there are." A negative answer is "No, there isn't ", or "No, there aren't."

Ⅲ. Listening:

T: Now let's listen to the tape, and circle the places you hear in 1a.

(听力指导：做好听力题的两个关键：一是听前看图片或者文字材料；二是听时抓住关键词。)

Listen again: finish the following dialogues:

IV. Listening:

1. Work on 2a;

T: Now, look at 2b, listen and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

The students check the answers.

2. Check the answers:

Ⅶ. Pair work

1. Ask the Ss to ask and answer questions about the places in 1a on page 43.

Ⅷ. Role-play

1. Ask Ss to look at the conversations in 2d. Then Ss read the conversations by themselves and try to find out difficulties and suspicious.

2. T:

1. across from 意为"在......对面"

e.g. Can you swim across the river?

你能游过这条河吗？

2. in front of 意为"在......前面"（在某范 围之外）

e.g. There is a car in front of the house.