个超市吗？

Are there many shops in this district?

这个区域内有很多商店吗？

注意：如果是Is there…? 回答用Yes, there is./ No, there isn’t.

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教案示例

Unit 1 Where’s the post office? Period I

教学目标：

1、掌握表示地点的词汇；

2、掌握where 引导的特殊疑问句；

3、能够简单地描述地点方位；

4、能够画出简单的示意图。

教学向导：

语言目标	学习策略与思维技巧	重点词汇
表示地点的词汇 where 引导的特殊疑问句	个体、群体思维； 看图作答； 交换信息；	Post office; library; hotel… Between; on; next to；across from…
语言结构	语言功能	跨学科学习
There be 句型 Where句型的问答	询问路线 指出方位	通过绘画激发学生学习兴趣

教学过程设计：

Steps	Teacher’s activity	Students’ activity	Preparation
Brain storm	Look at some pictures and know the words of these places	Look and read and learn	Ppt.
Task I pair work: Is there ….
Aim	Use ‘there be’ sentences, familiar with the new words
1	Read and match the new words in 1a	Read and finish the work	Picture
2	Show the target language: Is there a bank near here?	Look at the sentence and the answer
3	Ask Ss to talk about the places in the picture	Pair work to talk about the places and streets	Pair work
4	Move around the room and give support as needed	Talk to each other
5	Ask pairs of students to show their works	Pairs of Ss show their works	Check out the conversations
Task II Listening comprehensions
Aim	Familiar with the prepositions in the sentences
1	Look at the picture in 2a and explain the prepositions	Look and learn	Write on the blackboard
2	Listen to the tape for two times	Fill in the blanks and know the meaning	Recorder
3	Move around the room and give support as needed	Write down the answer
4	Check the answer and point out the mistakes	Check the answers
Task III group work: our school
Aim	Use the target language and familiar with our school and places
1	Teach some more words to the Ss and read	Learn the new words	Pictures
2	Ask Ss to draw a picture of our school and to introduce it	Draw the picture
3	Move around the room and give support as needed	Discuss in groups and finish the picture
4	Ask Ss to show their works and talk about it	Introduce their works
Task IV pair work: talk about the pictures
Aim	Use ‘where’ question, and know how to answer it.
1	Target language: where is the bank?	Learn the sentences
2	Ask Ss to talk about the pictures	Pair work to talk about the places	Ss’ pictures or the picture in 1a
3	Move around the room and give support as needed	Discuss in pairs and
4	Ask Ss to show their works and perform it	Show the conversation with the picture
Homework	Draw a picture of your neighborhood and write a short passage to introduce it

 

教后一得：

 

本单元的主题是方位，地点名词是学生单词突破的重点，与学生的生活相结合，扩充一些词汇，明确的表述各个建筑所处的位置。围绕这几点设置了四个活动，利用多媒体素材，以任务型的教学模式来完成整个教学。其中图片的展示能给学生更立体的感受，更加明确空间位置关系。运用画图的辅助形式，激发学生的兴趣，能够达到更好的效果。