Unit 2 Wheres the post office
I. Teaching objectives 单元教学目标
Skill
Focus
听
Listen for the information of the names and the directions of the places
说
Ask for and give directions on the street
读
Read a tour guide and an e-mail from a friend youre going to visit
写
Write the dialogues about asking the way and giving directions
Language
Focus
功能句式
Ask for and give directions on the street
Excuse me, is there a bank near here?
Yes, there is. Its on Center Street.
Where is the pay phone?
Its across from / next to / in front of / behind the library.
Its between the post office and the library.
Just go straight and turn left.
Turn left on First Avenue.
Take a walk through the park on Center Avenue.
Take a taxi from the airport.
Go down Center Street.
Talk about the neighborhood
There is a big / small supermarket near my house.
There is a clean / dirty park near my house.
There is a new / old hotel near my house.
There is a quiet / busy street near my house.
Across from the park is an old hotel.
Next to the hotel is a small house with an interesting garden.
Bridge is a good place to have fun.
词汇
1. 重点词汇
post, office, restaurant, library, supermarket, bank, park, pay, street, center, mail, near, bridge, across, between, front, behind, excuse, straight, turn, left, right, down, open, clean, quiet, dirty, market, house, garden, enjoy, walk, through, beginning, tour, visit, place, if, hungry, arrive, taxi, airport, pass, hope
2. 认读词汇
there, avenue, neighborhood, district, yours, Nancy
3. 短语
post office, pay phone, across from, in front of, have fun
语法
Where questions
Wheres the park?
Wheres the pay phone?
Affirmative statements
Yes, there is. Its on Center Street.
Yes, it is.
Prepositions of place
between, across from, on, in front of, behind, down, near
话题
The neighborhood
Culture
Focus
1. If you dont know the way in the United States, you have to ask others the way, beginning with Excuse me.
2. When asking for the directions, if the person you ask tells you Sorry, I dont know., you should politely say, Thank you all the same.