新编实用英语备课笔记Unit3.docx

1、新编实用英语备课笔记Unit3Unit Three Road Signs and Commuting Class Work Design: Three Sessions Six Contact HoursSession No. Unit Sessions Involved Focal PointsSession 1(90-100 minutes)Section I Talking Face to Face1. Asking where a particular place is.2. Showing directions3. Suggesting means of transport to t

2、ake4. Key words and expressions:traffic lights, go straight ahead, drive to work, take the underground, walk over/across, on the left/right side, turn left/right at the corner ofSection II Being All EarsSection III Trying Your Hand1. Practicing Applied Writing2. Writing Sentences and Reviewing Gramm

3、arSession 2(90-100 minutes)Section IV Maintaining A Sharp EyePassage IFunny Road Signs from around the World! 1. Some funny road signs.2. Key words and expressions: come across, serve as, feel free to do, after allSession 3(90-100 minutes)Section IV Maintaining A Sharp EyePassage IIHow Do You Commut

4、e to Work?1. Some real cases of commuting to work.2. Key words and expressions: the point of the question, spend time or money doing sth., cannot afford, go out of business, a round tripSuggested Teaching Procedures and Class ActivitiesSECTION I Talking Face to Face1 Lead-in activities:Imitating Min

5、i-Talks1. Warm-up questions: 1) Have you ever seen any bilingual road signs in English and Chinese? Do you think they are helpful for foreigners to find directions when traveling in China? 2) Can you list some English words or phrases showing directions and locations?2. Class Activities:1. First the

6、 students read the Mini-Talks after the teacher, and then try to recite them within five minutes in pairs.2. Ask the students to underline useful expressions and perform the mini talks in class. 3. The students discuss in groups, summarizing the words, phrases and sentences frequently used according

7、 to the following topics with the help of the teacher. The students speak out the sentences under the guidance of the teacher, paying attention to the pronunciation and the intonation. 1) Sentences frequently used for asking for directions: (1) Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the railway sta

8、tion?(2) Do you know where West Avenue is?(3) Can you tell me where the Sales Managers office is?(4) Where is the lift, please?(5) Hello, Miss. Im looking for the meeting room.(6) Where is Low Street? (7) Excuse me, which is the shortest way to the city library?(8) Do you happen to know this address

9、? 2) Sentences frequently used for giving directions:(1) Go down this street and turn right at the traffic lights.(2) Well, you go down Market Road, pass the market, and turn left. West Avenue is the first turning on the right. (3) Sure. The Sales Managers office is on the fifth floor, Room 512. (4)

10、 Just go straight ahead. Its in front of you.(5) Take Bus No. 16 or Bus No. 19, and youll get downtown.(6) Walk that way for two blocks. It is only about ten minutes walk.(7) The post office is just opposite the Park.(8) Keep going until you see a big white building on your left. 3) Sentences freque

11、ntly used for failing to give directions:(1) Im sorry, sir. Im also a stranger here. (2) Sorry, I dont think I can give you the direction. (3) Sorry, Im new around here. Ask the policeman over there, please.Studying Maps 1. Warm-up questions:1) What can a map help a visitor traveling in a new place

12、for the first time?2) When looking for a particular place in a new city, what do you often do, refer to a map or ask for help from a police officer or people around? Why?2. The students read and translate the sample maps under the guidance of the teacher. 2 Act-out activities:Sample dialogues 1. The

13、 students read the sample dialogues after the teacher, trying to imitate the teachers pronunciation and intonation.2. Ask the students to read the sample dialogues in pairs.3. Groups work: Ask the students to categorize the expressions for talking about the means of transport, and asking or giving d

14、irections within a building in the sample dialogues into two groups.1) Sentences talking about the means of transport:(1) How do you usually go to work?(2) I usually drive my car up Hall Street.(3) Then I walk over to the museum.(4) I take the underground from Wynn Street to Low Street.(5) I usually

15、 take Bus No.16.2) Sentences asking or giving directions within a building:(1) Excuse me, where is the managers office?(2) Would you please tell me how I can find his office?(3) It is on the fourth floor downstairs.(4) Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn left.(5) Its the second door on t

16、he right next to the meeting room. 4. Group work: Give the students several minutes to prepare a conversation, asking and telling the way to the dormitory, classroom building, school library, etc. from the main gate of the school. 5. Pair work: Make a dialogue, taking about the means of transport yo

17、u take when traveling back home from school during the vacation.6. Do Exercises 5 and 6 in pairs.3 After-class activities: 1. Pair work: Each pair makes a dialogue according to the tips in one of the five tasks in Speak and Perform. There will be a class presentation in the next class period.2. Grou

18、p work: Design a city map in groups with PPT, which should be referred to in showing a foreign guest around the city in the next class period.3. Pay a visit to the website to listen to an English learning program about asking for and giving directions.SECTION II Being All Ears1 Learning Sentences fo

19、r Workplace Communication1. Give the students a few minutes to read through the printed materials for each listening item.2. Listen to the tape for the first time by looking at the corresponding Chinese version. While listening to the English sentences, the students try to remember the meaning of ea

20、ch of the sentences they have heard. The focus here is on cross-reference of the English sentences and their Chinese meanings.3. Play the tape for a second time, and ask the students to do the exercises in this section. 4. Play the tape for the third time with a pause after each sentence, and ask th

21、e students to repeat the sentence during the pause.2 Handling a Dialogue1. Give the students a few minutes to read through the printed materials for each listening item.2. Listen to the tape for the first time without looking at the book.3. Play the tape for a second time, and ask the students to an

22、swer the following questions orally: 1) What is going to be held in Emilys house? 2) How long will it take for Bob to go to Emilys house? 3) Where will he take a right turning? 4) How far is Emilys house from the fork? 5) What will he see on the right?4. Play the tape for the third time, and the stu

23、dents read the dialogues following the tape simultaneously and trying to catch up the speed and simulate the speakers tones.5. Do the exercises in this section.3 Understanding a Short Speech/Talk1. Give the students a few minutes to read through the printed materials for each listening item.2. Liste

24、n to the tape for the first time without looking at the book.3. Play the tape for a second time, and ask the students to do the exercises in this section. 4. Play the tape for the third time with a pause after each sentence, and ask the students to take notes of the key words. SECTION III Trying You

25、r HandPracticing Applied Writing1 Sample analysis: The teacher summarizes briefly the format and language used in signs. The teacher may show the following passage with PPT (If there is no PPT prepared, ask the students to take a dictation of the passage). Afterwards, ask the students to read it and

26、 translate it into Chinese orally.Signs are often used in public places to show the requirements for people, to give information or to attract peoples attention. Signs can be used for different purposes, for example, traffic signs give you important information about traffic rules, warn you about da

27、ngerous road conditions and help you find your way.The language on signs features the use of short words and phrases, supported by different symbols in various colors and shapes for easy identification. Some signs are written or printed in capital letters. Some traffic signs:Dead End Road No EntryEn

28、ter Here No Way OutKeep In Lane No U-TurnKeep Right Some warning signs:Dangerous! Pavement Narrows Ahead.Wet Road! Traffic Lights Ahead. Slow Down.Bicycle Crossing Ahead. Watch Your Feet!Some other signs:Put Litter Here. Wet PaintBeware of Dog No Business TodayFor Rent Admittance FreePlease Pay in C

29、ash Big Discount 2 Simulated writing: 1. The students read and translate the two sample signs into Chinese with the help of the teacher.2. Do Exercises 2, 3 and 4 in groups. Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar 1 The teacher gives a brief summary of the basic rules of forming plural nouns.A noun

30、names a person, a place, or an idea. A noun can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be “counted”. They have a singular and plural form. You can add a number to the front or an “s” to the end of these words. However, uncountable nouns cannot be counted. This means they only have a singul

31、ar form. It also means that they do not take “a/an” before them. If the students are weak at forming the plural forms of nouns, refer them to the Workbook.The teacher shows the following table with PPT and explains it to the students in Chinese.TypesUsagesExamplesCountable Nouns are things that we can count. For example: pen. We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns:dog, cat, animal, man, person bottle, box, litre coin, note, dollar cup, plate, fork table, chair, suitcase, bagCountable nouns can be singular or plural.My dog is