Unit Eight

Aims

A) Ask for information politely

B) Indirect questions

C) Learn to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each place

Importances

A) New words and phrases

B) Sentences and dialogues

Difficulties

New Grammar

Lesson One

In this lesson students learn to ask for information politely

Step One: Review

Ask students to pretend they are new to this school .Let’s practice some polite ways to find places like the library?

Step Two :Learn(1a)

1.Ask some students to read the list of the things to the class and paint to the lettered parts of the picture one by one .

2.Recite the phrases

Step Three: Pairwork

Teacher:The Opening Day of our school is coming.You are going to introduce

Step four:Listen(1b,2a,2b)

As you listen,fill in the blanks with words you hear in the recording own school to all the parents and answer their questions

A Excuse me .Could you please tell me where the restroom is?

B Go straight Turn right at the first building

Then you can find it .

Step Five: Practice

1.Complete the sentences

1)(get to /railway station/how )

could you tell me ?

2)(there is /a good place to eat /where)

Can you tell me ?

3)(exchange /some money /where)

Do you know ?

4)(is /the English Department /where)

Could you tell me ?

Lesson Two

Step One: Read and translate the test into pairs

Step Two: Phrases and Sentences

1. at the mall / go to the mall

2 .decide to do something/ make up one’s mind to do something.

3. make a decision to do something.

hang out with your friends

hang―hung ?hung Hang the picture on the wall .

Hang up you coat

Hang―hanged―hanged hang oneself

4. Go out (of) the front door.

5. kind of small

6 It’s also just fun to watch people.

Step Three: Groupwork

What’s your favorite place to hang out .

What are the advantages and disadvantages of that place?

For example:

A :Zhenhua shopping Mall is a great place for me to hang out on weekend.

B :It’s easy to get there------

C: I love the mall because-------

Step Four:Ask several pairs of students to say their conversation to the class.

Step 5: Complete

1 Do you know where ( 我可以换钱 )

2 My parents don’t （允许我闲逛） on school nights.

3 There are a lot of ( 在商业区有免费音乐会 ),I like to go there.

4 spend ( 不要在衣服上花太多钱 ).

5 You can buy some stamps in ( 日用品商店 )

Lesson Three

Step One : Could you tell your partner where your home is ?

For example

A: Could you tell me where your home is ?

B: Go out the frontdoor and take a right.Walk about three blocks .Go past the park and turn left onto Oak Street Then------

Step Two: Ask some students to read and translate

Step Three: Phrases and Sentences

1 .Watertown is a great place for the family to take a vacation.

2 .They have organized games and the staff dress up as clowns .

3. If they love good food ,they can find it at the Farmer’s Market where the food is both delicious and cheap.

Step four: Complete this guide to Sunville.

Step Five : Self check

Step Six : Composition

A Excuse me ,could you tell me where the book is ,please?

B The band is across the street from the shopping mall.

A Excuse me ,could you tell me how to get to the restaurant?

Step Seven : Practice

1 Are there any museums in Newtown?

Could you tell me ( 合成一句 )

2 Don’t talk loudly !The teacher said to us ( 宾语从句 ).

3 When do you have your art lessons?

Mom asked me ( 宾语从句 )

Lesson Four

Step one :Ask four students to read and translate

Step Two :Important sentences

In English just like is Chinese. We change the way we speak when talking with difficult people.

It’s important to use correct language,but sometimes this alone is not enough ,We need to learn how to be polite when we make requests

Step Three: Complete 3a―3b

Step Four: Composition

Your pen pal is coming to Beijing for vacation .Please introduce some great places to him (her),so that they can have fun.

Lesson Five

Step one:Grammar

一 . 宾语从句的用法 : 宾语从句在复合句中作主句谓语动词或介词的宾语 .

A) 引导词

1. 陈述句做宾语从句时 , 用 that 引导 .

I’m afraid (that)you are wrong.

I think (that) he is the best singer in our class.

2. 一般疑问句作宾语从句时 , 用 if 或 whether 引导 .

Could you tell me if /whether Mr Brown lives here?

They asked me if/whether I went to schoolyesterday.

注意 : 在下列情况下 , 一般用 whether, 不用 if.

A: 在介词后面

We didn’t think about whether it would rain the next day.

B:whether 后 , 可以跟动词不定式 .

They asked me whether to start at once.

C: 当与 or not 连用 , 或提出两种选择时 .

I don’t know whether he is free or not.

3. 用关系代词或关系副词引导的宾语从句

I don’t know who is that young man.

B) 时态

1. 主句是一般现在时 , 宾语从句时态不变 .

2. 主句是一般过去时 , 宾语从句时态要与主句时态保持一致 .

C) 语序

宾语从句的语序必须是陈述语序 .

Could you tell me where they went for a holiday?( √ )

Could you tell me where did they go for a holiday?( × )

Step Two pratice

1.Can you play the piano? Do you know? （连成一句）

2.How will they go to Shanghai? I want to know. （连成一句）

3.were they preparing for the sports meet yesterday? Can you tell us. （连成一句）

4. 我没听懂他所说的话。（翻译）

5 ．老师问我这是谁的书。（翻译）

6 ．李明问我下星期天是否能够和他一起去公园？（翻译）

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