Unit 2 Places
Section I Listening and Speaking
Step 1 Brief summary of the unit 1
Topics
Greeting people for the first time
Greeting people you already know
Introducing yourlf and others
Saying goodbye
Shaking hands
Forms of address
Skills
Understanding spoken directions
Giving directions
Understanding and giving definitions
Following written instructions
Writing: Rewriting jumbled ntences in a nsible order
Numbers:
Big numbers
Ordinal numbers
Fractions
Time and date
Step 2 W arm up
短发背影
1. Tell the students to make a list of famous tourist spots in Changsha.
2. The Ss are showed a picture of the campus and ask them to figure out and get familiar with the buildings both in English and Chine.
2. Ask the Ss some questions: 1. How do you get to downtown?
2. Which way do you prefer?
Step 3 Focus
The students are shown pictures of common traffic signs and are asked to link the signs to their explanations.
Key words and expressions: level crossing; watch out; roundabout; cycling; delay
Answers:
1. c
2. h
大病救助需要什么条件3. b
4. g
5. i
6. j
7. a
8. e
9. f 10. d
史蒂芬乔布斯Step 4 Speaking
1. Lead the students to summarize the expressions ud in asking the way and giving directions. Illustrate and study some traffic-related words such as: flyover; folk; underground passage; South 2nd ring; avenue/ road/ street/ alley…
苹果ipad充不上电是什么原因Asking for the way
1. Excu me, I’m lost.
2. Could you tell me the way to …/where … is/how to get to …?
3. Do you know where …is?
4. I’ m looking for…
5. Is there a …near here?
Giving directions
1. Go down/along this street.
2. Turn right/left at the traffic lights/at the cond crossing.
3. Turn right/left into…
4. Go straight on past…
5. Go straight on over the crossing/traffic lights/ level crossing
6. The … is the cond turning on the right/left.
7. Pass the …
8. The … is on your right/left.
9. Sorry, I’ m new around here.
Saying and replying to thanks
1. Thank you (very much). Goodbye.
2. Y ou’re welcome. Goodbye.
3. Don’t mention it. Bye now.
2. Pair work: Finding your way
Students practice according to the 4 instructions in pairs to get better grasp of asking for and giving directions. After practice, some pairs are chon to give performances.
3. Act Out
Suppo you are going to Yuelu Mountain from our college, your partner are trying to show you how to get there. Work with your partner and act it out.
(Help the students with the name of our college: Hunan Communications Polytechnic, the transportation might ud: subway Line 2, Guangda Station, Bus
NO.XXX, etc.)
Step 5 Listening Practice
1. Viewing.
跟踪审计Before watching the video, think about how you would direct somebody to nearest canteen.
Play the video, complete the exercis on the textbook and try to find out the commonly-ud expressions for asking for and giving directions outdoors for the following speaking practice.
Keys: 4. straight on; repeat that; I didn’t catch that;
turn right; turn left; can’t miss
2. Listen to the recording in Listening 3 and Listening 4, and try to get more information about London’s Chinatown and London Festival Asia.
Teacher may help students get familiar with some expressions to get better understanding of the listening materials.
别离的近义词(1) Listening 3
Keys: 2. T F T T T F
(2) Listening 4
Keys: 1. three-day; food; Hill; from 2 pm to 10 pm;
from 10 am to 7 pm; £15; £10; no charge
2. 1. Y ou can hear Eastern music
2. It will take place near Tower Hill.
3. It takes place from 16th to 18th May.
4. On 16th May it is from 2 pm to 10 pm.
5. Tickets cost £15 for adults. /or Tickets cost £10 for children.
6. Children under the age of 6 pay nothing.
Step 6 Assignment
1. Think of a place on our campus. Start from the classroom. Don’t tell your partner the name of the place. Let him or her follow your directions and find out where he or she will get to. Teacher will cho another student to be your partner and perform next time.
2. Preview Passage B.
Unit 2 Places
Section II Passage B
Chinatown in London
I Pre-Class Activities (Open)
Check the homework: speaking practice of asking for and giving directions.
II Passage B—Chinatown in London
1. Lead-in:
How much do you know about Chinatown? What do you think it means to Chine and Foreigners? (with reference to a video )
2. Background Information:
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of Chine or Han people located outside mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan, most often in an urban tting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Asia, Australia, the Americas, Africa and Europe.
The development of most Chinatowns typically resulted from mass migration to an area without any, or with very few Chine residents. Notable early examples outside Asia include San Francisco's Chinatown in the United States and Melbourne's Chinatown in Australia, which were founded in the mid-19th century during the California gold rush and Victoria gold rush respectively.
3. Expressions and Sentences
Pre-teach the key words and expressions from the text for the better understanding of the passage.
1) tourist attraction 吸引游客的事物；旅游胜地
< This parade has become a significant tourist attraction for the city. How many tourist attractions on the list have you been to?
Derivatives: tour n.& v. 旅行，观光（tour guide 导游）
tourism n. 旅游，旅游业
2) commercial adj.商业的
商业地产运营管理e.g. The commercial bank is willing to lend money to the customers.
The regulations of the university prohibit commercial activities of this kind. Derivatives: commerce n. 商业，商务，贸易
< He is engaged in commerce.
3) fashion n. 时尚，流行，时装
Collocation：be in fashion 风行；
come into fashion 开始流行；
be/go out of fashion 不流行，落伍
< Yellow color is out of fashion this spring.
Fashion changes all the time.
4) practi vi. 从业，从事……工作
< She got a medical degree but never practid. (行医)
He practid law after his graduation.
5) legal adj. 法律的；合法的
< They are taking legal action.
Is it legal for boys of that age to drink alcohol?
Derivative: illegal adj. 不合法的，违法的
< It’s illegal to drive through a red light. 开车闯红灯是违法行为。
6) mixture n. 混合物，混合体
< The decoration is a strange mixture of German and Chine styles. Analysis showed that water was prent in the mixture.
Root: mix vt. 混合，调和，掺和(with)
< Mix this oil with the paint and stir well.
7) origin n. 出身，来源
< Everyone should be treated equally regardless of racial origin.
旋挖钻孔灌注桩Can you say something about the origin of the world?
Derivatives: original adj. 起初的，原始的，新颖的
originate vi. 发源，来自，产生，始创（from）
< an original movie poster 原版电影海报
All carbohydrates originate from plants.
8) staff n. 全体职员
Collocation：full-time/part-time staff 全职/兼职人员
join the staff成为员工
teaching/nursing staff 教职员工/护理人员
a member of staff 一名员工
< He had the complete support of hospital staf
f.
The hotel staff are friendly and attentive.
9) celebration n. 庆祝，庆祝活动
Collocation：in celebration of sth. 庆祝某事
< His daughter decided to have a party in celebration of his birthday. The medical staff are looking forward to the celebration.
Root: celebrate vt. 庆祝
10) homesick adj. 想家的，思乡的
