Unit 2 What is the best way to travel? Module 4 Planes, ships and trains

1. How do you get there? 2. What’s the cheapest way to get there? 3. What’s the best way to get there? Why? A trip to Guangzhou

Number the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the least expensive

Read and complete the table. Ways of travelling Good pointsBad points Train more relaxing than by coach more expensive than by coach

Ways of travelling Good pointsBad points Car and ship the most comfortable way to travel the most expensive way to travel

Ways of travelling Good pointsBad points Coach cheapest crowded in summer and taking a long time

Ways of travelling Good pointsBad points Plane fastest and not very expensive may have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather

You ask a question. I give the answer. ① Yes/No questions ② T/F statements ③ Wh- questions

1. Can we buy the train ticket a long time before we travel from London to Amsterdam by train? Why? Yes. Because it’s usually cheaper. 2. How long does it take you to go by coach from London to Amsterdam? About twelve hours. More questions to answer.

True/False statements. 1. By train from London to Amsterdam is more relaxing than by car and by ship. 2. You must buy your ticket a long time before your travel by train. 3. By train from London to Amsterdam is the cheapest. 4. By coach is the cheapest and the most comfortable. F T F F

5. It takes you about twenty hours to get Amsterdam by coach. F 6. You must book your ticket before you book your hotel by coach. F 7. You may have to wait for hours at the airport by plane. T

1. 最好的方式 2. 计划做某事 3. 从 … 到 … 4. 贵很多 5. 订票 6. 呆在市中心外围 7. 第三种选择 8. 变得拥挤 9. 一样多 10. 由于糟糕的天气 11. 在机场等好几个小时 Find the expressions the best way plan to do sth from … to … a lot more expensive book a ticket stay outside the city centre the third choice get crowded as much as because of bad weather wait for hours at the airport

Sentences to learn 1.I am planning to travel from London to Amsterdam. 2.The more information, the better. 3.You can go by car and by ship across the North Sea. 4.Book your ticket before you book your hotel. 5.It takes you about hours to get there. 6.However, it will not cost as much as going by train. 7.You may have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather. 8.I hope this helps. 9.Have a great trip.

From London to Amsterdam ① ② ③④

Complete the passage choice cost fast however journey outside There are four ways to travel from London to Amsterdam. The first (1) ________ is by train because the (2) ________ takes only four hours. (3) _________, it is quite expensive. choice journey However

Going by coach does not (4) ______ as much as going by train. When you go by car and by ship, remember that parking in Amsterdam is not cheap, so it is best to stay (5) ________ the city centre and travel in by bus or by train. Going by plane is the (6) _______, but you need to go to the airport. It also takes time. cost outside fastest

From London to Paris Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the ways of travelling. Use the information in the table. Ways of travelling CostTimeComfor table Interes ting London - Paris coach£2010 hours** Plane£801 hour* * train£603 hours* * *

--- What’s the cheapest way to travel from London to Paris? --- The cheapest way is by coach. --- What’s the quickest way to get from London to Paris? --- The quickest way is by plane.

--- What’s the most comfortable way to get from London to Paris? --- The most comfortable way is by train. --- What’s the most interesting way to get from London to Paris? --- The most interesting way is by train.

Write a passage about the ways of travelling from London to Pairs according to the above the table. You can go from London to Paris by coach, plane or train. Travelling by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive way. ____________________________________

Sample You can go from London to Paris by coach, plane or train. Travelling by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive way to get there. It’s also less interesting than by coach or by train. The coach is cheaper than the train and the plane, but it’s also slower and uncomfortable. The train is the second most expensive and second fastest way to travel. Travelling by train is the most interesting way because you can look out of the window at the countryside.

More to learn

1. 从语序上看， but 总是位于它所引出的分 句之首，而 however 却可位于分句之首、 之中或之尾。 2. 从标点上看, but 之后一般不使用逗号, 但 however 位于分句之首时, 通常用逗号 ; 位 于分句之中时, 通常在其前、后各加一个 逗号 ; 位于分句之尾时, 则必须在其前加 逗号。 however VS. but

He likes sports, ____ his wife likes music. 他喜欢运动, 而他妻子则喜欢音乐. Later, ______, he changed his mind. 可是他后来改变了主意。

take 多表示花费时间，常用于 It takes sb. some time to do sth. 这一句型中，其中 it 作形式主语。 It usually takes me 40 minutes to cook the dinner. 2. take, spend, pay & cost

spend 多表示花费时间和金钱，主语通 常是人，常用于 sb. spend(s) some time / money on sth. sb. spend(s) some time (in) doing sth. 两种句型。 David spent 2,000 yuan on the new machine. My father spends an hour (in) watching the news on TV every day.

pay 多表示花费金钱，主语通常是人， 常用于 sb. pay(s) some money for sth. 句型。 如： Tommy paid 20 yuan for his breakfast yesterday. cost 多表示花费金钱，主语通常是物， 常用于 sth. cost(s) (sb.) some money. 句型。 如： The new dress cost Linda 88 yuan.

【运用】 根据句意用 take, spend, pay 或 cost 的适 当形式填空。 1) That new car ______ them lots of money. 2) Mona ______ 50 yuan on the books just now. cost spent

3) It usually ______ me an hour to do my homework. 4) You should _______ some time practising your pronunciation. 5) My brother ______ 6, 000 yuan for the new computer yesterday. paid takes spend

1. —What do you think of the traffic in our city? (2013 菏泽 ) —It’s _____ than it used to be, but there’s still a long way to go. A. worse B. worst C. better D. best Exercises

2. I am good at math, but his English is ________ than mine. (2013 黄石 ) A. much better B. more better C. very better D. pretty better 3. The world’s population is growing _____ and there is _____ land and water for growing rice. (2013 荆门 ) A. more; less B. larger; fewer C. larger; less D. more; fewer

4. —Which season do you like _______, summer or winter? —Summer. (2013 长沙 ) A. well B. best C. better

5. Study hard! ____ you study, _____ results you’ll get. A. Harder; better B. The harder; better C. The harder; the better D. Harder; the better

6. Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. _______ you are, ________ mistakes you’ll make. A. The more carefully, the fewer B. The more careful, the less C. The more carefully, the less D. The more careful, the fewer