七下Unit 8 period1.doc

Unit 8 Is there a post office near here?I. Materials AnalysisThis unit is the eighth unit of Go For It Book II for Ss in Grade 7. This class is the first period of Unit 8. It focuses on Ss listening and speaking skills on asking the way and giving simple directions. It will involve many places like post office, restaurant, police station, etc., and many phrases to describe locations like across from, next to, behind, in front of, etc. Ss are required to memorize these new words in advance, so it is predicted that Ss have little difficulty lexically.II. Teaching Objectives 1. Knowledge Objectives(a) Master the new words to talk about places: post office, police station, restaurant, hotel, bank, hospital, street, pay phone, , go along, turn left/right.(b) Master the phrases to describe locations: on(street),across from, in front of, behind, next to.(c) Master the target languages to ask the way and give simple directions: Excuse me. Is therenear here?Yes, there is./No, there isnt. Go along Turn left/right.2. Skills ObjectivesTo develop Ss basic listening and speaking skills to talk about locations, to ask the way and to give directions. 3. Emotional Objectives (a) Ss should feel free to ask for help on the street if necessary; (b) Ss should be ready to help others who need help about directions.III. Important and Difficult Teaching Points1. Important teaching points:(a) Master the new words and phrases to talk about places and locations;(b) Master how to ask the way and give simple directions with the expressions learned in this class.2. Difficult teaching points:(a) Mater how to describe the locations properly;(b) Mater how to give simple but clear directions.IV. Teaching MethodsTask-based teaching, situational teaching and audical-visual teaching methodsV. Learning MethodsCooperative learningVI. Teaching ToolsMultimedia, Blackboard and CardsVII. Teaching Procedure(Pre-class: Play a song named “Youre my best friend”.)1. Lead-inT: Do you know the name of this song? Its “Youre my best friend”. It reminds me of my best friend in my hometown. I miss her so I wrote a postcard to her. Can you tell me where I should go to send it? (Ss: The post office.)Is there a post office near here? Today well start to learn Unit 8.2. PresentationTask 1 New Words(1) T shows some pictures and Ss learn the new words about places.(2) T shows more pictures quickly and Ss say out the words loudly to consolidate.Task 2 Locations(1) T makes a map step by step and meanwhile asks questions to help Ss learn the target languages on locations.A; Excuse me. Is there near here?B: Yes, there is./No, there isnt.A: Where is ?B: Its on (street), next to/across from/ behind/ in front of/near(2) GameT describes the locations about some places and Ss tries to find the cards and put them in right positions in the map.(It is designed to arouse Ss learning interests and help them consolidate the expressions on places and locations.)(3) ListeningDo the listening in 2b on Page 44. Further consolidate the expressions about places and locations.(4) Pair workSs work in pairs and practice asking and answering about places and locations in the map.(The map is designed to make it situational, which may help Ss to better practice the expressions about places and locations.)Task 3 Directions(1) T shows the signs and Ss learn the phrases of “turn left/right” and “go along”.(2) T shows a map and demonstrates how to ask the way and give simple directions.(3) Pair workSs work in pairs and practice asking the way and giving directions.3. Summary(1) places and locations;(2) asking the way and giving simple directionsT: After this class, when you get lost on the street in the future, please feel free to ask for help. At the same time, please be ready to help others about the directions. We are always there to help!4. HomeworkMake a conversation about the places near your home.You may use:A: Excuse me. Is there near your home?B: Yes, there is.?No, there isnt.A: How can I go there?B: Go alongThen turn left/right. Its on(street), next to/behind/in front of/across from5. ExercisesVIII