Module 1 Travel
Unit 1 We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
教学模式介绍
探究式教学模式是指在教学过程中，要求学生在教师指导下，通过以“自主、探究、合作”为特征的学习方式对当前教学内容中的主要知识点进行自主学习、深入探究并进行小组合作交流，从而较好地达到课程标准中关于认知目标与情感目标要求的一种教学模式。其中认知目标涉及与学科相关知识、概念、原理与能力的掌握；情感目标则涉及思想感情与道德品质的培养。
探究式课堂教学模式的教学环节：
创设情境——启发思考——自主（或小组）探究——协作交流——总结提高
设计思路说明
【创设情境】
让学生思考学生一般都是通过方式出行旅游，引入本单元关于旅行的主题。而且出行方式的话题已经在八年级学过，正好复习出行的表达方式。
【启发思考】
让学生谈论成做过的交通工具，能够表达对某种交通工具的喜爱，能搞描述原因。
【自主或小组探究】
1. 教师展示图片，板书单词，并带读。
2. 在文中找出所给短语，学习短语使用的语境。
【协作交流】
小组讨论寒假经历，并描述在寒假过程中经历了什么。
【总结提高】
运回顾本课时主要短语和举行，能够运用这些短语和词汇谈论自己的假期和旅行经历。
教材分析
本模块以“Travel为话题，以学习谈论自己或他人的旅行为主线，介绍了旅行中发生的事件。通过模块学习，学生将重点掌握定冠词与不定冠词的用法，并能运用所学知识介绍自己或他人的旅行经历。
教学目标
【知识与能力目标】
1. Grasp the four skills of the words.
2. Grasp the useful expressions in this unit.
3. Know the usage of the grammars(a/an/the/名词、数词)
【过程与方法目标】
Use the points of this unit very freely.
【情感态度价值观目标】
Get the students to enjoy the scenery of the nature.
教学重难点
【教学重点】
The words, useful expressions and the grammar: flight, because of, direct, pilot, succeed, as long as, school-leaver, exactly2
【教学难点】
The usage of the attributive clause.
课前准备
智慧课堂教师平板
教学过程
创设情境
Talk about how do you often travel by?
Look at the pictures of transportations, read them aloud and do the dialogue according to the example.
启发思考
Think about which of these forms of transportation do you like most/like least/use most often/use least often？and why？
三、自主或小组探究
Step 1 Read the words and expressions aloud.
Step 2 Listening and vocabulary
1. Complete the sentences so they are true for you.
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.
Step 3 Listening practice.
1. Listen and complete the notes
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, 5:30 p.m.2
2. Teacher read and ask the student to listen to the tape carefully.
3. Listen and complete the notes.
Step 4 Listen and read.
1. Ask the student 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
3. Ask the student to check their answer with a partner
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys:
went to stay with his family in the UK by plane.
flew to Hong Kong and visited Lantau Island Disneyland.
toured Beijing by bus and by taxi and took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace.
四、合作交流
Talk about these questions and describe your last trip:
Where did you go?
How did you go there?
What did you do there?
How was your trip?
Did you have a good time?
Work in pairs. You may talk like this:
A: Do you like travelling?
B: Yes, I like it a lot.
A: How do you often travel?
B: I often travel by plane.
A: What about you?
C: I often travel by train.
A: We all like travelling. It’s very exciting and interesting.
Step 5 Answer the questions.
1. Ask the student 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 student to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys:
1. The conversation takes place in winter.
2. Travel is difficult because of the Spring Festival.
3. They are looking forward to the school-leavers’ party.
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 student to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a
Step 7 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 student to listen and mark the pauses.
4. Now listen again and repeat.
Step 8 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!
五、总结提升
Language points
1. The train was full of people, and I had to stand for over three hours!
火车上全是人, 我不得不站了三个多小时!
be full of 意为“充满……；装满……”，其后可接可数名词复数或不可数名词。同义短语为be filled with。
2. Well, it’s the busiest season in China because of the Spring Festival.
由于春节，冬季成了中国交通最繁忙的季节。
because?of 意为“因为；由于”，后可接名词、代词或V-ing形式。例如：
e.g. We?can’t?go?out?for?a?walk?because?of?the?rain.
因为下雨，我们不能出去散步。
because意为“因为；由于”，是连词，后接句子，常用来回答由why引导的特殊疑问句。
e.g. —?Why?do?you?get?up?so?early??
—?Because?I?want?to?catch?the?early?bus.?
3. 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“成功做成……”。
e.g. He succeeded in working out the maths problem. 他成功地解出了这道数学题。
We finally succeeded in getting little Johnny up the stairs.
我们最后成功地让小约翰尼上了楼梯。
4. 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表达同样的意思。
e.g. 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。
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。
Quiz
一、用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。
1. The first _________ was flown by the Wright brothers over 100 years ago.
2. A _______ is a large comfortable bus used for sightseeing or long-distance travel.
3. Will the head teacher attend the _______________ party next Friday?
4. It’s only about forty minutes’ ________ from Taiyuan to Beijing by air.
5. I’m sure you will ________ if you work hard.
二、根据上句完成下句，使上下句意思相同或相近。
1. What was your trip to London like?
______ ______ your trip to London?
2. The Blacks enjoyed themselves very much in Hangzhou last week.
The Blacks ______ _____ ______ _____
三、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
1. 你最好早点回来。
You _____ ______ _____ ______ early.
2. 欢迎回来，孩子们！
_________ _______, children!
3. 下课时把作业交上来。
Give in your homework ______ ______ ______ _______ the class.
Homework
Have a talk with your parents and get more information about their holiday. Then make a short dialogue with your partner.
教学反思
略。
课件46张PPT。How do you often travel by?创设情境bikebusship walking/planeundergroundWe have talked about the ways of transportation in Grade 8. Can you list some of them now? Let’s review them.Forms of transportationLook at the following pictures and talk about them. plane train subway bus taxi bike ship coach cartravel on footWhat’s your favourite type
of transportation? Why?I most like to travel by plane, because it’s fast.I travel most often by bus, because it’s cheap.I travel least often by taxi, because it’s expensive.I least like to travel by train, because it’s crowded.For exampleairplaneHave you ever taken an airplane?trainDo you like traveling by train? Why? Discussion shipCan you describe your feeling
of taking a ship?启发思考taxiWhen do you choose to take a taxi?busDo you often go to school by bus?What’re the advantages of
taking the subway?subway Which of these forms of transportation do you
like most?
like least?
use most often?
use least often?Why do you like travelling by ...?I like travelling by ... because ... n. 航班；飞行
因为；由于
adv. 径直地；直接地
n. 飞行员
v. 成功做成
只要
n. 毕业生
adv. 确切地; 完全;
(表示赞同)确实如此flight
because of
direct
pilot
succeed
as long as
school-leaver exactlyWords review/flait//dai'rekt//'pail?t//s?k'sid//iɡ'z?ktli/自主或小组探究Words:
flight direct pilot succeed school-leaver exactlyPhrases:
be full of because of as long as
succeed in doing… look forward to…Focus onPatterns:
We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
— What did you do during the winter
holiday?
— I went to see my grandparents in
Xi’an. Complete the sentences so they
are true for you.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 _____________.Listening and vocabularytaxibusbicycleshipRead the words and expressions aloud.2. Listen and complete the notes. 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): ___________________teneightCA938London Beijing11:305:30 in the afternoonLearning to learn
When you listen to the recording, try to note down the key information. Your notes will then help you retell the main information. Watch and read备注：见视频 Module 1 Unit 1 Activity 3 3. listen and read.Lingling: Welcome back, everyone!
Betty: Hi, Lingling! How was your holiday?
Lingling: Not bad! I went to see my
grandparents in Henan Province. The
train was full of people, and I had to
stand for over three hours!
Betty: Bad luck. Why is travel so difficult in
winter?
Lingling: Well, it’s the busiest season in China because of the Spring Festival.
Where’s Tony?
Daming: He went to stay with his family in the
UK. He’s flying back today. But the
flight is late.
Betty: Where did you go, Daming?
Daming: We flew direct to Hong Kong and the
plane left a bit late too! But the pilot
succeeded in landing on time. Then
we took a boat to Lantau Island and went to Disneyland. It was great fun!
Lingling: How about you, Betty?
Betty: We had quite 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 Palace 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.Betty: There’s nothing to worry about as long
as you work hard.
Daming: And after the exam, there’s the
school-leavers’ party. We’re all
looking
forward
to it!
Betty: Exactly! We’ll
have a great
time!Now complete the table.went to stay with his family in the UK
by planeflew to Hong Kong and visit Lantau Island and DisneylandToured Beijing by bus and by taxi and took a tour by coach to the Summer PalaceTalk about these questions and describe your last trip:
Where did you go?
How did you go there?
What did you do there?
How was your trip?
Did you have a good time?合作交流Work in pairs. You may talk like this:A: Do you like travelling?
B: Yes, I like it a lot.
A: How do you often travel?
B: I often travel by plane.
A: What about you?
C: I often travel by train.
A: We all like travelling. It’s very
exciting and interesting. 4. Answer the questions.1) When do you think the conversation takes place?
2) According to Lingling, why is travel so difficult in winter?
It takes place in winter.Travel is difficult because of the Spring
Festival.3) What are Daming and Betty looking
forward to at the end of the term?They are looking forward to the school-leavers’ party.5. 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 agreedirect exactly pilot succeed√√3) The pilot of a 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√√direct exactly pilot succeedLingling: How about you, Betty?
Betty: We had quite 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 Palace 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.6. Listen and mark the pauses.Pronunciation and SpeakingNow listen again and repeat.7. Work in groups. Talk about your
winter holiday. 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.
Talk about what happened during the trip.
The train was full of people and I had to
stand for three hours!TalkThe train was full of people and I had to stand for three hours!I went to see my grandparents in Xi’an.For example:What did you do during the winter holiday?How was your travel?How did you get there?I went there by train.Language points The train was full of people, and I had
to stand for over three hours! 火车上全
是人, 我不得不站了三个多小时!be full of 意为“充满……；装满……”，其后可接可数名词复数或不可数名词。同义短语为be filled with。箱子里装满了书。
The?box?is? ?books. full of/ filled with总结提高2. Well, it’s the busiest season in China
because of the Spring Festival.
由于春节，冬季成了中国交通最繁忙
的季节。because?of 意为“因为；由于”，后可接名词、代词或V-ing形式。例如：e.g. We?can’t?go?out?for?a?walk?because?of?
the?rain.
因为下雨，我们不能出去散步。because意为“因为；由于”，是连词，后接句子，常用来回答由why引导的特殊疑问句。
e.g. —?Why?do?you?get?up?so?early??
—?Because?I?want?to?catch?the?early?bus.?选用because?of或because填空。
1.?She?broke?the?glass?__________?her?
carelessness.
2.?She?broke?the?glass?__________?she?was?
careless. because ofbecause3. 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“成功做成……”。e.g. He succeeded in working out the maths
problem. 他成功地解出了这道数学题。
We finally succeeded in getting little
Johnny up the stairs.
我们最后成功地让小约翰尼上了楼梯。4. 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表达同样的意思。e.g. 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。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。只要你承诺11点以前回来就可以出去。
____________________________________
_____________________________You?can?go?out?as/so?long?as?you?promise?to?be?back?before?11?o’clock.? The first _________ was flown by the
Wright brothers over 100 years ago.
2. A _______ is a large comfortable bus used for sightseeing or long-distance travel.
3. Will the head teacher attend the
_______________ party next Friday? 一、用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。coach flight succeed plane school-leaverplanecoachschool-leavers’4. It’s only about forty minutes’ ________ from Taiyuan to Beijing by air.
5. I’m sure you will ________ if you work hard.coach flight succeed plane school-leaverflightsucceed二、根据上句完成下句，使上下句意思
相同或相近。
1. What was your trip to London like?
______ ______ your trip to London?
2. The Blacks enjoyed themselves very
much in Hangzhou last week.
The Blacks ______ _____ ______ _____
in Hangzhou last week. How washad a great time三、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
1. 你最好早点回来。
You _____ ______ _____ ______ early.
2. 欢迎回来，孩子们！
_________ _______, children!
3. 下课时把作业交上来。
Give in your homework ______ ______ ______ _______ the class. had better come backWelcome back at theend ofHomework Have a talk with your parents and
get more information about their
holiday. Then make a short dialogue
with your partner.Homework
