Unit 3 Could you please tell me where therestrooms are?Class begins. Good morning, class. Sit down please. In our daily life, when we get lost, what should we do? Yes, we can ask others the way. Recently a foreigner came to China and he couldn’t find the way. So he asked a passerby the way. Then what happened to him? Let’s enjoy a video.Could you please tell me what you think of the young man? Please imagine that you were the foreigner, how would you feel? So if someone asks you the way, what should you do? Be nice to the people who need your help. Give them directions politely and accurately when some people ask you the way. Please pay attention to the two aspects: politely and accurately. Then here comes to the question: how can we ask the way politely and give directions accurately. Today we will study unit 3 of Go for it Grade 9 could you please tell me where the restrooms are. After studying this unit, you will find the answer by yourselves. Before the class, would you please focus on the title of this unit andanswer me two questions: First, do you know any sentence used to ask for information politely? Yes, could you please do sth.? How to give an affirmative answer to this question? Sure. Of course. No problem. I’d love to. Then how to give a negative answer: Sorry, I’d love to, but…Let’s do an exercise. Which one is right? B. My second question is which sentence is right, the first one or the second one? The first one. So please pay attention to the sentence order of objective clauses. What about this question? Which one is right? B. Now look at the following pictures, and tell me what it is. A postcard, a stamp. Do you know these places? A bank, a book store, a post office, a rest room, a department store, a restaurant. Ok, all of you have a good memory and have remembered all the places you have learnt before. Then do you know where can we do the following things? Please match each thing with a place in the picture. Many different answers are possible. I will give you 1 minute to finish the task of 1a on page 17. Ok, have you finished it yet? Let’s check theanswers together. Any problems? Ok, let’s do the presentation with the target language: Could you please tell me where I can …? Sure, There’s a …on …Street. For example, Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary? Sure. There’s a bookstore on Main Street. Please do the presentation one by one. From you, please. What about getting some magazines? … All of you did a good job.Now, let’s listen to one record and find out the general idea of the conversation. Which one is the general idea? B. Then listen again. And fill in the blanks in the picture of 1a on page 17. I’d like to invite one pair of students to read the conversation for us and other students, please check your answers. Any volunteer? Very good. Do you have any questions?Then do you know any sentences used to ask the way? Anything else? Is that all? Let’s look at the screen. Those sentences are often used to ask the way. Would you please read these sentences once after me? Le t’s take the bookstore as an example.What about the sentences used to give the directions? Now let’s do a little contest. I’d like to divide you into two groups. Anyone who can first find out where the supermarket is after I announce ready? Go!, please raise up your hand. If you answer the questions correctly, you will get 1 point for your group. Understand? The first one ,ready? Go!Do you know these traffic signs? Our contest is continuing. The first one, ready?Go! Now look at the result of our contest. Group wins. Let’s give a big hand to Group... Congratulations.Now please read the conversation of 1c together on page 17. Do you have any problems with this conversation? Now I will give you 3 minutes to make conversations to find out where the hospital, the bank, the drugstore, the store and the library are based on the conversation of 1c? Ok, time is up. Any volunteers to perform your conversation to us? You can choose any place to talk about. Any other volunteers? You can choose any place except…I’m very glad that all of your pronunciation has improved a lot.Now, please listen to another record. I have three tasks for you. First find out where the boy is going, then draw a line in the picture of 2a on page 18 to show how the boy walks there, and last fill in the blanks to show his route. First please tell me where the boy is going? Then who knows how the boy can walk there? Any volunteer? First, Go to the second floor, then turn left. Next go past the bookstore. Finally he will find the supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore. Well done. Now, Let’s play a game. Look at the picture again. Please take out a piece of paper and write down a short passage on it to show the way to someplace and please write down your destination at the back of your paper. Let other students guess where your destination (目的地）is . If other students guess your answer, then you win. If not, you fail. Understand? I will give you two minutes to finish the passage. Are you ready? Any volunteers to read your passage? Can you guess where he is showing? Ok, all of you have given the directions directly and accurately.Now let’s enjoy a video and answer the given questions. Last would you please role play this conversation with your deskmate? Don’t forget to add some movements and try to recite this conversation. All of you did very well in this class. Thank you all. Today we’ve learnt how to ask for information politely and how to follow directions. Any problems with today’s class? At the end of the class, I’d like to give you the homework.。
