天津市佳春中学七年级英语下册 Module 7 Planes, boats and trains《Unit 2 It’s the fastest train.》教案 外研版.doc

Module 7 Planes, boats and trains Unit 2 It’s the fastest train.

Step 1 Revision:

设计意图：通过课前练习复习U1所学的内容，帮助学生呈现所学重点知识点。
Step 2 To pronounce the new words and expressions of Unit 2:
1. Students read the words after the tape.
2. Students practice pronouncing the words by themselves.
3. Help some students correct the pronunciations of some words.
4. Match the words with their meanings. (Activity 4)
设计意图：通过对新单词和词组的学习，使学生了解短文所要涉及的内容。
Step 3 Pre-reading:
Students match the paragraphs with the headings
A British Airways – Paragraph 2 B The Greyhound Bus – Paragraph 4
C The Shanghai-Pudong Express – Paragraph 1 D The Star Ferry – Paragraph 3
设计意图：通过top-down式的阅读，让学生对全文有一总体印象，并注意培养学生在阅读过程中掌握浏览、跳读等阅读技巧。
Step 4 Reading for specific information:
Read the passage, check the true statements and correct the false sentences.
1. A taxi from Shanghai to the airport is cheaper than the train for two people. (√) 2. A taxi from Shanghai to the airport takes eight minutes. ( ) 3. British Airways uses the Boeing 747 for long journeys. (√) 4. The Boeing 747 travels longer than other planes. (√) 5. You can take the Star Ferry from Hong Kong to the island. ( ) 6. Americans like to travel by bus because it’s safer than going by car. (√)
Correction: 2. A taxi from Shanghai to the airport takes thirty minutes.
5. You can take the Star Ferry from Hong Kong to Kowloon.
设计意图：第二次阅读篇章，旨在使学生掌握篇章是的细节信息，并通过正误判断题来检查学生对篇章的初步理解程度。
Step 5 Language points:
1. Travelling times times 算数复数形式指“时代,时期”，指“时间”时是不可数名词。
2. take
1) take sb to a place 带某人去某地
2) take sth with sb 随身携带某物
3) take + means of transport 搭、乘交通工具
4) take (sb) some time 花（某人）时间 it takes sb some time to do sth
e.g. The work will take us two hours. = It will take us two hours to finish the work.
The train is the fastest way to go, but it’s also the most expensive; with two passengers, it’s more expensive than a taxi.
乘火车是最快的方式，但也是最贵的；两名旅客乘这样的火车比租一辆出租车更贵。
3. one of + pl. 作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；若名词前有形容词，用最高级
e.g. One of the nurses is his mother.
Changjiang is one of the longest rivers in the world.
4. It goes from London to Beijing, a distance of over 8,000 kilometres in 91/2 hours.
1) a distance of over 8,000 kilometres in 91/2 hour 补充说明from London to Beijing
2) over = more than
3) 91/2 hours = nine and a half hours = nine hours and a half
e.g. 31/2 years = three and a half years = three years and a half
zhao 11/2 days = one and a half days = one day and a half
5. The fares aren’t expensive and you can buy a ticket at the bus stoop. 不可以用buy fares
e. g. Fuel fares are going up again.
设计意图：通过对文章重点知识点的讲解，以达到学生能更好的了解文章，以便更好的进行语言输出。
Step 6 Practice
To use the data to answer the questions (Activity 5)
1. Ask some of the students to write the answers after the example on the blackboard, while others finish it in their exercise books.
2. Check the answers and ensure they use “so” to express the result.
1) The train takes about eight minutes, the taxi takes about 30 minutes, and the bus takes about 45 minutes so the quickest way is by train.
2) The bus fare is € 70, the plane fare is € 80, the train fare is € 120, so the cheapest way to get from London to Paris is by bus.
3) The ferry fare is HK$2, the taxi fare is HK$120, the bus fare is HK$11, so the cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to Kowloon is by ferry.
4) The train journey has three stars, the taxi journey has two stars, and the bus journey has one star, so the most comfortable way is by train.
5) The ferry journey has two stars, the taxi journey has one star, and the bus journey has one star too, so the most interesting journey is by ferry.
6) The bus journey has two stars, the plane journey has one star, the train journey has three stars, so the most interesting way is by train.
3. Have the students ask and answer the questions in pairs.
设计意图：通过练习使学生掌握本节中对“so”的表达和运用。
Homework:
1. Finish the writing about Activity 5,using Superlatives.
2. Oral work: Read the passage.