1. Unit8 Is there a post office near here? Period 4 (2a-3b) 西飞二中 李晨

2. GOALS OF THIS PERIOD.  learn more new vocabularies.  Finish the reading tasks after scanning and skimming.  Put new useful expressions to use correctly.  Writing practice with the help of the picture.  Learn to use "There be..."sentence pattern to describe the way.

3. Practice asking and answering the way. Situation 1 Situation 2 Student A is at the gate of our school, she wants to go to the cinema. Student B is at our school gate, she wants to go to the supermatket.

4.  Excuse me. Is there a ________ near here?  Yes, there is. Just _____________ and ___________, ______________ the ________ Road, then ________ and go along the _____ Road for about mintunes, it's on your ________.  Thanks.And is there a supermarket near here?  Yes._______ and __________Road until the first crossing, turn ______ and go ahead,the supermarket is on your______.

5. Oral practice  Check a place near your home. Tell your partner where they are. clothes store post office bookstore school supermarket bank

6. Reading SScanning. Read the passages. Match each passage with a map. SSkimming. Read the passages again and answer questions as follows.

7. QUESTIONS:  What does Anna like doing in the zoo?  Does Anna think monkeys are like people? Why?  What does John like to do at the park?  John thinks the best things do not need money. Do you think so, too?  How does Lisa get to the library from her home?

8.  1. She likes watching the monkeys climbing around.  2.Yes. Because sometimes they look like her friends and her when they fight.  3.He likes to exercise at the park.  5. Lisa walks to the library. She goes down North Road and then turns left.The library is across from the park.

9. Discovery: Work in pairs to read and learn the passages by yourselves.Discuss the difficult sentences and try to summarize the useful expressions.

10. Collect answers:  There is.... + 介词短语。 “ 某地有某物 ”  watch sb. doing sth. " 观看某人做某事 "  look like " 看起来像 "  to get there " 为了到那儿 "  walk out ahd turn right on Bridge Road." 走出去向右拐到桥街上 ”  walk along... Road" 沿着...... 街走 "  across from " 在...... 对面 "  cross...Street " 穿过...... 大街 "  a noisy neighborhood " 一个喧闹的街区  go down.....Street" 沿着...... 街走 "

11. Writing:  Look at the map of Cindy's neighborhood and fill in the blanks.  Useful expressions: between... and... 在...... 之间 ( 两者之间） go down/along... Street 顺着...... 街走 next to 在...... 旁边

12. 同义词辨析：  sb.spend some time/money (in) doing sth. on sth. sb. pay some money for sth. 为....... 付款 做某事花费某人多长时间 / 金钱 sb. buy sth. for me money 某人以多少钱 买某物 It takes sb. some time/money to do sth. 某 人花费多少时间 / 金钱做某事

13. 区分 cross, across, crossing cross 动词，意为 ” 穿过横过 ” across 介词或副词，意为 “ 穿过；横过 ” crossing 名词，意为 “ 十字路口 ”

14. Practice  We crossed from school to park.  Lily walks across the road and goes into a bookstore.  You turn left at the first crossing.

15. 从方框中选择正确选项完成对话。 A. It's next to the restaurant. B. How can I get there? C. Is there a restaurant near here? D. You are welcome. E. the restaurant is on your left, across from the pay phone.

16. A: Excuse me. I'm hurry.____1_____ B:Yes, there is. A:Well,______2______ B:Walk along New Street.Turn right at the first crossing and_____3______ A:Where is a hotel? B:____4______ A: Thank you very much. B: ____5________

17. Assesment:  What is your harvest?  What should you do after this class?  Do you have any questions?  Are you satisfied with yourselves? Why?

18. Homework: 1.Read the passages aloud as fluently as you can. 2.Put what you have learned this period to use. 3.Draw a map of your neighbordbhood and write about it.

20. 课后反思：