Objectives
1. To understand the conversation with regard to “travel”.
2. To learn some key words and useful expressions
3. To talk about one’s holiday using the structures below:
I most/least like to travel by…
I travel most often/ least often by…
— What did you do during the winter holiday?
— I went to see my grandparents in Xi’an.
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Discussion
airplane
Have you ever taken an airplane?
train
Do you like traveling by train? Why?
Can you describe your feeling of taking a ship?
Do you often go to school by bus?
subway
What’re the advantages of taking a subway?
When do you choose to take a taxi?
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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.
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Words review
/flait/ n. 航班;飞行 flight
因为;由于 because of
/dai'rekt/ adv. 径直地;直接地 direct
/'pailət/ n. 飞行员 pilot
/sək'sid/ v. 成功;做成 succeed
只要 as long as
n. 毕业生 school-leaver
/i'zæktli/ adv. 确切地;完全;(表示赞同)确实如此 exactly
Focus on
Words:
flight direct pilot succeed school-leaver exactly
Phrases:
be full of because of as long as
succeed in doing… look forward to…
Patterns:
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.
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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. 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): ________
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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。
箱子里装满了书。
The box is ______books.
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:
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。如:
— 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.
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“成功地做……”。例如:
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。
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Answer the questions.
1. When do you think the conversation takes place?
It takes place in winter.
2. According to Lingling, why is travel so difficult 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.
Choose the correct answer.
direct; exactly; pilot; succeed
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 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
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本课时主要短语和句型
1. be full of…
2. because of
3. succeed in doing…
4. — What did you do during the winter holiday?
— I went to see my grandparents in Henan Province by train.
5. We took a boat to Lantau Island and went to Disneyland.
Important phrases
1. 欢迎回来 welcome back
2. 充满……的 be full of
3. 不得不做 have to do
4. 和……呆在一起 stay with
5. 乘飞机飞回 fly back to
6. 最繁忙的季节 the busiest season
7. 乘飞机去香港 fly to Hong Kong
8. 乘船去…… take a boat to
9. 玩的非常高兴 have quite a good time
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Ⅰ. 用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。
coach flight succeed plane school-leaver
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.
Ⅱ. 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.
Ⅲ.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.
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Homework
Have a talk with your parents and get more information about their holiday.
Then make a short dialogue with your partner.
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