一、Teaching materials:
Unit 1 Tony has the longest journey. (Module 7 Planes, boats, and trains)
二、Targets for this period:
To understand conversations with superlative adjectives
To ask and answer questions about transport and travel
三、Key points:
Key vocabulary-bus, subway, journey, bicycle, taxi
Key structures-by bus, by bicycle, by taxi
四、Teaching methods:
Communicative approach, bottom-up approach
五、Teaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP
六、Teaching arrangements:
Step One Lead-in
1. Students pronounce the new words.
2. Students write the Chinese words into English.
3. Students remember the words according to the picture.
Step Two Pre-listening
1. Students listen to the tape and match the words with the pictures. (Activity 2)
Picture 1 bus
Picture 2 modern train
Picture 3 comfortable taxi
Picture 4 famous ferry
Picture 5 crowded subway
Picture 6 plane
2. Students ask and answer about questions about transport and travel
by+交通工具，意思是“乘……， 坐……”, 注意：表示交通工具的名词前不能有冠词。
1) They go to work by subway.
--How do they go to work? --他们怎样去上班？
--They go to work by subway. --他们搭地铁。
2) I go to school by bus.
--How do you go to school?
--I go to school by bus/on a bus. go to …by bus = take a bus to…
--I take a bus to school.
3) --How do they go to that island?
--They go to that island by boat / in a boat. go to… by boat = take the boat to…
4) --How do you go to school?
--I go to school by bicycle/bike / on a bicycle/bike. go to… by bike = ride to …
5) --How does Mr. Wang go to work?
--He goes to work by car/ in a car. go to… by car = drive to…
6) --How does Amy get to school?
--She gets to school on foot. / She walks to school. go to… on foot = walk to…
3. Students work in pairs after the example according to the given information.
1)
I Place How
school by bus
by bicycle
walk/ on foot
work by taxi
by subway
Example: --How do you go to school ?
--I go by bus. / I walk.
2)
Name Place How
Tony school by bus
Daming by bicycle
Lingling walk/ on foot
Betty’s mum work by taxi
Betty by subway
Example: --How does Tony go to school?
--He goes by bus.
4. Make the students understand superlative adjectives
1) 当我们需要对三个或三个以上的人或事物进行比较，来表达最高、最远、最快等意义的时候，我们可以用形容词和副词的最高级形式来表达。
构成方法：
(1) 一般在词尾加-est.
(2) 以字母e结尾的形容词/副词，直接加-st.
(3) 以重读闭音节结尾的形容词/副词，应先双写该字母，再加-est. （注：常用的有五个big fat hot thin red,可以这样记：大胖子热瘦子是红色的）
(4) 多音节词和部分双音节词 在词前加most
注意：形容词的最高级前一般要加定冠词the, 而副词的最高级前则可加也可不加the。
2) Make sentences according to the pictures.
(1) Apple A is big. Apple B is bigger than apple A. Apple C is the biggest of all.
(2) Potatoes are cheap. (3) Chinese is difficult.
Carrots are cheaper than Potatoes. Maths is more difficult than Chinese.
Tomatoes are the cheapest of the three. English is the most difficult of all.
(4) Cycling is dangerous. (5) Football is relaxing.
Skiing is more dangerous than cycling. Running is more relaxing than football.
Gymnastics is the most dangerous of all. Swimming is the most relaxing sport.
3) 形容词（adj.）或副词（adv.) 的不规则变化：
many/much---- more----most
good/ well----better----best
little ---- less----least
bad/badly---- worse----worst
far---- farther----farthest（距离）
far---- further----furthest（抽象意义）
4) Exercises
(1) 玲玲的英语很好，大明的英语比玲玲还好，Tony的英语最好。
Lingling’s English is good, Daming’s English is better than hers, Tony’s English is the best of all.
(2) 这个书包不好，那个书包更差，李雷的书包是最差的。
This bag is bad, that one is worse than this one, Lilei’s bag is the worst of all.
(3) Mary住得很远，David住得更远，我是住得最远的。
Mary lives far, David lives farther, I live farthest of all.
Step Three Listening (Activity 4)
1. Students listen to the tape and answer the questions.
1) How does Tony get to school? By bus
2) How about Daming? By bike
3) How about Lingling? On foot
4) How does the father go to work? Always by taxi, but sometimes by train.
2. Students listen again and fill in the blank. (Activity 5)
1) Tony lives farthest from school.
2) Lingling lives closest to school.
3) Daming has the most dangerous journey.
4) Tony has the longest journey.
5) Betty’s dad has the most expensive journey when he goes by taxi.
6) Daming has the fastest journey.
7) Betty’s dad has the most uncomfortable journey when he goes by train.
就划线部分提问, 用疑问词Who; 当疑问词是主语时, 仍用陈述语序.
3. Students listen and repeat the sentences in Activity 5. (Activity 6)
Step Four To practice reading aloud the conversation in groups of two.
Step Five Language points
1. get to school = arrive at school
2. far from … 离… 远
3. the way to do sth. 做某事的方法
the way to sw. 去某地的路
4. be crowded with … 挤满…
5. close to… = near…
Step Six To read aloud the conversation again.
Step Seven To finish some exercises. (Activity 5)
1. 用所给单词的适当形式填空：
1) Tony lives farthest (far) from the school in his class.
2) Going by bus is the best (good) way to get to school.
3) I think going by bicycle is the most dangerous (danger) way of all.
4) Lingling’s home is closest (close) to school.
5) Daming has the fastest (fast) journey by bicycle.
2. 根据所给汉语完成句子:
1) 他住得离学校最远。
He lives farthest from the school.
2) 乘车是去上学最好的方法。
Going by bus is the best way to get to school.
3) 它是世界上最快的火车。
It’s the fastest train in the world.
4) Mike 有时候乘船回家度假。
Sometimes Mike goes home for his holidays by ship.
Homework:
1. To recite the dialogue of Unit1, Module 7
2. To finish Unit1, Module7, 点中典
3. To talk about the journey from your home to school