七年級上冊Unit 8: Is there a post office near here?導學案
前后桌學生展開活動，匯報自己的調查成果，包括自己與同伴理想的居住地相同的地方和不同的地方。
老師抽查幾名學生，讓其將自己理想的居住地在全班同學面前描述出來，并結合自己的地圖，找出哪位同學的設計與自己的相似。
完成任務所需要的語言結構；
a：is there a video arcade near your house?
b: yes, there is. there is video arcade on fifth avenue.
a: is there a library near the video arcade?
b: yes, there is. it's between the video arcade and the supermarket.
there is a …in my neighborhood. it's across from the post office.
in my picture, there is …, but in jack's picture there is ….
sample 3 制作一個精美的道路指南手冊
teacher: have you brought your guide here? do you want more people to come for a visit? now introduce the neighborhood to your partner and persuade him or her to be here.
操作方法：
課前任務：學生根據自己的意愿，或進行實地考察或參考其他書目、地圖，制作任意一個地區（可以是一個自己喜愛的地區，也可以是自己熟悉的地區）的道路指南，最好標出東南西北方向。
學生取出事先制作好的道路指南圖，開展小組活動。首先由一名同學介紹自己的道路圖的內容，其他同學認真聆聽，介紹完畢之后，其他同學可以自由提問，詢問相關地點及各個場所的位置關系。
或學生取出事先制作好的道路指南圖（地圖上沒有任何建筑物），全組成員輪流描述自己的地圖，其他人邊聽邊在地圖上標出建筑物的位置，全面在本組內進行對照。
完成任務所需要的語言結構：
there is a post office on first avenue.
there are some small parks in this neighborhood.
a: is there a supermarket?
b: yes, there is. there is a big supermarket here.
4. a: is there a pay phone near the supermarket?
b: yes, there is. it's between the video arcade and the supermarket.
5. a: is there a hotel there?
b: sure. there are many hotels there.
sample 4 做義務指路員
teacher: boys and girls, look at your guide! could you please tell your partner the way to a building? please also tell him / her the neighborhood.
操作方法：
此活動為四人一組的小組活動學生制作某一個著名旅游景點及周邊環境的平面地圖向同伴做介紹，告訴同伴其所處位置及相臨的建筑物。
老師可以找學生做一個范例，請一位學生根據自己的圖完成老師布置的任務，告訴同學們如何完成此任務。如果學生水平好，老師可以先讓學生直接開展活動，發現問題再停下來示范更有針對性。
以下圖例：
完成任務所需要的語言結構：
there is a place museum on center street.
yudu hotel is between the palace museum and the bank of china.
there is a pay phone on zhengyi road.
the palace museum is across from the library.
sample 5 給筆友寫一封信。（write a letter to one of your pen pal.）
teacher: where are you going this weekend? could you please write a letter to your pen pal and tell your plan? write a guide to the place to your pen pal.