Unit 8 Is there a post office near here?Section A (1a-2d)Teaching and learning goals1.语言知识目标：1)能掌握以下单词: post office, police station, hotel, restaurant, bank, hospital, street, pay, pay phone, near,across from, in front of, behind , town, around.2)能掌握以下句型:Is / Are there ------? Yes, there is / are. It’s / They’re ------. Where is / are ------? It’s /They’re near / in front of / next to / across / from / behind ------.”.2.能力目标：学生能够用英语询问和正确地指示地点方位。

3.情感态度价值观目标：在询问或指示街道方向的活动中，体会英语交流的乐趣，并在日常生活中学会帮助他人；做到“在用中学、在学中用”。

Teaching and learning stepsStep 1Previewing and testing1. Review names of places .2.Review prepositions of places and sing the preposition songhotelpost office police stationstreetroad townhospitalrestaurantbankPreposition song (链接网址)/v_show/id_XNjQ2OTkwNzYw.html?tpa=dW5pb25faWQ9MTAyMjEzXzEwMDAwMl8wM V8wMQ3. Look at the picture and practice in pairs.S1: Is there a ball on the table?S1: Are there any books in the schoolbag?S2: No, there aren’t .（设计意图：通过这样一个活动很好地复习并落实地点名词和方位介词，为下面的学习扫除词汇障碍。

）Test in class一.Put the following into English orally, and then write them down without looking at the book.1. Put the phrases into English.(1)在---前面______________ (2)在---对过_______________ (3)警察局_____________(4)邮局________________ (5)紧挨着________________ (6)在……周围________________2. Put the sentences into English.(1) —这儿附近有医院吗？—有，在大桥街上。

________________________________________(2) 付费电话就在图书馆对面。

________________________________(3) 警察局在餐馆和医院之间。

______________________________________(4) —医院在哪儿？—就在警察局隔壁。

____________________________________________(5) —中心街在什么地方？离这儿不远。

—我可以步行带你过去.____________________________________________________________(6) 付费电话附近有医院吗？___________________________________________二.Check the preview. Let some students read their answers in front of the class. If he/she can’t answer, other students can give him/her some help.（设计意图：通过课前预习可以使学生更有针对性的学，老师更有针对性的教，而且还可以让学生养成一个良好的学习习惯。

检测预习内容还可以高效地促进学生对基础知识的巩固和基本运用能力的提高）Step2. Warming up and leading inT: Boys and girls! Let’s have a competition. When you see the picture s, please tell me what they are. You can stand up without putting up your hand s. Then I’ll give you one mark. Let’s see which group is the best.T: You are all wonderful! Now, let’s come to 1a.Please match the words with the places in the picture.（设计意图：把简单的内容用竞赛的方式呈现，这样可以充分调动学生的积极性和主动性，使全体同学都快速进入学习状态。

在竞赛过程中要更多地倾向关注后进生。

）Step3. Presentation1. Ask students some questions.T: What’s the name of the road in front of our school?Ss: Changjiang Road.T: Is there a hospital near our school?S1: Yes, there is. It’s on Taishan Road.T: Is there a post office near our school?S2: No, there isn’t.T: Are there any restaurants near our school?S3: Yes, there are. They’re on Deren Road.T: Are there any banks near our school?S4: Yes, there is one along Xizhong Square (奚仲广场) . It is next to Quanxinhuating(泉兴华庭).If the student can’t answer, the teacher gives some help. And write the conversation on the blackboard.（设计意图：根据现实生活中的真实情况与学生进行对话，从而引出目标语言Is/Are there------? Yes, there is / are. No, there isn’t / aren’t. 学生易于理解接受。

）2. Show the pictures to Ss. And practice in pairs.S1: Where’s the soccer ball?S2: It’s on the box.S2: Where’s the soccer ball?S1: It’s in the box.S1: Where’s the soccer ball?S2: It’s under the box..S2: Where’s the soccer ball?S1: It’s next to the box..（设计意图：图片形象直观，且容易引起学生的兴趣。

这样就自然学习了方位介词in, on, next to, in front of, behind, between, across from, near 的具体用法。

为下面的听力训练做了很好的铺垫。

） Step4. Listening Practice Practice I Complete 1a.T:Match the words with the places in the picture. Please look at the picture and finish it quickly.1. post office ____2. police station____3. hotel____T: Where ’s the soccer ball? S6: It ’s behind the box. T: Where ’s the soccer ball? S5: It ’s near the box. S2: Where ’s the soccer ball? S1: It ’s in front of the box. S1: Where ’s the soccer ball? S2: It ’s across from the box.. S1: Where ’s the soccer ball? S2: It ’s between the big box and the small one.5.bank______6.hospital_____7.street_______8.pay phone______9.park_________Get one to tell the answers to them and check..(the answer:1.f 2.a 3.e 4.i 5.c 6.b 7.h8.g9.d)While-listening activities1. Listen for the general idea.T: Boys and girls. Please look at the picture in 1a.What are they talking about? Please listen to the recording and get the main idea.The general idea of the conversations is about _______．A. restaurantB. post officeC. asking the way2. Listen for the specific ideas.T: We know the conversations are about asking the way. What place does the boy want to go? Listen and circle the places please. And then fill in the blanks with the places.(1) Listen and circle the places you hear in 1a.Listening strategy: Pay more attention to the names of places.(2) Complete the conversations according to the tape.Conversation 1A: Is there a _______ on Bridge Street? B: Yes, there is.Conversation 2A: Is there a ____ ____ near here? B: Um, yes, there is. There’s ____ on Long Street.ConversationA: Is there a ________ on Center Street? B: No, there isn’t.Listening strategy: First, let the students go through the blanks. Next, ask them to listen to the recording carefully and fill in the blanks.Post-listening activities1. Listen to the tape and repeat.2. Let students ask and answer questions about the other places in 1a in pairs.For example:A: Is there ------near here?Practice IIWhile-listening activities1. Complete 2a.(1) Let students look at the pictures in 2a and match the sentences with the pictures.(2) Check the answers.(3) Let students read the sentences in 2a aloud.(4) Let several students read the sentences in front of the class.（设计意图：让学生大声朗读来巩固next to, in front of, between, behind, across from, on的用法，为下面的听力填空做准备。