Unit 3 Different places

P38

应掌握词汇

transport n. in the countryside

supermarket n. on the map

like doing

in the south of…

take a bus

once a week

应掌握的句型

1、I like living in the countryside.

2、Here it is.

3、We take a minibus to Milkway.

4、--How long does it take?

-- It takes ….

5 、Are there any shops near your new flat?

6、My Mum goes to the supermarket near Milkway once a week.

•Revision

Pair work: Ask and answer questions using the quiz cards, such as:

S1: Where does Kitty live?

S2: She lives near Deepwater Bay Road.

S1: Does she live in the countryside?

S2: Yes, she does.

•Lead in

Ask an able student: Can you tell me something about your neighbourhood? Where is it? What are there near it? Encourage the student to say as many as he can.

Ask “Is there a post office near your house?”

“Is it a quiet place or a noisy place?”

Listen to the recording, and let the students try to remember the text.

While-task procedure

1 Listen to the recording again, and ask some questions about the text:

•--What’s there near Kitty’s flat?

--There is a beach at the bottom of some steep steps.

•--Are there any shops or restaurant near her house?

--No, there aren’t.

•--Is it a quiet place?

---Yes, it’s very quiet and there’s not much traffic.

2 Read after the tape, sentence by sentence.

3 Explain the key words, phrases and sentences.

4 Group work.

Divide the class into groups of three. Discuss where they live, using the words and modelled conversation in Ask and answer. Teach the new words, and help them look up the dictionary if they need.

5 Activity.

Ask the Ss to draw their neighbourhood on the paper, and then write something about it.

Encourage the Ss to come to the front, show their pictures and introduce their neighbourhood to the rest of the class.

Homework

Write a short passage about their own neighbourhood.