新编实用英语备课笔记Unit3.doc

Unit Three Road Signs and Commuting Class Work Design: [Three Sessions – Six Contact Hours] Session No. Unit Sessions Involved Focal Points Session 1 (90-100 minutes) Section I Talking Face to Face 1. Asking where a particular place is. 2. Showing directions 3. Suggesting means of transport to take 4. Key words and expressions: traffic lights, go straight ahead, drive to work, take the underground, walk over/across, on the left/right side, turn left/right at the corner of Section II Being All Ears Section III Trying Your Hand 1. Practicing Applied Writing 2. Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar Session 2 (90-100 minutes) Section IV Maintaining A Sharp Eye Passage I Funny Road Signs from around the World! 1. Some funny road signs. 2. Key words and expressions: come across, serve as, feel free to do, after all Session 3 (90-100 minutes) Section IV Maintaining A Sharp Eye Passage II How Do You Commute to Work? 1. Some real cases of commuting to work. 2. Key words and expressions: the point of the question, spend time or money doing sth., cannot afford, go out of business, a round trip Suggested Teaching Procedures and Class Activities SECTION I Talking Face to Face 1 Lead-in activities: Imitating Mini-Talks 1. Warm-up questions: 1) Have you ever seen any bilingual road signs in English and Chinese? Do you think they are helpful for foreigners to find directions when traveling in China? 2) Can you list some English words or phrases showing directions and locations? 2. Class Activities: 1. First the students read the Mini-Talks after the teacher, and then try to recite them within five minutes in pairs. 2. Ask the students to underline useful expressions and perform the mini talks in class. 3. The students discuss in groups, summarizing the words, phrases and sentences frequently used according to the following topics with the help of the teacher. The students speak out the sentences under the guidance of the teacher, pa