Module 1 Travel
Unit 3 Language in use
【教学目标】
1. To summarise and consolidate the uses of nouns, articles and numbers.
2. To get more knowledge of the history of transportation, formal instruction, grammar practice and application.
3. To learn to grasp some life skills and learn to love our parents.
4. To communicate and cooperate with each other.
【教学重难点】
重点:The uses of nouns, articles and numbers.
难点:To use the vocabulary and grammar correctly and do some extra listening and reading practice.
【教学方法】
创设情境法、任务型教学法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Show some pictures, then have a free talk.
Talk about your journey by car/ train/ plane.
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Read and say.
1. We flew direct to Hong Kong.
2. I went to see my grandparents in Henan Province.
3. The train was full of people.
4. The elderly man gets up and starts to collect his bags.
5. Why is the elderly man sitting in Li Lin’s seat
Activity 2 Grammar
名词的数
1. 名词复数的规则变化
1) 一般情况下在词尾直接加 s
book—_________ house—_________
2) 以“辅音字母+y”结尾的,变y为i,再加 es
baby—_________ city—_________
3) 以s, x, sh, ch结尾的,在词尾加 es
class—________ watch—________
4) 以f或fe结尾的
a. 直接加 s belief—________ safe—________
b. 变f, fe为v, 再加 es leaf—________ knife—________
5) 以字母o结尾的
a. 加 s(无生命的) photo—________ radio—________
b. 加 es(有生命的) potato—_______ hero—________
[注意] maths(数学),politics(政治),physics(物理),news(消息)等名词以 s结尾,但不是复数形式,作主语时,谓语动词用__________形式。
2. 名词复数的不规则变化
1) a变e man—_________ woman—_________
2) oo变ee foot—_________ tooth—_________
3) ouse变为ice mouse—________
4) 词尾加(r)en child—________ ox—________
5) 单复数同形 sheep—________ deer—________
3. 复合名词的复数形式
1) 只将被修饰名词变为复数形式
a banana tree→some __________
a boy student→some __________
2) man和woman作定语时,其本身的单复数形式与被修饰词的单复数_______
a man doctor→two ___________
a woman teacher→three ____________
4. 不可数名词“量”的表示方法
(1)用some, much, a little, little, a lot of, lots of, an amount of, a bit of, plenty of等表示多少。
(2)用单位词表示,即“数词+单位名词+of+不可数名词”来表达,其中单位名词根据数词确定其单复数。
如:a cup of tea, two pieces of news等
名词所有格
1. 有生命的名词所有格
2. 名词+of+名词(无生命的或有生命的名词)
the name _____ the book
the children ______ the family
3. “所有物+of+名词所有格”结构或“所有物+of+名词性物主代词”,即为 ____________所有格。
a friend of my father’s a pen _____ mine
不定冠词(a/an)的用法
1. 泛指某一类人或某一类事物。
2. 表示“一个”,相当于one,但数量观念不强。
3. 表示人或物,但不具体说明何人或何物。
4. 表示“每一(个)”。
5. 用于不可数的抽象名词前,表示某种具体的情况或概念。
6. 用在一些固定词组中。如:a few;a little;a lot of;in a hurry;have a look
定冠词(the)的用法
1. 用在“特指”谈话双方都知道的某个人或某些人或物前。
2. 用在上文已提到的人或事物前。
3. 用在世界上独一无二的事物前。如:the moon月球
4. 用在序数词或形容词最高级前。如:the most
5. 用在单数可数名词前表示一类人或事物。
6. 用在由普通名词构成的专有名词前。如:the Great Wall长城
7. 用在表示方位或西洋乐器的名词前。如:play the piano弹钢琴
8. 与某些形容词连用表示一类人。如:the old老人
9. 用在固定词组中。如:in the end最后;at the age of在……岁时
零冠词的用法
1. 专有名词、泛指的不可数名词以及泛指的复数可数名词。
2. 称呼或表示官衔、职位的名词。
3. 季节、月份、节假日、日期、星期等表示时间的名词。
4. 表示球类运动、游戏或表示三餐的名词。
5. 已有人称代词、指示代词或不定代词作定语的名词。
6. by与交通工具连用,表示一种方式时,中间无冠词。
7. 某些习语或固定词组中的名词前不用任何冠词。如:go to bed去睡觉;in hospital住院
基数词的用法
1. hundred, thousand, million等表示确切数目时,用_____形式,不和of连用;当表示不确切数目时,其词尾要加 s,和____连用。
2. 表示在某个世纪的几十年代,用“in the+整十的基数词的复数”。基数词的复数若用阿拉伯数字表示,可直接在阿拉伯数字后加 s。如:in the 1990s在20世纪90年代.
3. 表示年龄
(1)表示某人的确切年龄,用“________+years old”或“at the age of+基数词”,也可以直接用基数词。
(2)表示某人几十多岁这样的约略年龄,用“in one’s+整十的基数词的复数(如twenties, thirties等)”来表达。
序数词的用法
1)序数词前必须加the。
2)序数词前若有限定词,则可以不加the。如:
It is my third time to Beijing. 这是我第三次到北京。
3)序数词前面也可以加不定冠词a或an,表示“又一,再一”,内含顺序性。
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Complete the conversation with a, an or the where necessary.
A: I’m really looking forward to (1)______ summer holidays. We’re taking (2)_____ trip to (3) _____ Paris.
B: How wonderful! It’s (4)____ interesting and beautiful city. How long will (5)____ journey take
A: (6)_____ flight takes about (7)______ hour. When we arrive, we will get to our hotel by (8)______ bus. (9)_____ hotel is right in (10)____ centre of (11)_____ city, so we can visit all the famous places.
B: Are you planning to visit (12)_____ Louvre Museum
A: Yes, we are.
Activity 2 Underline the correct words.
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.
Activity 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
flight landed ready seat station tour
Finish Part 3 then check the answers.
Activity 4 Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
as long as because of full of looking forward to make yourself comfortable
1. They cannot arrive there 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 will be safe ___________ you drive carefully.
Activity 5 Listen and complete the notes.
Play the tape then finish the blanks in Part 5.
Activity 6 Read the passage and complete the table.
Find the advantages and disadvantages of Concorde.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1) How many passengers could Concorde carry
2) For how many years did Concorde fly
3) How many hours did Concorde take to fly from London or Paris to New York
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Around the world.
Read and answer.
1. When did Lindbergh decided to try to fly from New York to Paris
2. When was his plane completed
3. What’s the weight of his plane
4. When did Lindbergh take off
5. How many hours did he fly
Activity 2 Exercises.
一、单项选择。
1. It took me _____ hour and _____ half to finish _____ work.
A. a; a; a B. an; a; a C. an; a; the D. an; a; /
2. ______ doctor told me to take ______ medicine three times
______day, stay in _____bed, then I would be better soon.
A. /; a; a; the B. A; the; the; / C. The; the; a; / D. A; /; a; /
3. There is ____ picture on ____ wall. I like ____ picture very much.
A. a; the; the B. a; the; a C. the; a; a D. a; an; the
4. January is ______ first month of the year.
A. a B. / C. an D. the
二、用适当形式填空。
1. Li Fang is one of the most beautiful ___________(teach) in our country.
2. I want to invite some of my friends to my ________ (twenty) birthday party.
3. In America, 95% of pet owners think of their animals as family __________(member).
Step 5 Summary
1. 名词、数词和冠词的用法。
2. 历史上的交通运输方式。
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish the workbook.
2. Write your unforgettable travel.
【板书设计】
一、名词的数
1. 名词复数的规则变化
2. 名词复数的不规则变化
3. 复合名词的复数形式
4. 不可数名词“量”的表示方法
5. 名词所有格
二、冠词
1. 不定冠词(a/an)的用法]
2. 定冠词(the)的用法
3. 零冠词的用法
三、数词
1. 基数词的用法
2. 序数词的用法。
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