Module 4 Unit 3Planes, ships and trains教案

Module 4 Planes, ships and trains

Unit 3 Language in use

教学目标

【知识目标】

1、能正确运用本模块的词汇：road, accident, except, far, far away, crowded, choice,

classmate, all the time, journey, book, outside, close, park, however, cost journey,

book, outside, choice, however等。

2、能运用形容词和副词的比较级和最高级。

【能力目标】

1、能按类别整理单词或词组，提高单词学习效率。

2、能够运用所学的知识，介绍自己或他人的旅行计划及乘坐的交通工具。

【情感态度目标】

能读懂有关旅行的文章，培养热爱出行、安全出行的意识。

教学重难点

【教学重点】

掌握形容词和副词的比较级和最高级的用法，并能描述并比较各种交通方式。

【教学难点】

比较各种交通方式，介绍旅行计划

教学过程

Step 1 Revision

Work in pairs to review the text of Unit 1 and Unit 2

Step 2 Language practice

1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.

1) It’s the most comfortable way, but it’s 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 sentences in Activity 1.

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 expensive

Step 4 Complete the conversation.

1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 2.

2. Complete the 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. c

5. 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 slow

2. Read through the conversation in Activity 3.

3. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box.

4. Ask the students to check with a partner.

5. Check the answers:

Keys: 1. best 2. the most expensive 3. the slowest 4. cheapest 5. the most 6.

the closest

6. Read the conversation together.

Step 6 Complete the word map.

1. Learning to learn

Remember that putting words in groups (for example, bus, train, plane, taxi) makes

them easier to learn. Make sure you give your groups a title (for example, Ways of

travelling). Remember also that it’s useful to learn expressions as well as the words

(for example, take a bus / plane / taxi, bus stop / train station).

2. Complete the word map in Activity 4.

Step 7 Work in pairs.

Choose a place you would like to visit. Ask and answer the questions about the ways

by which you can get there.

1. What’s the cheapest way to get there?

2. What’s the most expensive way to get there?

3. What’s the fastest way to get there?

4. What’s the most comfortable way to get there?

5. What’s the safest way to get there?

Step 8 Complete the email.

1. Ask the students to read through the words in the box in Activity 6.

book choice cost travel trip

2. Read through the email in Activity 6.

3. Complete the email with the words in the box.

4. Ask the students to check with a partner.

5. Check the answers:

Keys: 1.book 2. travel 3. cost 4. choice 5. trip

6. Read together.

Step 9 Listening practice.

1. Ask the students to read through the information in Activity 7 individually.

1 London

2 Birmingham

3 Oxford

4 Cambridge a) the city with four million people

b) a small beautiful city

c) the most expensive city

d) the most interesting city

e) the biggest city 2. Play the tape.

3. Listen and match the cities with the information.

4. Ask the students to check with a partner.

5. Check the answers:

Step 10 Listening practice.

1. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 8 individually.

2. Play the tape.

3. Listen again and answer the questions.

4. Ask the students to check with a partner.

5. Check the answers:

Step 11 Around the world: The longest railway

1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.

2. Read through the information with the whole class.

3. Talk something about “The longest railway”.

Step 12 Module task: Make a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in China.

1. Work in groups. Make a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in China.

• Find a map of China. Choose a city to visit and decide on the best way to get there.

• Make a list of things to do there.

• Present your plan to the class and make notes about other groups’ plans.

2. Work in groups. Choose the best plan.

• Use your notes to compare the different plans and decide which one is best.

I think the trip to Shanghai by train is better because the journey is shorter and there

are a lot of interesting places to visit in Shanghai.

课堂作业

Master the new words and useful expression in Module 4.