1、Module 4 Planes, ships and trains 一、学习目标:A.单词和短语：road, accident, except, far, far away, crowded, choice, classmate, all the time, journey, book, outside, close, park, however, costB.交际用语：1. What happened?2. Dont worry.3. Who lives the closest to school? Lingling lives closest.4. What is the most com
2、fortable way to go to school for Betty? By taxi. 5. Whats the most expensive way to go to school? Going by taxi is the most expensive.6. How do you get there?7. Whats the cheapest way?8. Whats the best way to get there?9. Whats the cheapest way to travel from London to Paris? The cheapest way is by
3、coach.10. Its the most comfortable way, but its the most expensive.11. He lives farthest from school.12. It is the fastest and the second cheapest.13. The more information, the better.二. 教学目标1. Function: Describing and comparing modes of transportation.2. Structure: Superlative adjectives and adverb
4、s (-est, most); irregular superlatives.3. Skills: 1) Listening and understanding familiar topics (transportation)2) Comparing modes of transportation.3) Reading and finding specific transportation 4) Writing a short passage comparing modes of transportation.4. Around the world: The longest railway 5
5、. Task: Making a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in China.三、重点及难点: Superlative adjectives and adverbs (-est, most); irregular superlatives. 四、教学设计:Unit 1 He lives the farthest from school.Teaching modelListening and speaking Teaching methodPWP approach Teaching aims1. Key vocabulary: road,
6、accident, except, far, far away, crowded, choice, classmate, close, all the time2. Key structures: Superlative adjectives and adverbs (-est, most); irregular superlatives.3. Key sentences:1) What happened?2) Dont worry.3)Who lives the closest to school? Lingling lives closest.4) What is the most com
7、fortable way to go to school for Betty? By taxi. 5) Whats the most expensive way to go to school? Going by taxi is the most expensive.Teaching aidsTape recorder, OHP, videoTeaching StepsStep 1 Warming-up1. Work in pairs. Show some pictures and ask “How do you often go to school?”2. Look at the pictu
8、res, and say something about the pictures.3. Introduce the new words.4. Learn the new words.5. Read the new words.Step 2 Look and match.1. Ask the students to read the words in Activity 1.bus ship taxi train underground2. Look at the pictures in Activity 1 carefully.3. Now match the words with the p
9、ictures.5. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.6. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.Keys: 1. train 2. ship 3. taxi 4. underground 5. bus Step 3 Look, listen and match.1. Ask the students to read the words in Activity 2.busy cheap expensive modern2. Play
10、 the recording and ask the students to listen to the recording carefully.3. Listen and match the words in the box with the pictures in Activity 1. You need to use one word more than once.4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.5. Call back the answer from the whole class and check t
11、he answer.Step 4 Listen and read.1. Show some pictures, and ask the students to talk about them.2. Ask the students to read the conversation silently.3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen and read the conversation.4. Read the conversation.5. Act it out.6. Learn “Everyday English”1) Wh
12、at happened?2) Dont worry.Step 5 Complete the table.1. Ask the students to read the conversation again.2. Now complete the table.Betty Tony Lingling DamingWays to go to school3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys: by bus by underground walks / on foot by busStep 6 Co
13、mplete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.close comfortable good far2. Read through the sentences. 1) Lingling lives the _ to school, so she always walks.2) The _ way to go to school is by taxi.3) Tony lives the _ from school.4) For Betty, going to school by
14、 bike is the _ choice.3. Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.4. Ask the students to check with a partner.5. Check the answers: Keys: 1. closest 2. most comfortable 3. farthest 4. bestStep 7 Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read the words or expression in the box i
15、n Activity 5.crowded except modern road accident2. Read through the sentences. 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 the way to school yesterday.4) I do not take the bus to school because it is usually very _.3.
16、Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.4. Ask the students to check with a partner.5. Check the answers: Keys: 1. except 2. modern 3. road accident 4. crowdedStep 8 Listen and repeat.1. Play the recording once without stopping.2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class t
17、o repeat.1) Who lives the closest to school? Lingling lives closest.2) Whah is the most comfortable way to go to school for Betty? By taxi. 3. Ask the students to listen and mark the intonation.4. Now listen again and repeat.Step 9 Work in pairs.1. Ask the students to read the words or expression in
18、 the box in Activity 7.2. Read through the example with the class. Whats the most expensive way to go to school? Going by taxi is the most expensive.3. Work in pairs.Step 10 Important and difficult points1. Maybe I should go to school by taxi. 或许我应该坐出租车去上学。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：tra
19、vel 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2. 形容词、副词的最高级构成及其用法:Step 11 Do exercises: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 _ Keys: 1. shortest 2. nicest 3.
20、biggest 4. thinnest 5. earliest 6. most slowly 7. most beautiful 8. most carefully 9. worst 10. most 11. least 12. farthest / furthestB.中考链接 ( )1.The girls are talking about the art festival_. (2013 温州) Yes. They have so many fun things to share.A. easily B. angrily C. sadly D. happily( ) 2.Our scho
21、ol bus will leave at 8 oclock tomorrow. Dont be late. OK. I will be there ten minutes_. (2013 安徽) A. sooner B. slower C. faster D. earlier( ) 3. Debbie is growing fast. She is even_ than her mother. (2013 北京)A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest( ) 4.Dad, would you please drive _? (2013 福州) No
22、 hurry. We have enough time before the plane takes off.A. faster B. more slowly C. more carefully( ) 5.Do you know Lin Shuhao? (2013 漳州)Yes. He is one of _ basketball players in the NBA.A. popular B. more popular C. the most popular( ) 6.Which country is your favorite, Lin Tao？(2013 牡丹江) France, of
23、course. Its the _ place that I want to visit.A. worst B. better C. best( ) 7. Is Lilys home _ away from school than Lindas? (2013 益阳)A. far B. farther C. farthest .( ) 8.Who ran _ of all in the sports meeting? (2013 襄阳)Hector did, I think. A. fast B. faster C. the fastest D. most fast( ) 9. Li Na is
24、 _ tennis player in China now. (2011 永州)A. most famous B. the most famous C. more famous Keys: 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. BStep 12 HomeworkRemember the words of Unit 1 and prepare the text of Unit 2.Unit 2 What is the best way to travel?Teaching modelReading and writing. Teaching met
25、hodTop-down approach Teaching aims1. Listening and understanding familiar topics (transportation)2. Comparing modes of transportation.3. Reading and finding specific transportation 4. Writing a short passage comparing modes of transportation.Teaching Objectives 1. Key vocabulary: journey, book, outs
26、ide, choice, however, cost2. Keys structure: Superlative adjectives and adverbs (-est, most); irregular superlatives.Teaching aidsRecorder, OHP, videoTeaching StepsStep 1 Warming-up Learn some new words.Step 2 Work in pairs.1. Talk about places you go to and how you get there.How do you get there?Wh
27、ats the cheapest way to get there?Whats the best way to get there?2. Show some pictures.3. Talk something about the pictures.Step 3 Reading.1. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.2. Ask the students to read through the passage.3. Read the passage by themselves.4. Read the text togeth
28、er.5. Read the passage and number the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the least expensive in Activity 2.6. Check with a partner.7. Call back the answers from the whole class.Step 4 Complete the table.1. Read the passage again.2. Complete the table.Ways of travelling Good points Bad poi
29、ntsTrain More relaxing than by coach More expensive than by coachCar and shipCoachPlane3. Check with a partner.4. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys;1. the most comfortable the most expensive.2. the cheapest, crowded and it takes so long. 3. the fastest and the second cheapest wait for
30、hours at the airport because of bad weather.Step 5 Complete the passage.1. Ask the students to the words in the box in Activity 4.choice cost However journey outside2. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 4.There are four ways to travel from London to Amsterdam. The first (1) _ i
31、s by train because the (2) _ takes only four hours. (3) _, its quite expensive. Going by car and by ship, or coach does not (4) _ as much as going by train. When you go by car and by ship, remember that parking in Amsterdam is not cheap, so it is best to stay (5) _ the city centre and travel in by b
32、us or by train. 3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.4. Check with a partner.5. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys: 1. choice 2. journey 3. However 4. cost 5. outsideStep 6 Work in pairs.Ask and answer about the ways of travelling. Use the information
33、in the table. Whats the cheapest way to travel from London to Paris? The cheapest way is by coach.Ways of travellingCost Time Comfortable InterestingCoach 20 10 hours * *Plane 80 1 hour * *London- ParisTrain 60 3 hours * *Step 7 Writing.Write a passage about ways of travelling from London to Paris.
34、Use the information in Activity 5 and the passage in Activity 2 to help you.You can go from London to Paris by coach, plane or train. Travelling by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive.Step 8 Important and difficult points1. journey, travel 和 trip 的用法辨析2. cost 的用法3. The more information,
35、 the better. 信息越多越好。“the +比较级，the + 比较级” 是个固定句型，意为“ 越 ，就越 ”。边学边练：( ) 1. Study hard! _ you study, _ results youll get. A. Harder; better B. The harder; better C. The harder; the better D. Harder; the better( ) 2. Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. _ you are, _ mistakes youll make. A
36、. The more carefully, the fewer B. The more careful, the lessC. The more carefully, the less D. The more careful, the fewerKeys: 1. C 2. DStep 9 Do exercises:中考链接 ( ) 1. What do you think of the traffic in our city? (2013 菏泽) Its_ than it used to be, but theres still a long way to go.A. worse B. wor
37、st C. better D. best( ) 2. Traveling around big cities by taxi can cost a lot of money, but its usually _ to take the underground train to most places. (2013 菏泽) A. amazing B. expensive C. convenient D. exciting( ) 3. Liu Ying is as _ as her sister. (2013 湖南湘西)A. tall B. taller C. the tallest( ) 4.
38、I am good at math, but his English is _ than mine. (2013 黄石)A. much better B. more better C. very better D. pretty better( ) 5. The worlds population is growing _ and there is _ land and water for growing rice. (2013 荆门)A. more; less B. larger; fewer C. larger; less D. more; fewer( ) 6. Its _ to lis
39、ten to light music when you feel tired. (2013 温州) A. dangerous B. scary C. relaxing D. difficult( ) 7.Which season do you like _, summer or winter? Summer. (2013 长沙)A. well B. best C. betterKeys: 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. C Step 10 HomeworkRemember the words of Unit 2 and prepare the text of
40、Unit 3.Unit 3 Language in useTeaching modelRevision and application Teaching methodFormal and interactive practice Teaching aims1. Function: Describing and comparing modes of transportation.2. Structure: Superlative adjectives and adverbs (-est, most); irregular superlatives.3. Around the world: The
41、 longest railway4. Task: Making a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in China.Teaching aidsTape recorder, OHP, handoutsTeaching StepsStep 1 RevisionWork in pairs to review the text of Unit 1 and Unit 2 Step 2 Language practice1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole clas
42、s.1) Its the most comfortable way, but its the most expensive.2) He lives farthest from school.3) It is the fastest and the second cheapest.4) The more information, the better.2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.Step 3 Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read through the
43、 sentences in Activity 1. 1) This bus takes the _ (long) and goes the _ (slow). 2) The new train travels _ (fast) of all the trains in the world.3) The _ (cheap) way to get there is by coach.4) I am in a hurry. Whats the _ (fast) way?5) The fastest way to travel is by plane, but it is also the _ (ex
44、pensive).2. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys: 1. longest slowest 2. fastest 3. cheapest 4. fastest 5. most expensiveStep 4 Complete the conversation.1. Ask the students to read through the sent
45、ences in Activity 2. a) By plane, but you have to go to the airport by taxi and that takes time too.b) The cheapest way is going by train, c) The most comfortable way is going by train, but it takes more time, than going by plane.d) There are three ways: by plane, by train and by coach.2. Complete t
46、he conversation with the sentences in the box.3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys: 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c5. Read the conversation together.Step 5 Complete the conversation.1. Ask the students to read through the words in the box in Activity 3. cheap close expensive good much slow2. Read through the conversation in Activity 3.A: Whats the (1) _ way to go to Qingdao?B: We can take a plane but thats (2) _. We can also take the train. Its (3) _, but its not so expensive. B: The coach is the (4) _ way to go and i
