Period 4

Module 7 planes, boats and trains

Unit 3 Language in use

Teaching Aims and Demands:

To summarise and consolidate the superlatives and key structures:

by+ means of transport ( 重点 ) To summarise and consolidate expressions

and vocabulary. Affection: Choose the right transport form t

o travel.

Language practice:

It’s the most expensive way, but it’s the most comfortable.

British Airway is one of the busiest international airlines.

Tony lives farthest from school. The most popular way is by ferry. He goes by bus.

构成方法 原级 比较级 最高级

单音节和少数双音节单词

一般在词尾加— er,

-esttall, long

taller longer,

tallest, longest

以字母 e 结尾的形容词，加 -r,-st

nice , fine nicer, finernicest , finest

以重读闭音节词末尾只有一个辅音字母时，先双写这个辅音字母，再加 -er/est

big, hot, red, thin

bigger, hotter

redder, thinner

biggest, hottest, reddest, thinnest

辅音字母 + y” 结尾的双音节词，先改 y 为 i ，再加 - er/est

busy, early, easybusier, earlier, easier

busiest earliest easiest

•“

双 /多音节

在词前加 more/most dangerous More dangerous

Most dangerous

形容词（ adj . ）的不规则变化： 1. good/ well---- better----best 2. many/much---- more----most 3. bad---- worse----worst 4. far---- farther----farthest far---- further----furthest 5. little ---- less----lest

Activity 1 and 2 Pair work Write questions and answer the questions in pairs.1 How far / you / travel to school?

2 How long / your journey / take ?

3 How much / your fare ?

4 (be) / your journey comfortable ?

How far do you travel to school ?How long does your journey take ?How much is your fare ?

Is your journey comfortable ?

Ask and answer questions:

what/ popular way/ travel to school? --What’s the most popular way to travel to

school?--Most people travel to school by bus, so

that’s the most popular way.1.Who /travel/ far/ to school?2.Who /long/journey?3.Who /expensive/ journey?4.Who /uncomfortable/ journey?

surveyTalk about your journey to school?

Report: In our group, Lily lives in …She goes to school by bus. It takes her 25minutes; …lives farther, he …

Name How How long

Lily By bus 25 minutes … … …

Ask : Where do you live? How do you go to school ? How long does it take ? Who has the longest/shortest journey? Who lives farthest/nearest?

Activity 4 Complete the word map. Use these words.

airport bus stop ferry terminal plane subway train

TRAVELferry

plane

taxi bus

station

subway

train

ferryterminal

airport

bus stop

Activity 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives.

cheap crowded expensive famous modern popular safe uncomfortable

1 A lot of people go by train. It’s _______________ and________________ way to travel.2 People like to go by plane. It’s _______________ way to travel long distances.3 A lot of people know about it. It’s ____________ ferry in the world.4 The taxi fare is a lot of money. It’s ______________ way to get to the airport.5 The train is modern. It’s _______________ train in the world.

the most crowdeduncomfortable

the most popular

the most famous

the most expensive

the most modern

Exercise : 1. 玲玲的英语很好，大明的英语比玲玲还好， Tony 的

英语最好。 2. 这个书包不好，那个书包更差，李雷的书包是最差的。 3.Mary 住得很远， David 住得更远，我是住得最远的。 -1.Lingling’s English is good, Daming’s English is better t

han her, Tony’s English is the best of all. -2.This bag is bad, that one is worse than this one, LiLei’s

bag is the worst of all. -3.Mary lives far, David lives farther, I live the farthest o

f all.

1 Tony lives ___________ ( far) from the school in his class.

2 Going by bus is the _______( good) way to get to school.

3 I think going by bicycle is _______________ ( danger) way of all.

4 Lingling’s home is ________( close) to school.

5 Daming has _________(fast) journey by bicycle.

farthest

best

the most dangerous

closest

the fastest

用所给单词的适当形式填空：

根据所给汉语完成句子 :1 他住得离学校最远。 He lives _______ _______ the school.2 乘车是去上学最好的方法。 Going by bus is _______ _______ ________ t

o get to school.3 它是世界上最快的火车。 It’s ______ _________ train in the world.4 Mike 有时候乘船回家度假。 _________ Mike ______ home _____ his holi

days ______ ship.

farthest from

the best way

the fastest

Sometimes goes forby

Listen to the tape :words and expressions in Module 7

Workbook