安徽省长丰县下塘实验中学八年级英语上册 Module 4 Planes, Ships and trains Unit 3 Language in use教案 （新版）外研版.doc

Unit 3 Language in use
ⅠTeaching model
Revision and application
ⅡTeaching method
Formal and interactive practice
ⅢTeaching aims
1. Function: Describing and comparing modes of transportation.
2. Structure: Superlative adjectives and adverbs (-est, most); irregular superlatives.
3. Around the world: The longest railway
4. Task: Making a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in China.
ⅣTeaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, handouts
ⅤTeaching Steps
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.
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. What’s the _________ (fast) way?
5) The fastest way to travel is by plane, but it is also the _________ (expensive).
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.
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.
A: What’s the (1) __________ way to go to Qingdao?
B: We can take a plane but that’s (2) __________. We can also take the train. It’s (3) __________, but it’s not so expensive.
B: The coach is the (4) __________ way to go and it takes (5) __________ time.
A: So how should we go?
B: I think the best way is by train because the train station is the (6) __________ to our home.
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.
FROM: Sally
TO: Tony
SUBJECT: Journey to China
Hi Tony,
My family is planning a journey to China in the summer. We want to visit Beijing first. Do you think we should (1) _________ the plane tickets early? After Beijing we want to visit Xi’an and Hangzhou, and maybe somewhere else. How can we (2) _________ from Beijing to Xi’an, by train or by plane? The (3) _________ is not so important, but the time is.
After Xi’an, we want to go to Hangzhou. Is it better to go to Shanghai first, or can we go from Xi’an to Hangzhou directly?
And after Hangzhou what’s the best (4) __________? Can we make a short (5) __________ to Suzhou? What do you think?
Thanks for your help.
Sally
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.
Step 10 Listening practice.
1. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 8 individually.
1) Which city has the largest population?
2) Which cities have the oldest universities in the world?
3) Which city is the nearest to London?
4) What are the popular places for sightseeing in London?
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.
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in the world. You can go from Moscow, the capital of Russia, to Vladivostok on the east coast. It is not the fastest way to travel from Moscow to Vladivostok, but it is the most interesting and also the most comfortable way.
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.