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Module 4
Unit1 He lives the farthest from school.
Learning objectives
1. To understand the meaning and usage the words and expression.
2. To listen and understand the conversation of transportation.
3. To campare modes of transportation.
How do you go to school
What is the best way to go to school for you
taxi
bike
bus
train
walk
Match the words in the box with the pictures.
1
bus ship taxi train underground
bus—⑤ ship—② taxi—③ train—① underground—④
Listen and match the words in the box with the pictures in Activity 1. You need to use one word more than once.
2
busy cheap expensive modern
modern
expensive
cheap
busy
cheap
Listen and number the pictures as you hear them.
1
2
3
4
5
Listen and read.
3
Betty: I was late for school today.
Mum: Why What happened
Betty: I took the bus. There was a road accident, and the traffic was very heavy. But nobody was late, except me. Maybe I should go to school by taxi.
Mum: It’s the most comfortable way, but it’s also the most expensive. And taxis are very slow in heavy traffic too.
n. 路，（尤指）公路
n. 交通事故，意外事件
prep. 除……之外
Betty: Then what about going by bike
Mum: That’s a good choice, but it’s a bit dangerous. There’s so much traffic.
Betty: But most of my classmates ride bikes, and it’s quite safe. Don’t worry. I’ll be careful.
Mum: How does Tony go to school
Betty: He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.
Mum: And what about Lingling
Betty: Her home is the closest to school, so she walks.
n. 选择
n. 同班同学
Mum: How about Daming
Betty: He goes by bus too, the same as me. But it’s so crowded! And the traffic is heavy.
Mum: All right. You can ride your bike to school, but remember to be careful all the time.
Everyday English
What happened
Don't worry.
adj. 拥挤的，人数过多的
一直，不断地
Now complete the table.
Betty Tony Lingling Daming
Ways to go to school
By bike
By
underground
On foot
By bus
Answer the questions.
1. Why was Betty late for school
She took the bus, and the traffic was very heavy．
2. What's the most comfortable way to go to school for Betty
By taxi.
3. Why does Lingling walk to school
Because her home is the closest to school.
[观察1] But nobody was late, except me. 但除了我，没有人迟到。
[探究] except 表示从所提到的人或事物中除去一部分，即从整体中除去一部分。该词和but用法相似。
I go to school every day except Saturday and Sunday.
除了星期六和星期天外，我每天都上学。
[注意] except是介词，和名词、代词连用时谓语动词单复数由except前面的名词或代词单复数决定。
Everyone in our class except Betty and Tony comes from China.
我们班里除了贝蒂和托尼外大家都来自中国。
活学活用
[2018·齐齐哈尔]Everyone in my class except Tom and Mary ________ to Beijing.
A．have been
B．have gone
C．has been
C
[观察2] Maybe I should go to school by taxi. 或许我应该坐出租车去上学。
[探究] by taxi意为“乘出租车”。“by＋交通工具名词”表示交通方式，表示交通工具的名词用________形式，且其前不加________。
单数
冠词
[拓展] (1)表示交通方式的常用结构：
I go to school by bike.＝I go to school on my bike.＝I ride to school. 我骑自行车去上学。
(2)提问交通方式用how。
—How are you going there 你们将如何去那里？
—We're going there by train. 我们将坐火车去那里。
活学活用
Meimei often walks to school. (改为同义句)
Meimei often ________ to school ________ ________.
goes on foot
[观察3] He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.
他住得离学校最远，所以他乘坐地铁(上学)。
[探究] far作形容词或副词，用法如下：
活学活用
—Is the building far ________ the bank
—No, it isn't. It's quite close ______ it.
A．from; to
B．to; to
C．to; from
D．from; from
A
[观察4] What happened 发生什么事了？
[探究] “What happened＋地点/时间状语”这一句型询问“某地/某时发生了什么事”。
[辨析] happen与take place
happen 强调某事发生的偶然性
take place 表示事先安排的或有准备的事情或活动发生
I hope nothing has happened to them.
我希望他们没出事。
The meeting will take place at 8: 00 am tomorrow.
会议将于明天上午8: 00举行。
[拓展] happen的常见用法：
When I came in, he happened to open the door.
当我进来时，他正好开门。
活学活用
They happened to________ for Tianjin when we got there.
A．leave B．leaving
C．leaves D．left
A
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
4
The _______________ way to go to school is by taxi.
Tony lives the ________ from school.
Lingling’s home is the ________ to school, so she always walks.
For Betty, going to school by bike is the ____ choice.
most comfortable
farthest
closest
best
close comfortable far good
Complete the sentences with the words or expression in the box.
5
All the students take the bus to school ________ Sam.
The ___________ train in the world is the Shanghai airport train.
I saw a(n)________on my way to school yesterday.
I do not take the bus to school because it is usually very ________.
except
most modern
accident
crowded
accident crowded except most modern
Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses.
6
1. -Who lives the closest to school
-Lingling lives the closest.
2. -What is the most comfortable way to go to school for Betty
-By taxi.
Now work in pairs. Listen again and repeat.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the ways of going to school. Use the words in the box to help you.
7
bike bus cheap comfortable crowded expensive fast popular safe taxi underground walking
—What’s the most expensive way to go to school
—Going by taxi is the most expensive.
Role play
Going by taxi is the most comfortable.
What’s the most comfortable way to go to school
Role play
Going by bus is the most popular.
What’s the most popular way to go to school
Role play
Going by... is the most...
What’s the most... way to go to school
按要求完成下列各题
1. Mr Wang goes to work by bike. (对画线部分提问)
________ ________ Mr Wang ________ to work
2. Our school is next to my home. (改为反义句)
Our school is ________ ________ my home.
3. No one was late for class. But Lily and Lucy were late. (合并为一句)
No one ________ late for class________ Lily and Lucy.
How does go
far from
was except
Exercise
GOOD JOB
