Unit 2 Where’s the post office

　　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.