(共21张PPT)
1. For many students, it is easy to get to school.
对许多学生来说，到校上学实属易事。
(For sb.,) it is + adj. + to do sth.或It is + adj. (+ for sb.) to do sth. (对某人来说) 做某事是……的
本句中“to get to school”是真正的主语，为了避免句子头重脚轻，故用it作为形式主语。
【语境应用】汉译英
对我们来说早早上床睡觉是对健康有益的。
It’s healthy for us to go to bed early. / For us, it’s healthy to go to bed early.
2. There is a very big river between their school and the village.
在他们村子和学校之间有一条很大的河。
between … and … 在……和……之间
between prep. 介于……之间
e.g. Mary is between Jane and Linda in the line.
在队伍中, Mary在Jane和Linda之间。
The ball rolls between his feet.
球在他两只脚之间滚来滚去。
The high-speed train ________Qingdao and Beijing travels faster now. The train ride takes only about three hours.
A. from B. among C. in D. between
D
根据所给汉语提示完成句子。
丝绸之路是中西文化间的桥梁。
The Silk Road is a bridge of cultures ________ East ________ West.
between
and
【语境应用】单项选择
e.g. There are many apples on the tree.
树上有许多苹果。
She has a nice schoolbag.
她有一个漂亮的书包。
there be 客观存在的“有”, 强调存在的状态there be+主语 (be动词的形式与主语保持一致)
have 主观方面，强调“所属” 关系, 表示“拥有, 占有, 具有” (have与主语保持人称和数的一致)
3. There is no bridge and the river runs too quickly for boats.
河上完全没有桥，而且河水湍急，不宜小船摆渡。
此句是英语中的一种否定结构。no在此处修饰名词，
no相当于not a / an (修饰可数名词单数时)；
no相当于not any (当修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词时)
e.g. There is no milk in the fridge.
冰箱里没有牛奶。
There are no computers in that small mountain village.
在那个小山村里根本就没有电脑。
试比较：
There is not a bridge…
There is no bridge…
再如：
I’m not a doctor. 我不是大夫。
I’m no doctor. 我压根不是个大夫。(我根本不懂医。)
语气更强烈，“根本没有桥”
run v. 1) 液体的流动
e.g. The river runs into the sea.
这条河流入大海。
Your nose is running, Jack. Do you have a cold
Jack, 你在流鼻涕，是不是感冒了？
2) 跑，奔跑
e.g. I run down the stairs as fast as I can.
我飞快地跑下楼梯。
3) 经营，管理
e.g. She runs a restaurant in Boston.
她在波士顿开餐馆。
4. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the river to school.
所以这些学生靠滑铁索来过河上学。
cross v. 横过; 穿越 (马路、河等)
e.g. Look carefully before you cross the road.
过马路前要仔细看！
I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.
船到桥头自然直；车到山前必有路
5. One 11-year-old boy, Liangliang, crosses the river every school day.
亮亮，一个11岁男孩，每天过河上学。
11-year-old 复合形容词，注意year后没有复数词尾-s。其他常见复合形容词如：
a four-day trip 一次为期四天的旅行
a 30-page book 一本30页的书
a three-room house 一个三间屋的房子
【注意】由year和old构成的另一种复合词：
a group of twelve-year-olds 一群十二岁的孩子们
school day 在校学生上学的日子 尤指周一至周五
6. But he is not afraid because he loves school.
但他并不害怕，因为他爱去学校。
afraid adj. 害怕；恐惧
be afraid of sth. 害怕某物
be afraid to do / of doing sth. 害怕做某事
e.g. Are you afraid of snakes
你怕蛇吗
He’s afraid of going out/to go out alone at night.
他害怕夜晚独自出去。
【语境应用】完成句子
1) 她害怕狗。
She _______ _______ _______ dogs.
2) 亮亮害怕告诉老师这件事。
Liangliang ________ ________ ________ ________ his teacher about the thing.
3) Gina害怕晚上一个人回家。
Gina _________ _________ _________ _________ home alone at night.
is afraid of
is afraid to tell /of telling
is afraid to go / of going
7. He’s like a father to me.
他待我就像父亲一样。
like v. 喜欢 like to do sth. / doing sth. 喜欢做某事
prep. 像 (常与look或be动词连用)
e.g. I don't like talking in public.
我不喜欢在公共场合说话。
I like to see people enjoying themselves.
我喜欢看到人们玩得开心。
A club should be like a big family.
俱乐部就应该像一个大家庭。
【语境应用】完成句子
1) 他们看上去像一个大家庭。
They _______ _______ a big family.
2) Mary很喜欢唱歌。
Mary _______ _______ very much.
3) Sally的连衣裙看起来跟我的很像。
Sally’s dress _______ _______ mine.
look like
likes singing
looks like
8. Many of the students and villagers never leave the village.
许多村民和学生从未离开过这个村子。
many of ... ……中的许多；表示整体与部分的关系。
many of + 代词的宾格/可数名词的复数形式
e.g. Many of them / the villagers / these people
leave vt. 离开
e.g. My baby gets upset when I leave the room.
我一离开房间宝宝就会心神不安。
leave for 动身到（某处）
e.g. When do you leave for work every day
【语境应用】汉译英
他的许多朋友都喜爱音乐。
2) 他每天几点离开家？
3) 你什么时候动身去北京？
Many of his friends love music.
What time does he leave home every day
When do you leave for Beijing
9. Can their dream come true
他们的梦想能实现吗？
dream n. 梦想，睡梦
v. 做梦
dream of / about (doing) sth. 梦见 / 梦想（做）某事
e.g. I have a terrible dream.
Do you dream at night
The boy often dreams of / about home.
He dreams of / about having a car.
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1) 他经常做梦。
He often _________.
2) 我做了个有趣的梦。
I have __________ __________ __________.
3) 她的梦想是成为一名演员。
Her _________ _________ _________ _________ an actress.
4) 他们梦想去欧洲。
They _________ _________ _________ to Europe.
dreams
a funny / an interesting dream
dream is to be
dream of / about going
true adj. 符合事实的，真的，真实的
e.g. The film tells a true story.
这部电影讲述了一个真实的故事。
come true （梦想、愿望等）实现
常用结构为：e(s) true.
e.g. Many of his predictions come true.
他的很多预言正成为现实。
10. The bus ride is never boring…
汽车旅程从来不无聊……
ride n. 旅程；行程
bus ride 汽车旅程
train ride 火车旅程
e.g. My bus ride is very boring.
我的公共汽车旅程很无聊。
The train ride takes us five hours.
火车旅程花费了我们五个小时。
【注意】ride/take the bus 是动词短语(共39张PPT)
Unit 3
Unit 3
How do you get to school
1. To read a passage and find out how the students in the small village go to school.
2. To learn to write an e-mail about how you get to school.
A: How do you get to school
B: Well, I _______ the public bike (公共自行车) to the bus stop. Then I ____________.
A: ________ is it from your home to the bus stop
B: It’s only about 2 __________.
ride
take the bus
How far
kilometers
2km
A: ________ Jane visit her grandmother
B: She _________ the bus to ______________. Then she ______________.
A: _________ does it take to visit her grandmother
B: It ________ about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
How does
takes
the train station
takes the train
How long
takes
boat n. 小船
river n. 河；江
bridge n. 桥
village n. 村庄; 村镇
villager n. 村民
ropeway n. 索道
dream n. 梦想；睡梦
v. 做梦
between prep.
介于……之间
leave v. 离开
afraid adj. 害怕; 畏惧
cross v. 横过; 越过
Look at the picture.
The story is about two children crossing a river.
Guess what the story is about.
Who are they
They are going to school on a ropeway. Do you think it is easy for them
Where can you see the story, in a book or in a newspaper
Read the news story from some years ago and choose the best title for it.
How to Get to School
B. Crossing the River to School
C. Going to School Is Fun
Read the story again and complete the interview.
Reporter: How do you _________ to school, Liangliang
Liangliang: I go on a ropeway to _________ the river to school.
Reporter: Are you __________
Liangliang: No, I’m not. Because I ___________ my school and my teachers. I like to ___________ with my classmates at school.
get/go
cross
afraid
love
play
Reporter: Is it __________ for you to go to school
Liangliang: Yes, it is.
Reporter: Do you want to have a ___________
Liangliang: Yes. It’s our dream.
Reporter: I’m sure your dream can come ___________.
difficult
bridge
true
仔细阅读课文，完成下面的图表，每空不超过四个单词。
difficult
too quickly
go on a ropeway
11-year-old
cross the river
have a bridge
Answer the questions.
1. How do the students in the village go to school
They go on a ropeway to cross the river to school.
2. Does the boy like this school Why
Yes, he does. He loves to play with his classmates. He loves his teacher.
3. What’s the villagers’ dream Do you think their dream can come true Why or why not
Their dream is to have a bridge.
I think their dream can come true. Maybe the government can build a bridge for them.
朗读课文，并注意文中的语块。
Now there is a bridge across the river and the children do not have to go on the ropeway to get to school anymore. Imagine you are a reporter and want to interview a student in the school. Make up a conversation.
Reporter: How do you get to school, Meiling
Meiling: I walk across the bridge and cross the river to get to school.
Reporter: Does it take a long time
Meiling: No, it doesn’t.
Reporter: Do you know students had to use a ropeway to get to school 10 years ago
Meiling: Yes, I do! My father told me about it.
Reporter: How do you feel about it
Meiling: I think our lives are much easier now!
kilometers get to takes walk boring leave
Read the e-mail from your pen pal Tom in the US. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
Hi there,
How are you Thanks for your last e-mail. You want to know how I _______ school, right Well, I usually ______ my home at about 8:00 and ________ to the bus stop.
get to
walk
leave
The school bus usually comes at about 8:15. My school is about 20 _________ from my home. It _________ about 40 minutes to get there by bus. The bus ride is never ________ because I always talk to my classmates.
What about you How do you get to school
Tom
boring
kilometers
takes
kilometers get to takes walk boring leave
Write an e-mail to Tom and tell him how you get to school. These questions may help you.
1. When do you leave home
2. How do you get to school
3. How far is it from your home to school
4. How long does it take you to get to school
5. Do you like your trip to school
【思路点拨】
1. 定基调
体裁：说明文
时态：一般现在时
人称：第一人称
2. 谋布局，写句子。
live far from
about 10 kilometers from my home to school
leave home
I usually take the subway to school / usually go to school by subway, and it takes 20 minutes
Sometimes I ride a / my bike to school / go to school by bike, and the ride takes 40 minutes
by car it takes about 15 minutes
Hi Tom,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your friend,
Wang Nan
I live far from school. It’s about 10 kilometers from my home to school. I leave home at 7:00 a.m. every day. I usually take the subway to school, and it takes 20 minutes. But sometimes I ride my bike to school, and the ride takes 40 minutes. Sometimes my father takes me to school by car, and it takes about 15 minutes. I really enjoy going to school in different ways.
Use the words in the boxes to form as many expressions as possible.
take, walk, ride, drive
bus, train, car, bike, plane, subway, boat
by
take a/the bus, a/the train, a/the plane, the subway, a/the boat
walk
ride a/the bus, a/the train, a car, a bike, a plane, a/the subway, a boat
drive a/the car, a/the bus, a/the train
by bus, train, plane, bike, subway, boat
take, walk, ride, drive
bus, train, car, bike, plane, subway, boat
by
Look at the chart below. Write at least five questions. Then answer the questions with the information in the chart.
Who Where How How far How long
Tony from home to school by bike 5 km 20 minutes
Mary from home to the library by bus 15 km 40 minutes
1. How far is it from Tony’s home to school ____________________________________________
2. How long does it take Tony to get to school by bike ____________________________________________
3. How does Mary get from home to the library
____________________________________________
She gets to the library by bus.
It’s 5 kilometers.
It takes 20 minutes.
How does Tony get to school
He gets to school by bike.
4. How far is it from Mary’s home to the library
_________________________________________
5. How long does it take Mary to get to the library by bus
_________________________________________
It’s 15 kilometers.
It takes 40 minutes.
过河上学
在……和……之间
一个11岁的男孩
上学日
害怕做某事
对某人来说像……
实现；成为现实
为……而感谢
cross the river to school
between ... and ...
one 11-year-old boy
school day
be afraid to do/ of doing sth.
be like … to sb.
come true
thanks for ...
Ⅰ. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子或对话，每空一词 (含缩略形式)。
1. 谢谢你的字典。
_______ _______ _______ your dictionary.
2. ——这是Linda的帽子吗？
——我不确定。
—Is this Linda’s hat
—_______ _______ _______.
Thank you for
I’m not sure
3. 我下个月有一次为期七天的旅行。
I have _______ _______ _______ next month.
4. 看！这儿有一个公共汽车停靠站。
Look! There is a(n) _______ _______ here.
5. 你通常什么时候离开学校？
When do you usually _______ _______
6. 我们必须乘坐索道过河。
We must _______ _______ _______ _______ to cross the river.
a seven-day trip
bus stop
leave school
go on a ropeway
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
ride, new, minute, boat, car, live, drive, river, year, village
Hello, boys and girls. I’m Mark. I’m ten (1)_________ old. I’m good at (2)_________ a bike. But I don’t go to school by bike. I go to school by (3)__________. My family has a (4)__________ car. It’s red. We all need it every day. Dad (5)_________ it to work. He also takes my brother George and I to school in it. Mom needs it to go to the (6)_________ to see my grandparents.
years
riding
car
new
drives
village
ride, new, minute, boat, car, live, drive, river, year, village
They (7)__________ far from my home. It takes her about twenty (8)__________ to get there.
Today, my mom says to us, “Dear sons, do you want to go with me to see your grandparents You know there’s a (9)__________ next to the village. We can take the (10)__________ there.”
“Great, Mom! We like to go boating. Let’s go quickly!” say George and I.
live
minutes
river
boat
假如你是李晓，请仔细观察下面的图片，并根据所给提示和要求写一篇短文。
提示：1. How do the students in the pictures go to school
2. How do you usually go to school Why
3. Is your school far from your home
4. How long does it take you to get to school
要求：1. 短文须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥；
2. 短文中不要出现真实的地名、校名和人名；
3. 不少于60词，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
There are different ways (有不同的方式) to go to school. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
