初中英语外研版九年级下册 Module1 Travel Unit3 Language in use（教案）

Unit 3 Language in use
ⅠTeaching model
Revision and application
ⅡTeaching method
Formal instruction, grammar practice and application.
ⅢTeaching aims
1. To summarise and consolidate the use of articles.
2. To learn about the first plane flying across the Atlantic Ocean.
ⅣTeaching aids
Recorder, OHP, handouts
ⅤTeaching Steps
Step 1 Revision
Show some pictures to review the text of Unit 1 and Unit 2
Talk about your journey by car / train / plane.
Step 2 Language practice
1. Read through the example sentences with the whole class.
1) He went to stay with his family in the UK.
2) Why is travel so difficult in winter
3) We flew direct to Hong Kong.
4) We took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace.
5) Then we took a boat to Lantau Island and went to Disneyland.
6) This is Seat 12A, but you should be in Car 9. This is Car 8.
2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences.
Step 3 Grammar.
冠词专项复习：
英语中的冠词有三种, 一种是定冠词the, 另一种是不定冠词a / an，还有一种是零冠词。
一、不定冠词的用法：
an, a是不定冠词, 仅用在单数可数名词前面, 表示“一”的意义, 但不强调数目。a用在以辅音（指辅音音素）开头的词前, an用在以元音（指元素音素）
开头的词前, 如：a boy, an hour, a university, an elephant。
1. 表示人或事物的某一类。
A plane is a machine that can fly.
2. 表示某一类人或事物中的任何一个。
This is an apple.
3. 泛指某人或某物但不具体说明何人何物。
A man is waiting for you there.
4. 表示“一个”的意思。
My father will be back in a week.
5. 有时也表示“每”的意思。
We have three meals a day.
二、定冠词的基本用法：
定冠词the与指示代词this，that同源，有“这（那）个”的意思，与名词连用，表示某个或某些特定的人或东西。
1. 特指某(些)人或某(些)事物。
Pass me the apple, please.
2. 指谈话双方都知道的人或事物。
Where is the teacher
3. 复述上文提过的人或事物。
I have a beautiful wallet, but the wallet was stolen yesterday.
4. 世界上独一无二的事物等（月亮、地球、天空、宇宙）。
The sun rises in the east.
The earth goes round the sun.
5. 用在方位名词前。
in the south, in the west ,in the north, in the east
6. 用在序数词或形容词最高级前。
The first thing I want to say is to listen carefully in class.
He is the tallest one in our class.
7. 表示两者间“较……的一个”时用定冠词。
He is the taller of the two boys.
8. 用在单数可数名词前表示一类人或事物。
The horse is a useful animal.
9. 定冠词用在形容词前, 表示一类人或东西。
the rich, the poor, the deaf, the wounded
10. 用在姓氏的复数形式前表示一家人或这一姓的夫妇二人。
The Browns went to Beijing last Sunday.
11.在西洋乐器前加the。
the piano, the violin
12. 在习惯性短语中。
in the morning, in the afternoon
13. 在人或物后有限定性的后置定语。
The man standing by the gate is Tom’s father.
14. 在世纪，年代名词前用冠词。
in the 1980s或in the 1980’s
in the nineteenth century
三、零冠词：
1. 在物质名词，抽象名词前不用冠词。
The desk is made of wood.
2. 专有名词前不加冠词。
China, Beijing, Mary
3. 名词前有物主代词、指示代词、定代词、名词所有格修饰时。
this, my, that, those, these, Tom’s
4. 月份, 星期, 季节前不用冠词。
Sunday March summer winter
5. 在表示一类人或事物的复数名词前不用冠词。
My mother and father are school teachers.
6. 在breakfast, lunch, supper三餐前不用冠词。如这些词前有形容词修饰可用不定冠词。
I have breakfast at seven every day.
I had a good lunch yesterday.
7. 在球类，棋类名词前不用冠词。
He often plays football after school.
Step 4 Complete the conversation.
1. Complete the conversation with a, an, the or zero article where necessary.
A: I’m really looking forward to (1)______ summer holiday. We’re taking (2)______ trip to (3)______ Paris!
B: How wonderful! It’s (4)______ interesting and beautiful city. How long will (5)______ flight take
A: The flight takes about (6)______ hour. When we arrive, we will get to our hotel by (7)______ bus. (8)______ hotel is right in (9)______ centre of (10)______ city, so we can visit all the famous places.
B: Are you planning to visit (11)______ Louvre Museum
A: Yes, we are.
2. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. the 2. a 3. / 4. an 5. the 6. an 7. / 8. The 9. the
10. the 11.the
Step 5 Underline the correct words.
1. Underline the correct words in Activity 2.
1) Children have to go to school / the school when they are six years old.
2) I’m a teacher at school / the school on the corner.
3) He’s got a lovely garden. Flowers / The flowers in it are really beautiful.
4) Make sure you get to the airport in time / in the time for your plane.
5) — How many CDs have you got
— Only few / a few.
6) That’s most / the most interesting news I’ve heard for a long time.
7) How long have Whites / the Whites lived here
2. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. school 2. the school 3. The flowers 4. in time 5. a few 6. the most
7. the Whites
Step 6 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 3.
fight landed ready seat station tour
2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 3.
1) She had an important meeting that afternoon, so she had to take an earlier_______.
2) Please take your ________.
3) Sam went with Jane to the railway ________ to see her off.
4) It is wonderful to _______ the streets of the city.
5) Flight KA846 from Hong Kong _______ five minutes ago.
6) “Please have your tickets ________.”said the ticket officer.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. fight 2. seat 3. station 4. tour 5. landed 6. ready
Step 6 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the expressions in the box in Activity 4.
As long as because of full of looking forward to make yourself comfortable
2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 4.
1) They will not arrive on time ____________ the bad weather.
2) Everyone in China is ____________ seeing their family members during the Spring Festival.
3) Lie down on your bed and _______________.
4) The journey was _______________ exciting experiences.
5) ________________ you can come by six, I will be here.
3. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. because of 2. looking forward to 3. make yourself comfortable
4. full of 5. As long as
Step 7 Listening practice.
Listen and complete the notes.
1. Ask the students to read through the information in Activity 6 individually.
London to Sydney
London – Hong Kong: ________ hour(s)
Hong Kong - London: ________ hour(s)
From airport to centre of Hong Kong: ________ hour(s)
Price of flight: ￡________
Price of flight and hotel: ￡________
Sydney to London
Sydney – London: ________ hour(s)
Price of flight: ￡________
Price of flight and hotel near airport: ￡________
From airport to centre of Sydney: __________ kilometers.
2. Play the tape.
3. Listen and complete the notes.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys: 12 9 1 1199 1247
24 1119 1189 20
Step 8 Work in pairs.
Look at the notes you have made in Activity 5. Talk about:
Which flight takes a longer time
Which is more expensive
Step 9 Reading.
1. Read the passage in Activity 7.
2. Complete the table.
Advantage of Concorde Disadvantage of Concorde
3. Check the answers:
Keys: Faster than the speed of sound.
Crossed the Atlantic in just over 3 hours.
Carried only 100 passengers.
Only suited to rich people.
Possibly unsafe --- 113 people killed in a crash.
Very noisy.
4. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1) How many passengers could Concorde carry
2) Why do many people think Concorde was one of the greatest planes
3) How many hours did Concorde take to fly from London or Pairs to New York
5. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. It could carry one hundred passengers.
2. Many people think it was one of the greatest planes because it was very fast.
3. It took in just over three hours to fly from London or Pairs to New York.
6. Read the passage together.
Step 10 Work in pairs.
1. Talk about your recent travel experience. Say:
how you travelled
how long the journey took
how you felt about it
2. Now write a passage about your experience.
Step 11 Around the world:
The first pilot to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.
查尔斯·奥古斯都·林德伯格（Charles Augustus Lindbergh，又译林白，1902年2月4日－1974年8月26日）是一位著名美国飞行员、作家、发明家、探险家与社会活动家。
他于1927年驾驶单引擎飞机圣路易斯精神号（Spirit of St. Louis.），从纽约市罗斯福飞行场横跨大西洋飞至巴黎巴黎－勒布尔热机场，成为历史上首位成功完成单人不着陆飞行横跨大西洋的人，并因此获赠荣誉勋章。美国圣地亚哥林德伯格国际机场即以他的名字命名。
2. Read through the information with the whole class.
3. Answer the questions:
1) Who was the first pilot to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean
2) When was his plane completed
3) What was the plane like
4) Where did he take off in May 1927
5) How long did he fly
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys:
1. Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean
2. It was completed in April, 1927.
3. It was three metres high and weighed 975 kilos.
4. He took off from New York.
5. He flew for about thirty-three hours.
6. Read the passage together.
Step 12 Module task: Writing and acting out a short play
1. Work in groups. Find a news story about a good deep and turn it into a short play. Decide:
the characters
the place and time
the plot
2. Now write the play.
3. Decide who will play each character.
4 Act out the play to the whole class.
Step 13 Exercises中考连接
( )1. Lee Min-ho is ________ actor from South Korea. He sang ________ Chinese pop song on the 2014 CCTV New Year’s Gala. (2014连云港)
A. the；an B. /; the C. an；a D. a; /
( )2. Let’s take ______ photo! Everyone, cheese! (2014河北)
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )3.—Look! There is a monkey eating ________ apple in the tree.
—En, ________ monkey is very cute. (2014达州)
A. a; a B. a; the C. an; an D. an; the
( )4.—Have you seen ________ film Where are We Going, Dad
—Yes, it’s ________ interesting film! (2014扬州)
A. a; the B. the; an C. a; an D. the; the
( )5.—How was _______dinner at Mike’s house (2014黔西南州)
—It was great. Mike’s mum is _______ wonderful cook.
A. a; the B. the; a C. the; the D. a; an
( )6.—What _______ heavy rain it was! (2014河南)
—Yes, but I love _______ air after it rains. It smells so fresh.
A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a
( )7. Jolin is _______ famous singer. She has a lot of fans. (2014重庆)
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )8. I think English is ______ useful language, and it’s also ______ important language. (2014宜宾)
A. an, a B. a, an C. an, the D. a, the
( )9. My cousin went abroad at _____ age of eighteen. (2014杭州)
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )10.— Why did you laugh just now？(2014呼和浩特)
—Ted wanted to tell us ______ very funny story, but he forgot ______ ending himself.
A. a; an B. the; the C. the; a D. a; the
( )11. “If you stop dropping litter, I’ll kiss ________ pig.” The head teacher promised the students at a school meeting. (2014东营)
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )12. If we sit by _______ window of the train, we'll have ________ better view. (2014苏州)
A. /; the B. /; a C. the; a D. the; the
( )13.—Mary, who’s ______ woman over there (2014天津)
—She’s my aunt, ______ English teacher.
A. the; the B. a; the C. the; an D. a; an
( )14. I had ______ unusual day on my last school trip. (2014陕西)
A. a B. an C. / D. the
( )15.—What’s ________ matter with you (2014白银)
—I have _______ toothache.
A. a; the B. the; / C. /; a D. the; a
( )16. Who is _______ young lady with curly blonde hair (2014湖州)
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )17. Cathy was very happy to meet ______ old friend on the plane to Paris. (2014温州)
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )18.—What’s the matter with you (2014嘉兴)
—I can’t remember where I parked _______ car.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )19. My brother Fred woke up with _______ bad headache, yet by the evening the pain had gone. (2014绍兴)
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )20. Mr. Smith has _______ 8-year-old daughter who has won two national painting prizes ( 2014丽水)
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )21. My brother Fred woke up with _______ bad headache, yet by the evening the pain had gone. (2014绍兴)
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )22.—What do you think of the new movie The Monkey King, Sally
—It’s _______ funny one. (2014台州)
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )23.—Is _______ red bag under the table yours, Jean (2014台州)
—No. I only have _______ yellow bag. Maybe it's Julia's.
A. a: the B. the; a C. a; a D. the; the
( )24. Mom, I like _______ green T-shirt. Could you buy it for me (2014威海)
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )25.—Look! Who’s _______ boy over there (2014滨州)
—Oh, he’s my cousin, Bob. He is _______ honest boy.
A. a; the B. the; a C. the; an D. a; an
( )26. I have ______ English dictionary and it helps me a lot. (2014重庆)
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )27.—Daming, what’s your dream (2014聊城)
—I want to be _______ engineer some day.
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
( )28. Reading can make you become _______ expert and change your life. (2014潍坊)
A. a B. an C. 不填 D. the
( )29. I have ______ English dictionary and it helps me a lot. (2014重庆)
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )30. Doing lots of listening practice is one of _______ best ways of becoming _______ good language learner. (2014菏泽)
A. the; the B. the; a C. 不填; a D. the; 不填
Keys: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. C 18. C 19.A 20. B 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. B 29. B 30.B
Step 14 Homework
Write the play in Activity 10.
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