M7Unit 4 Word Power & Task
Word power Transport
Teaching aims:
(1). Learn and master the new words related to transport.
(2). Enlarge the vocabulary in this section and apply them to practical use.
Important points & difficult points:
(1). Remember the different kinds of roads.
(2). Remember different tools of transport.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
Word game:
1. What are very small roads called in English
2. What are roads where cars can go very fast called
3. What are roads that go over other roads called
4. What are roads that go through a tunnel called
5. What are roads that people need to pay to use called
6. What are roads that are made up of many flyovers and intersections called
7. What are roads that have sidewalks in a city or town called
8. What are wide roads that are lined with trees on each side called
Step 2 Read and speak
1. Ask students to read the passage in Part A.
2. To check students’ understanding of the passage, you may ask them the following questions:
(1) What kinds of roads are called flyovers
(2) What kinds of roads are called underpasses
(3) What do people call the area where many roads link up
(4) What is a toll road
(5) What is spaghetti Why do people call the network of roads near Birmingham “Spaghetti Junction”
3. Ask students if they know any other tools of transport besides what they have learnt. You may offer some photos and get students to speak out the correct words
Step 3 Further study
1. Ask students to focus on the flow chart in Part B. They should know that the flow chart here categorizes the different ways people travel by land, air or sea.
2. Ask students to read the passage in Part C, which is an introduction to a transport project. Student should complete the introduction with the words they have learnt in Parts A and B. Then check the answers with the class.
3. For Part D, you may ask students some questions to help them find out these words and phrases. For example:
What must you do before you go somewhere by train
Book a seat or a ticket.
Where will you go to buy the train ticket
To the ticket office.
How do we know which train is available
Read a timetable first.
What ticket can help a student save money
A student ticket.
For the majority the good way to save money is to buy _____ ticket.
What do we call the person who is traveling on a train
A passenger.
What do we call the person who sells bus tickets
A conductor.
If you want to travel to a foreign country, what must you have
A passport and a visa.
4. Ask students to go over Part D and fill in the box. Tell them that the word ‘passenger’ should not be put in the box because passengers are not the people who make transport smoothly.
Homework
Workbook P130 Reading A.
Unit Revision: Period 4.
Task
Writing an e-mail to give information
Teaching aims:
to get students to learn how to listen for important information.
to get students to learn to budget for a trip.
Teaching steps:
Step 1 Warming up
Show some pictures.
Step 2 Making a plan for the trip
Where: The primitive forest in Jiuzhaigou
When: On July 5th
How & why:
Buses / coaches
Ships
Trains Train
Aeroplanes
Cars
Detailed information about the train
Train No. Depart Arrive Travel time Cost (yuan )
Hard seat Hard sleeper Soft sleeper
k46 16.20 05.41 13hr21min 150 265 417
What to take
Show some pictures on the screen
Summary: Making a plan for your trip
Step 3 Writing an e-mail to give information
今年暑假你和同学决定去新疆戈壁沙漠探险。你为此制定了旅行计划 。你告诉他你们决定8月1日乘火车直达新疆。火车相对比较方便快捷而且还可以沿途观光。T66火车的发车时间为20:15 ,到达时间是10:22 。你买的是软卧票,每张580元。你已经买好了帐篷,睡袋,指南针,火柴,小刀等物。提醒他带上一些食物,衣服,药片等。最好能带上一部手机。
你们在8月1日晚7:30在火车站入口处碰头,叫他一定要准时,不要迟到。
Sample:
We’ve decided to make a trip to explore the Gobi Desert in paring different means of transport , I think trains are the fastest and most convenient means of transport on land . Besides , trains are not so expensive as aeroplanes . We can also do some sightseeing all the way . We’ll take Train T66 that leaves for Xinjiang at 20:15 and we’ll arrive at 10:22 the next morning .The ticket for soft sleeper is 580 yuan one person . So we’ll spend 1160 yuan on the train tickets altogether.
I’ve bought tents, sleeping bags ,compass , matches , pocket-knives and so on . Please remember to bring some food, clothes and medicine . It is also a good idea to carry a cellphone in case we get lost .
We’ll meet at the entrance to the train station . Remember the departure time and don’t be late for the train
Homework
Unit Revision: Period 7 & 8.