Welcome to the unit第二课时教学设计

Unit 4 Finding your way Comic strip and Welcome to the unit Teaching Aims: 1. Introduce the location and traffic topic. 2. Talk about visit and traffic mode 3. Distinguish directions. Step 1. Presentation

1. Show some pictures to learn some words about different directions.

trip

path

north

south

east

west

north-west

north-east

south-west

south-east 2. Then read aloud the new words.

follow

vt.

跟随，效仿

path

n.

小路，小径

north

n., adj. &adv.

北，北方

west

n., adj. &adv.

西，西方

south

n., adj. &adv.

南，南方

east

n., adj. &adv.

东，东方

trip

n.

旅行，旅游

kilometre=km

n.

千米，公里

have to

不得不，必须

Step 2. Practise

1. Practise in pairs like this to talk about where the place is.

A: Where is …? （旅游）?

B: It’s north / south/east/west of …

2. Ask students to complete Part A on Page 43. Step 3. Presentation

Present some pictures for Ss to learn how to get there. Then ask Ss to make some dialogues.

Step 4. Listen and answer

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1. Listen to part B and answer the following question.

Where are they going for their class trip? Where is the zoo? How will they get there? 2. Read after the recorder. 3. Practice in pairs. 4. Act it out. 5. Make their own dialogue. Step 5. Learn the conversation 1. Listen to the tape and ask:

1) Where are Hobo and Eddie standing? 2) What does Hobo ask Eddie to do in the picture? 3) Do they have to go up the hill again? 4) Does Hobo really know the way?

Keys:

1. They are on the top of the hill. 2. He asks him to go down the hill. 3. Yes, they do. 4. No, he doesn’t.

2. Act out the conversation Step 6. Explanation

1. 方位介词的用法小结

be north/ south/ west/east of... 在……北部/南部/西部/东部

be north-east/ south-west of... 在……东北部/西南部

be north-west/ south-east of... 在…… 西北部/东南部

A is in the...of B

(A在B内部……方位)

A is on the…of B (A与B接壤)

A is to the…of B （A与B不接壤）

2. be afraid of doing sth./ of sth. 害怕做某事

be afraid that…

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I’m afraid…

Step 7. Exercises Translation. 1. 别这么肯定。我们请老师帮帮忙吧。

Don’t be so sure. Let’s ask the teacher for help.

2. 别害怕，我们会帮你的。

Don’t be afraid. We will help you.

3. 有些人害怕狗。

Some people are afraid of dogs. 4. 玄武湖离我们学校不远，就在学校北边。

Xuanwu lake is not far away from our school. It is just north of the school. 5. 跟我走吧，我认识去公交车站的路。

Follow me. I know the way to the bus stop. Step 8 Homework: 1. Read the text book and learn the new words and phrases by heart. 2. Do the exercises in the workbook. 3. Preview the new words of reading part. Reading I Teaching Aims: 1. Learn some new words about talking about different animals. 2. Practise reading skills by learning the trip to the zoo Step 1. Presentation Present the new words and read them aloud. everybody straight on bamboo all day long

along

road king

remember

that

dangerous

sound

forest funny

laugh

giraffe

quite

neck

leaf （leaves）

north-east

bridge

cross

Step 2. Warming up Ask Ss the questions:

Where is the zoo in our city? How can you get to the zoo from our school?

What animals do you like? Tell us why?

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Show some pictures of pandas, lions, birds, monkeys, giraffes, elephants. Step 3. Reading

1. Listen to text and answer the questions: 1) How many kinds of animals are there in the article? Six.

2) What are they? They are pandas, lions, birds, monkeys, giraffes and elephants. 2. Read the article again and complete part B1 on page45. 3. Read aloud the article and put T or F in the blanks. The students start their visit from the North Gate.

_____ Pandas do not like to lie down all day long.

______ Visitors cannot go near the lions.

______ The birds in the zoo are very quiet.

______ Monkeys are clever and funny.

______ To the north-east of the giraffes there is a hill.

______

Keys：FFT FTF 4. Discuss and fill the table of B3 on Page 46. 4. Read aloud the text together. 5. Complete B4 on page 46. 6. Check the answers

7. Act B4 out. Step 4. Homework 1. Read aloud the article and underline the difficult parts. 2. Remember the new words in this lesson.

Reading II Teaching Aims: 1. Learn the language points in this article. 2. Learn to talk about Ss’ own trips. Step 1. Revision Retell the text according to the pictures and the key words. Step 2. Explanations

1. Go straight on, you will find the Panda House.

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go straight on

径直走

2. They like to eat bamboo and lie down all day long.

lie down

躺下

all day long

整天

e.g. The pandas lie down all day long. 3. Walk along the road.

沿着这条路走。

along “沿着，顺着” 是个介词。

4. The lions are the king of the animal world.

5.Remember that they are dangerous.

remember作及物动词，意为“记得，记住”，后可直接跟名词（短语）、代词或that从句。例如：

I don’t remember his phone number.

我不记得他的电话号码。

This is Lisa. Do you remember her?

这是丽莎。你记得她吗？

I remember that you have learned

Chinese kung fu before.

我记得你以前学过中国功夫。

remember后既可接动词不定式作宾语，也可以接v-ing形式作宾语，但二者在意义上有区别：remember to do sth.意为“记得去做某事”，即事情未做；remember doing sth. 意为“记得做过某事”，即事情已做。

例如：

Remember to lock the door. 别忘了锁门。

He remembered locking the door. 他记得他把门锁上了。

dangerous作形容词，意为“危险的”，可位于名词之前作定语，也可放在be动词之后作表语。be dangerous for sb. to do sth. 意为“对某人来说做某事是危险的”。例如：

I think boxing is a dangerous sport.

the king of

……的国王

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我认为拳击是一项危险的运动。

Flying planes is dangerous. 驾驶飞机是危险的。

It’s dangerous for children to swim in this river. 对孩子们来说，在这条河里游泳是危险的。

6. Birds make beautiful sounds when they sing. make beautiful sounds

发出美妙的声音

7. Monkeys are clever and funny.

fun

n.

“乐趣”, 为不可数名词

fun

adj. “有趣的”

funny

adj. “好笑的，滑稽的”

e.g. We have lots of fun together.

The book is fun.

He is a funny person. 8. Monkeys jump around and make people laugh.

jump around / into / out of

跳来跳去/ 跳进/ 跳出

make sb. do sth.

make为使役动词, 后面用省略to的不定式。相同用法的词还有let / have。

make …+ adj.

使……怎么样

e.g. The film makes us laugh. It makes us happy. 9. Cross the bridge, and you’ll see the elephants.

cross作及物动词，意为“穿过，横过”。例如：

Cross the bridge, and you will see a post office on your right.

过了桥，你就会看见在你的右边有一个邮局。

Are you sure we can cross the river safely?

你确信我们可以安全地过河吗？

Summary:

通过对课文的学习，我们总结一下指路语言: Go straight on, and you’ll find the Panda House.

Walk along the road. To the north of the Panda House, you’ll find the lions.

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Turn left, and to the west of the Lions’ Area, you’ll find the World of Birds. North-east of the giraffes there’s a bridge.

Cross the bridge, and you’ll see the elephants.

Step 3. Exercises Step 4. Interview You are an interviewer. You want to interview Millie about the trip to Sunshine Zoo. Work in pairs, try to ask at least five questions about the show. Step 5. Homework 1. Recite this article. 2. Remember the language points in this lesson.

Grammar Teaching Aims: 1. Introduce the usage of a, an and the. 2. Learn some prepositions of place. Step 1. Presentation Enjoy a picture and present the new word ‘cage’. Step 2. Warming up Enjoy more pictures and talk about the usage of a, an and the. Step 3. Explanation

不定冠词a / an 的用法

1.第一次提到某人或某物时。

I have a book. 2. 泛指某一类的人或物。

A panda is very lovely. 判断一个单词用a还是用an，是根据其读音，而不是根据其首字母。以元音音素开头的词前用“an”，以辅音音素开头的词前“a” 。如：an hour, an apple, an elephant, a useful book等。

定冠词the的用法

1.指上文提到过的人或物。如：

Lucy bought a new bike, the bike is green.

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2.世界上独一无二的事物。如：

the sun

the moon 3.谈到彼此都知道的人或事物。如：

Open the door, please. 4.序数词和形容词最高级前。如：

She is always the first to get to school. 5.乐器名词前用。

play the piano

play the violin 6.定冠词与形容词连用表示一类人，加在姓氏前面表示一家人。

the rich

the young

7.某些专用名词和习惯用语中用定冠词。

the Great wall

by the way

不用冠词的情况

1名词前已经有指示代词（this, that, these, those）、形容词性物主代词（my, his, our …）或名词所有格等限定词。

2.表示语言、学科、三餐、球类运动、棋类运动的名词前。

3.表示星期、月份、季节、某些节日的名词前。

4.表示人名、国名、称呼语或头衔等专有名词前。

5.某些固定短语中。

by bike , by bus, at first, at work, on foot, go to school, go to bed ,等。

Step 4. Doing exercises 1. Complete the dialogue on Page 47. Notes:

across作介词，既可表示静态的位置关系，意为“在……对面”，也可表示动态的移动方向，通常和一些表示“移动”的动词搭配使用，意为“从……穿过”。例如：

The hotel is just across the flower shop. 旅馆就在花店的对面。

It will take them two weeks to walk across the desert.

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徒步穿过这片沙漠将会花费他们两周的时间。

2. Do more exercises. 在必要的地方用a, an, the填空。

1. Where is Peter? He isn’t at ___ school.

×

2. There is ___ orange in the fridge. an 3. ____ pencil on the desk belongs to Sandy. The

4. I have __ new bike. I clean ___ bike every day. a, the

5. Dad often goes fishing in ____ summer. ×

6. A: Can I help you?

B: I’m looking for ___ pair of shoes.

a 7. The students often go to school by ______ bike. ×

8. Who is good at playing ______ football in your class? ×

9. _____ boy in a red coat is my cousin. The

10. I live on ____ third floor. the

11. There is ___ “h”, ___ “o”, ___ “u” in the word “hour”.

an, an, a

12. Simon likes to play ____ piano but he doesn’t like to play ___ basketball.

the, ×

13. Beijing is ____ capital of China. the

Step 5. Presentation 1. Use some pictures to present the new word about prepositions of place. 2. Read about the new words. Step 6. Explanation over

在……的正上方

under 在……的正下方

above

在……的上方(表面

不接触) below 在……的下方

on 在……的上面(表面接触) Step 7. Exercises 1.

Do the exercises on page 48.

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2.

Check the answers. 3.

Do more exercises. 填入适当的介词使句子通顺。

1. The football is ______ the door, so I can’t see it.

behind

2. Don’t stand __________ us, or we can’t see the film clearly.

in front of

3. There is an electric fan _____ the desk. on 4. Look! Your rubber is _____ the chair. Pick it up. under

5. The moon is now _____ the trees. above

6. Eddie doesn’t want to live __ the palace.

in

7. Stephen is chatting with his friends ___ the balcony. on

8. Li Ming is my neighbour. His house is _____________ mine. beside/ next to

Step 8. Homework 1. Remember the new words in this lesson.

2. Finihs the exercises in the workbook. Integrated skills Teaching Aims: 1. Learn some words about showing the way.

2. Practise listening skills by listening to a text. Step 1. Presentation 1. Present the new words. turning

n.

转弯处

treasure

n.

宝藏

traffic

n.

交通，来往车辆

traffic lights

n.

交通灯

should

modal

v.

应该，应当

crossing

n.

交叉路口

corner

n.

拐角，街角；角落

2. Read aloud these new words: Step 2. Knowing the signs Show some pictures and know the signs.

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Crossroads

zebra crossing

turn left

turn right

go straight on Step 3 Listening 1.

Listen to the tape and finish part A1. 2.

Check the answers. 3.

Listen to the instructions and complete part A2. 4.

Listen again and draw the route on the map. Step 4 Language points

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1. Cross the bridge.

= Go / Walk across the bridge. 2. Take the second turning on the right. = Turn right at the second turning. 3. Walk past the house. = Pass the house. 4. Walk along a small path next to the river. 沿着河边的小路走。

这里的next to the river修饰path, 做后置定语。

Summary Finding the way

1. Cross the bridge/road. 2. Turn left/right 3. Go/Walk across ... 4. Walk past …

5. Walk towards ... 6. Walk along/down …

7. Walk straight on 8. Take the second turning on the right/left. = Turn right/left at the second turning. 1. 过桥/ 过马路

2. 向左转/向右转

3. 横穿过

4. 经过

5. 跑向

6. 沿着……跑

7. 一直向前走

8. 在第二个转弯处向右拐/向左拐

Step 5. Speak up 1. Listen and summary

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指路的常用表达方式

Go/Walk straight on, and you’ll find / see the…

Walk along the road/street/bridge.

To the north/south/west/east of …, you’ll find…

Turn left/right, you’ll find…

North-east/South-west of … there’s …

Cross/Go across the bridge, and you’ll see…

Cross the bridge and turn right.

Take the second turning on the right.

Turn right at the second turning/at the traffic lights.

Cross the road at the zebra crossing.

Walk past/to/along …

It’s far from …

It’s in … road/street/next to…

It’s in the south/north/west/east of …

2. Read aloud the conversation then Work in pairs to ask and answer the way. Use the conversation as a model 3. Make their own dialogue.

Step 6. More practice Step 7. Homework 1. Remember the new words and the language points in this lesson.

2. Recite the conversation in speak-up. 3. Translate the following sentences. 1) 走过桥，右拐进入一个公园。

2) 沿着靠近河边的一条小路走，你就能看见右手边有一座房子。

3) 一直走，你将会看见左边的警察局。

4) 穿过田野，你会看见前面有棵大树。

5) 第三个路口右拐，过桥。你就可以看见花园大厦。

Study skills Teaching Aims:

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Learn falling tone and rising tone. Step 1. Study skills 1. Explain

1).When we speak, we drop our tone at the end of a statement. 2). When we ask a yes / no question, our tone rises at the end of the question. 3).

When we ask a wh-question, our tone usually falls at the end of the question.

4). We make our tone rise at the end of a sentence to show surprise. 2. Listen and read aloud Part A. Step 2. Exercises 1. Read the sentences below. Put a falling arrow or a rising arrow at the end of the sentence. 1 Just cross the road.

2 Would you like to come? 3 Go out and turn left. 4 –Mr Wu is going to be on TV tonight.

–Mr Wu? 2. Complete Part B. Then read them aloud.

Step 3. Homework 1. Read the article on page 44. Make your tone rise or fall when needed. 2. Preview Task. Task Teaching Aims: Learn to write an invitation letter. Step 1. Presentation

Present the new words by showing some pictures:

prepare

v.

准备

prepare…for…

为……准备……

plenty

pron.

大量，充足

plenty of

大量，足够

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exit

n.

出口

bank

n.

银行

Step 2. Warming up

l. Discuss some questions.

When is your birthday?

Do you have a birthday party? 2. Ask and answer in pairs. Where will you have the party?

When will you have the party?

What will you have for food? Who will you invite? Step 3. Listening and learning 1. Listen to part A and answer

1 When and where is Suzy going to have her birthday party?

She’s going to have the party at home this weekend.

2 What time will the party start?

It’ll start at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 21 April.

3 What will her parents prepare for the children?

Her parents will prepare plenty of food and drinks for them. 4 What will they do at the party?

They’ll play some games.

5 What else is in Suzy’s invitation?

A map and directions. 2. Some instructions: A部分已经给我们展示了邀请函正确的书写格式，注意邀请函的称呼和结束语。

邀请函中要清楚地给出以下信息: 

Place: at home 

date: 21 April



Time: at 2 p.m.



Activities: play some games

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…

Step 4. Complete the directions according to the map.

1.

Draw the map and find out the way to Suzy’s home.

2.

Complete the directions. 3.

Check the answers. Step 5. Explanations

1. invite sb. to …

邀请某人去……

e.g. I’d like to invite you to my party. 我想要邀请你去我的聚会。

invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事

e.g. I want to invite you to come to my home.

我想要邀请你来我家。

2. prepare…for…

为……准备……

e.g. My parents will prepare lots of food and drink for us . 我的父母将为我们准备许多食物和饮料。

prepare to do sth.

准备做某事

e.g. We are preparing to go on a trip. 我们正准备去进行一次旅行。

3. plenty of = a lot of

大量，充足

e.g. We have plenty of /a lot of homework to do every day . 我们每天有大量的家庭作业要做。

e.g. I have plenty of /a lot of friends. 我有许多朋友。

4. look forward to (doing) sth.

期待着、盼望着做某事

e.g. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.

我期待着早点见到你。

We look forward to a day without homework.

我们期待着没有家庭作业的一天。

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5. the way to…

去……的路

e.g. This is the way to the library. 这是去图书馆的路。

Step 6. Writing an invitation letter 1. Organize a birthday party. 2. Make an invitation card. 3. Write an invitation letter. 4. Show their letters. Step 7. Exercises 一．根据汉语提示写单词。

1.There are three______ (出口) in the cinema.

2.We have ______ (大量) of money. 3.They are ___________ (准备)for the coming exam . 4.At the ________ (拐角) of the street ,you will see a park. 5.There are many _______ (银行) in the town. 二．汉译英：

1.下个周末我们将在家举行一个生日聚会。

2.我期待尽快在聚会上见到你。

3.我的妈妈每天为我准备一些食物。

4他邀请我去他的聚会。

Step 8. Homework Finish your invitation letter to your friends.

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