I.Teaching Content

                  Asking the Way
                  A: Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me the way to Bihai Hotel,
                  please?
                  B: Sure. You can go there by bus.
                  A: Is it a long way from here?
                  B: No, itll take you fifteen minutes.
                  A: Which bus can I take?
                  B: You can take a No. 2 bus.
                  A: Where is the bus stop?
                  B: Just go straight. Look, the bus is coming.
                  A: Thank you very much.
                  B: Youre welcome.

                  II. Teaching procedures

                  Step 1. Warming-up
                      T: Nice to meet you. My name is Bright. B-R-I-G-H-T. Shall
                  we sing an English song named "Bingo", and try. to change the
                  word "Bingo" with my name "Bright"?

                  Step 2. Presentation
                      T: Im new here, when I arrived at the airport, I heard
                  someone said "对不起"(注①)，"早晨好"(注②).I really want to know their
                  meanings in English. Could you help me?

                      S: "对不起" is "Excuse me" and "早晨好" is "Good morning".
                      T: Thanks a lot. And now could you tell me something about
                  your city? I want to travel in this city, but I dont know
                  where I should go.
                      S1: Bai Lian Dong Park.
                      S2: Fisher Girl.
                      S3: Jiuzhou Town.
                      T: Good. But I want to find a hotel now.Please do me a
                  favour. Can you tell me
                  the names of some hotels in this city?
                      S1: 2000 Hotel.
                      S2: Yindu Hotel.
                      S3: Bihai Hotel.
                  (The teacher takes notes while the students are speaking.)

                  Step 3. New structures learning
                      T: They all sound very nice. But how can I get there, by
                  bus or by bike?
                      S: By bus.
                      T: And how long will it take me to get there? Maybe
                  fifteen minutes is enough.
                  (The teacher looks at the watch and gives the students a
                  gesture.)
                  　

                  1) Draw a stick-figure picture to help the students understand
                  the meaning of the sentence:
                    "Itll take someone some time to do something."

                  2) Write the sentence "Itll take you fifteen minutes. " on
                  the blackboard, and have the
                  students imitate the sentence.

                  3) A guessing game:
                    T: Please look at these pictures and guess
                    "How long will it take me to ...?"

   &nbs