unit 2 it’s the fastest train. objectives: 1 to get information from the reading material about...

Unit 2 It’s the fastest train.Objectives:

1 To get information from the reading

material about travelling times.

2 To be able to match headings with

paragraphs, find specific information

and match words with meanings.

3 To transfer information from a table

to sentences and to give results with

“so”.

Teaching aims and demands:

1.Grasp the key words and key structures:

It goes from … to … in 8 minutes.

The same journey takes about 30 minutes by car. ( 重点 )

2.Reading skill: To get information from the reading material about traveling times. . ( 难点 ).

3.Affection and attitudes: Choose the right transport form to travel.

Talk about these pictures

fast

tall

￥ 50

￥ 100 ￥ 150

cheapcheaper

cheapest

bus stopterminal n.ferry terminalBritish adj.airway n.express n.star n.take v.

公共汽车站终点站，总站客运码头英国的航线，航空公司快车星花费（时间）

1 公共汽车站2 终点站，总站3 客运码头4 英国的5 航线，航空公司6 快车7 星8 花费（时间）

bus stopterminalferry terminalBritishairwayexpressstartake

passenger n.airline n.distance n.hour n.quick adj.way n.fare n.

乘客航线，航空公司距离小时快的，迅速的方式，道路车费，船费

1 乘客2 航线，航空公司3 距离4 小时5 快的，迅速的6 方式，道路7 车费，船费

passenger airline distance hour quick way fare

Match the words with the pictures:

passenger

British

bus stop

ferry terminal

express

airline

star

Look at the picture. Which words can you use to describe it ?

Airport bus bus stop ferry Ferry terminal plane station train

Read the passage and match the paragraphs with the headings.

A British AirwaysB The Greyhound BusC The shanghai-Pudong ExpressD The Star Ferry

1 _______________2 _______________3 _______________4 _______________

CADB

Shanghaistation

Pudong Airport

In eight minutes

Take about30 minutes

上海磁浮列车今起实现浦东国际机场上下客( 图 )

据透露，运行中，游客将可看到磁浮列车双车高速交汇的情景，两列磁浮列车将以超过每小时 700 公里的相对速度，在游客眼前不到 1 米处闪电般“飞”过，这一稍纵即逝的过程仅零点几秒，要抓住它，游客还真要提前作准备了。本次磁浮列车实现浦东机场上下客的单程运行，参观券票价将相应减半，调整为单程：普通券75 元，贵宾券 150 元。

More than 32 million passengers

International airlines

The Boeing 747

Goes from London to BeijingA distance of 8,000kmsIn 91/2 hours

Travel on

One of the busiest

Popular plane

Travels the farthest

British Airways

Hongkong

Kowloon

The most famous ferry T

ake 10 m

inutes

Shortest

Quickest

cheapest

Fast comfortable Not expensive

The safe and cheapest way to travel

Activity 2 Listen and fill in the table.最……

The most modern

（最现代化） train

The Boeing 747

The most famous

ferry

The bus

The most crowded

subway

The mercedes

Shanghai airport train

The largest plane

The Star Ferry

The cheapest transport

The Tokyo subway

The most comfortable taxi

Listen to the passage &check the true statements

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 Hongkong to the island. 6 Americans like to travel by bus because it’s safer than going by car.

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Listen and retell

Paragraph 1

fastest train, goes from … to…, in… takes …30 minutes…, the most expensive with two passengers

Listen and retell

Paragraph 2

32 million passengers, British Airways planes, the busiest international airlines, the Boeing 747, the farthest, 8000 kilometres

Listen and retell

Paragraph 3

The most famous ferrygoes from … to…takes about …the shortest, quickest, cheapestOther …go…from…

Listen and retell

Paragraph 4

fast, comfortable busesbuy a ticketthe safest and cheapest millions of

Work in pairs

1 What is the best way to travel in your town ?2 Why is it the best way ?

Language Notes:1 The same journey takes about 30 minutes by car. ( P46) 相同的路程乘小轿车约需 30 分钟。 take 是动词，表示“花费或需要用一定的时间”。 It takes sb. some time to do sth. “ 花费某人多长时间做某事” The trip takes two weeks. It takes her an hour to finish the work.

2 The train fare is 50 yuan. 火车票价为 50 元。（ P47) fare 是“（公共汽车、火车、计程车等的）车费， （飞机等的）票价“之意。 Train fares are going up again. 火车票价又要涨了。 I can pay his plane fare. 我可以为他付飞机票钱。

Language Notes:3 It goes from London to Beijing, a distance of over

8,000 kilometres in 9½ hours. （ P46) 它从伦敦飞往北京，其间 8,000 多公里的距离用 9 个 半小时就可以完成。 本句中 9 ½ hours 的读法是 nine and a half hours 注意：整数与分数之间在读的时候必须用 and 连接。 3 ½ days three and a half days 三天半 2 ½ weeks two and a half weeks 两周半

4 The most popular plane is the Boeing 747. (P46) 最受人们欢迎的飞机是波音 747 。

Match the words with their meanings:

a trip from one place to another to go from one place to another connecting 2 or more countries how far it is from one place to another person on a train, bus, ferry or plane the money to buy a ticket

distance

fare

international

journey

passenger

travel

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