Unit 1 The flight was late.

Module 1 Travel

Do you like traveling?

Where have you been? Was it interesting?

How did you go there?

Discussion

① like most

② like least

③ use most often

④ use least often

Can you say why?

Which of these forms of transport do you …?

Which of these forms of transport do you …?

airplane

bus

Which of these forms of transport do you …?

coach

ship

Which of these forms of transport do you …?

taxi

train

Which of these forms of transport do you …?

undergroundlight rail

Work in pairs. You may talk like this:

A: Do you like travelling?B: Yes, I like it a lot.A: How do you often travel?B: I often travel by plane.A: What about you?C: I often travel by train.A: We all like travelling. It’s very exciting and interesting.

bus stop

A lot of people are standing at one place. They are waiting for the buses. What place is it?

Guess

It’s underground. Lots of passengers wait for the trains there. What place is it?

subway station

There you can see many ferries. What place is it?

ferry terminal

There are a lot of trains there. It’s very noisy. What place is it?

train station

A lot of planes come and go there. What place is it?

airport

A lot of passengers are waiting for the planes there. What place is it?

departure lounge

A. train station

B. subway station

C. airport

D. ferry terminal

E. bus stop

F. departure lounge

Match the places with the pictures.

2.

1.

3.

5.

6.

7.

Listen to Tony and his father and answer the questions.

airline departure lounge late

Airline.

The flight is 3 hours late.

They have to return to the departure lounge and wait.

①What form of transport are they going to take?

②What has happened?

③What do they have to do?

Flight number:______________

From _____________ to _____________

Leave: __________ New time: __________

Arrive :__________ New time: __________

Flight takes: _______ hours

Time difference: _______ hours

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

CA 938

London Beijing

20:30 23:30

14:30 17:30

10

8

1. What form of transport are they going to take? 他们将会乘坐哪种交通工具？ transport 在此处是名词，意为“交通工具”。如： It is more convenient to travel if you have your own transport. 如果你自己有交通工具，旅行起来就方便多了。 此外， transport 还有以下常见意义： 1) 用作名词，还意为“运输”。如： The machines are ready for transport. 这批机器正待运输。

Language points

2) 用作名词，意为“交通运输系统”。如： The city must improve its public transport.

这座城市必须改善其公共运输系统。 3) 用作及物动词，意为“运送 ; 运输 ;

搬运”。如： The goods will be transported to

Wenchuan by air.

这些货物将被空运到汶川。

1. How many people can you hear in the

dialogue?

There are three. Betty, Lingling and

Daming.

2. What are they talking about?

They are talking about trips.

Listen and answer the questions.

Look at the video and choose the best answers.

1. Ling’s trip back was ______. A. very good B. very long C. very short2. Where is Tony now? A. At home. B. In the USA. C. In the UK.3. How did Daming go to Hong Kong? A. By air. B. By train. C. By ship.

B

C

A

4. What did Betty think of her trip in Beijing? A. Not bad B. Wonderful C. Sad 5. Why is travel so difficult in winter? It’s the busiest season because of _____. A. harvest B. travelling C. Spring Festival

B

C

Listen again and complete the chart.

Holiday Place

Holiday activity

Forms of transport

Betty

Beijing

Daming

Lingling

Tony

sightseeing bus, taxi, coach

Hong

Kong Landau Island Disneyland

plane, boat

Henan Province (doesn’t say) train

UK family visit plane

区别： because / because of because 后加句子，有主语； because of 后加单词或短语。如： The sports meeting was delayed （延误） because of the bad weather.

The sports meeting was delayed because the weather was bad.

Language points

1 、 It’s the busiest season in China because of Spring Festival. 因为春节是中国最繁忙的季节。

1). I did it __________ he told me to. 2). They are here _____________us. 3). Just __________ I don’t complain, people think I’m satisfied.4). He walked slowly ___________ his bad leg. 5). They didn’t go to the museum _________ the rain.6). They didn’t go to the museum _________ it rained.

Practice: fill in the blanks using because / because of.

becausebecause of

because

because ofbecause of

because

2. How about you? = What about you?

about 是介词，后面加动词时要用 v-ing 的形式。如：

How / What about flying to Beijing?

坐飞机去北京怎么样？

How / What about meeting this afternoon?

今天下午见面怎么样？

【 2011 — 铜仁】 It’s a fine day today. How about ______?

— Sounds great!

A. go hiking B. go to hike

C. going hiking D. to go to hike

答案： C

【解析】固定用式。 How about ...?“ ……做”怎么样啊 用来提建议，后跟动词时，要加 -

ing。

3. We’ve got exams at the end of the term. 学期末还要考试呢。

区别： in the end / at the end (of)

at the end of 在……的末尾；

in the end 最后 = at last = finally 。如：

They arrived there in the end.

At the end of the road, I saw a big bus.

The trip back was very long.

Better get back to work.

plenty of fun things

We’ll have a great time!

回来旅程花的时间太长了。

还是回去做功课吧。

很多好玩的事。

我们会很开心的！

Read and answer the questions.

①When do you think the conversation takes place?

② Did Lingling generally enjoy her holiday?

When they get back to school after the winter holidays.

Yes, she did.

③Why is travel “so difficult in winter”?

④What are Daming, Lingling and Betty looking forward to this term?

The school trip, the school leavers’ party, a visit to the theatre and a trip to Los Angeles.

Because it’s the busiest season in China.

Complete the sentences.

① Lingling had a good holiday although

______________________________ .

② Tony is flying back tomorrow because

___________________________.

③ During the holiday, Betty

___________________________.

the flight was late

went sighting in Beijing

the trip back was very long

④ There are exams at the end of the term,

so Daming is _______________________.

⑤ Because there will be plenty of fun things

to do, they ____________________.

going to get back to work

will have a great time

although 用法讲解

1. although 意思相当于 though( 尽管，虽然 ) ，用来引导让步状语从句。

Although he was tired, he went on working.

虽然他很疲劳 , 但他继续工作。2. although 引导的从句放在主句前后均可，有

时还可放在句中。

3. although 引导的从句不能与 but, however

连用，但可与 yet, still 连用。不能说：Although he was old, but he worked hard. 应把 but 去掉。当然，保留 but 而去 although

也可。

He often helps me with my English although

he is quite busy.

尽管他相当忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。

but 用法讲解1.作连词，可以连接两个并列成分或两个并列

分句，意为“但是，然而”。如： He is young but very experienced. 他虽然年轻，但很有经验。 注意： but 不能与 though/although 连用。2. 作介词 , 常与 nothing, nobody, who, all 等连用 , 意为“除……之外”。如： We had nothing to do but wait. 除了等待之外 , 我们一筹莫展。 No one but me saw him. 除了我之外 , 没人看到他。

because conj. 因为 1. John didn’t attend the meeting because

he was ill. 约翰没有出席会议 , 因为他病了。

2. Because he is tired, he does not want to go with us. 因为他太疲劳，所以他不想和我们一起去。

because 用法讲解

so 用法讲解

so conj. 因而 , 所以 , 结果是 1. It was late, so we went home.

天晚了 , 所以我们就回家了。 2. He was sick, so they were quiet.

他病了 , 所以他们很安静。 注意： because和 so 也不能连用。

1. I like fish, ___ my mother doesn’t

like it.

2. Mr. Li hasn’t come to work today,

_______ he has gone to Beijing to

have a meeting.

but

because

选词填空 选词填空 (although, but, because, so)

3. There is a lot of traffic in this city,

____ look both ways before crossing

the street.

4. Mrs. Shute wouldn’t leave the TV

set ________ her children were

waiting for their supper.

soso

althoughalthough

Work in groups of three. Listen and repeat.

Betty: Why is travel / so difficult / in winter?

Lingling: Well, it’s the busiest season / in

China / because of Spring Festival. /

Where did you go, / Daming?

Daming: We flew to Hong Kong / — and

the flight was late! / But we took the

boat / to Landau Island / and went to

Disneyland.

Now listen and check.

Lingling: How about you, Betty?Betty: We had quite a good time in Beijing. We went sightseeing by bus and by taxi. And last weekend, we took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace and went for a long walk.Daming: And now, better get back to work … we’ve got exams at the end of the term.

Say this conversation.

怎样划分英语句子中的“意群”？ 意群一般要根据上下文、按照基本意义来划分，可以以短语为单位。如：Last Sunday evening, most of my classmates went to Christmas party held by Mr. John.如果根据意群，朗读时可以按照下列方式在意群之间稍微停顿一下：Last Sunday evening, / most of my classmates / went to Christmas party / held by Mr. John. Last Sunday evening 是时间状语 most of my classmates 是主语 went to Christmas party 是谓语 held by Mr. John 是定语

又如：During the Spring Festival, as a rule, the Chinese people have a get-together or visit friends.

如果根据意群，朗读时停顿应该是：During the Spring Festival,/ as a rule,/ the Chinese people / have a get-together /or visit friends.

Ask and say what you did during the holiday.

— What did you do during the holiday?

— I went to see my grandparents in Xi’an.

Talk about your holiday and this term.

• Did you get up at 7?

• How many books have you read?

• What were the names of the books …?

• What English program did you listen to?

• Which one do you like best …?

Talk about the trip.

— The train was full and I had to stand

for six hours!

Say what you’re looking forward to this

term.

— I’m looking forward to my English

classes!

A: What did you do during your holiday?B: I went to see my grandparents in Xi’an.A: How did you go there?B: I went there by bus.A: How about the trip?B: The bus was full of people and I had to stand for two hours.A: What are you looking forward to this term?B: I’m looking forward to Beijing.A: Have a good trip.B: Thank you.

Sample

Choose a photo and describe it to your partner.

Hangzhou West Lake (boat, watch fish swim here and there, take photo, walk along Duan Qiao, the story of Lady White Snake … )

1.Where did you go ?

2.When did you go?

3.Who did you go with?

4.How did you get there?

5.What did you do or see?

6.What was it like ?

…

Double Dragon Cave

(All kinds of strange rocks, go into the cave by boat…)

Hengdian Movie and TV City

(man-made, “ Chinese Hollywood”, make movies and TV plays)

Describe your dream journey to your partner.

Homework