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:
"It'll take someone some time to do something."
2) Write the sentence "It'll 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 ...?"
T: How long will it take me to have a football match?
S1: It'll take you ninety minutes.
T: Yes.
4) Get the students to listen to the recording of the dialogue, in order to introduce the new sentence: "Just go straight."