on one’s way to: 在去…的路上。

on one’s way to+n.(名词)

on one’s way+adv.(副词)

He bought a pen on his way to the park.

他在去公园的路上买了一支钢笔。

On her way to the cinema, Liu Mei met an old woman.

刘梅在去影院的路上遇到了一位老奶奶。

Now I am on my way home.

现在我正在回家途中。

Don’t worry, they are on their way there.

别担心，他们正去那儿。

wait for: Wait for me a minute, please. I’ll be back very soon.

请等我一会儿，我很快就回来。

Please don’t always wait for their thanks when you help others. We should learn from Liu Mei.

不要帮了别人就总等着别人来谢你，我们应该向刘梅学习。

What’s the matter? It’s another way of saying What’s wrong?

It’ll take you about half an hour (to reach the hospital). (到医院去)要花半个小时左右。

It take sb. some time to do sth. 某人花…时间做…

It will take us about ten minutes to finish today’s homework.

完成今天的作业 要花我们十分钟左右。

It took them a week to finish the work.

完成这项工作花了他们一周的时间。

May: A: Excuse me! Which is the way to the post office?

B: Sorry, I don’t know. Ask the man over there, he may know.

Look at the sun! It may not rain tomorrow.

Step 6 Reading

Students read the play, and then match the scene and the meaning of it:

SCENE 1(第一幕)                                             Finding her husband

SCENE 2(第二幕)                                             Looking for the address

SCENE 3(第三幕)                                             Asking the way

Step 7 ACT

Act out Scene 2 of the play for the students according to the street plan, then three students make a group to practice acting out this part.

Ask some students to act out the three scenes if possible, Scene 2 at least, with the help of the street plan.

Step 8 Summary writing

Get the students to have a summary writing by answering the questions below with complete answers, using the words in the brackets.

Q1: Was Liu Mei on her way to the cinema one day or not?

Q2: Who did she see at a street corner?

Q3: Did the woman want to see her sick husband in hospital or not?

Q4: Did she know the way to the hospital or not?  (but)

Q5: Did Liu Mei know the way or not?

Q6: How did she do then? (so)

Q7: With Liu Mei’s help, did the old woman find her husband at last or not?

Q8: Did Liu Mei wait for their thanks or not? (but)

SUMMARY

Make a summary, as showing on the Bb.

PRACTICE IN CLASS

Fill in the blanks, and change the form if necessary.

1) Who’s that man standing     the street corner?

2) He is not good at English. He is very      in it.

3) I told him again and again, but      he didn’t understand

4) They met Uncle Wang      (在回家途中) last Sunday.

5) What are you doing? I      (在等我妈妈).

6)      takes      (我) half an hour to go to school every day.

7)A: Do you have an eraser?

B: Sorry, I don’t. Please ask Wang Ling,         (他可能有).

ASSIGNMENT

1)   Exercise3 in the Workbook.

2)   Write the outline of the text.

WRITING DESIGNED ON THE Bb

Lesson 62

corner, sick, packet, still, weak

on one’s way(to)/wait for

What’s the matter?/It take sb. some time to do sth.

May表推测的用法。