1、高职国际英语教案unit2doc11Unit 2 places (1-2 periods)Step 1 Brief summary of the unitTopics Greeting people for the first time Greeting people you already know Introducing yourself and others Saying goodbye Shaking hands Forms of addressSkills Understanding spoken directions Giving directions Understanding
2、and giving definitions Following written instructions Writing: Writing instructions Rewriting jumbled sentences in a sensible order Project: Presenting your town using photos on a map with written directionsGrammar Numbers: Big numbers Ordinal numbers Fractions Time and date Step 2 Warm up Make a li
3、st of everything you can see in town. buildings traffic things in the street Useful ExpressionsThings in the streetbillboard, bus stop, garbage can, litter basket, level crossing, lollipop man, neon sign, news stand, parking meter, pedestrian crossing, road junction, roundabout,shop window, street l
4、ight, street sign, subway station, taxi stand, traffic island, traffic lights, zebra crossingBuildingsapartment building, bakery, bank, barbershop, bookstore, bowling alley, bus terminal, caf, temple, church, cinema, convenience store, department store, fire department, gas station, hospital, house,
5、 library, museum, office building, post office, restaurant, school, shopping mall, supermarket, train stationTrafficambulance, bicycle, bulldozer, bus, car, concrete mixer, container truck, crane truck, dump truck, fire engine, jeep, minibus, motorcycle, police car, scooter, taxi, tramStep 3 Focus L
6、ink the sentences to the signs:1. Be careful. Theres a level crossing without gates ahead.2. Watch out for the pedestrians crossing the road.3. You must stop at this road junction.4. Go straight on over the roundabout.5. Look out for domestic animals.6. No cycling on this road.7. The road ends here,
7、 so be careful.8. Warning! Road works ahead so there might be traffic delays. 9. Traffic lights ahead.10. You must go right at the turn-right sign.11. You must not enter this road. Link the sentences to the signs:a. Be careful. Theres a level crossing without gates ahead.b. Watch out for the pedestr
8、ians crossing the road.c. You must stop at this road junction.d. Go straight on over the roundabout.e. Look out for domestic animals.f. No cycling on this road.g. The road ends here, so be careful.h. Warning! Road works ahead so there might be traffic delays. i. Traffic lights ahead.j. You must go r
9、ight at the turn-right sign.k. You must not enter this road.Step 4 Text study (A)1. Go through the text and then answer questions1. How did Max get to Liverpool?2. Where did Max want to go?3. How long did Max walk before he asked somebody for help?4. Why could the first person not help Max?5. Who co
10、uld help him?6. Where did the person tell him to go?Key pointsLiverpool n. 利物浦 youth hostel 青年旅馆converted warehouse 经过改建的仓库dock n. 码头，船坞postcode n. 邮政编码tourist information office 旅游问讯处surprise v. find, catch someone when they are not expecting it 使措 手不及roundabout n. 环形交通枢纽upside down with the top at
11、 the bottom and the bottom at the top 颠倒地instead of in place of 而不是turning n. 转弯处Step 5 AssignmentUnit 2 Places (3-4 periods)Step 1 Revision Review what they have learnt in the last class by as asking some questions and summarizing the key points and the difficult points.1. Check the homework assign
12、ed last time.2. Asking any questions from the students. Step 2 Warm upWork in pairs. There are 5 expressions in the box that have not been used. Make sentences with them. Friendly inagood/badmood relaxed kind gladStep 3 Text study (B)1. Background Information（1）youth hostel Youth hostel is a kind of
13、 supervised shelter providing inexpensive overnight accommodation, particularly for young people. Hostels range from simple accommodations in a farm house to hotels able to house several hundred guests for days at a time. They are located in many parts of the world, usually in scenic areas. People w
14、ho lodge in youth hostels often cook their own meals, make their own beds, and do other light work. In return they receive temporary accommodation at much cheaper price. （2）tourist information officeA tourist information office may also be called as visitor center,visitor information center or infor
15、mation center. It providesvisitors or travelers with necessary information about the areas attractions,lodgings,maps, and other items relevant to tourism. Often, these centers or tourist information offices are operated at the airport, railway stationor otherport of entry. 2. Directions: Asking for
16、and giving directions. Work with a partner.a. Partner A wants to go to the post office. Partner B gives directions.b. Partner B wants to go to the police station. Partner A gives directions. 3. Key points He had enjoyed the 300-mile train journey through the countryside, but now came the difficult b
17、it. : The train went 300 miles through the countryside and Max had a wonderful trip, but then he found himself in a little trouble. It gave the address as Tabley Street with the postcode L1 8EE which was, of course, of no real use to him.: From the guide book, Max learnt the youth hostel was in Tabl
18、ey Street and the postcode was L1 8EE. But this information is useless to Max since he was totally a stranger here. converted warehouse 经过改建的仓库 e.g. This brewery in a converted warehouse also has an excellent wine list and is great for pizza. 这家由仓库改成的酿酒厂还有各种上好的葡萄酒，配上比萨饼，味道妙不可言。There are a unique ble
19、nd of shops and galleries tucked away in a converted warehouse in the heart of the city.市中心一座经过改建的仓库里汇聚了众多独特的小店和画廊。tourist information office where visitors to a city can get information 旅游问讯处e.g. We are looking for experienced personnel for our tourist information office.我们正在为我们的旅游问讯处寻求有经验的人员。How d
20、o I get to the tourist information office? 请问如何前往旅游信息问讯处？roundabout n. centre of a road crossing that makes traffic go in a circle 街心转盘；（交通）环岛；环形交叉路口e.g. At the roundabout, take the second exit. 到环岛后，走第二个出口。The traffic gets snarled up very often at that roundabout.在那个环形路的交叉口，交通时常发生阻塞。upside down on
21、its head 倒置地；颠倒地e.g. The painting was hung upside down. 油画挂倒了。 Walter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down. 沃尔特捏住包的外角，把它倒过来晃了晃。turn sth. upside down彻底搜查；把翻个底朝天； 彻底改变，完全搅乱（体制或生活方式）e.g. They hadnt found a scrap of evidence though they had turned his flat upside down. 他们虽然把他的公寓翻了个底朝天，却没
22、有找到一丝证据。He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down. 他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。Step 4 AssignmentUnit 2 Places (5-6 periods)Step1RevisionReview what they have learnt in the last class by as asking some questions and summarizing the key points and the difficult points.1. Check the homew
23、ork assigned last time.2. Asking any questions from the students.Step2Speaking1. Directions: Go straight on past the cinema and the department store is on your left.: A Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the nearest department store, please?B Sure. Take the second street on the left. Thats High S
24、treet. Go straight on past the cinema and the department store is on your left.A Thanks. Goodbye.B Youre welcome. Bye.2. Language summary: asking ways1. Excuse me. Is there a department store near here?2. Excuse me. Im looking for a post office. Can you help me, please?3. Excuse me. Can you tell me
25、the way to the hospital, please?4. Take the first road on the left.5. Turn right at the second road into Liverpool Street.6. Go straight on to the next traffic lights. Then turn right into High Street.7. Go straight on over the crossing and the museum is on your left.8. Theres a department store on
26、the corner of Bath Street and Bank Lane.9. The post office is opposite the church in Barnes Road.10. Thank you very much. Goodbye.11. Youre welcome. Goodbye.12. Dont mention it. Bye now.Step3Listening1. Directions: Asking for directionsA Excuse me. Can you help me, please? Im looking for the tourist
27、 information office.B Im sorry. I cant help you. Im a stranger here myself.A Right. OK.B Why dont you ask in that shop over there? They sell souvenirs.A Good idea. Thanks.B Dont mention it. Goodbye.2. Directions: An interview with Wing Kei WongInterviewer Why 1888?Wing Kei Wong It is the number of p
28、hotos in the mosaic and its a good number for Chinese people. Eight is a good number in Chinese it symbolises good luck, so a triple eight is especially lucky. The number one, in Cantonese, sounds like the word for “every day”. I hope that itll bring Chinatown good fortune every day! And, of course,
29、 it was unveiled on the 18th of August 2008.Interviewer What do you want people to take away from ?Wing Kei Wong I want people to take a whole experience away from seeing 1888. Its going to be a journey of discovery for a start, its location isnt obvious from the busiest area of Chinatown, although
30、you can see it when youre walking from Gerrard Street to Shaftesbury Avenue. You have to walk past a lot of things to find it. Then, when you find it, youll see the rice bowl is surrounded by a golden glow and, by walking up to it, you can see all of the different stories in the color pictures of th
31、e rice bowl and the sepia-toned pictures in the background. Each picture will be around the same size as a regular photograph so, if you sent a picture in, you should be able to find yourself as well.Step4AssignmentsUnit 2 Places (7-8 periods)Step1RevisionReview what they have learnt in the last class by as asking some questions and summarizing the key points and the difficult points.1. Check the homework assigned last time.2. Asking any questions from the students.Step2Writing1. Dire
