classroom.
在教室的前面有一张桌子。
3. next to意为“紧靠着；紧挨着；贴近”
e.g. The little boy is next to his mother.
小男孩紧挨着他的母亲。
【辨析】next to与near的区别
从空间讲near只表示“在……附近”；而next to有“紧挨着”之意；next to比near靠的更近。
2. T:
1. across from意为“在……对面”
e.g. The bank is across from our school.
银行就在我们学校对面。
【拓展】across作介词，意为“从一边到另一边；横过”。
e.g. Can you swim across the river?
你能游过这条河吗？
类似的句子还有：
May I help you?
Do you need any help?
Is there anything I can help (you) with?
What can I do for you?
Homework: 1. Write down the new words in this class.
1. Work on 2a;
T: Now, look at 2b, listen and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
The students check the answers.
2. Check the answers:
Ⅶ. Pair work
能掌握以下句型：
1.① —Is there a hospital near here?
—Yes, there is.
② The pay phone is across from the library.
③ The pay phone is betweenthepost office and the library.
S:in,on……
T: Good, today we are going to learn other prepositions?for position and several nouns.Please look at the following new words.
post, office, post office, police, police station, hotel, restaurant, bank, hospital, street, pay, near, across, across from, front, in front of, behind, town, around
Ⅲ.Listening:
T: Now let’s listen to the tape, and circle the places you hear in 1a.
(听力指导：做好听力题的两个关键：一是听前看图片或者文字材料；二是听时抓住关键词。)
Listen again: finish the following dialogues:
3、学习策略1） 利用老师所提供的图片做出简单的判断，学习相关方位介词以及描绘性形容词。 2） 通过与同学交流，学会使用问路指路，对地点特征做出简单描述的句型。
4、情感态度1）通过各小组的对话练习培养学生的合作精神； 2）通过学习本单元，教会学生礼貌待人，建立和睦的邻里关系；
教学重难点：there be 句型用法及其肯定，否定回答;
1. Ask the Ss to ask and answer questions about the places in 1a on page 43.
Ⅷ. Role-play
1. Ask Ss to look at the conversationsin 2d.Then Ss read the conversations by themselves and try to find out difficulties andsuspicious.
1) There ______ (be) a lot of books on the desk.
2) There ______ (be) a bank and two ________ (library) on the street.
3) ______ ________ (有) a post office near here?
课时安排第一课时：完成Section A1a-2d
第二课时：Section AGrammar Focus-3c
第三课时：完成Section B 1a-2c
第四课时：完成B 3a-Self Check
Unit 8 Is there a post office near here?
Section A(1a-2d)
Where’s the supermarket? It’s next to the library.Is there a pay phone in the neighborhood?Yes, it’s on Bridge Street on the right.
2、 语言技能1） 能看着图片说话出建筑物的名称； 2） 能运用一般现在时询问街道上某一场所的位置； 3） 能够运用所学语言为他人指明 某一场所的路线； 4） 能够描述某一场所各建筑物之间的位置关系； 5） 能够利用地图向他人介绍自己所居住的社区；
At first, ask a few students to try to read them, then the teacher corrects their pronunciations.
Ⅱ. Presentation:
1. T: Hello, class, how to say abouta?general?questionandnegativeof“there be”
S: When it isa?general?question,“be”should be put in the first word of a sentence.
When it isnegative,it should add“not”behind“be”.
T: T: Excellent, then pleasethink aboutWhat a?positive?answer?andanegative?answerare?
如：Peter sits next to Mike.
彼特紧挨着迈克坐。
Peter sits near Tom.
彼特坐在汤姆附近。
4. How can I help you?需要我帮忙吗？
表示向他人伸出援手，主动提出帮助的意思，此句还可说成：How can I help you?或How may I help you?
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
①Where 引导的特殊疑问句。
②there be 句型的肯定式、一般疑问句及其回答方式。
③方位介词的用法。
2. 教学难点：
方位介词的用法。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Lead-in:
T: Hello, everyone, please think about prepositions?for position
2. in front of意为“在……前面”（在某范围之外）
e.g. There is a car in front of the house.
在房子前一辆小汽车。
【辨析】in the front of “在……前面”（在
某范围之内）
e.g. There is a table in the front of the
B:Um,Yes, there ______. ___________ one onLongStreet.
Conversation 3: A: Is there a ______________ on Center Street?
B: No, __________ _______.
.Listening:
教
学
设
计
教学目标
1.语言知识
词汇：A,重点掌握表示建筑物种类的名词, 如post office, hotel, bank, supermarket, street, pay phone, avenue,
B、掌握如下描绘性形容词及方位副词，如clean, quiet, dirty, busy, right, left, down, along,
S:A?positive?answer?is“Yes, there is“or“Yes, there are.”Anegative?answeris“No, there isn’t“, or“No, therearen’t.”
T: Good. Now please finish the following exercises:
C、方位介词, 如next to, across from, in front of, near, between, behind
D、短语，如 turn right, turn left, go down, go on, walk along, go along
重点句型：Is there a bank near here? Yes, there is a bank on Center Street.
Is there a bank near here? Yes, there is. It’s on Center Street.
Are there any restaurants near here? Yes, there’s one in front of the post office.
Байду номын сангаас2.用今天所的学介词（near, next to, in front of, behind, between…and）来写五个句子，描述一下你生活中常见的单位的位置。