Unit2Where’sthepostoffice?TeachingAims：Functions:AskforandgivedirectionsonthestreetStructures:TherebestructureWherequestionsAffirmativestatementsPrepositionsofplaceDifficultiesandfocus:Targetlanguage:Isthereabanknearhere?Yes,thereis.It’sonCenterStreet.Where’sthesupermarket?It’snexttothelibrary.Isthereapayphoneintheneighborhood?Yes,it’sonBridgeStreetontheright.Vocabulary:postoffice,restaurant,bank,supermarket,avenue,payphone,park,dirty,clean,left,right,nextto,acrossfrom,near,between,infrontof,behindRecycling:hotel,street,new,big,small,busy,Doyouwantto…?LearningStrategies:UsingwhatyouknowDeducingPersonalizingSectionACreateplotsandscenestoguidethenewlessonThemaincontentistolearntoaskforandgivedirectionsinconversationsbyintroducingsomebuildingsinSectionA,sowecanadopttheAudiovisualGuidingMethod:Atfirst,reviewtheprepositionsthatthestudentshavelearned,andthentheteachercanteachsomenounsaboutbuildingsbyshowingsomepicturesorprojectingflashcardsaboutsomebuildings.1.Showapictureofabank.T:Lookatthispicture.Whatplaceisit?S:Itisabank.T:Spellit.S:B-A-N-K.Teachothernewwords:postoffice,park,supermarket,andpayphone,street.Showamapandletstudentspracticeinpairs.Isthere……？Yes,thereis./No,thereisn’t.2.Consolidation:Tellusthewaytoyourschool.T:Whereisthe…?S:It’s….TeachtheprepositionsNextto,acrossfrom,near,between,infrontof,behind.Step1:.Learnsomenounsaboutbuildingsfirst,andthentheteachercommunicateswiththestudents.Showsomepicturesaboutbuildingsorprojectsomeflashcardsaboutbuildings.T:It’sabank.Canyouspellit?S:YesIdo./No,Idon’t.T:Istherea/an…?S:Yes,thereis./No,thereisn’t.T:Whereisthe…?S:It’snear/nextto/acrossfrom/…the…Step2:Getthestudentstopracticeconversationsandcommunicatewitheachother.Istherea/an…nearhere?Yes,thereis.Where’sthe…?It’s….Step3:1.PlaythetapeofPart1b,getthestudentstolistenandcircletheplacestheyhearin1a,finishtheteachingtaskof1b.Theanswersin1aare:f,a,e,I,c,b,h,g,d.Theanswersin1bare:restaurant,postoffice,supermarket,FifthAvenue,BridgeStreet,CenterStreet.2.1c:Thisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage:Pointtothedifferentlocationsshowninthepicture.Askdifferentstudentstonameeachone.Pointtothequestionandanswertheexampleconversationandaskapairofstudentstoreadtheconversationtotheclass.Askstudentstoworkinpairs.Say,Firstonepersonaquestionandthentheotherpersontakesaturn.Demonstratetheactivity.Pointtothepictureandask,Isthereapostofficenearhere?Thenchooseastudenttoanswer.Guidethestudenttosay,yes,there’sapostofficeonBridgeStreet.Asstudentswork,movearoundtheroomandcheckontheirprogress.Askstudentstopresenttheirquestionsandanswerstotheclass.3.2a:theanswersare:4,6,2,3,5,1.4.PlaythetapeofPart2b,andgetthestudentstofillintheblankswiththewordsinthebox,finishtheteachingtaskofPart2b.Theanswersare:1.between,2.acrossfrom,3.on,4.nextto,5.infrontof,6.behind.5.2c:thisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Pointtothelistofbuildingsin1a.Askastudenttoreadthelistaloud.Pointtothequestionandanswerinthespeechbubblesin2candaskapairofstudentstoreadtheconversationtotheclass.AskSstoworkinpairslikein1c.Demonstratetheactivity.PointtothemapandaskWhere’sthepark?Thenchooseastudenttoanswer.Guidethestudenttosay,It’sacrossfromthebank.5.3a:Thisactivityprovidestarget-orientedreadingpracticeusingthelanguageitemstaughtinthisunit.Drawattentiontotheconversationinthebox....
