1． Knowledge Objects

(1)Key Vocabulary

fascinating, convenient, safe, restroom, inexpensive

(2)Target Language

Can you tell me where there’s a good place to eat?

Of course． What kind of food do you like?

2． Finish off the exercises on pages 46-47 of the workbook．

The Fourth Period

Step Ⅰ Revision

T: Yesterday we learned the structures．

Do you know where…? Could you tell me how to get to…? Can you please tell me where…? Now who can make sentences by using the structures?

Step Ⅱ 3a

Read the instructions． Point out the blank lines under the words Advantages and Disadvantages below the interview．

You will write your answers in these blanks．

Read the first two sentences at the top of the article．

Explain that the interviewer will talk to several teenagers．

Get students to read the interview on their own quickly．

When they have finished, ask if there are any words or sentences they don’t understand． If there are, explain them．

Ask students to read the interview again and write the advantages and disadvantages． Check the answers with the whole class．

Step Ⅲ 3b

Read the instructions． Point out the conversation in the box and invite two students to read it to the class．

Point out the list of advantages and disadvantages in Activity 3a． Say, You can use these items and any other items you can think of as you talk about places you usually hang out．

Ask students to work in groups of four or five． As they work, move around the classroom helping the groups as necessary． Make sure they talk about both advantages and disadvantages．

Ask several groups to act out part of their conversation to the class．

Step Ⅳ 4

Read the instructions to the class． Get students to look back at the picture and activities on the first page of this unit．

Point out the sample language in the box． Invite a student to read it to the class．

Ask students to say the names of some stores and other places in the community and write them on the board． Say,

Each group can choose three of these places to write about, or you can choose another place you know of

Write careful directions from the school to each place, but do not say the name of the place． You can use the words this place instead． In order to help students work, draw a simple map showing the school and several nearby streets．

When the groups are ready, they read their directions to the class and the other students guess the name of the place they are talking about．

Step Ⅴ Homework

1． Ask students to choose two places in the community and write careful directions from the school to each place．

How to improve students’ integrating skills．

Train students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing ability．

3． Moral Objects

Anything has both advantages and disadvantages． We should treat everything correctly．

1． Knowledge Objects

(1) Key Vocabulary

hang out, fresh, advantage, disadvantage, block

(2)Target Language

Go out the front door and take a right． Walk about three blocks． Go past the park, and turn left onto Oak Street．

Step Ⅰ Revision

Check homework．

Step Ⅱ 2a

Read the instructions and point to the list of directions．

Get students to name the items in the picture such as escalator, elevator, shoe store, and so on．

Play the recording． Students only listen．

Tell them that the picture may help them understand what they are hearing．

Play the recording again． This time ask students to write a number next to four of the directions．

Check the answers with the whole class．

Step Ⅲ 2b

Point to the picture． Say, now you will hear the recording again． This time show where the boy went as he followed the directions to the drug store． Draw a line on the picture in your book．

Play the recording again and ask students to draw the line on their own． Check the answer with the class．

Step Ⅳ 2c

Ask a pair of students to read the sample conversation aloud to the class．

Read the instructions aloud． Say． Make conversations using information about the places in the picture with your partners．

As students work, move around the classroom checking the progress of the pairs and offering help as needed．

Ask one or two pairs to say their conversations to the class． Ask the rest of the class to look at the picture as they listen．

Step Ⅴ Homework

Ask the students to write three sentences with the starters of the structures．

The Third Period

2． How to improve students’ listening ability．

1． Indirect questions．