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Unit 2 What's the best way to travel
Learning goals
1. Curriculum words: journey, book, park, outside, however, cost
2. Useful expressions: the best way to do..., plan to , the second cheapest
3. Functions: Describing and comparing modes of transportation.
4. Grammar: Superlative adjectives and adverbs(-est,most);
irregular superlatives
5. Sentences: ① The more information, the better.
② It is the fastest and the second cheapest.
③ It takes you about twelve hours to get there.
by ship
take a train
take a plane
by coach
on foot
by bike
by car / taxi
take a bus
ways of travelling
Lead-in
Are you good at making a journey plan
If I want to travel to Sanya next week, I can take a......
train
plane
coach
ways to travel cost time
by train 260 5.5h
by plane 600 1.5h
by coach 220 9h
What's the cheapest way to travel from Nanning to Sanya
What's the fastest way to travel from Nanning to Sanya
What's the best way to travel
It is by ......
It is by ......
London
Amsterdam
the best way
Amsterdam
The capital of Holland/Netherlands
In the west of Netherlands
It has a population of about 1.1 million.
North Sea
The biggest city in Netherlands
The safest city in Europe
One of the most important cities in Europe
You can know more
about Amsterdam
from this video.
London
Amsterdam
the best way
North Sea
What’s the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam
Let’s watch a video ,then read and answer.
1. What does the writer want to know
A. How long the journey will take
B. The best way to travel
C. Some information about the trains or ships to get there
D. All the above
2. This passage might be from ___
A. a storybook
B. a magazine
C. the Internet
Read the article and answer the questions.
Pre-reading
While-reading
question
suggestions
1
2
3
4
4 ways
Q3: How many ways are there to travel from London to Amsterdam
Q4: What are they
______________
1. A journey by train is than by coach,
But . When you go by train, buy
your ticket a long time before you travel. It is
usually cheaper.
more relaxing
a lot more expensive
the Channel Tunnel
海底隧道
While-reading
Reading for details.
__________
1
2
3
4
A. 住宿
B. 饮食
C. 停车
A. It's cheaper than by train.
B. It's more expensive than by train.
While-reading
Reading for details.
uncrowed crowed
ways of travelling good points bad points what to compare
train
car&ship
coach
plane
While-reading
Read the passage and complete the table.
ways of travelling good points bad points what to compare
train
car&ship
coach
plane
more relaxing
a lot more expensive
the most comfortable
the most expensive
the cheapest
wait for hours
crowded
the fastest
the second cheapest
takes you 12 hours
cost
comfortableness
time
What is the most important for you to choose the travelling way
safety and
environment
Retelling
Ways of travelling advantages disadvantages
By train It's ___________ than by coach. It's ______________than by coach.
By car and ship It's ____________way. It's ___________________.
By coach It's usually ______________ In summer,it gets________.
It takes you ____________.
By plane It's ___________and ___________ You may have to _____ __ hours.
more relaxing
more expensive
the most comfortable
the most expensive
the cheapest.
crowded
the fastest
the second cheapest.
wait for
about 12 hours
There are ...ways to travel from ... to ...
A journey by ..... is ...... than ......, but ......
What is the best way to travel
We can’t find the answers in the passage.
Read and think.
Post-reading
The best is the most suitable for yourself !
最好的就是最适合你的
About life Thinking and Discussing
1. Do you know some more modern vehicles (交通工具) ?
shared bikes
electric cars
electric bus
high-speed train
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About life Thinking and Discussing
2. Which ones should we choose Why
We should choose the bike and the bus more often because they're the most friendly to the environment(环境).
green travel
1
2
3
4
How many ways of giving suggestions are there
A journey by ...is...
2018
You can go by...
The third choice is..
Finally, you can...
Writing
Ways cost time comfortable interesting
London – Paris coach £20 10 hours
plane £80 1 hour
train £60 3 hours
Write your suggestion to this lady.
English Channel
Ways cost time comfortable interesting
from London to Paris coach £20 10 hours
plane £80 1 hour
train £60 3 hours
Sample :
You can go from London to Paris by …
Travelling by … is the … but also the most …
You can go from London to Paris by coach , plane or train.
Travelling by plane is the fastest but also the most
expensive way to get there . It’s also less interesting than
by coach or by train. The coach is cheaper than the train
and plane , but it’s also slower and uncomfortable.
The train is the second most expensive and second
fastest way to travel. Travelling by train is the most
interesting way because you can look out of the window
at the countryside.
Language points
(1) the best way to do sth.. 做...的最好的方法
The best way to learn English is reading English stories.
(2) the way of doing sth.
The best say of learnring English is reading English stories.
way to do sth...
Point
1.What’s the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam
Language points
(1)book V. 预订
book a ticket/a room/ a table for two
(2) book n. 书
Could you please pass me some books about English learning
book
Point
2. Book your ticket before you book your hotel.
The more carefully you write, the better the passage will be.
你写的越仔细,文章越好。
The more vegetables you eat, the healthier you will be.
你吃的蔬菜越多,你越健康。
the+比较级,the +另一比较级 :越......越......
Point
3. The more information, the better.
比较级 and 比较级 :越来越......
Now he studies harder and harder.
他现在越来越努力学习。
4. A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach,
but a lot more expensive.
坐火车旅行要比坐汽车更放松, 但会贵很多。
在比较级前添加 a lot, much, a little , a bit等词, 可以说明程度;
添加 even, still 等词, 可以表示强调。
e.g. Tom’s room is a bit bigger than Lily’s.
汤姆的房间比莉莉的大一点儿。
5. And it takes you about twelve hours to get there. However, it will
not cost as much as going by train.
take, spend, pay & cost (花费) 辨析
① 事物/ It + cost(s) + (sb.) + money
③ 人 + spend(s) + money/ time + (in) doing sth.
on sth.
④ 人+ pay + (money) + for sth.
_____ _____
② 事物/ It + take(s) + (sb.) + money/ time + to do sth.
根据句意用take, spend, pay或cost的适当形式填空。
1) That new car ______ them lots of money.
2) Mona ______ 50 yuan on the books just now.
3) It usually ______ me an hour to do my homework.
4) You should _______ some time practising your pronunciation.
5) My brother ______ 6, 000 yuan for the new computer yesterday.
cost
spent
paid
takes
spend
6. It is the fastest and the second cheapest, but you may
have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather.
because + 句子
because of + 词/词组
We can’t have PE _______it is raining heavily.
We can’t have PE ___________the heavy rain.
because
because of
Exercises
一、单项选择
A
B
1. —How much did your new mobile phone _____ you
—Five thousand yuan.
A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay
2. —Do you think China has the _____ population in the world
—Yes, and it is also _____ country.
A. most; the third biggest B. biggest; the third biggest
C. most; a third biggest D. biggest; a third biggest
Exercises
A
B
B
3. If you want to visit the Palace Museum, I _____ tickets for you tomorrow.
A. will book B. booked C. have booked D. was booking
4. _____ you speak, _____ your English will be.
A. The less; the more B. The more; the better
C. The less; the better D. The more; the less
5. —Good news! We can take high-speed trains from Yangzhou to Shanghai next year.
—We will have a new _____ for holidays by then.
A. charm B. choice C. practice
Exercises
the thinnest
二、填空
1. Tom is thinner than any other boy in his class. (同义句替换)
Tom is _______________ boy in his class.
costs us
choices
2. We spend 20 yuan on the book. (保持句意不变)
The book_______________ 20 yuan.
owever
3. I think I should be allowed to make these ___________(选择) myself.
4. Jane always exercises and she never stays up late. H__________, she has some bad habits, too.
utside
5. I don't want to cook today, how about eating o_________ for dinner
Summary
Class is over! See you!