初中英語人教版七年級下冊unit 8 Section A 1.docx

Teaching DesignUnit 8 Is there a post office near here?Section A (1a-2b)Published by Peoples Education Publishing HouseDesigner: Chen YangTeaching Class: Class 4, Grade 7I. Textbook Analysis of Unit 6The topic of this unit is the neighborhood. In section A, the topic is focused on how to ask the way and how to direct the way. In this class, students should learn There be and Is there.? Also, students should correctly use the prepositions of locality to describe the locations of buildings. Students Analysis of Grade 7After learning Unit 4 Wheres my school bag? in Book 1, students can talk about where things are by using some simple prepositions of locality, such as on, in and under. Also, they can talk and ask about the locations of something by using the sentences like: Where is the ? It is on/in/under Where are the ? They are on/in/under After learning this unit, students can use more prepositions of locality and the sentences There beII. Teaching MethodsThe Task-based Language Teaching ApproachThe Situational Teaching ApproachIII. Teaching Aims1. Language AimsWords: post office, police station, hotel, restaurant, bank, hospital, street, pay phone, park, next to, in front of, betweenand, behind, across from, on.Sentences Structures:A. Is there a . on Bridge Street?Yes, there is. / No, there isnt.B. Where is the post office?Its on/ in front of/ behind/ next to/ across from/ betweenand 2. Ability aimsA. Enable students to ask the way and direct the way.B. Enable students to describe the locations of buildings.3. Emotion aimsLet students to be brave and friendly to ask for and give directions.IV. Key Points in Teaching1. Words: post office, police station, hotel, restaurant, bank, hospital, street, pay phone, park, next to, in front of, betweenand, behind, across from, on.2. Sentences Structures:A. Is there a . on Bridge Street?Yes, there is. / No, there isnt.B. Where is the post office?Its on/ in front of/ behind/ next to/ across from/ betweenand V. Difficult Points in TeachingThe usage of on / in front of / behind / next to / across from / betweenandVI. Teaching Procedures1. Step 1 Lead-in(1) Show students a video, and ask them to say the words they can remember from the video. Then the teacher writes down the words on the blackboard.(2) Show the title of this unit, and point out the aim of this class are learning how to ask the way and direct the way.2. Step 2 Presentation(1) The teacher shows the pictures of new words by asking Whats this? Its .(2) Ask students to read all the new words together.(3) Play the Game of Memory Challenge to reinforce the learning of the new words.3. Step 3 Work on 1aShow the map and the words in 1a, and ask students to match the word with the places in the map. Then check the answers together.4. Step 4 Presentation: Is there.? Yes, there is. / No, there isnt. (1) Show the map of 1a, and ask students to make sentences by using there be. Such as There is a hotel on Long Street. There is a restaurant on Bridge Street. There is a hospital on Bridge Street. (2) Then ask students to change There is a hotel on Long Street into Is there a hotel on Long Street? Answer it by using Yes, there is. / No, there isnt. (3) The teacher shows more pictures to guide students to practice Is there on? Yes, there is. / No, there isnt. (4) Ask students to do pair-work to practice these sentences.(5) Play the Guessing Game to make sentences by using Is there on? Yes, there is. / No, there isnt. 5. Step 5 Presentation: Where is ? Its on/ in front of/ behind/ next to/ across from/ betweenand (1) Show the map in 1a again, then the teacher asks: T: Where is the hotel / restaurant / police station / hospital? S: Its on Long Street / Bridge Street. T: Where is the post office? Its across from the hotel.(2) Show the pictures of the snail and the box to present the prepositions of locality T: Where is the snail?S: Its across from / in front of / behind / next to / on / between the box. (3) The teacher guides students to practice theses prepositions by making sentences: T: Where is the pay phone / panda / dog / man / little boy / post office ? S: Its across from / in front of / behind / next to / on / betweenand (4) Ask students to do pair work to practice the prepositions, then compete in groups by making sentences. The fastest group is the winner. A: Where is the dog? B: Its behind the hospital.6. Step 6 Work on 2a(1) The teacher shows the pictures in 2a one by one and asks:T: Where is the pay phone?S: Its on Green Street.T: Where is the pay phone?S: Its in front of the library. (2) Ask students to match sentences with pictures and write each number in the box。(3) Check the answers together.7. Step 7 Listen to 2b and fill in the blanks.Ask students to listen and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.1. The police station is between the restaurant and the hospital.2. The park is _ the bank.3. The hospital is _ Bridge Street.4. The pay phone is _ the post office.5. The restaurant is _ the post office.6. The hotel is _ the police station. next toin front ofbetween behindacross fromon Answers: across from, on, next to, in front of, behind8. Step 8 Activity1: Hide and Find!(1) Choose some students to act the post office, police station, hotel, restaurant, bank, hospital street, pay phone and park. (The teaching appliances: the cards of streets, the hats of the places, a rabbit toy)(2) Ask one student to go out the classroom, and then hide a rabbit toy in a certain place.(3) The student who goes out just now needs to come back classroom and find the rabbit under the help of the whole class.S1: Is there a rabbit on XXX Street?All: Yes, there is. / No, there isnt.S1: Where is the rabbit?next to / in front of / betweenand behind / across from / on All: It is 9. Step 9 Activity2: Lets draw our own map! (1) Firstly, show students a map and make sentence together, at the same time, the teacher puts on the cards on the map.(2) Secondly, ask them to draw their own maps.(3) Ask some students to share maps on the blackboard by putting up the car