1. Unit 7 Asking the Way (I) Step 1: Opening Remarks Step 2: Explain listening skills in Unit 7 Part A ： Micro-Listening Location

2. Part A ： Micro-Listening Exercise 1: 1.On the chair by the bookshelf. 2.Behind the door. 3.Under the small table. 4.In his study. 5.Under her pillow.

3. Part A ： Micro-Listening Exercise 2: 1. on the sixth floor 2. right over there 3. at the moment 4. next to 5. in front of the stairs

4. Part B ： Marco-Listening  Conversation 1 : Where Is the Grand Theater? Culture Notes: 1. I see. You say “I see” to indicate that you understand what someone is telling you.

5. Part B ： Marco-Listening Culture Notes: 2. You’ve got it. A colloquial expression, meaning “You’ve got the idea”, “You’ve got the answer”, etc. Its short form “Got it” can either be used as a question or a statement with the same meaning.

6. Part B ： Marco-Listening Culture Notes: 3. You’re welcome. A polite response to “Thank you” in American English, while the British way is usually to say “Not at all”, “Don’t mention it”, “That’s all right”, or “It’s a pleasure.”

7.  Conversation 2: Excuse Me, I’m Looking for… Part B ： Marco-Listening 1. You can’t miss it. “You’re sure to find it” or “ It’s impossible for you to miss it.” Culture Notes:

8. Part B ： Marco-Listening 2. Media Megastore an extremely big store for selling CDs, DVDs, records, cassettes, books, magazines, etc. One such store in New York is called Virgin Megastore, which is the largest and most popular store of its kind in the city. The prefix “mega-” means “extremely big”, as in megacycle( 兆周 )a megastar (an extremely famous star), or “1,000,000 times the stated unit”, as in megabyte(100 万字节 ). Culture Notes:

9. Part C Oral Practice Task 1: Making appropriate responses Students are required to give appropriate responses to the following. 1.How can I get to the Hilton Hotel, please? 2.Excuse me, is this the right way to the Exhibition Center? 3.Could you tell me how far it is to the railway station? 4.Excuse me, does this bus go to the zoo? 5.How many stops is it to People’s Square?

10. Part C Oral Practice Task 2(Pair work): Questions and answers on the texts Listen to conversation 1 & 2 again and answer the questions on page 58-59 in complete sentences. Then link up the answers to make a short summary of the conversation.

11. Part D Home Listening Exercise on page 60