unit 4 how do you get to school? section b period 2

Unit 4

How do you get to school?

Section B Period 2

• How do other students in our school get to school?

In our school, some students …

How do students around the world get to school?

3a Reading

Guess the word: (Rules: Hands up fast)

riverboatBoats are also a m_____of transportation.

Taking a boat is m_____ fun than taking a bus.

eans

ore

Guess the word: (Rules: Hands up fast)

The weather in the south is hot, but in the n_____, it is cold.

rapt→

In other p_______ of the world, things are different.

usmt→ must /ʌ/( 情态动词 ) She cried. She m_______ be sad.

orth

arts

ust

/ɑ:/ ( n. )part

1. Listen to the tape and answer the question.

Which places are mentioned( 提到 ) in the article?

North America, Japan and China.

• How do students around the world get to school?

2. Read the article carefully. Then fill in the chart.

How do students around the world get to school?

places most students others

North America

Japan

China

in big cities in places where there are rivers and lakes

go to school on the school bus

walk or ride bikes

take trains to school

walk or ride bikes

ride bikes take buses go to school by

boat

Tell the following sentences true ( T ) or false ( F )

1.In North America, not all students take the bus to school.

2.Other parts of the world are different from the United States.

3. In Japan, the three most popular ways of getting to school are bus, train and bike.

4.In China, bikes and buses are the most popular means of transportation.

5. Students in Hongshanhu and Kaishandao have to take a boat to get to school.

T

T

F

F

T

In Japan, bus is not a popular means of transportation.In big cities of China, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses.

1.In China, it depends on where you are.

2.And in places where there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school by boat.

Translate the following sentences:

Please make a TV program for our middle school students about “ How do students around the world get to school?”

Group work

Host: Boys and girls, I’m … Welcome to our program. I’m going to tell you how students around the world get to school. Now, let’s listen to our reporters!

A: Hello, everybody. I’m in America. I just want to tell you most students in North America …

B: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m in Japan. …

C: …

Host: … .

How do students in China’s poor

countryside get to school?

Group work

根据所看图片

In the poor countryside, some students w_____ to school. Some students get to school by b____ or by motorbike. If they live far f____ school, they have to t_____ a truck( 卡车 ) or squeeze( 挤 ) into a minibus. In places w_____ there are rivers and lakes, they take an old and small b_____ to school. Some students even get to school b___ bamboo raft( 竹筏 ). It looks so dangerous. Their classroom also looks old a____ dirty.

From the pictures, we know the school life of the students in the poor c_________ is very hard. As a lucky student in big c____, I think I should______.

alkike

romake

hereoat

y

nd

ountrysideities …

How do students in the poor countryside get to school?

Homework

P23 3b

P24 1

2

1.Good health depends ______ good eating habits.

A. on B. for C. at D. from

2.---How long are you staying?(2004 江苏卷 ,35)

---I don’t know.______________.

A. That’s OK B Never mind

C. It depends D .It doesn’t matter

3.I don’t know _______. It depends on _______.

A. how long are they staying, where they’re going

B. how long they’re staying, where they’re going

C. how long they’re staying, where are they going

4. Joe, you don’t look well. You ____ see the doctor. A. may B. can C. must D. shall

5. – Must I clean the window? -- No, you ______. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. may not6. The last train has left, so I ____ stay here until tomorrow. A. must B. can C. have to D. should

5. You ____ be tired after playing sports all the morning. A. must B. need C. can’t D. may not

6. ①Travelling ____ ____ a lot ____ fun _____ staying at home. ( 外出旅行肯定比呆在家里有趣得多 .) ②I have _____ story books _____ you.

7. When are you visiting the place____ he worked two years ago? A. who B. when C. where D. which

must be more than

more than

8. Li Lei usually goes to school ________.

A. by a bike B. on the bus

C. ride a bike D. on bus

3b Look at the chat. Then complete the

article.

How do the students get to Garden

High School?

How do students get to Garden High School

Bus walking Bike Subway Car

Number of students

40 100 175 30 50

At Garden High School, most students

_____________ to school.

Many students _____________.Some

students______.

Other students ___________. A small

number of students

_______________________.

ride their bikes

drive

take the bus

walk to school

take the subway to school

a number of 许多 , 若干与 many 含义相近 , 后面接可数名词复数形式或集合名词 , 谓语动词用复数形式。

In the city of Beijing, a number of people come from other places of China.

     在北京城 , 很多人来自全国各地。

number 前面可以加上 great 作修饰语 ,也可以用 large, small 或 good 修饰。

A great number of tourists come to Jiuzhaigou every year.     每年有许多游客来到九寨沟。

而 the number of 意为“……的数量” , 后接可数名词复数形式 , 谓语动词用单数形式。

The number of the teachers in our school is 386.我们学校的老师人数是 386 名。

1.How do you ______ school in the

morning?

2.What do you ________ the

transportation in your town?

3.When it rains I _____ a taxi.

ride take live think of get to

Fill in each blank with the correct word give.

get to

think of

take

4. How far do you ____ from the bus

station?

5. I like to _____ my bike on the

weekend.

ride take live think of get to

live

ride

根据汉语意思完成句子 , 每空一词。1.你什么时候离开这里去广州？ When are you going to _____ here ______ Gua

ngzhou? 2. 这种电视机跟其他的电视机不同。 This kind of television _____ _______ ______

others.3. 她妈妈生病住院了。 Her mother is ____ _____ _____ _____. 4. 在这个城市的一些地方没有地铁。 There are no subways in some _____ ______ th

e city.

leave for

is different from

ill in the hospital

parts of

5. 你觉得北京奥林匹克公园怎么样？ _______ do you ______ ______ the Beijing Ol

ympic Park?6. 在我们班并不是所有的男孩都喜欢踢足球。 ______ ________ the boys in our class like __

_____ soccer.7. 这个城市公交车的数量为 500 。 _____ _____ ______ buses in this city ______ fi

ve hundred.8. 保罗还没有回家 , 所以他妈妈很担心他。 Paul isn’t back home now, _____ his mother _

____ ______ him very much.

What think of

Not all playing

The number of is

so worries about

Interview one of your group members:

• A: How do you get to school?

• B: I … . Then I … .

• A: How far is it from your home to school?

• B: It’s about … .

• A: How long does it take you to get

from home to school?

• B: It takes … .

1.How do you get to school?

2.I walk to the bus stop. Then I take the bus.

3.How far is it from your home to school? (How far do you live from school?)

4.It’s 10 kilometers. (I live 10 kilometers from school.)

5.How long does it take you to get from home to school?

6.It takes about 25 minutes.