1、Unit 11 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?The 1st Period. Analysis of the Teaching Material1. Status and FunctionIn this unit, students learn to talk about how to ask for information politely.The topic is very interesting and practical. It is very useful for students to use the topic
2、to communicate with others in their daily life. Its also helpful for students to improve their speaking ability. All the students can learn some spoken English more or less.(1) The first period mainly gives students listening and oral practice using the target languageExcuse me. Can you please tell
3、me where 1 can get a dictionary?Sure. Theres a bookstore on River Road.(2)The activities in the second period give students more listening and oral practice as well as grammar focus to practise the target language. They are helpful to improve students listening and speaking skills.(3) In the third p
4、eriod, students learn to get detailed information from an article. It is a basic reading skill, and also it is of great help for students to improve their reading skill.(4) The fourth period not only introduces some new words but also provides students with many different kinds of activities. In thi
5、s class, students learn to give adviceto people who have difficulty in travelling. Students tell the people where they should go using the target language.(5)A lot of practice is designed in the fifth period to train students reading and writing skills.(6)All the activities in the last period in thi
6、s unit are used to provide writing practice using the target language.2. Teaching Aims and Demands(1)Knowledge ObjectsIn this unit, students learn to talk about how to ask for information politely and how to give advice to those who have difficulty in travelling.(2) Ability ObjectsTo train students
7、listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using the target language.(3) Moral ObjectsHelping each other is a good quality. If someone asks you how to get to the place he wants to go to, you should tell him the way correctly.Also, if you want to go to a place you dont know, you should ask for t
8、he direction politely. After you are given the way, you should say Thank you.3. Teaching Key PointsTo make students learn and grasp the key vocabulary words and the target language.4. Teaching Difficult PointsTo train students listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.To train students communi
9、cative competence.5. Studying WaysTeach students how to ask the way and how to give the way to those people who want it. Language FunctionAsk for information politely,. Target LanguageExcuse me. Do you know where I can exchange money?Sure. Theres a bank on the second floor.Take the escalator to the
10、second floor and turn right. The bank is next to the bookstore. StructureIndirect questions. Vocabulary1. escalator, drugstore, restroom, furniture, department store, shampoo, advantage, disadvantage2. exchange money, hang out. Recyclingelevator, corwenient, public, phone, library, post office, mall
11、, subway, restaurant, stamp, interviewer, safe, delicious, fascinating, inexpensive, park, museum,movie theater, uncrowded, interesting, beautiful, big, clean, bookstore. Learning Strategies 1. Listening for specific information. 2. Cooperating. Teaching Time Seven periodsThe First Period. Teaching
12、Aims and Demands1. Knowledge Objects(1) Key Vocabularyrestroom, shampoo, stamp(2) Target LanguageExcuse me. Can you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?Sure. Theres a bookstore on River Road.2. Ability Objects (1)Train students listening ability. (2)Train students communicative competence.3.
13、 Moral Object Helping each other is very important. It is a good quality. Teaching Key PointTarget Language. Teaching Difficult Points1. How to train students listening ability.2. How to train students communicative competence. Teaching Methods1. Scene teaching method.2. Listening-and-answer activit
14、y to help the students go through with the listening material. Teaching Aids1. A tape recorder.2. Real objects. Teaching ProceduresStep RevisionT: Youre new to this school. You need to know where the main office is. How can you ask where the main office is?S1: Wheres the main office?T: Thats one way
15、 to ask. But there is a more polite way you can ask. You can say, Can you tell me where the main office is? Class repeat. Can you tell me where the main office is?Ss: Can you tell me where the main office is?T: Thats correct. Now lets say you want to know where Classroom 1 is. How can you ask?S2: Ca
16、n you tell me where Classroom 1 is?T: Good! Theres another polite way you can ask: Could you tell me how to get to Classroom 1? Class repeat. Could you tell me how to get to Classroom 1?Ss: Could you tell me how to get to Classroom 1?T: Thats right. Very good.Step 1aThis activity reviews earlier voc
17、abulary and introduces some new words.Go through the instructions with the class.Read the list of things to the class. To review the meaning of each item on the list, invite different students to say each phrase in their own words.Point to the lettered parts of the picture one by one.Ask a student:
18、What kind of place is this?What do they sell there? Do we have one in our community? What is the name of the one in our community?Point out the sample answer. Say, The letter c is in front of the words buy shampoo because you could buy shampoo in a department store. There may be more than one correc
19、t answer for some blanks.While students are working, move around the room offering help as necessary.Check the answers.Suggested answersshampoo: a or c information: a or emagazines :a or d writing paper: a or cdictionary: d stamps: etelephone call: a or e save money: bNoteShampoo is special soap, li
20、quid, powder, etc. for washing of the hair.Step 1bThis activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.Read the instructions to students. Point out the two conversations that are shown in the picture.As you listen, fill in the blanks with words you hear i
21、n the recording.Play the recording the first time.Students only listen.Play the recording a second time.This time ask them to fill in the blanks with the words you hear.When students listen, stop the recording from time to time to allow students enough time to fill in the blanks. Check the answers w
22、ith the whole class.Answers 1. buy some stamps 4. save money 2. post office 5. bank 3. Center Street 6. Main Street Tapescript Conversation 1 Girl 1: Excuse me. Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps? Boy 1: Yes. Theres post office on Center Street. Girl 1 :Oh. Can you tell me where Center St
23、reet is. Boy 1: Sure. Go past the bank. Center Street is on your right. Girl 1: Thanks a lot. Boy 1: No problem. Conversation 2 Girl 2: Excuse me. Do you know where I can save money? Boy 2: Sure. Theres a bank on Main Street. Girl 2: Oh. Could you please tell me how to get there? Boy 2: YesGo straig
24、ht ahead. The bank is on your left. Girl 2: Thank you. Boy 2: Youre welcome.Step 1cThis activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.Read the instructions to the class.Point out the example in the box. Get two students to read it to the class.S1: Excuse me. Can you please tell me
25、 where I can get a dictionary?S2: Sure. Theres a bookstore on River Road.Point out the list of things people need and the pictures of the places in activity 1a. Say. Look at activity la. Have a conversation with a partner. Ask your parter politely where you can do these thing and then answer your pa
26、rtners questions.As students work, listen to some pairs in order to check the progress and help with pronunciation as needed.After students have had a chance to practise several exchanges, ask some pairs to come to the front of the classroom and act out their conversations.Step SummaryIn this class,
27、 weve learned some important words, such as restroom, shampoo and so on. Weve also learned the target language. Excuse me. Can you please tell me where I can get a dictionary? Sure.Theres a bookstore on River Road.Step HomeworkReview the target language.Step Blackboard DesignUnit 11 Could you please tell mewhere the restrooms are?Section AThe First PeriodTarget Language:A: Excuse me. Can you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?B: Sure. Theres a bookstore on River Road.