Point to the list of buildings in la. Ask a student to read the list aloud.

Point to the question and answer in the speech bubbles( 泡沫) in 2c and ask a pair of students to read the conversation to the class. Ask other pairs of students to repeat the activity if you wish.

Ask students to work in pairs. Say, First one person asks a question and then the other person takes a turn. Ask about the buildings in 1a.

Demonstrate(示范) the activity. Point to the map and ask,Where's the park? Then choose a student to answer.Guide the student to say, It's across from the bank.

As students work, move around the room and check progress.(进度)

Ask several students to say some of their questions and answers for the class.

Grammar focus

Review the grammar box. Ask students to say the questions and answers.

Ask students to circle these words in the grammar focus section of their books: on, across from, next to, and between. Ask, Which words talk about two different buildings? (across/row, next to, and between) Ask, Which one talks about one building all alone!' (on)

Culture note

Many visitors to the United States believe that Americans don't like to answer questions or give directions(方向) to tourists(旅行者)and other visitors. This is not necessarily true. The pace of life is fast in the United States, especially(特别) in big cities. Most people walk quickly, talk quickly, and are in a hurry to get wherever they are going. Also, most Americans speak only one language and aren't used to talking with speakers of other languages. However, when a visitor asks a question,many people are pleased to be able to share their knowledge of their city or their neighborhood. A pleasant smile and a short, direct question will almost always get you the information you need.

3a This activity provides target-oriented reading practice using the language items taught in this unit.

Draw attention to the conversation in the box. Ask students to read it out loud.

Ask a student to point out the place that Paul wants to get to. Guide the student to point to the book and say,Here's the hotel. Here's Bridge Street.

Point to the two arrows.(箭头) Ask students to repeat left and right. Then ask them to hold up their left hands and then their right hands.

Ask students to read the conversation again. Then ask them to find Paul and Nancy in the picture.

Answer

Paul and Nancy are the two figures outside the entrance to the park.

3b This activity provides guided writing practice using the target language.

Call attention to the three pictures. Explain that the three pairs in these pictures correspond to three pairs in the large picture above. Ask students to find the pairs in the big picture.

Point to the questions below each picture and ask a student to read them aloud.

Point to the three write-on lines in the speech bubbles. Say, Write the answers to the questions here.

Ask students to complete the writing individually.(个别的)