My Neighbourhood教案
6. i’m glad to have had the opportunity to meet you here.
7. how are things with you?
8. how was your weekend?
9. how nice to see you again!
10. this is a pleasant surprise.
informal
1. hi, tom. how are you doing?
2. hey, tom. it’s a nice day, isn’t it?
3. hello, tom. haven’t seen you for ages. how is everything going?
4. hi, tom. what are you been doing?
5. morning, tom. are you doing all right?
6. hey, tom. what have you been up to these days?
7. what’s up?
8. what’s happening?
9. how’s it going?
10. what’s going on?
11. how are things with you?
12. what’s new?
useful expressions for giving directions
1. walk straight ahead until you come to the second crossing.
2. turn (to the) right/left at the first traffic light.
3. keep straight on.
4. cross the street/bridge.
5. get off at the second stop.
6. it’s about half an hour’s ride/walk from here.
7. it’s three blocks north from here.
8 .would you like a ride? i can let you off at the no.1 department store.
9 .follow this road and take the first right.
useful expressions for telling locations
1. the library is opposite/behind/next to/in front of the training center.
2. it’s on the right / left. on your right/left in the eastern/western/southern/northern/part of the city.
t: let’s look at these useful expressions.(make sure the students understand the meanings and how to use them.) please make a short dialogue in pairs.
(after a while get some pairs to report their answers.)
step 4 practice
t: next exercise.
(show it on the screen.)
choose the correct answer:
1. “am i right in thinking (that)...?”means ________
a. is it true that...?
b. i believe that....
2. “a great many things” means ________.
a. a lot of things
b. great things
3. “to do well” means ________.
a. to be successful
b. to be healthy
4. “as a result” means ________.
a. because of this
b. we have had good results
5. “congratulations!” means ________!
a. you’ve done something very good.
b. very interesting
6. “it’s fascinating” means ________.
a. it’s strange
b. it’s very interesting
7. “we make it (1400)” means ________.
a. we’ll make (1400) things
b. we think the answer is (1400)
(get the students to answer the questions)
suggested answes:
1. is it true that...?
2. a lot of things many a許多的,many a+單數名詞+單數謂語動詞e.g. many a book has been written on the subject. a great/good many想當多，很多，a great/good many+復數名詞+復數謂語動詞e.g. a good many boys are playing on the playground. (a lot of+可數名詞/不可數名詞）