Unit 3 Section B （ 1a—self check ）

train plane car motorbike bus subway ship bike taxi boat

1. ride a bike = by bike 骑自行车 2. take the subway = by subway 乘坐地铁 3. take the train = by train 乘坐火车 4. take a plane = by plane 乘坐飞机 5. take the bus = by bus 乘坐公车 6. walks = on foot 走路、步行 7. get to 到达 8. How far is it from … to …? 从 …… 到 …… 多远？ 9. How long does it take…? …… 需要多长时间？ 10. It takes sb. some time to do sth. 花某人多长时间做某事 昨天我们学了什么 ?

How do you get to school? ride a bike (go by bike) take the bus (go by bus) take the train (go by train) take the car (go by car)

bus stop bus station subway station train station

airport ( 机场） train station subway station bus station bus stop parking lot ( 停车场） space station （太空站） （交通标志）

1. ＿＿＿ bus stop 3. ＿＿＿ bus station 2. ＿＿＿ train station 4. ＿＿＿ subway station a b c d a bc d 1a

home Bus stop 5 minutes 30 minutes How do I get to school? school How long does it take from home to school? It takes about 35 minutes. First, I walk to bus stop, and then I take a bus to School.

home Bus stop 5 minutes 15 minutes How do I get to Jinan Middle School sometimes? Jinan Middle School How long does it take? It takes about 20 minutes. First, I walk to bus stop, and then I take a bus to Jinan Middle School.

B: First, I take a bus to the train station. Then, I take the train. A: How do you get to Beijing?

B: First, I ride my bike to the subway station. Then I take the subway. A: How do you get to school? You

B: First, he rides a motorbike to the bus station. Then he takes the bus. A: How does he get to the museum?

B: First, she drives a car to the parking lot. Then she walks. A: How does she get to work ?

B: First, they take a bus to the train station. Then they take the train. A: How do they get to grandparents’ home?

A: How does Nina get to school ？ B: First ， she … C: Next, she… D: Then, she… E: Next, she… F: Finally, she… First, she walks to the bus stop. Next, she takes a bus to the subway station. Then, she takes the subway to another bus stop. Next, she takes a bus. Finally, she walks to the school.

Listen and check (√) the things that Mary wants to know? Mary wants to know… ＿ where Bob lives. ＿ how far he lives from his grandparents’ home. ＿ how he gets to his grandparents’ home. ＿ how long it takes to get to his grandparent’s home. ＿ what he thinks of the trip. √ √ 1c √

2 Listen again. How does Bob get to his grandparents’ home? Check (√) 1 or 2. 1d √ 1

A: How does Nina go to the library? B: First, she…to… C: Next, she…to… D: Then she… To go to the library, first Nina … to... Next she to … Then she …

boat river bridge villagevillager ropeway

dream between 100 分 leave afraidmany = lots of cross

2a Look at the picture and title below. Guess what the passage is about. Crossing the River to School How do students go to school?

Read the passage and answer the questions. 2b 1. How do the students in the village go to school? 2. Why do they go to school like this? 3. Does the boy like this school? Why? 4. What’s the villagers’ dream? Do you think their dream can come true? Why or why not?

1. They go on a ropeway to cross the river to school. 2. Because there is a big river their school and the village. There’s no bridge and the river runs too quickly for boats. 3. Yes, he does. He loves to play with his classmates. He loves his teacher. 4. Their dream is to have a bridge. Yes. I think so. Many kind people will help them.

2c Read the passage again. Complete the sentences with the words from the passage. 1. For the students in the village, it is ________ to get to the school. 2. They have to cross a very _____ river between their school and the village. 3. They cannot go by boat because the river runs too _________. 4. It is not easy to cross the river on a ropeway, but the boy is not _______. 5. The students and villagers want to have a bridge. Can their dream come _____? difficult big quickly afraid true

1. think of 认为 What does Bob think of the trip? 鲍勃认为旅行怎么样？ What do/does sb. think of …? 某人觉得 …… 怎么样？ （ = How do/does sb. like…? ） How does Bob like the trip? 2. Between … and … 在 …… 与 …… 之间 between 是个介 词，表示在两者之间。 如： Mary is between Jane and Linda in the line. 在队伍中，玛丽在简和琳达之间。 3. cross 横过 ; 穿越 ( 指横向穿过马路、河等 ) Look careful before you cross the road. 过马路前要细心看 7. come true 实现；成为现实 I think our dream can come true. 我认为我们的梦想能实现

4. year 年；年纪 Mary is only six years old. 玛丽仅六岁。 There are 365 days in a year. 一年中有 365 天。 5. afraid 害怕；恐惧 ; 形容词 （ 1 ） be afraid …… 害怕的 The girl is very afraid. 小女孩很害怕。 （ 2 ） be afraid of … 害怕 …… My sister is afraid of snakes. 我妹妹害怕蛇。 6. like 像 like 在这里作介词，而不是动词。 The fish looks like a big boat. 那条鱼看起来像条船 （介词） Jane likes history very much. 简很喜欢历史（动词）

Hi, Peter, How are you? Thank you for your last . You want to know how I _ ___ school, right? Well, I usually _____ my home at about 8:00 and ____ to the bus stop. The school bus usually comes at about 8:15. My school is about 20 ________ from my home. It _____ about 40 minutes to get there by bus. The bus ride is never ______ because I always talk to my classmates. What about you? How do you get to school? kilometers get to takes walk boring leave get to walk leave 3a Read the from your pen pal Tom in the US. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. kilometers takes boring

3b Write an to Tom and tell him how you get to school. These question may help you. 1.When do you leave home? 2. How do you get to school? 3. How far is it from your home to school? 4.How long does it take you to get to school? 5.Do you like your trip to school? 1. 先根据自己的实际情况回答五个提示问题。 2. 将五个答语连成一段连贯的文字。 3. 适当发挥自己的想象, 写出其他可能的句子。 4. 按 的写作格式, 先向对方进行问候, 或客套。然后, 将以上 文字整理成一篇小信件。 5. 最后, 再通读一遍自己的作品, 看有没有错误或不通顺的地方。 就大功告成了！

Dear Tom, _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ __________________ How are you? Thank you for your last . I know how you get to school. Now let me tell you how I get to school. I usually leave home at half past seven. First, I walk to the subway station. Then I take the subway to school. My school is about ten kilometers from my home. It usually takes me about half an hour to get to school. I usually meets many friends. So my trip is interesting, too. One possible version

Use the words in the boxes to form as many expressions as possible. 1 take, walk ride, drive bus, train, car, bike, plane, subway, boat by take a bus, by bus, _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ take a boat, by boat ride a bike, by bike take the subway, by subway take a train, by train take the plane, by plane walk

__________________________________ How does Tony get to school? He gets to school by bike. he lives about fifteen kilometers from the library. She usually takes the bus to the library. It takes about forty minutes to get to the library. Look at the chart below. Write at least five questions. Then answer the questions with the information in the chart. 2 WhoWhereHowHow farHow long Tonyfrom home to school by bike5 km20 minutes Maryfrom home to the library by bus15 km40 minutes

Possible questions and answers: 1. How far is it from Tony’s home to school? ___________________________ 2. How long does it take Tony to get to school? ___________________________ 3. How does Mary get to school? ___________________________ 4. How far is it from Mary’s home to the library? ___________________________ 5. How long does it take Mary to get to school? ___________________________ She gets to the library by bus. It’s seven kilometers. It takes about ten minutes. It’s about fifteen kilometers. It takes about forty minutes.

ride 旅程；旅行 bus ride 汽车旅程 train ride 火车旅程 subway ride 地铁旅程 My bus ride is very boring 我的公共汽车旅程很无聊。 The train ride takes us five hours. 火车旅程花费了我们五个小时。 First, … takes … to … Next, … gets to … by … Then, Finally, It takes about … minutes /hours. It’s about … kilometers / miles. The bus ride takes … minutes / hours. Useful expressions:

1. how far 多远 2. how long 多久 3. by subway 乘地铁 4. by train 乘火车 5. by taxi/take a taxi 乘出租车 6. get to/arrive at, in 到达 7. go to work 去上班 kilometers from my home 距离我家 10 公里远 9. be far from 距离 …… 远 10. get home 到家 11. get there 到那儿 12. about half an hour 大约 半小时 13. go to school on foot 走着去上学 14. leave home quite early 很早离开家 15. between----and--- 在 之间 16. come true 实现 17. drive him to school 开车送他上学 18.take the bus /train 乘公共汽车 / 火车 19. go home by bus 坐公共汽车回家 20. get to school 到校 21.ride a bike to school 骑自行车上学

二. 根据答语, 完成问题. 1.________ hours do most students sleep every night ? About nine hours. 2.________ does it take ? About half an hour. 3.________ does Miss Hill go to work ? She usually walks to her company. 4.________ does Ana go to school on foot ? Hardly ever. 5. _______ is it from the city ? Only two kilometers. 6._________ are your shoes? One hundred yuan. How many How long How How often How far How much

1. How far is your home from your school? It’s three miles away from my school. —— 你家距学校多远 ? ——3 英里。 2. How do you get to school every day? I get to school on foot. —— 你每天怎样来上学 ? —— 我走着来上学。 3. How long does it take you to get to school every day? It takes me ten minutes to get there.—— 你每天到校花多长时间 ? 10 分钟。 4. My school is 10 kilometers from my school. 我学校距我家大约 10 公里远。 5. It takes them about half an hour to get to the zoo. 他们大约花半小时到动物园 。 6. He goes to school on foot every day. 他每天走着去上学。 7. Every morning his father drives him to school. 每天早晨父亲开车送他去上学 。 8. After school he goes home by bus or by subway. Sometimes he takes a taxi. 放学后, 他坐公交车或地铁回家, 有时乘出租车 9. Peter’s home is very far from school.Peter 家距离学校很远。 10. How does your mother go to work every day? She goes to work by bike. —— 你妈妈每天怎样去上班 ? —— 她每天骑自行车上班。 11. It takes her an hour to come home from work 她下班回家需花费一个小时。