Unit 18 Could You Tell Me the Way to the Zoo?
i. objectives
1. unit 16 dialogue
2. vocabulary: excuse me. sorry, then, by the way, you’re welcome.
3. can ask the way.
ii. procedures
1. warming up
(1) t: boys and girls. are you happy today? let’s sing. (rabbit dance.)
(2) t: very good. let’s chant together.
turn left for the school. turn right for the bank.
straight on for the pool. you have the map to thank.
turn left for the car. turn right for the camp.
straight on for the park. you have the map to thank.
2. pre-task
(1) t: first, let’s play a guessing game. what word is it?
(cinema, restaurant, market, hotel, hospital)
how do you spell…? you get one point.
here’s a map. please stick … on the right place. (match chinese and english)
whole class spell the words.
(2) let’s go on with our game. look, what word is it? how do you spell…?
stick … on the map, please.
(3) look at the map, please. if you’re a tourist at the hotel. could you ask the way? (ask to pupils)
---- could you tell me the way to the …?
---- turn…
go straight ahead.
take …
the … is on the…
(4) i’m a tourist now. could you tell me the way to the zoo? this is our new unit. unit 16 could you tell me the way to the zoo?
teach: zoo
is there a zoo on this map? no. so let’s sign the zoo on another map. look at here. and you have the map too. please listen to the dialogue and sign the zoo on this map.
(5) listen again and let’s check. is that right? are you right? raise your hands if you’re right.
(6) this time. open your books. listen to the dialogue and find out the new words. let’s learn the new work together. (excuse me. sorry, then, by the way, you’re welcome.)
(7) practise: look at the map. if here’s the guangzhou zoo. i’m the tourist at the hotel. excuse me. could you tell me the way to the guangzhou zoo?
by the way, is the night zoo near here? yes or no?
(8) listen to the tape and read the dialogue.
(9) whole class read the dialogue.
(10) read the dialogue with your partner. if you’re ok, raise your hands.
(11) ask one or two pairs to read the dialogue.
3. while-task and post-task
(1) i’m going to the night zoo this sunday. but i want to go to the restaurant now. look. what’s in the restaurant? a mouse. let’s help the cat to catch the mouse. the mouse is running out of the restaurant. for example. i’m the cat. i’m at the restaurant. …you’re the mouse. …i’ll ask you: where’s the mouse? you should tell me: at the… how can i get there?