(共26张PPT)
Module 4 Planes, ships and trains
Unit 1 He lives the farthest from school.
外研八年级（上）
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
1. Grasp(掌握) the key vocabulary:road, accident, except, choice, far, close, crowded;
2. Understand the convertation with superlative adjectives and adverbs;
3. Ask and answer questions about transportation and travel.
Learning Objectives
Listen and guess what kinds of trasportation are
Guessing game
Transportation
bike
car
plane
train
ship
Some other kinds of trasportation.
bus
e-bike(电动自行车)
taxi
truck
motorbike
underground
tricycle(三轮车）
electric bike
high-speed train
coach
helicopter
/ tra s kl/
/ hel k pt (r)/
sports car
Free talk
—How do you usually go to school
—I usually go to school _________.
by bike
by bus
by underground
on foot
= walk
by
I usually a/an/the _________ to go to school.
take
take a/the bus
take an/the underground
ride a/the bike
bus ship taxi train underground
Match the words in the box with the pictures.(P27A1)
Pre-listening Task 1
Miss Wang’s home
Mr Jin’s home
Miss Liu’s home
15 km
7 km
3 km
Miss Wang lives far from the school.
Mr Jin lives ______ from the school.
Miss Liu lives __________from the school.
farther
the farthest
Make a comparison
Pre-listening Task 2
60km/h
100km/h
320km/h
fast
Taking a bus is fast.
Taking a high-speed train is__________ of the three.
Taking a train is ______ than taking a bus.
faster
the fastest
the fastest
expensive
the most expensive
more expensive
Taking a bus is expensive.
Taking a high-speed train is ________________ of the three.
the most expensive
Taking a train is ______________ than taking a bus.
more expensive
50
80
100
≥3 things or people the superlative form（最高级）
faster
Taking a bus is crowded.
Taking an underground is _____________ than taking a bus.
more crowded
Taking a train is _________________ of three.
the most crowded
Listen and match the words in the box with the pictures. You need to use one word more than once. (P27A2)
busy cheap expensive modern
modern
cheap
expensive
busy
cheap
While-listening Task 1
Q:What is Betty and her Mum talking about
A. Who lives in the farthest from school.
B. Different ways of going to school.
C. The most expensive way for traveling.
While-listening Task 2
Listen and choose.
Watch the video and complete the table.
While-listening Task 3
Betty Tony Lingling Daming
Ways to go to school
by underground
by bus
/take a bus
/take an
underground
walk
/on foot
by bus
/take a bus
--How does … go to school
--She/He goes to school… .
=She/He takes … to go to school .
1. Why was Betty late for school
2. How does Betty’s Mum think of going to school by taxi
3. What is the attitude(态度) of Betty’s Mum about going to school by bike
4. Why does Tony go to school by underground
5. What does Betty’s Mum remind(提醒) Betty to do when she rides her bike to school
Because there was a road accident, and the traffic is very heavy.
She thinks taking a taxi is the most comfortable way, but it’s also
the most expensive.
She thinks it’s a good choice ,but it’s a bit dangerous.
She reminds Betty to be careful all the time when she rides her bike to school.
Post-listening Task 1
Read and answer.
Because he lives the farthest from school.
the superlative degree
最高级
形容词和副词最高级的构成：
一般词尾加-est
重读闭音节，单辅音字母双写加-est
辅音字母加y, 把y变i加-est
new
big
busy
large
newest
biggest
busiest
largest
以不发音-e结尾, 直接加-st
单
音
节
或
部
分
双
音
节
部分双音节或多音节： 在形容词或者副词前加定冠词the和most
modern the most modern
expensive the most expensive
Find the sentences about the superlative degree.
Post-listening Task 2
Q:What is the most important to choose a kind of transportation
Further thinking
the safest way
the healthiest way
the most comfortable way
........
Post-listening Task 3
Q:Why does Betty’s Mum remind Betty to be careful all the time when she rides her bike to school
Because there is so much traffic on the road.
In order to keep the road orderly and people safe, everyone should follow traffic rules.
为了保持交通秩序和人们的安全，人人都应该遵守交通规则。
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.(P27A4)
close comfortable far good
1. The _________________ way to go to school is by taxi.
2. Tony lives the __________________ from school.
3. Lingling’s home is the _________ to school, so she always walks.
4. For Betty, going to school by bike is the ______ choice.
most comfortable
farthest / furthest
closest
best
Post-listening Task 4
1. All the students take the bus to school Sam.
2. The train in the world is the Shanghai airport train.
3. I saw a(n) on my way to school yesterday.
4. I do not take the bus to school because it is usually very .
Complete the passage with the words or expression in the box.(P27A5)
accident crowded except most modern
except
most modern
accident
crowded
Post-listening Task 5
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the ways of going to school. Use the words in the box to help you.(P27A7)
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.
Post-listening Task 6
Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses(重读).(P27A6)
Pronunciation and speaking
Now, listen again and repeat.
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.
强调了句子中最重要的信息
Post-listening Task 7
__
英文中的重读规则:
实词重读，虚词/结构词
轻读。
读
看
听
写
说
Summary
Key words and phrases:
road, accident, except, choice, classmate, far, close, crowed, far from, all the time
Key sentences:
It’s the most comfortable way, but it’s also the most expensive.
But nobody was late, except me.
He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.
Her home is the closest to school, so she walks.
You can ride your bike to school, but remember to be careful all the time.
Can you say the following now Check( ) the things you can do. I can use the key vocabulary to make sentences about transportation.
I can understand the convertation with super- lative adjectives and adverbs.
I can ask and answer questions about transportation(交通工具) and travel.
Self-assessment
(自我评估）
基础性作业(必做):
1. Finish the task on exercise book.
2. Preview Unit 2 on pages 28-29.
实践性作业(必做):
Write down the superlative of the adjectives and adverbs that you have learnt(学过).
拓展性作业(选做)：
Think of three or four ways to go to school and list their advantages and disadvantages.
Homework
THANK YOU!(共4张PPT)
1. But nobody was late, except me.
Language Point
except“除……之外”，后面可接名词、代词、v.-ing形式、副词、介词短语和从句等。
besides“除……外，另外还有”，着重“另外还有”。
e.g.
Everyone is going to the party, except for Sarah.
除了Sarah之外，每个人都去参加聚会。（Sarah不去）
Besides Sarah, everyone is going to the party.
除了Sarah，每个人都去参加聚会。（Sarah也去）
2. Maybe I should go to school by taxi.
by和表示交通工具的名词（名词前没有任何冠词）连用，意思是“乘、坐”。例如：
travel by train/car/ship/ underground/boat/bus/taxi
乘火车/汽车/轮船/地铁/小船/公交车/出租车出行
常见的表达方式还有：
骑自行车:ride to … = go to…by bike/ on a bike
乘公共汽车 :go to… by bus/ on a bus = take/ catch a bus
坐汽车: drive to… = go to… by car/ in a car
搭便车: get a ride
乘火车: go to… by train/ on a train = take / catch a train
乘飞机:fly to=go to… by plane/air/ on a plane
乘轮渡:by ferry
乘地铁:take the underground = go to... by subway
骑摩托车:ride a motorcycle
预订拼车服务:book a ride-share
3. He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.
他住得离学校最远，因此他坐地铁。
far可作形容词，意为“远的；遥远的”；也可作副词，意为“远；遥
远”。far from 意为“远离”。
e.g. The supermarket isn’t far from the bank.
4. You can ride your bilk to school, but remember to be careful all the time.
你可以骑自行车去上学，但是记住要时刻小心。
remember常用两种结构，注意区分：remember doing sth. 意为“记得做
过某事”；remember to do sth. 意为“记住要做某事”。
e.g. Remember to invite Tom to your birthday party.(共8张PPT)
一、写出下列形容词的比较级与最高级
hard
great
late
nice
big
fat
easy
happy
beautiful
harder
greater
later
nicer
bigger
fatter
easier
happier
more beautiful
Exercise
hardest
greatest
latest
nicest
biggest
fattest
easiest
happiest
most beautiful
二、用括号内单词的适当形式填空
1. We went to the _________ (bad) restaurant in town last night.
2. Blue Moon is _________ (good), but Miller’s is ________ (good) in town.
3. The Big Screen is ________________ (expensive) than
most cinemas, but Cinema City is ________________
(expensive).
4. Tom acted the _______ (good) in that movie. I think he’s
much _______ (good) than other actors. He can always
find the _____________ (interesting) roles to play.
worst
good
the best
more expensive
the most expensive
best
better
most interesting
三、词汇运用。
1. I have no (选择) but to ask the policeman for help.
2. There are lots of people in the meeting room. It’s very (拥挤的).
3. The room is so small, I feel very (comfortable). Let’s change another one.
4. My brother usually _________(ride) his bike to school. He thinks it’s the most relaxing way.
5. You must be _________(care) when you go across the street.
choice
crowded
rides
unconfortable
careful
四、单项选择
1. The Sunshine Hotel has service in town, I think.
A. friendly B. friendliest
C. most friendly D. the friendliest
2. John did best in the high jump in the school sports meeting,
but Bob did .
A. better B. badly
C. worse D. worst
3.James is one of _______ players in the NBA. He is my hero.
A. better B. the best C. worse D. the worst
4. Nobody worked the math problem out. It was ______ one
of all.
A. easier B. the easiest
C. more difficult D. the most difficult
( )5. — does your sister get to school
— By bike.
A. How B. What C. When D. Which
( ) 6. The boy always wears coat his brother.
A.the same; as B. a same; as C. the same; with D. a same; with
( ) 7. Nanning is becoming busier and busier and it is getting ___ beautiful.
A. more and more B. many and many
C. much and many D. much and much
( ) 8. Everybody went to the party Mary. Mary stayed at home and looked after her sister.
A. including B. over C. besides D. except
( ) 9.— does your uncle live from here — About 20 miles.
A. How long B. How often C. Where D. How far
A
A
A
D
D
( )10. Her mother goes to work ____bus every morning.
A. by B. at C. on D. in
( )11.—We have missed the last bus. What shall we do
—Let’s take a taxi. We have no other _____ now.
A. reason B. habit C. choice D. idea
( )12. Please keep all the windows . It’s too hot in the room.
A. opened B. open C. closed D. close
( )13. In the future I think cities will be_______ because there will be a lot more people.
A. noisy B. bus C. crowded D. quiet
( ) 14. —The meat is _____ delicious. —Yes, but don’t eat_____.
A. too much; too much B. much too; too much
C. too much; much too D. much too; much too
A
C
B
C
B
五、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
1. 谁住得离我们学校最远？
Who lives the our school
2. 杰克怎样到学校的？
How______Jack get _______ _______
3. 他家离超市最近。
His home is the supermarket.
4. 他们决定乘地铁去火车站。
They decided to to the railway station.
5. 这是最舒服的方式，但是也是最贵的。
It is the most comfortable way, but it’s also the .
farthest from
终极挑战
does to school
the closest to
take the underground
most expensive中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Module 4 Planes, ships and trains
一、课题： Unit 1 He lives the farthest from school.
二、课型：Listening and speaking
三、教学目标：
1、能够使用形容词、副词最高级形式谈论并比较旅行方式和交通工具。
2、能听懂含有形容词、副词最高级形式的对话及旅行方式和交通工具的描述。
四 核心内容：
Key vocabulary— road, acci ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dent, except, far, far away, crowded, choice, classmate, all the time, journey, book, outside, close, park, however, cost
Key structures— It’s the most comfortable way...
He lives the farthest from school...
五 教学准备：Tape recorder, OHP,multimedia
六 预习要求：
根据音标自学本课新单词。
七 教学过程：
教学步骤 教师活动 学生活动 设计意图
Step OneWarming-up (3’) Lead in1. Let the students w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )atch a video, sing the song. “ The train”. Ask Can you guess the name of the song 2 Show some pictures ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of vehicles on the computer, let the students say them out quickly. The first one to say it is the winner.. Then introduce the title. 1 Listen and sing the song together .Guess the name the song.2 Stand up an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d say out the names of the vehicles quickly. Try to be the first one. 通过歌曲激发学生兴趣，引入交通工具，然后呈现常用的交通工具图片复习名称，自然导出本课话题。
Step TwoPre-task(5’) Task1 Check the n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ew words.1. Show more pictur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es and things to get the students to say out new words. 2. Ask one little teacher to teach the students to read the new words. 1.Look at the pic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tures and things say out the new words and phrases.2. Students read the new words together after the little teacher. 引导学生谈论ppt上的图片,检查学生对词汇的掌握程度，训练学生的表达能力，通过图片、情景学单词，做到词不离句。
Step ThreeWhile-task (20’) Task2 Do activity 1Ask the students to fi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nish Activity One. Match the words in the box with the pictures. Then check the answers quickly.Task 3 Listening(Activity 2)1. Ask the st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )udents to listen and match the words in the box with the pictures in Activity 1. 2. Guide them answer in this way, Going by bus is cheap.Task4 Listening(Activity 3)1. Play the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tape, ask students to listen and choose the best answers to the two questions:① Who lives the far ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )thest from school (A. Tony B. Lingling C. Daming)② How does Daming g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o to school (A. By underground. B. On foot. C. By bus.)2 .Check their answers.Task 4 Reading(Activity 3)1. Ask the studen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts to read the conversation and complete the table in Activity Three.2. Call back the answers.Task 5 Practice reading.1. Organize the students to read the conversation with the video.2..Ask the Ss to work with their groups to read the conversation. 3. Organize the stud ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ents to have a competition: Read the dialogue in groups and choose the best group.Task 6 Solve the language points(1).Organize stude ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nts to read the conversation again and find the language points. Let them discuss in groups and solve their problems.(2).Ask three littl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e teachers to help the students solve their problems.Task 7 RetellingGet the Ss to r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )etell the conversation with the information in the table in Activity 3.Task 7 Grammar and exercises1. Summary all the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sentences of the Superlative adjectives and adverbs. Give more samples.2. Ask the students t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.(Activity 4)3.Ask the stud ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ents to go on completing the sentences with the words or expression in the box. (Activity 5) Students match the words in the box with the pictures. .1.Students listen a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd match the words in the box with the pictures in Activity 1. 2. Describe the pictures with right sentences.Eg: Going by bus is cheap.1. Listen to the tape and and get the correct answers:① Who lives the far ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )thest from school (A. Tony B. Lingling C. Daming)② How does Daming go ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to school (A. By underground. B. On foot. C. By bus.)2. Give the answers in pairs.1. Students read the c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onversation and complete the table in Activity Three.2. Give the answers.Student read the conversation with the video.Then practice in groups.3. Have a competit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ion: Read the dialogue in groups and choose the best group. Try to read the best.(1). Students read ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the conversation again and find the language points. Discuss in groups and solve their problems.(2)Little teachers c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ome to the front and help other students solve the language points, the other students listen carefully and note .Try to retell the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) conversation with the information in the table in Activity 3. e.g. Betty goes to school by bus. Tony takes the understand to school. Because he lives the farthest from school. Etc.1. Summary all the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) sentences of the Superlative adjectives and adverbs. Give more samples.2. Ask the students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.(Activity 4)3.Ask the stud ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ents to go on completing the sentences with the words or expression in the box. (Activity 5) 检查完词汇后及时做Activity 1的匹配联系进行巩固。训练学生听力, 加深学生对本课新词汇的印象。根据听力结果，选词并用完整的句子来描述图片，训练学生的口头表达能力。带着问题听课文，可以让学生有目的的听录音，并学会综合所获的信息作答。把活动三的练习作为阅读训练习题，给学生充足先学先理解的时间，有利于下阶段的授课。通过观看视频代替枯燥乏味的凭空想象，同时获取正确的语音语调。通过小组内朗读，互相纠正错误，培养团结合作精神。小组合作探究，共同完成学习任务，培养他们自主学习的能力。通过小老师讲解语言点，让学生更有兴趣进一步理解课文内容。通过引导学生复述对话，培养学生表达能力。教师补充讲解本课难点，起画龙点睛的作用。通过活动4和活动5的习题巩固本课所学内容，加深印象。
Step FourPost-task(9’) Task 7 Do some speaking1. Pair work.Organize them ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to ask and answer questions about the ways of going to school. Use the words in the box to help them.A;What’s the most expensive way to go to school B: Going by taxi is the most expensive.A:How about by bus, is it a good way to go to school B: It is cheap, but so crowded.2.Have the Ss act out the dialogue. 1.Ask and answer ques ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tions about the ways of going to school. Use the words in the box to help them.A;What’s the most expensive way to go to school B: Going by taxi is the most expensive.A:How about by bus, is it a good way to go to school B: It is cheap, but so crowded.2. Ss act out the dialogue. 通过2人小组简单的对话练习来操练本课重点句型 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，并为下一环节表演作铺垫，对话表演时整节课的高潮部分，让学生在情境中进行交际，可以很好地提高学生英语语言的综合运用能力。
Step FiveSummary（2’） 1.Get the students to sum up the language points.T: What have we learned today Ss:……2.Let the students to choose the best team in this lesson. 1.Sum up the language points:①travel by train/car/ship/ underground/boat/bus/taxi②The structures fo the superlative adjectives and adverbs.2.To choose the best groups. 引导学生对这节课的总结，让学生做自由发言，培养学生自主学习，自主总结的良好学习习惯。简短的评价使学生的课堂表现得到肯定并且可以激励学生的学习兴趣，树立学习英语的信心。
Step SixHome-work（1’） Make an interview. Ask them to interview ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )their friends about How do they go to school every day. Then let them give a report next class. Report: My fri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )end… usually goes to school by bike because her/ his home is the closest to school. My friend … usually goes to school by bus because his/her home is the farthest from school.2.Ask the studen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts to finish the exercises in the workbook of Module 4 Unit 1. Make an interview. Ask them to interview ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) their friends about How do they go to school every day. Then let them give a report next class. 2.Finish the exercises in the workbook of Module 4 Unit 1. 口头作业和笔头作业相结合，有助于学生各方面能力的培养，及时巩固已学的知识，并把所学知识运用到实际当中去。
板书设计 Module 4 Planes, ships and trains Unit1 I He lives the farthest from school.Lingling’s home is the closest to school. It is the most comfortable way but it’s the most expensive. 3. Tony lives farthest from school.
达标训练题
A. 随学随练：写出下列单词的最高级形式：
1. short _________________ 2. nice _________________
3. big _________________ 4. thin _________________
5. early _________________ 6. slowly _________________
7. beautiful _________________ 8. carefully _________________
9. badly _________________ 10. much _________________
11. little _________________ 12. far __________________
B. 单项选择：
( ) 1. Debbie is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) growing fast. She is even________ than her mother.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest
( )2.—Dad, would you please drive ________
— No hurry. We have enough time before the plane takes off.
A. faster B. more slowly C. more carefully
( ) 3.—Do you know Lin Shuhao
—Yes. He is one of _____ basketball players in the NBA.
A. popular B. more popular C. the most popular
( ) 4. Is Lily’s home _____ away from school than Linda’s
A. far B. farther C. farthest .
( ) 5.—Who ran ______ of all in the sports meeting
—Hector did, I think.
A. fast B. faster C. the fastest D. most fast
( ) 6. Li Na is ________ tennis player in China now.
A. most famous B. the most famous C. more famous
