Charles Lindbergh Biography
The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science. Mechanical engineers were fettered to factories and drafting boards while pilots have the freedom of wind with the expanse of sky. There were times in an aeroplane when it seemed I had escaped mortality to look down on earth like a God.21·cn·jy·com
Charles Augustus Lindbergh-Overview
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus (1902-1974), an American aviator, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. Other pilots had crossed the Atlantic before him. But Lindbergh was the first person to do it alone nonstop. 21世纪教育网版权所有
Lindbergh's feat gained him immediate, international fame. The press named him "Lucky Lindy" and the "Lone Eagle." Americans and Europeans idolized the shy, slim young man and showered him with honors. 21教育网
Before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Lindbergh campaigned against voluntary American involvement in World War II. Many Americans criticized him for his noninvolvement beliefs. After the war, he avoided publicity until the late 1960's, when he spoke out for the conservation of natural resources. Lindbergh served as an adviser in the aviation industry from the days of wood and wire airplanes to supersonic jets. www.21-cn-jy.com
Born on Feb. 4, 1902, in Detroit
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on Feb. 4, 1902, in Detroit. He grew up on a farm near Little Falls, Minn. He was the son of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Sr., a lawyer, and his wife, Evangeline Lodge Land. Lindbergh's father served as a U.S. congressman from Minnesota from 1907 to 1917. 2·1·c·n·j·y
In childhood, Lindbergh showed exceptional mechanical ability. At the age of 18 years, he entered the University of Wisconsin to study engineering. However, Lindbergh was more interested in the exciting, young field of aviation than he was in school. After two years, he left school to become a barnstormer, a pilot who performed daredevil stunts at fairs. 21·世纪*教育网
Enlisted in the United States Army
In 1924, Lindbergh enlisted in the United States Army so that he could be trained as an Army Air Service Reserve pilot. In 1925, he graduated from the Army's flight-training school at Brooks and Kelly fields, near San Antonio, as the best pilot in his class. After Lindbergh completed his Army training, the Robertson Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis hired him to fly the mail between St. Louis and Chicago. He gained a reputation as a cautious and capable pilot. www-2-1-cnjy-com
Orteig prize
In 1919, a New York City hotel owner named Raymond Orteig offered $25,000 to the first aviator to fly nonstop from New York to Paris. Several pilots were killed or injured while competing for the Orteig prize. By 1927, it had still not been won. Lindbergh believed he could win it if he had the right airplane. He persuaded nine St. Louis businessmen to help him finance the cost of a plane. Lindbergh chose Ryan Aeronautical Company of San Diego to manufacture a special plane, which he helped design. He named the plane the Spirit of St. Louis. On May 10-11, 1927, Lindbergh tested the plane by flying from San Diego to New York City, with an overnight stop in St. Louis. The flight took 20 hours 21 minutes, a transcontinental record.
May 20, 1927
On May 20, Lindbergh took off in the Spirit of St. Louis from Roosevelt Field, near New York City, at 7:52 A.M. He landed at Le Bourget Field, near Paris, on May 21 at 10:21 P.M. Paris time (5:21 P.M. New York time). Thousands of cheering people had gathered to meet him. He had flown more than 3,600 miles (5,790 kilometers) in 33 1/2 hours. 【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
Lindbergh's heroic flight thrilled people throughout the world. He was honored with awards, celebrations, and parades. President Calvin Coolidge gave Lindbergh the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the flight
In 1927, Lindbergh published we, a book about his transatlantic flight. The title referred to Lindbergh and his plane. Lindbergh flew throughout the United States to encourage air-mindedness on behalf of the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. Lindbergh learned about the pioneer rocket research of Robert H. Goddard, a Clark University physics professor. Lindbergh persuaded the Guggenheim family to support Goddard's experiments, which later led to the development of missiles, satellites, and space travel. Lindbergh also worked for several airlines as a technical adviser. 【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Guggenheim Tour
Before Charles Lindbergh left for Paris, Harry Guggenheim, a North Shore multimillionaire and aviation enthusiast, visited him at Curtiss Field. "When you get back from your flight, look me up," said Guggenheim, who later admitted he didn't think there was much chance Lindbergh would survive the trip. 2-1-c-n-j-y
Lindbergh remembered and did call upon his return. It was the beginning of a friendship that would have a profound impact on the development of aviation in the United States. The two decided Lindbergh would make a three-month tour of the United States, paid for by a fund Harry and his father, Daniel, had set up earlier to encourage aviation-related research. 21*cnjy*com
Daniel Guggenheim Fund sponsored Lindbergh on a three month nation-wide tour. Flying the "Spirit of St. Louis," he touched down in 49 states, visited 92 cities, gave 147 speeches, and rode 1,290 miles in parades. 【出处：21教育名师】
"Lindbergh was seen by literally millions of people as he flew around the country," said Richard P. Hallion, historian for the Air Force and the author of a book on the Guggenheims. "Airmail usage exploded overnight as a result," and the public began to view airplanes as a viable means of travel. 21cnjy.com
In addition, Lindbergh spent a month at Guggenheim's Sands Point mansion, Falaise, while writing "We," his best-selling 1927 account of his trip. 【版权所有：21教育】
Concorde
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 35 years old. It first flew on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a dream of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to work together on the project. The plane costr over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of sound .This means that it takes only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7—8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is possible to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m.flight from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour earlier! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so far. Air France and British Airway own the most. They each have seven planes.
Module 1 Travel
一、学习目标:
A. 单词和短语：
flight, because of, direct, pilot, succeed, as long as, school-leaver, exactly, take care, sir, officer, stupid, take off, jacket
B. 交际用语：
1. Not bad!
2. It was great fun!
3. How about you?
4. We’d better get back to work.
5. We’ll have a great time!
6.— What did you do during the winter holiday?
— I went to see my grandparents in Xi’an.
7. The train was full of people and I had to stand for three hours!
8. But the pilot succeeded in landing on time.
9. There’s nothing to worry about as long as you work hard.
10. Please have your tickets ready.
11. Oh, it’s a long story
12. He went to stay with his family in the UK.
13. Why is travel so difficult in winter?
14. We flew direct to Hong Kong.
15. We took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace.
16. Then we took a boat to Lantau Island and went to Disneyland.
17. This is Seat 12A, but you should be in Car 9. This is Car 8.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
二、教学目标
1. Function: Talking about travel.
2. Structure: Revision: nouns; articles; numbers.
3. Skills: 1) Listening for specific information; taking notes..
2) Talking about familiar topics (holidays)
3) Predicting; reading for specific information .
4) Writing a short play about a trip.
4. Around the world: The first pilot to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
5. Task: Writing and acting out a short play.
三、重点及难点:
Grammar: Revision: nouns; articles; numbers.
四、教学设计:
Unit 1 We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
Ⅰ Teaching model
Listening and speaking
Ⅱ Teaching method
Communicative approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To understand the conversations conversation with regard to “travel”.
2. To talk about one’s holiday and new term..
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: flight, because of, direct, pilot, succeed, as long as, school-leaver, exactly
2. Key structures: Sentence structure
Ⅴ Teaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, video
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Warming up
1. Show some pictures to talk.
1) — How do you go to school / work?
— I go to school by ______.
2) — How do you most like to travel by?
— I most like to travel by _________.
2. Enjoy and talk something about the pictures.
3. Show some pictures to introduce the new words.
4. Learn the new words.
5. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 2 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 1.【版权所有：21教育】
1) I most like to travel by _____________.
2) I least like to travel by _____________.
3) I travel most often by ______________.
4) I travel least often by ______________.
2. Complete the sentences so they are true for you.
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 3 Listening practice.
1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 2.
1) The flight takes about __________ hours.
2) Time difference: __________ hours.
3) Flight number: __________
4) From _________ to _________
5) Leave at (new time): _________
6) Arrive at (new time): _________
Keys: 10, 8, CA938, London, Beijing, 11:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
2. Play the tape and ask the students to listen to the tape carefully.
3. Listen and complete the notes.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 4 Listen and read.
1. Ask the students to listen and read the conversation silently.
When you listen to the recording, try to note down the key information. Your notes will then help you retell the main information.
2. Now complete the table.
Holiday activities
Lingling
went to see her grandparents in Henan Province by train
Tony
Daming
Betty
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys:
went to stay with his family in the UK.
flew direct to Hong Kong and took a boat to Lantau Island and went to Disneyland.
toured the city by bus and by taxi, took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace and went for a long walk around the lake.
Step 5 Answer the questions.
1. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 4.
1) When do you think the conversation takes place?
2) According to Lingling, why is travel so difficult in winter?
3) What are Daming and Betty looking forward to at the end of the term?
2. Answer the questions.
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys:
1. When they get back to school after the winter holidays.
2. It’s the busiest season in China because of the Spring Festival.
3. They are looking forward to the school-leavers’ party at the end of the term.
Step 6 Choose the correct answer.
1. Ask the students to read through the words in the box in Activity 5.
direct exactly pilot succeed
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. When you fly direct, you ______.
a) arrive without stopping at another place
b) stop at another place before you arrive
2. When you say “Exactly”, it means ______.
a) you do not agree
b) you completely agree
3. The pilot of plane ______.
a) flies it
b) gives you food and drink during the flight
4. If you succeed in doing something, you ______.
a) manage to do it
b) nearly do it
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner. 21*cnjy*com
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a
Step 7 Everyday English
Not bad!
It was great fun!
How about you?
We’d better get back to work.
We’ll have a great time!
Step 8 Pronunciation and speaking: Listen and mark the pauses.
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.
Lingling: How about you, Betty?
Betty: We had quit a good time in Beijing. We toured the city by bus and by taxi. Last weekend, we took a tour by coach to the Summer Place and went for a long walk around the lake.
Lingling: That sounds great! But now, we’d better get back to work . We’re going to have a big exam at the end of the term.
3. Ask the students to listen and mark the pauses.
4. Now listen again and repeat.
Step 9 Work in groups.
Talk about your winter holiday.
1. Ask and answer about what you did during the winter holiday.
— What did you do during the winter holiday?
— I went to see my grandparents in Xi’an.
2. Talk about what happened during the trip.
The train was full of people and I had to stand for three hours!
Step 10 Language points
1. But the pilot succeeded in landing on time. 不过飞行员成功地按时着陆了。
succeed in doing…表示“成功地做……”。例如：
1) He succeed in working out the maths problem.他成功地解出了这道数学题。
2) We finally succeed in getting little Johnny up the stairs.
我们最后成功地让小约翰尼上了楼梯。
2. There’s nothing to worry about as long as you work hard.只要你努力，没什么好担心的。
as long as在这里引导条件状语从句，表示“只要”，也可以用so long as表示同样的意思。例如：
1) You can invite your friends as / so long as you tell me two days before the party.你可以邀请朋友来，只要在聚会前两天告诉我就行。
2) My parents don’t care what job I do as / so long as I’m happy.我父母对我从事什么工作无所谓，只要我开心就好了。
Step 11 Revision: nouns
名词专项复习：
名词有可数与不可数之分，有数和所有格的变化，在句中可以作主语、宾语、宾语补足语、表语、同位语等。
1. 可数名词与不可数名词
很多情况下，我们可以依靠常识(即用数数的办法)来判断英语名词是否可数。比如，book, table 都是可数名词而water是不可数名词。一般来说，在英语中物质名词和抽象名词都是不可数名词，如flour, rice, beauty, pleasure, money等。
学习名词必须区分其是否可数。只有可数名词前才可以使用数词和不定冠词。值得注意的是，有时同一个单词所指不同，其数的概念也就不同。例如，paper作“纸”解时为不可数名词，表示“报纸”和“试卷”时是可数名词；fish 指“鱼肉”时是不可数名词，表示“鱼”时是可数名词，只不过通常是单复数同形；coffee做“咖啡”解时是不可数名词，表示“一杯咖啡”时是可数名词。
2. 名词的数
对于可数名词数的变化，一要掌握规则变化，即名词后面加-s或者-es的情况；二要掌握不规则变化，包括man-men, woman-women, foot-feet, tooth-teeth, mouse-mice, child-children等；三要掌握单复数同形的单词，如sheep等。除此之外，还应注意以下几点：
1) 在一般情况下，复合名词的单复数形式体现在最后一个名词上，如a pencil box-pencil boxes, a girl student-girl students。但是如果是由man或woman构成的复合名词，如a man doctor, a woman teacher，其复数形式则为men doctors, women teachers。
2) 有些名词往往以复数形式出现，如trousers, glasses(眼镜)，在表示数量时需要借助量词，如a pair of trousers, three pairs of trousers。
3) 有些名词表示复数概念，往往作为一个整体看待，如police, people。这些单词没有复数形式。但是其后面的谓语动词却多为复数形式。例如：The police have caught the thief. Many people have seen the film. 如果要表达单个数量只能换用其他单词。例如：“一名警察”是a policeman / policeman，“一个人”可以是a person, a man, a woman等。不过要注意，people作“民族，种族”解时，是可数名词，复数形式是peoples。
3. 名词的所有格
名词的所有格一般采用名词后加’s的形式，如a child’s dream, someone’s bag；以- s结尾的复数名词的所有格直接加’即可，如the boys’ schoolbags。所有格表示的是所属关系，采用’s结构的多为有生命的名词。如果是无生命的名词，多采用“of+名词”的方式表达。例如：
the window of the house房子的窗户
the end of the year年底
the gate of our school我们学校的大门
注意，a friend of my father’s 与my father’s friend的含义不同，前者含有“我父亲有不止一个朋友”的意思，而后者没有这一含义。
4. 名词的句法功能
名词的句法功能指名词可以充当的句子成分，常见的有：
1) 主语
The flight takes about thirteen hours. 航程需要大约13个小时。
Mr Wang teaches us English. 王老师教我们英语。
2)宾语
Many people were helping the old man when I passed.
我路过的时候，许多人在帮助这位老人。
He has become very interested in chess recently.
最近他对国际象棋产生了很大的兴趣。
3) 宾语补足语
We all call him Xiao Li. 我们都叫他小李。
4) 表语
My younger brother is a policeman. 我弟弟是警察。
名词还可以用作同位语、呼语等。如：
Mr Wang my neighbour, has bought a new car. 我的邻居王先生买了辆新车。(my neighbour是Mr Wang的同位语)
Tom, come and play games with us. 汤姆，来和我们玩游戏吧。(是呼语)
Step 12 Exercises: 中考链接
( ) 1.—Is the schoolbag under the desk yours? (2014长沙)
—No, it’s my ______. He left it there just now.
A. brother B. brother’s C. brothers’
( ) 2.—After P.E., I often feel very thirsty. (2014达州)
—Why not buy some _______ to drink?
A. bread B. noodles C. apple juice D. teas
( ) 3.—What a good ______ you’ve given me! Thanks a lot.
—My pleasure. (2014扬州)
A. information B. news C. suggestion D. advice
( ) 4. Could you please get me some _______? I’m hungry. (2014黔西南州)
A. apple B. water C. bread D. egg
( ) 5. In this test, we’re asked to write a passage of about ______.(2014宜宾)
A. 80-words B. 80-word C. 80 words D. 80 words’
( ) 6.—How far is it from Tianjin to Changsha？(2014呼和浩特)
—It is a _______ flight from Tianjin to Changsha.
A. 2-hour-long B. 2-hours-long C. 2 hours’ long D. 2 hour long
Keys: 1.B 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A
Step 13 Homework
Write something about your journey.
Unit 2 It’s a long story.
Ⅰ Teaching model
Reading and writing.
Ⅱ Teaching method
Interactive approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To understand a play happened during a trip.
2. To write about something that happened during a trip.21cnjy.com
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: take care, sir, officer, stupid, take off, jacket
2. Keys structure: Sentence structure.
Ⅴ Teaching aids
Tape recorder, handout
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Work in pairs.
Do you like to travel by train? Say something about your journey by train.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Introduce the new words.
2. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 3 Look and say.
Look at the expressions from the play in Activity 2. What do you think the play will be about?
1. … gets up and starts to …
2. … looks for his ticket…
3. … goes past people….
4. … gets on the train…
Step 4 Reading.
1. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage and number the expressions in Activity 1 in the order they appear.
1. … gets up and stars to … 2. … looks for his ticket…
3. … goes past people…. 4. … gets on the train…
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. 3 2. 2 3. 4 4. 1
Step 5 Choose the correct answer.
1. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 3.www-2-1-cnjy-com
1. Where are Li Lin and Li Wei?
a) They are at home.
b) They are at the railway station.
c) They are on the train.
d) They are in a car.
2. Who is Li Wei?
a) She is Li Lin’s sister.
b) She is Li Lin’s friend.
c) He is Li Lin’s father.
d) He is Li Lin’s classmate.
3. Why is the elderly man sitting in Li Lin’s seat?
a) Because he did not buy a ticket.
b) Because he is too tired to move.
c) Because he thinks it is his seat.
d) Because he cannot find his seat.
4. What does the elderly man want to do?
a) Take the seat.
b) Go and find Car 9.
c) Change seats with Li Lin.
d) Buy another ticket.
5. What does Li Lin decide to do?
a) Take the seat from the elderly man.
b) Ask the ticket officer for help.
c) Change seats with the elderly man.
d) Get off the train.
6. Who does Li Lin meet in Car 9?
a) Li Wei.
b) His friend.
c) Another elderly man.
d) His classmate.
2. Choose the correct answer.
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. b
Step 6 Complete the passage.
1. Ask students to read the passage again.
2. Ask students to read through the words and expressions in the box in Activity 4.
afraid miss officer sir take care take off
and then complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box.
Li Lin says goodbye to his sister Li Wei. Li Lin says that he will (1) __________ his family, and Li Wei tells him to (2) __________. When Li Lin gets on the train, he sees an elderly man sitting in his seat. He politely calls the elderly man (3) __________ and says he is (4) __________ the elderly man is sitting in his seat. The ticket (5) __________ arrives and explains the mistake. Li Lin kindly offers to change seats with the elderly man, and goes to Car 9. There he sees his friend Wen Peng, who is happy to see him and tells him to (6) __________ his jacket, sit down and make himself comfortable.21*cnjy*com
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. miss 2. take care 3. sir 4. afraid 5. officer 6. take off
Step 7 Writing
1. Write a short play about a trip you have made. Ask the students to think about:
when and where you went
how you travelled
who travelled with you
what happened during the trip
how the story ended
Step 8 Language points
1. Car 9, Seat 12A.9车厢，12A座。
这里的car指火车车厢。例如：
e.g. She went to the dining car for lunch. 她去餐车车厢吃午饭了。
2. Please have your tickets ready. 请大家准备好车票。
have sth. ready 表示“把某物准备好”。例如：
e.g. We had a room ready for you. 我们给你准备了一个房间。
3. Oh, it’s a long story…哦，说来话长……
it’s a long story常用在口语中，表示某事可能很复杂，一言难尽。例如：
— Why have you only got one shoe on? 你为什么只穿了一只鞋？
— It’s a long story. 说起来话可就长了。
Step 9 Revision: numbers
数词专项复习：
对于数词，主要需掌握两点：一是基数词与序数词的表达方式，二是数词的基本用法。
1. 基数词与序数词
注意基数词与序数词的不同写法，尤其要注意以下几组：
one-first; two-second; three-third
four-fourth; fourteen-fourteenth; forty-fortieth
five-fifth; eight-eighth; nine-ninth; twelve-twelfth
2. 数词的用法
英语中数词可以在句子作定语、主语、宾语、状语等。
1) 作定语
He has three children, and they all go to Park School.21教育网
他有三个孩子，都在帕克学校上学。
2) 作主语
In this accident, four were killed and fifteen were badly wounded.
在这场事故中，4人丧生，15人重伤。
3) 作宾语
He has eaten two eggs and I have eaten three.
他吃了两个鸡蛋，我吃了三个。(第一个数词作定语，第二个数词作宾语)
4) 作状语
First, open the book, second, read the sentences.
首先打开书，然后读句子。
hundred, thousand, million与数词连用时通常不带复数词尾-s， 但若用于表示数百、数千、数百万这样的泛词概念时，则用复数。
two (several) hundred / thousand / million students
两(几)百/千/百万名学生(表示具体的数目)
hundreds / thousands / millions of students
几百/成千上万/数百万名学生(表示概数)
在以名词为中心，前面有冠词、数词以及形容词的结构中，这些词语的排列顺序为：“冠词+数词+形容词+名词”。例如：the three little pigs。
Step 10 Exercises中考连接
( ) 1. There are _______ people shopping in the new supermarket, because it is on sale. (2014来宾)
A. four hundreds B. four hundred of C. hundred of D. hundreds of
( ) 2. ______ month of the year is May. (2014天津)
A. Two B. The second C. Five D. The fifth
( ) 3.—Which is the biggest number of the four? (2014黔西南州)
—_______.
A. One third B. Two thirds C. A half D. A quarter
( ) 4. Christmas Day is on ______ of December. (2014聊城)
A. twenty-five B. the twenty-five C. twenty-fifth D. the twenty-fifth
( ) 5. —Do you know that Mrs. Obama came to China with her mother and two daughters? (2014丹东)
—Yes. And it is their ______ visit to China.
A. one B. first C. the first D. once
( ) 6. Batman and spiderman are ________of the most famous American cartoons. (2014佛山)
A. two B. second C. the second
( ) 7. It is very cool in Guizhou in summer, so _______ people come here for vacation. (2014遵义)
A. two thousands B. thousands of C. thousand of
( ) 8. —What’s the date today?
—It’s June ______, 2014. (2014娄底)
A. the fifteen B. the nineteenth C. eighteen
( ) 9. Sam enjoyed collecting. He has collected over three _______stamps. (2014淮安)
A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundred of D. hundreds of
( ) 10. David Beckham has ______ children. Brooklyn Beckham is his ______ son. (2014宜宾)
A. third, first B. three, one C. three, first D. third, one
( ) 11. On my _______ birthday, my father bought me a new bike. (2014吉林)
A. five B. fifteen C. fifteenth
Keys: 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. C
Step 11 Homework
Finish your play in Activity 5.
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.www.21-cn-jy.com
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. /
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.21世纪教育网版权所有
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. 2-1-c-n-j-y
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 17 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: 1. fast speed short time of journey
2. noisy bad for the environment hurt people’s ears【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
4. Read the passage again and answer the questions.【出处：21教育名师】
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. Because it flew faster than the speed of sound.
3. It took people from London or Pairs to New York in just over three hours.
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.2·1·c·n·j·y
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 play21教育名师原创作品
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)21·cn·jy·com
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.21·世纪*教育网
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.
