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Module 1 Travel
Unit 1 We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
Teaching Procedures Step 1 Greeting
T: Morning, everyone! Glad to see you in the new term.
Before we start our first lesson, I would like to share a piece of music with you. Step 2 Warming up and lead-in
In this procedure, try to make the students understand the new words. T: Do you like travelling, Tony? S1: Yes, I like it a lot. T: How do you often travel? S2: I often travel by plane. T: What about you, Jim?
S2: I often travel by train.
T: We all like travelling. It's very exciting and interesting. OK, let's look at the pictures on the screen and talk about them.
bike car subway coach
taxi train airplane ship
Encourage the students to make a conversation in pairs.
T: Do you know what are these? Ss: …(speaking the new words out) Flight, coach, subway…
T: Good! These are some tools of transport. Now ask and answer in pairs like this： A: Which of these forms of transport do you…？
(1.most like 2.least like 3.travel most often 4.travel least often) B: I most like to travel by train. A: Why?
B: Because it's comfortable. Step 3 Listening and speaking Listening
T: Here's a recording about Tony and his father. Now listen and complete the notes in Activity 2.
1．The flight takes about ________ hours. 2．Time difference: ________ hours
3．Flight number: ________
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4．From ________ to ________ 5．Leave at (new time): ________ 6．Arrive at (new time): ________ Check the answers with the class. Speaking
After finishing the listening exercises, let the students practise speaking.
T: Now, we have got the right answers to the listening exercises. Then I want you to ask and answer in pairs according to the information you have got.
S1: When will the plane leaves ?
S2: It leaves at 8: 30, but it will be put off for 3 hours. S1: What's the flight number? S2: CA938 …
The teacher should give the students a few minutes to practise by themselves and then ask some pairs to speak out.
Step 4 Listening and reading Pre-listening
Look at Activity 5 and try to understand the meanings of the new words： direct: means straight
exactly: means completely correct, correctly, surely pilot: someone who flies the plane succeed: manage to do sth. Listening
Here's a recording about Lingling, Betty and Daming. Now listen and complete the table below：
Lingling Tony Daming Betty Holiday activities [答案]
Lingling: went to see her grandparents in Henan Province by train. Tony: went to stay with his family in the UK by plane.
Daming: flew to Hong Kong and visited Lantau Island and Disneyland.
Betty: toured Beijing by bus and by taxi and took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace. Reading
Read the dialogue and try to answer 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? Then check the answers with the class. the sample answers： [答案]
1．The conversation takes place in winter.
2．Travel is so difficult in winter because of the Spring Festival.
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3．They are looking forward to the school-leavers' party. Step 5 Groupwork
Then ask them to work in groups of three or four, and talk about their holiday and this term. Sample：
A: What did you do during your holiday? B: I went to see my grandparents in Xi'an. A: How did you go there? B: I went there by bus. A: How about the trip?
B: The bus was full of people, and I had to stand for two hours. A: What are you looking forward to this term? B: I'm looking forward to visiting Beijing. A: Have a good trip! B: Thank you.
Step 6 Language points(详解见学案部分) Ⅰ.重点短语
be full of; because of; at the end of; take place Ⅱ.重点句型
We flew direct to Hong Kong——and the plane left a bit late too！； We had quite a good time in Beijing; But now, we'd better get back to work; There's nothing to worry about as long as you work hard; We're all looking forward to it!
Step 7 Homework
1．Read the conversation several times. 2．Act out the conversation in groups.
3．Prepare a short report about the experiences during the winter holiday. You're going to give a report before the class next time.
Blackboard design
Unit 1 We toured the city by bus and by taxi. We toured the city by bus and by taxi. I went there by bike. I went there on my bike. I took the bike to go there. Places ： Hong Kong Lantau Island Disneyland the SummerPalace bike