Module 4 Planes, ships and trains .
Unit 1 He lives the farthest from school.
导学目标
能够正确使用下列单词和词组:road, accident, except, far, far from, crowded
能够掌握形容词、副词最高级的用法。
自主预习
一、英汉互译
1. the most comfortable way _________ 2. a good choice _________
3. so much traffic _________ 4. ride bikes ______5. quite safe ________
6.住得最远 ___________7.与……一样__________ 8.乘坐地铁__________
9.那么拥挤 ________ 10.在去学校的路上 _________
二、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词
1. It’s the best w ________ to get to school.2. The room is __________(挤满了) with people.
3. Who’s the m ________ popular student in your class
4. I live f _____ from school, so I go to school by bus.
5. Her home is the c _______ to school, so she walks.
6. There was a r ______ accident and the traffic was very heavy.
7. I was l _______ for school today.
课堂导学
be late for…意为“迟到”。例如:be late for school “上学迟到”,be late for work 意为“上班迟到”。
We’ll be late for the meeting if we don’t go right now. 再不马上出发,我们开会就要迟到了。
2.But nobody was late, except me.
1)nobody 意为“没有人”,做主语时,谓语动词用单数。
2)except意为“除了”,强调所排除的“不包括在内”,一般表示同类之间的关系, 经常接名词或代词,如:The office is open every day except Sundays. 除了周日外,办公室门每天都开着。
3. It’s the most comfortable way, but it’s also the most expensive. 它是最舒适的方式,但也最贵。most 作形容词时,意为“最多的”;是many, much的最高级形式,常与the连用,作副词,意为“最”,是much的最高级形式,常与the 连用,修饰形容词或副词,构成形容词或副词的最高级形式。若most 前不加定冠词,则为代词,表示“大多数”。
如:It’s the quickest way for you, but it’s also the most dangerous way.
Most of my classmates ride bikes and it’s quite safe. 我大多数同学都骑自行车并且相当安全。
4. Her home is closest to school, so she walks.她家离学校最近,所以她步行。在本句中close 作形容词时,意为“近的,亲密的”,指“空间或时间上接近”,有“紧挨”的意思。短语close to意为“离……近,贴近”,其反义短语为“far from”。close还可作动词,意为“关闭”。
5. He goes by bus too, the same as me. But it’s so crowded! 他也坐公共汽车,和我一样。但是坐共公汽车那么拥挤。
the same as 意为“与……一样”如:Just do the same as me.跟着我做就行了。
crowded 为形容词,意为“拥挤的”,如:a crowded bus “拥挤的公共汽车”。be crowded with意为“挤满了……”。
6. 形容词和副词的最高级
用法:在三者或三者以上之间比较,表示最高程度时,用形容词和副词的最高级形式表达。形容词最高级前一般要加定冠词the,副词的最高级前定冠词可以省略。句式;① 主语+谓语动词+the+形容词最高级+名词+in/of短语。表示“主语是最……”如:Tom is the tallest boy in our class.② 主语+谓语动词+one of the +形容词最高级+可数名词复数+in/of短语。表示“主
语是最……之一。”如:China is one of the largest countries in the world.
构成:单音节词或少数双音节词构成最高级时:
①一般在词尾加-est。②以不发音的字母e 结尾的,直接加-st。
③以重读闭音节结尾,先双写末尾的辅音字母再加-est。
④以“辅音字母+y”结尾的,先把y变成i,再加-est。
注:多音节和部分双音节形容词构成最高级时,要在形容词前加the most.
特殊变化:many/much----most good/well----best far---farthest/furthest
8. 乘坐某种交通工具的表达方式
介词短语:①by+交通工具名词,此时交通工具的名词前不用冠词等修饰。②in/on+冠词+交通工具名称。如:on a train表示步行用on foot.
动词短语: ①take + a/the+ 交通工具名词 如:take the subway ②walk/drive/ride/fly+to+目的地
当堂达标
一、单项选择
( )1. – Where do you often exercise
-- I often exercise in a park. It’s close to my house.(选出与画线部分意思相同的词或短语)
A. next to B. near C. behind D. in front of
( )2. Which is ______, the train, the car or the plane
A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest
( )3. Ying Ze Street is one of the ______ streets in Taiyuan.
A. busy B. busier C. more busy D. busiest
( )4. --______is it from Rio de Janeiro(里约热内卢) to Beijng -- Over 17330 kilometers.
A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How many
( )5. He often ______ the bus to go to work.
A. by B. take C. get on D. takes
二、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1.My sister dances ___________(well) in her class.
2.Jenny has the ______(many)apples of the three girls.
3.Which goes_______(fast), buses , cars or trains
4.There are too many people on the street. It’s very __________(crowd).
5.He lives _(far)from the school of all the students.
6.The coming bus is (crowd). Please let the old get on first.
7. It's not so ( easy )as I thought.
8. (play) football is much more interesting than running.
9. They have just cleaned the windows, so the room looks much (bright).
10.. The more you eat, the (heavy) you’ll be.
11. The Yellow River is the second (long)river in China.
三、根据汉语完成句子
1.在你们班里谁住的离学校最近?____ ____ _____ _______ the school in your class
2.贝蒂计划坐出租车到机场。Betty plans to go to the _______ ______ _______.
3.到学校最受欢迎的方式是步行。The ____ _____ _______ to get to school is on foot.
4.骑自行车去学校花了你多长时间?___ ____ ____ it ___you ___ go to school by bike
5.从天津到北京的火车票多少钱?
______ ______ _______the train ______ from Tianjin to Beijing
课后提高
一、单项选择
( )1. Who lives closest _______ school
A. for B. from C. to D. at
( )2. It’s the best way _______ there by train now.
A. going B. go C. goes D. to go
( )3. Guangzhou is the third ___ city in China.
A. largest B. larger C. large D. most large
( )4.He often goes to school ___ a bike, but sometimes he goes ____ bus.
A. by; by B. on; on C. on; by D. by; on
( )5. Which country has ___ population, Canada, India, or China
A. the most B. the smallest C. the large D. the least
二、句型转换
1. It’s ten minutes’ ride. (划线部分提问)_________ _________ is it
2. It takes him a day to get to Beijing.(划线部分提问)
_______ _______does it take him to get to Beijing
3. I go to work by bike. (就划线部分提问) ________ ________ do you _________ to work
Jim is taller than any other boy in his class. (同义句)
Jim is _________ ________boy in his class.
三、阅读理解
“In America,” said Mr Chen, “the three main ways of traveling long distances are by bus, by train and by plane. If you want to get from one place to another in the shortest time, you take a plane. If you wish to travel for as little money as possible, you do so by bus, which is much slower. The train is the slowest of the three. But it is much better than the other two if you want to see countryside in the greatest comfort.”
( )1. In America there are __ of traveling long distances.
A. just three ways B. three main ways C. only three ways D. four ways
( )2. Traveling by train is ______.
A. the least comfortable way of traveling B. more comfortable than by bus or by plane
C. faster than by us D. cheaper than by bus
( )3. The bus is _____. A. cheaper than the train B. faster than the plane
C. slower than the train D. dearer than the plane
( )4. Traveling by plane is _____.
A. more expensive than by bus B. less expensive than by train
C. more comfortable than by train D. the least comfortable of the three
( )5. Mr Chen _____. A. liked to travel by bus B. liked to travel by train
C. liked to travel by plane D. knew sth about America
四、完形填空
Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting 1 in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of China. Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his 2 .
Many people like to travel by train, but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much 3 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu 4 they went on to Mount Emei by bus.
The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in their sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and 5 around. It was a long journey, 6 none of them felt tired. They kept 7 the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and 8 them newspapers. People nearby 9 with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite 10 . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.
( )1. A. schools B. places C. villages D. cities
( )2. A. friends B. classmates C. father D. family
( )3. A. cheaper B. dearer C. dirtier D. quicker
( )4. A. before B. when C. after D. while
( )5. A. sit B. walk C. run D. dance
( )6. A. and B. so C. also D. but
( )7. A. looking B. drawing C. watching D. getting
( )8. A. reading B. buying C. selling D. writing
( )9. A. talked B. spoke C. told D. said
( )10. A. early B. late C. easily D. hard
Unit 2 What is the best way to travel
导学目标
1. 能正确使用下列单词: journey, book, outside, choice, however, cost
2. 能灵活运用下列句型及日常用语:Which is the best way to travel The more information, the better.
It takes you about twelve hours to get there. It’s the fastest and the second cheapest. Have a great trip!
3. 继续学习并掌握形容词和副词最高级用法。
自主预习
一、短语互译
1. 计划去干某事 2. 更多信息
3. 更令人放松 4. 坐火车旅行
5. 和……一样多 6. 昂贵得多
7. more relaxing___________8. book your ticket _________
9. the third choice_________10. get crowded__________
二)根据句意及首字母提示完成单词
1. After a long j__________, he looks tired.
2. It t _______ me half an hour to get there every day.
3. H________, it won’t cost as much as going by train.
4. The first c ________ is to go by train because it takes only four hours.
5. They wait for us o__________ the station.
课堂导学
1.The more information, the better.
信息越多越好。
1) 句型“the+比较级,the +比较级”表示“越……,就越……”。如:
The older he gets, the happier he is. 他越活越开心。
The more dangerous it is, the more he likes it. 越危险他越喜欢。
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.
我们相聚在一起越多,我们就会越开心。
2) 此处more 是much的比较级, better为good 的比较级。
在英语中,常用的不规则变化的形容词的比较级和最高级有:
good--better-- best many--more--most much--more--most bad--worse--worst
little--less--least ill--worse--worst far—farther--farthest
2. A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but a lot more expensive.
坐火车旅行要比坐长途汽车更放松,但要贵得多。
1)在比较级前添加:a lot, even, much, a little, a bit, still 等词,可以说明程度。如:This will make our job even more difficult. 这将会使我们的工作更加艰难。You’ll get there a lot quicker if you take the plane..坐飞机去那里会快很多。
2)relaxing意为“令人放松的”其主语一般为某件事或物,比较级在词前加more。relaxed则意为“放松的”,其主语常常是人。
3. Book you ticket before you book your hotel. 订旅馆之前,要先把票订下来。book在本句中是动词,意思是“订购,预订”。如:
I booked a table for two at 8 am. 我预订了晚上8点的两人桌。
Tom told us to book early if we want to get a room.
汤姆告诉我们,要想订到房间,就要早预订。
4. The third choice is by coach. 第三种选择是坐长途汽车。
choice是名词,意为“选择”,其动词为choose。
5. However, it will not cost as much as going by train. 然而,它花不了坐火车去花的钱。
1) however,连词,意为“然而”。可放在句首、句中或句末,通常用逗号与句子其他成分隔开。
2) cost,动词,意为“花费,值……”,常用 sth. costs (sb.) +金钱,意为“某物花了(某人)多少钱”。如:A new computer costs a lot of money. 买一台新电脑要花一大笔钱。3) as much as意为“和……一样多”。
6. It’s the fastest and the second cheapest. 它是最快,第二便宜的(方式)。
在英语中,若是三者和三者以上之间比较时,表示最高程度,用形容词
副词的最高级形式表达,若要表达“第几最……”,则在最高级前面加
序数词。如:The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 黄河是
中国第二长河。
当堂达标
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. China is one of the countries with the _______ (long) history.
2. It will take you twenty minutes _______ (get) there.
3. Traveling by coach is one of _________ (cheap) ways.
4. The journey ________ (take) about ten minutes, so it’s the shortest way to go.
5. To lie in bed is ___________(relaxing) thing in the world.
6.His father is much _______ (old) than his uncle.
7.I think July is_______(hot) than any other month in our country. It’s_______(hot) month of the year.
8.In England, it’s very cold in February. It’s the _______(bad) month of the year.
9.Spring is the _______(good) time to plant trees.
10.Mike is _______ (tall) than any other student. He is _______ (tall) student in his class.
二、写出下列形容词或副词的最高级形式
1. cheap _____ 2. good _____3. relaxing_____ 4. expensive _____
5.comfortable_____6. quick_____7. cheaply _______ 8. many /much_____
9. far _________ 10. large_________
三、根据汉意及提示完成句子
1. 到那儿的最佳方式是什么?What’s _______ ______ ______ to get there
2. 旅程要花多少时间?How long does ______ _______ ______
3. 坐火车旅行要比坐长途汽车更令人放松。
A journey by train is ______ _______ than by coach.
记住在阿姆斯特丹停车是很昂贵的。
Remember that ______ in Amsterdam is very ________.
5. 我的首选是坐火车去,因为旅程只花四个小时。
My first ________ is _______ ________ by train because the journey ________ only four hours.
课后提高
一、单项选择
( )1. Li Hua studies English very _____ and her English is ______ in her class. A. careful, good B. carefully, well C. careful, best D. carefully, the best
( )2. —_______ are you going to Shanghai —I’m taking the plane.
A.When B.Why C.What D.How
( )3. Many of my classmates think Wang Han is ______ host (主持人)in Hunan TV Station.
A. popular B. more popular C. the most popular D. popularet
( )4. Does he speak English _______ his father
A. as good as B. as well as C. best than D. as better as
5. It’s _______ from my home to the school.
A. five minutes walk B. five minute’s walk
C. five minute’ walk D. five minutes’ walk
6. It is the second _________fresh lake in the world.
A. large B. larger C. the largest D. largest
7. All of us will go camping ________Tom because he has to look after his sick sister.
A. besides B. except C. except for D. Beside
8..— Mike is than you, right — Yes, but he runs in our class.
A. fat; fast B. fatter; the fastest C. the fatter; faster D. fat; fastest
二、句型转换
1. I travel to school by bike.(改为同义句)
I travel to school _______ my ________.
2. She is the best student in her class. (改为同义句)
She is _______ _______ any other student in her class.
3.The train fare is 80 yuan. (改为同义句)
The train ticket _______ me 80 yuan.
4. To finish the work takes me ten hours.(改为同义句)
It _____ ______ ten hours _____ ______ the work.
5. It takes me 4 hours to finish the work. (对划线部分提问)
_______ ________ does it take you go finish the work
三、完型填空
The earth moves(移动)round the sun ,and the __1__moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns__2__ the sun, it is__3__. When our part of the earth turns __4__from the sun, it’s right.
The sun is__5__ bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it is much__6__to the earth.
The sun is very bright. It __7__ very strong light. The moon looks quite bright, too, but it doesn’t give __8__light__9__.The light from the moon comes__10_ the sun .
( )1. A. moon B. earth C. sun D. star
( )2. A. round B. to C. with D. from
( )3. A. hot B. cold C. DAY D. night
( )4. A. out B. away C. on D. of
( )5. A. quite B. a little C. very D. much
( )6. A. near B. far C. nearer D. farther
( )7. A. takes B. gets C. bring D. gives( )8. A. very B. any C. many D. some
( )9. A. more B. too C. much D. at all
( )10. A. on B. out C. from D. of
阅读理解
My aunt works in a hospital in the centre of the city. The hospital is not far from her home. It’s about one kilometre away, so she seldom (很少) goes to work by bus. She usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes her twenty-five minutes to get there by bike, and fifty minutes on foot. Today her bike is broken. She wants to walk there. Now she’s having some food. She usually leaves home at five to eight, but today she needs to walk twenty minutes earlier. She starts to work at half past eight in the morning and finishes at five in the afternoon.
41.The writer’s aunt is a _______.
A. student B. doctor C. bookseller D. teacher
42. The writer’s aunt sometimes goes to work_______ .
A. by bus B. by bike C. on foot D. by subway
43.How long does it take her to get there by bike
A. Fifteen minutes. B. Fifty minutes. C. Twenty minutes. D. Twenty-five minutes.
44.She needs to walk to work today, because_______ .
A. she is ill B. she likes walking C. her bike is broken D. the weather is fine
45. How long does she have to work a day
A. 8.5 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 7.5 hours. D. 7 hours.