Section A第二课时教案

Unit 8 Where is the post office? (Section A ) Ⅰ

Background information ⅰ

Time: 40 minutes，1 class ⅱ

Class: Class Twelve, Grade Seven and Class Eleven, Grade Seven ⅲ

Class type: Listening and speaking class ⅳ

Students: Junior High School students ⅴ

Language level: Intermediate ⅵ

Textbook: Book 2, Go for it ⅶ

Teacher: Wang Jiao Ⅱ

Teaching contents ⅰ

The names of places

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Sentence patterns of asking for directions ( Is there a/an …near here?) ⅲ

Prepositional phrases ⅳ

Sentence pattern of giving directions ( e.g. It’s across from the bank.) Ⅲ

Teaching objectives ⒈

By the end of the class, students should be able to say the names of places ⒉

By the end of the class, students should be able to ask for directions and give directions by using the prepositional phrases Ⅳ

Focal/ Difficult points ⅰ

Focal points: know how to ask for directions and give directions ⅱ

Difficult points: apply the prepositional phrases in “there be”

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Teaching method Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) Ⅵ

Teaching aids/facilities PowerPoint, textbook, listening material Ⅶ

Teaching procedure Step1—New words learning (1)Purpose: help students to learn new words (2)Contents: show pictures of different places in our daily life (3)Instructions:

T:Good morning, everyone! Today we are going to learn Unit 8, Is there a post office near here? So do you know these places? What’s this ? S: Police station. T: That’s right. It’s a police station. Read after me, police station, police station. S: Police station, police station. T: Well, the man works in the police station is called policeman. How about two men? S: Policemen. T: Yes, policemen. The plural form is to change “a”

into “e”. We can say two policemen. S: Two policemen..(the rest new words are taught in the same way, with the phonetic symbols of each new words in 1a.) Step2—Review new words and do 1a (1)Purpose: help students be more familiar with those new words

(2)Contents: give the picture in 1a, and lead students to say the places’ names (3)Instructions:

T: Here is a map. What can you find in this picture? S: Bank, restaurant, post office…

T: Well, besides those places, we can also see there are three streets in the picture, Bridge Street, Long Street and Center Street. Now it’s your time to do 1a. Match the words with the places in the picture. One minute for you… Okay, what’s your answer? S: f-a-e-i-c-b-h-g-d. T: That’s right. Step3—1b listen and circle (1)Purpose: do the listening task (2)Contents: students listen to the tape and circle the places they hear (3)Instructions:

T: Now let’s go to 1b. Listen and circle the places you hear in 1a. Let’s listen to it…What’s your answer? S: Post office, restaurant, hospital and street.. T: You’ve got the right answer. It’s easy for you. Step4—role-play the listening material (1)Purpose: practice the sentence patterns (2)Contents: let students role play the conversation in 1b (3)Instructions:

T: Here is the tape scripts of 1b. Let’s role play it. Girls, you are A. Boys, you are B.Is there…One, two ,go. S: Is there a restaurant on Bridge Street?... T: Here, pay attention to the red words, “Is there”, “Yes, there is”. When we use “Is there”

to ask questions, we need to answer “Yes, there is”

or “No, there isn’t”. Understand? S:Yep.. T: We will practice it later. Step5—pair work (1)Purpose: practice the sentence patterns (2)Contents: give an example of asking another place’s position and teach students to make their own conversation (3)Instructions:

T: Now let’s do a pair work. First, I need someone make a conversation with me. Okay, you, please. “Is there a hospital near here?”

S: Yes, there is. It’s on Bridge Street. T: This time you need to make a conversation with your partner. 3 minutes for you…Time’s up. Which pair want to have a try? Okay, you, please.

S: Is there a hotel near here?... T: Well done. Let’s see the sentence structures. Is there a/ an near here? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t. Please pay attention to the words in red. Step6—video show

(1)Purpose: lead in the prepositional phrases (2)Contents: show the video of telling the directions by using prepositional phrases (3)Instructions:

T: Now let’s watch a video clip, you can follow the song….So can you tell me how many prepositional phrases are there in the video? What are they? S: On, in, under, in front of, behind, between, next to. T: Well done! We call these phrases prepositional phrases. Now let’s learn more about these phrases and their usages. Step7—guess where I am (1)Purpose: show the usages of prepositional phrases (2)Contents: show the pictures of me and the places in different positions (3)Instructions:

T: Here is a bank. This is me. So where is Elaine? S: Elaine is behind the bank. (the rest prepositional phrases are leaded in the same way.) So here is the sentence structure, A+ be+ prepositional phrases+ B. Let’s read them together.

Step8—let’s check (1)Purpose: check students’ learning and lead in “there be”

(2)Contents: show two expressions, “The tree is next to the hotel” and “There is a tree next to the hotel”. (3)Instructions:

T: Look at the tree. So where is the tree? S: It’s next to the hotel. T: Yes, the tree is next to the hotel. Here, we can also say there is a tree next to the hotel. Can you understand? (the rest are taught in the same way) Step9—2a match (1)Purpose: do the listening task (2)Contents: listen to the tape and finish the task (3)Instructions:

T: Let’s do 2a, match the sentences with the pictures…. What’s your answer? S: 4-6-2-3-5-1 Step10—2b fill in the blanks (1)Purpose: finish the listening task (2)Contents: listen to the tape and finish 2b (3)Instructions:

T: Let’s go to 2b. Here are some phrases. Let’s read them together…Now let’s listen to it and your task is to fill in the blanks… This group, read the sentences one by one. S: The park is across from the bank…. T: Here are the tape scripts. Let’s read it together. Pay attention to the colorful words. Step11—guess the place (1)Purpose: apply the sentence structure (2)Contents: choose four places and put them in the map, then one student ask for directions and the other give the directions.

(3)Instructions:

T: Let’s do a guessing game. You need to choose four places and put them in to your map. Then others will ask for directions and you need to give directions. Then others will guess where the place is. For example, here is the sentence structure you can follow. Now let’s do it. S: Hi, excuse me. Is there bank near here? Yes, there is. Where is the bank? It’s across from the shoe store on Long Street. T: So can you guess where is the bank? S: 3. T: Yes, that’s it. Step12—conclusion (1)Purpose: conclude what we have learned (2)Contents: review and make a conclusion (3)Instructions:

T: What we have learned today? S: Ask for directions and give directions. T: Yes, we use “there be”

to ask for directions and we use prepositional phrases to give directions. Remember to review those sentence structures. Class is over. See you. Homework

1. Preview 2d

2. Write down the sentences in 2a and 2b, and then translate the sentences.