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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

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 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）

Step 7 Language points 1. Follow me, Eddie.

follow作动词，在英语中的含义比较广泛，可以表示“跟随，紧跟；听懂，理解；沿着(走)”。

给出以下句子follow的含义。

The little boy follows his mother all the way. The child can’t follow the teacher’s words.

Follow this road to the corner. 2. Are you sure, Hobo? be sure “确信，有把握”

be sure to do sth. 表示“一定会…”

be sure of / about sth. 表示“对……有把握”。

e.g. We _______________ the exam.

我们一定会通过考试的。

___________________ the success?

你对成功有把握吗？

3. Don’t be afraid.

be afraid of sth. / of doing sth

“害怕……”

be afraid

(that) 从句

“恐怕……”

I’m afraid …

e.g. The girl is afraid of dogs. But I am not.

这个女孩怕狗。但是我不怕。

_________________________________

恐怕明天要下雨了。

He is afraid of going out in the evening.

他晚上害怕外出。

4. Eddie, I think we have to go up again.

have to 情态动词, 意思接近must，表示客观上的必要性，可译为“得；不得不” have to有人称、数和时态的变化。

e.g. It’s getting late. I _______ go now.

要迟了。我必须要走了。

___________________________ go to the meeting now.

我/他们/她必须现在去开会。

have to的否定形式表示“不必”

e.g. You don’t have to go to the train station to meet your uncle.

Step 8 Exercises 根据句意和所给汉语或首字母提示，写出所缺的单词。

1. People in the _______(西方) use knives and forks while eating. 2. _______(跟随) me and I will take you to the nearest shopping mall. 3. Our new school is ______(东面) of the police station. 4. The post office is __________(西南方) of Children’s Park.

5. We all know that 1,000 metres is one k________. 6. Beijing is in the n_____ of China. 7. In my hometown almost all the buildings face (面向) to the s______. 8. They are planning a t____ to the USA. Step 9 Homework: