(共15张PPT)
Unit 3 How do you get to school
(Section A Grammar Focus 3a—3c)
年 级:七年级
学 科:初中英语(人教版)
Learning Objectives
In this class, you will
1. talk about the ways of traveling, the distance between places and the time people spend by asking and answering How, How long and How far questions.
2. summarize how to talk about the ways of traveling.
3. use what you’ve learned to conduct an interview about the traveling of your classmates’ families.
Read and complete the conversation between Kitty and Susan.
Lead in
Susan: Hey, Kitty. What are you doing
Kitty: I’m waiting for my father. He is going to drive me to school.
Susan: _________________________________________________________
Kitty: No. I usually go to school by bike. ___________________________
Susan: I often take the subway to work. My workplace is far away from my home.
Kitty: __________________________________________
Susan: It is about 30 kilometers.
Kitty: ________________________________________
Susan: As we all know, the subway is very fast, so it only takes me about thirty minutes to go to work. ________________________________________
Kitty: I’m not sure...about 5 kilometers
Susan: That’s pretty near. _________________________________________
Kitty: It usually takes me 20 minutes to get to school by bike. It’s good exercise.
Susan: Well, your father is coming. Have a good day at school.
Do you usually go to school by car
How do you go to work
How far is it from your home to the workplace
How long does it take you to go to work
How far is it from your home to school
How long does it take you to get to school
way
distance
time
Names How How long(min)
Millie
Amy
Sandy
1. Listen to the conversation and complete the table below.
by bus
take the bus
on foot
walk
by bike
ride a bike
30
10
20
Understanding the rules
I walk to school every day. It takes about ten minutes.
—...I take the bus.
—How long does it take
—About half an hour.
I come to school by bike. It takes me about 20 minutes to get to school.
2. Listen to another conversation between Cathy and Gary and complete the table below.
Who How far (km) How
Gary
Brooklyn
Cici
Paul
Li Wei
30
on the school bus
50
by car
15
by bike
25
ride a bike
1
walk
in his parents’ car
Gary: So his parents have to drive him to school every Monday.
Gary: ...So he walks to school every day.
Understanding the rules
take the school bus
by bus
take the car
ride a bike
on her bike
by bike
on his bike
on foot
Cathy: Gary. I think it’s easy for us to come to school on the school bus.
Cathy: ...She always comes to school by bike.
Cathy: Paul lives 25 kilometers away, yet he rides a bike, too.
1. I come to school by bike.
2. I get to school on foot.
3. It’s easy for us to get to school on the school bus.
4. Paul rides a bike to school every day./I walk to school every day.
5. I take the bus to school.
Time
Distance
Way
How far____________________
How long____________________
How_______________
Talking about how to get to places
do/does sb. get to...
is it from...to...
does it take (sb.) to ...
1. by+交通工具的单数名词
2. on foot 步行
3. in/on+a(an)/the/this/one's+表示交通工具的单数名词
4. ride a/the bike 骑车 walk (to) 步行
5. take+ a(an)/the +表示交通工具的单数名词
Summary
It’s about 30 kilometers.
About 5 kilometers.
We live 30 kilometers away (from the school).
About 15 minutes by bike.
It only takes me about thirty minutes to go to work.
The bus ride takes about 20 minutes.
She needs about an hour to get to school.
Working out the rules
3a
Match the questions with the answers.
How does Mike get to school
2. How long does it take to get home
3. How far is it from here
4. Do your friends go to school by bus
5. Does your dad drive his car to work
a. Yes, they do.
b. No, he doesn’t.
c. He rides his bike.
d. It’s five kilometers.
e. About 15 minutes.
c
e
d
a
b
A: How do you go to Harbin
B: I _____________./I _____________.
A: How far is it from your home to Harbin
B: About _____________.
A: _____________________________
B: About 59 minutes by train.
59mins
100km
Working out the rules
go there by train
take the train
100 kilometers
How long does it take you to go to Harbin
A: How do you go to work
B: I _____________.
A: How far is it from your home to the company
B: About ____________________________.
A: _________________________________
B: __________________________________.
5mins
15km
Working out the rules
go to work by subway
15 kilometers
How long does it take you to go to work
I only need 5 minutes to go to work by subway.
A: _____________________________school
B: ________________./ _________________.
A: _________________________________
B:__________________________________.
A: _________________________________
B: __________________________________.
8mins
12km
Working out the rules
How do you usually get to
I usually take the bus
I usually go to school by bus/on the bus
How far is it from your home to school
I live about 12 kilometers away from the school
How long does it take you to get to school
The bus ride takes me about 8 minutes
How do you get to school every day Now, you are interviewed by Campus plete the conversation between the interviewer and you.
Interviewer: Hello. Do you mind if I take up your a little time I have a few questions.
You: Never mind.
Interviewer: Do you live near or far away from school
You: I live_____________________________________.
Interviewer: How far___________________________________
You: _________________________________________.
Interviewer: Then how do you usually go to school
You: _________________________________________.
Interviewer: How long _________________________________
You: _________________________________________.
Interviewer: Why do you go to school____________________________
You: Because_____________________________________.
Interviewer: OK. And what do you think of your way to school
You: ________________________________________.
Interviewer: That’s all. Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
You: Bye.
near the school
is it from your home to school
I’m not sure...about 1 kilometer
I usually walk to school
does it take you to get to school
About 15 minutes
on foot
it’s good exercise
It’s never boring, because I walk with my best friend. We talk with each other along the way
Using the rules
1. Group work: Campus News is going to interview the students about the traveling of their families. Help the reporter to complete the question list.
Question List
1. How many members are there in your family
2. Do________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________
8. __________________________________________________
9. __________________________________________________
10. ...
Using the rules
2. Pair work: Work with your partner to conduct an interview about the traveling of your classmates’ families with the help of the Question List.
Homework
Finish Exercises on the worksheet.
Teacher教师 How to get to school出行方式 Question1问题1 Question2问题2 ...
Must-do
Interview your teachers in your school about how they get to school every day. Before interviewing, think about the question list first.
Can-do
Thank You!