Teaching Objectives:

掌握如何表达需求；

掌握询问方向和指点方向的用语，并能在实际生活中为人指路。

Language Focus:

Is there a bank near here?

Where’s the nearest hospital, please?

Go along this road.

Take the first turning on the right.

It’s about a hundred metres along on the left.

It’s about 6 kilometers along.

He needs some help.

You’d better (not) ask sb. for sth.

Properties: Tape recorder, Map, Overhead projector

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Revision

Revise the ways of asking for and giving directions in a simple way.

Revise the prepositions of location

Step 2 Presentation

Ask the students Are you good at distinguishing directions? Are you always ready to help someone who can’t find his way?

The teacher asks several students the directions to some places near school, using different ways of asking for directions. Ask sb to give directions.

Excuse me. Where’s the people’s Hospital?

Could you tell me the way to Beijing zoo, please?

Excuse me, which is the way to Purple Bamboo Park?

Is there a Macdonald’s near here?

Step 3 Practice

I. Show ways of asking for and giving directions on a flashcard.

Students ask and answer about places on the map on colour page iv of the SB.

Excuse me, is there a …near here?

I’m sorry I don’t know.

Step 4 Ask and answer

Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat. Ask them to draw a map as described in the dialogue.

Get students to practise the dialogues in pairs.

Use a map to ask students to practise asking for and giving directions.

Step 5 Exercises in class

1. A: Excuse me. Which is the____ to East Park, please?

B: Let me see. Er, walk ____ this road and ____ right. Go ____ until you____ the end. You’ll find the park in front of you.

2. A: Excuse me. Can you give me ____ to the post office, please?

 B: Sure. Go ____ this street and ____ right. Then you’ll see a tall building. That’s the ____, and it s between the zoo ____ the fruit shop. You can’t ____ it.

A: Is it ____ from here?

B: No, it s quite near. It’ll only ____ you about 10 minutes if you walk there.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: You’re welcome.

Keys:

1. way, along/down, turn, on, reach

2. directions, along/down, turn, post office, and, miss, far, take.

Step 6 Homework

1. Make a dialogue asking for and giving directions.

2. Finish off the workbook exercises.

The design of the blackboard

Lesson 22Is there a bank near here?Where’s the nearest hospital, please?a hundred metres along… awayHe needs some help.You’d better (not) ask sb. for sth