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Module 4
Unit2 What is the best way to travel
Learning objectives
1. To master the main idea of this passage and find specific information about transportation.
2. To improve reading and communication abilities.
Free Talk
What is the... way to travel form your home town to...
cheap
fast
comfortable
expensive
home town
Work in pairs. Talk about the ways to go to a city that you like to visit.
1
1. How do you get there
2. What’s the cheapest way to get there
3. What’s the best way to get there
Read the passage and number the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the least expensive.
2
1
2
3
4
Answer the questions.
1. What's the most comfortable way to travel from London to Amsterdam
By car and by ship.
2. How long does it take to get to Amsterdam from London by coach
About 12 hours.
3. Which is the fastest and the second cheapest way to travel from London to Amsterdam
By plane.
Complete the table.
3
Ways of travelling Good points Bad points
Train more relaxing than by coach more expensive than by coach
Car and ship
Coach
Plane
the cheapest
the fastest and the
second cheapest
crowded
wait for hours because
of bad weather
the most comfortable
the most expensive
[观察1] However, it will not cost as much as going by train.
然而，它(乘坐长途汽车)不如乘坐火车花费得多。
[探究] however表示________(转折/顺承)，为副词，可放在句首或句末，通常用________与句子其他成分隔开。
转折
逗号
[拓展] but也可以表示转折，为连词，可以直接连接两个句子。
We all tried our best, but we lost the game.
＝We all tried our best. However, we lost the game.
我们都已尽了最大的努力，但我们还是输了比赛。
活学活用
用however或but填空
①It's raining hard. __________, I still want to go there.
②I was going to write you a letter, ________ I lost your address.
However
but
[观察2] Going by coach does not cost as much as going by train.
乘坐长途汽车去不如乘坐火车去花费得多。
The cost of the book is ￥10.00. 这本书的价钱是10元。
[探究] (1)cost 作________，意为“价钱为；花费(金钱、时间)”。
(2)cost作________，意为“价钱；成本；代价”。
动词
名词
[拓展] spend, cost, take与pay
spend 主语是人，常用于以下结构：
(1)spend time/money on sth. 在某物/事上花费时间/金钱
(2)spend time (in) doing sth. 花费时间做某事
cost 主语是物，常用结构：sth. cost(s) (sb.) money 某物花了(某人)多少钱
take 后面常跟双宾语，常用于以下结构：
(1)It takes sb. some time to do sth. 做某事花费某人一些时间。
(2)Doing sth. takes sb. some time.做某事花费某人一些时间。
pay 主语是人，常用于以下结构：
(1)pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱(给某人)买某物
(2)pay for sth. 付某物的钱
(3)pay for sb. 替某人付钱
(4)pay sb. 付钱给某人
活学活用
[2019·大庆]How long will it ________ you to fly to Beijing from your home town
A．spend B．take
C．pay D．use
B
[观察3] Could you please tell me about the trains or ships to get there 你能告诉我去那里的火车或轮船(的信息)吗？
[探究] “Could you please do sth.？”是一个表示请求的句型，意为“请你做某事，好吗？”语气非常委婉；其肯定回答为“Yes/Sure/Of course, I can.”，否定回答为“Sorry, I can't.”。
[拓展] “Could you please do sth.？”的否定句为“Could you please not do sth.？”， 意为“请你不要做某事好吗？”
活学活用
[2019·辽阳]—Jimmy, could you please help me in the garden
—________, Mum. I'm coming.
A．Sure B．I'm sorry
C．Go ahead D．That's right
A
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
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choice cost fast however journey outside
There are four ways to travel from London to Amsterdam. The first (1)________is by train because the (2)________takes only four hours.(3)_________, it is quite expensive. Going by coach does not (4)________as much as going by train. When you go by car and by ship,
choice
journey
However
cost
remember that parking in Amsterdam is not cheap, so it is best to stay (5)________the city centre and travel in by bus or by train. Going by plane is the (6)________, but you need to go to the airport. It also takes time.
fastest
outside
choice cost fast however journey outside
What is the
best way to
travel from
London to
Amsterdam
By train
It's more 1. than by coach, 2. a lot more expensive.
By car and
by ship
This is the most 3. way to travel but also the most 4. . Book your 5._______ before you book your hotel.
By coach
It‘s usually the 6. , but in summer, the coaches sometimes get 7. . However, it will not 8. as much as going by train.
By air
It‘s the 9. and the second 10. , but you may have to wait for hours at the airport.
relaxing
but
comfortable
expensive
ticket
cheapest
crowded
cost
fastest
cheapest
Summary
GOOD JOB
