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Good afternoon, everyone. It is my first time to come to 长沙. I know it's a beautiful city in Hunan Province, right? Do you know where I come from? Yeah, you please. Oh, I come from 武汉, thank you very much. It is a city in Hubei Province. Hunan is south of Hubei and they are next to each other.Tomorrow I am going to visit a place here. Do you want to know where it is now? Let me show you the photo, let's take a look what is this place in the photo? Okay, you have a try. Oh, it's a school, brilliant.Let's take a closer look. What is this building? What can be in the building? You have a try. Oh, we can study in the building. And there are many students and teachers. And what kind of rooms are in the building? Oh, classroom, so we can call it a classroom building, right?Let's continue. How about this place? Do you know what place it is, you have a try? Oh, you have a really large vocabulary. This is a sports field, so do you know the difference between a sports field and a playground? Which one is for children to play? Yes, a playground, very good. And the sports field, what are the people doing on the sports field? You please. Oh, they are doing exercises, very good.And let's continue. That is only part of the school and this is the whole map of the school. Take a look at this map. What do you think of the school? You have a try? Oh, it's very large because there are so many places here, right? Good, there are so many places here. Let's see, what do we have here?First, let's look here, what is this place? Okay, you have a try? Oh, it's a sports field, just as we mentioned, right? Sports field, very good.How about this, it is a student center, very good. And what is a student center, do you know? Now let's have a look. This is what I got from AI, let's read together, a place at school that students can hang out, get help and join clubs. Very good. Do you like the student center?Yes, and how about this place? Can you see a man playing basketball here? Oh, where can we play basketball inside? It's a gym, do you agree? Thank you, sit down, please. It is gym.Now, guys, what about this place? Let me give you a tip. Every day we have lunch in this place. So what is it? It's a dining hall. Is he correct? Yes. Now everyone read after me, dining hall. Okay, very good.And are there any other halls in this school? Now let's see, can you find any other halls? Okay, you have a try. Oh, you can see a school hall here, you have really good eyes, what else? Okay, you have a try. Oh, there is a music hall here. Yes, very good, sit down, please. Okay, you have a try. Dining hall is here, very good.And how about this place, do you know what it is? Okay, you. Oh, it's a classroom building and the classroom building is the biggest building in a school, do you agree? Yes, classroom building. Let's put it here.What are these buildings? Let's take a look. What's this building? Teachers' building, very good. And how about this one? Science building, do you have a science building in your school? Yes, brilliant. How about this building? Art building, what can we do in the art building? We can draw, paint, yes, very good.And there are so many places here. Let's see if we can see more places. Is there a library in the school? Yes, very good, a library is here and is there a garden in the school? Is there a garden? Yes, there is. Very good.Look, do you still remember what are the lines about? What can the lines do? The lines can help us divide the words into syllables 音节, am I clear? How about the dots? What can the dots do? The dots indicate stressed syllables 重音.Now everyone, please show me your two hands. Now we will read the words one by one. When you need a stressed syllable, you can clap your hands, am I clear? For example, dining hall, dining hall, clear?Now we will read every word twice, sports field, sports field, dining hall, dining hall, music hall, music hall, classroom building, classroom building, teachers' building, teachers' building, science building, science building, art building, art building, gym, gym, student center, student center, library, library, garden, garden. Yes, very good.Wow, there are so many places in this school, I'm afraid I will easily get lost there. Can you help me study the map and get to know the locations of some important places first?Okay, let's have a look. Remember, the gate is very important, if you want to tell the location of a place, because the gate is in front of all buildings. And do you know what ways we can use to talk about the places?How about this one? In front of, very good. This one? Behind, next to, very good, remember Hubei is next to Hunan? Yes, how about this one? Across from, do you know across from? Yes. It means face to face. How about this one? Between, very good.Now, if I am in the art building, where is the dining hall? Pay attention to the gate of the buildings and you have time. Dining hall is in front of the art building, do you agree? Now, everyone, please repeat, ready go. The dining hall is in front of the art building. So we have "in front of".Now, I am in the dining hall, where's the art building. Do you agree? Now everyone please repeat, the art building is behind the dining hall. Now we have "behind".Now I am in the teachers' building, where is the school hall? Okay, it's very close. Look, the school hall is in front of the teachers' building. Please pay more attention to the gates of the buildings, remember? So can you try again? Yes, very good, everyone big hands. The school hall is across from the teachers' building. Now everyone read after me, the school hall is across from the teachers' building, go. What does "across from" mean? It means face to face.How about I am in the library and where is the student center? Oh, it's between the library and the art building. I am in the library. Can you try one more time? The student center is between the library and the art building. In fact, the art building is here, and there is gym here. So we can say, can you try it one more time? Student center is next to the library, but you are clever enough because you know the words between. So I will give you one more chance. Look, now my friend is in the gym, I am in the library. We want to meet in the student center, so where is the student center? You can use between, but try one more time, the student center is between the art building or the gym? Gym, very good. So this is between the library and the gym.So we know how to talk about the places of different buildings in the school, right? Now, let's play a game in group of four to see if you really know how to tell the places.Student 1, you should choose the place in a map and describes the location of it. For example, I am in a building, it's next to the garden and it's across from the sports field, where am I. You are in the, yes, okay, you have really good eyes, you are in the science building.And student 2 gives the answer and then describes your own location. Okay? Now we will do it one by one until everyone in your group finishes. Are you clear? Now time is yours, please start. Yeah, groups of four. Choose a place, describe it to your partners.Now, if you have finished, please sit properly. Which group would like to have a presentation here? Hands up. Okay, how about this group? Now gave us a presentation.Now you know how to talk about the places, some new students are also in this school and they are looking for some places here. Let's see, what are they looking for? Before we listen, please circle the places on the map, let's do it.Can you see a student center? Yes, it's here, right? How about the classroom? Where might the classroom be? Can you have a guess? You please. Yes, very good, the classrooms maybe in the classroom building. And there are two classroom buildings in this school, right? How about Miss Gao's office, where can it be, the teachers' office? Okay, you please. Yes, the office might be in a teachers' building, right?Now, let's listen and number the places in order you hear them.- Oh yes. I'm looking for my classroom.-Okay, what class are you in?- I'm in Class 2, Grade 7.- Oh, it's in that building behind the sports field.- Behind the sports field. Oh I see, thanks.- Excuse me, where's Miss Gao's office?- Her office is in the teachers' building.- The teachers' building is across from the school hall.- Excuse me, is there a student center in this school?- It's between the library and the gym.- Yes, I can see it, thank you.So let's see here, which place comes first? Oh, the classroom, very good, and then they talk about the Miss Gao's office, okay, and at last they were looking for the student center, very good.And someone is helping them finding these places, right? So who are helping them in the conversations? Who can help the visitors to find the places in the school? Can you have a guess? Can you have a try? Who are talking about the locations in the school? A stranger? No, not a stranger.Now, if you want to go somewhere and you don't know the location, who can help you there? Okay, you please. Peter, so who is Peter? Yes, very good. You are really good at reading the lines, right? So maybe Peter is a senior student here, right? He can help the visitors, thank you so much. And some teachers, working staff in the school also can help the visitors get to know the places, right?Now, let's listen and match the places with the locations and see where they are.Have you got the answer? Where is it? "The classroom is behind the sports field." Yes, very good, the classroom is behind the sports field. How about the next conversation? Let's listen, conversation 2.So where's Miss Gao's office? The teachers' building is across from the school hall and her office is in the teachers' building, thank you so much. And how about conversation 3?So where is the student center, can you answer me together? The student center is between the library and the gym. Yes, very good.Now let's take a look. Besides talking about the locations of the different places, they use expressions like this, "Oh yes. Oh, I see. Can I help you? Okay, and thanks." So what are these expressions about?How does the boy ask for help or offer help? Let's take a look. What is to offer help here? "Can I help you?" Very good and what does Ella sya? "Oh, Yes." And it is to give feedback. Do you know feedback? 回应, very good. And what does the boy say? "Oh, okay." This is also to give feedback. And then in the end, Ella says. "Oh, I see and thanks." So what she thanks for? It is thank other people to express your gratitude, right? Express thanks, very good.Now let's take out your paper in your drawer. Please fill in the blanks in conversation 2 and 3 by yourself.You are really quick. So who wants to check conversation 2 for me? For example, how does Peter ask for help? So who wants to check? Okay, can you have a try? Okay, check please. Okay, you two, you ask, you answer. Okay, now please.Great, thank you, very good. I would like another pair to try conversation 3, now, which pair would like to have a try? Okay, you two, please.Okay, thank you. And we can exchange the two phrases "oh, yes" and "oh, good", because they are the same meaning, right?Now let's see here, we have so many expressions here and they have different functions. So what functions do they have? Some are to ask for help, So which one? Ask me together, "excuse me". How about offer help? "Can I help you?" And how about giving feedback, how to get feedback? "Oh, I can see it." "Okay." "Yes." "Great." "Oh good." "Oh, I see." "Oh yes." And what about these two? They are to express thanks.So why do we use these expressions in the conversations? What do you think? We can just say where is the science building? It is behind... is that enough? No, so why do we have these expressions? Because we want to be, yes, polite in the conversations.Now let's listen and imitate conversation 1. Okay, now let's read, ready? Conversation 1, go.How about conversation 2? I would like a boy and a girl to role-play the conversation. How about you two?Okay, thank you guys, and as for conversation 3, how about girls, you are Emma and boys you are the boy, let's read it together. Okay? Now 1, 2, go.Yes, now we know how to role-play the conversation with the help of the word bank and the expression bank, right? These words and expressions help us to be polite in conversations.You know what, some visitors are coming to my school to visit me next week. Please help me, what is my school like? Can you be a tour guide and talk about the places in my school?Now, what is my school like? Let me show you a map here. How many buildings are there? Six, yes, very good. And now please work in pairs. Put the places on the map. You will have some papers and maps in your drawer, okay, put them on the map, write names and talk about locations. Don't forget to be polite because you need to talk about the places and the locations, you need to ask for and offer help. Express thanks and give some positive feedbacks in your conversations. Okay, now take out your paper and start your work. If you have finished making your maps, you can start your conversation.Now, which group would like to have a presentation for us? Okay, have you finished? Now let's take a picture. Now can you come here, Now come to the stage, come here. Now you can start your conversation. Who is the visitor and who is the teacher in the school? Can you be the visitor? Okay, and you are the teacher. Now you can begin your conversation. Now everyone listen carefully and later give them some feedback, okay?Well, thank you guys. Do you think their performance is good? Yeah, everyone big hands. Now, do you want to say something about their conversation? How about the beginning part the girl begins with, is there an art building in your school, is that okay for you? No, so what should you say at the very beginning? She can say, excuse me, right? So what is excuse me for? It is for asking for help. It is being polite, right? Now, which pair would like to have a try? Okay, you come here. Now you can begin your conversation face to the audience. Who is the visitor? Are you the visitor? You are the visitor and you are the teacher in the school, right? Okay, now you can begin.So do you like their performance? Are they better? Yes, they are more polite in the conversation, thank you so much.Now, everyone, we have talked about the places of locations and how to be polite in the conversation.Here's what you can do after class. You can introduce your school to me. You can draw a map of your school and label the places on the map and write a few sentences to introduce the places in your school.And today I have brought some gifts for you guys, let's take a look. Here are some souvenirs from Wuhan and we can see the Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan University, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, and Hubei Provincial Museum. If you are interested, you can search for more information about these places. Where are they? And next time when your family come to Wuhan, you can be the tour guide for your family, okay?Now so much for today. Class is over. Goodbye.
