1. Unit 3
How do you get to school?

2. Homework:
A: How does grandpa get to the park? B: First, he … to … C: Next, he … to … D: Finally he … 2

3. To get to the park, first grandpa rides his bike to the subway station
To get to the park, first grandpa rides his bike to the subway station. Next he takes the subway to the bus station. Finally he gets to the park by bus.

4. New words river n. 河；江 boat n.小船 bridge n.桥 village n.村庄; 村镇 ropeway
villager
n.村民

5. 100 分 dream n. 梦想；睡梦 v. 做梦 between prep. 介于……之间 leave v.离开 cross
afraid
adj.害怕;畏惧
many = lots of
adj.&pron. 许多

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

7. 2b Read the passage and answer the questions.
Fast reading
Read the passage and answer the questions. 2b
How does Liangliang go to school every day?
____________________________________________________________________
He goes on a ropeway to cross the river to school.

8. Careful reading
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?

9. Careful reading
1. How do the students in the village go to school?
They go on a ropeway to cross the river to school.
2. Why do they go to school like this?
Because there is a big river between their
school and the village. There’s no bridge
and the river runs too quickly for boats.

10. 3. Does the boy like this school? Why?
Yes, he does. He loves to play with his classmates. He loves his teacher.
4. What’s the villagers’ dream? Do you think their dream can come true? Why or why not?
Their dream is to have a bridge.
Yes. I think so.
Many kind people will help them.

11. 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 _______.
difficult
big
quickly

12. 4. It is not easy to cross the river on a
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 ____?
afraid
true

13. Exercises
I. Complete the sentences.
1. Is it easy for them ______ (get) to school?
2. The river runs too _______ (quick) for boats.
3. His brother _______ (cross) the river on a ropeway every day.
4. Can this dream _____ (come) true?
to get
quickly
crosses
come

14. 5. All the _________ (village) want to have a nice bridge.
6. It takes six hours to get to his _____________ (grandparents) home.
villagers
grandparents’
II. Fill in the blanks.
1. There’s a shop _______ our school and
the park.
think of come true by boat on a ropeway between
between

15. 2. The students in Kaishandao goes to school _______.
3. — How do they cross the big river?
— They go ____________.
4. What do you ________ the new violin?
5. His parents’ dream is to have a big house.
They think it can _________ soon.
by boat
on a ropeway
think of
come true

16. Language points
1. …what they think of the trip.
think of 认为
e.g. 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…?

17. 2. There is a very big river between their
school and the village.
between … and … 在……与……之间
between 是个介词，表示在两者之间。
e.g. Mary is between Jane and Linda in
the line.
在队伍中，玛丽在简和琳达之间。

18. 3. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the river to school.
e.g. Look careful before you cross
the road.
过马路前要细心看！

19. 4. But he is not afraid.
afraid adj. 害怕；恐惧
(1) be afraid …… 害怕的
e.g. The girl is very afraid.
小女孩很害怕。
(2) be afraid of … 害怕 ……
e.g. My sister is afraid of snakes.
我妹妹害怕蛇。

20. 5. He’s like a father to me.
like “像”。作介词，不是动词。
e.g. 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）

21. Section B 2
3a-Self check

22. Read the e-mail from your pen pal Tom in the US
Read the from your pen pal Tom in the US. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 3a
kilometers get to takes walk boring leave

23. Hi there,
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.
get to
leave
walk

24. The school bus usually comes at about 8:15
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?
Tom
kilometers
takes
boring

25. Write an e-mail to Tom and tell him how you get to school
Write an to Tom and tell him how you get to school. These question may help you. 3b
When do you leave home?
2. How do you get to school?
3. How far is it from your home to school?
How long does it take you to get to school?
Do you like your trip to school?

26. 写作指导 1. 根据自己的实际情况回答五个问题。 2. 连成一段连贯的文字。 3. 发挥自己的想象, 写出其他可能的句子。
按 的格式, 先向对方进行问候, 或客套。然后, 将文字整理成一篇小信件。
5. 最后, 再通读一遍, 看有没有错误或不通顺的地方。就大功告成了！

27. Check the answers.
When do you leave home?
_____________________________
How do you get to school?
I leave home at half past seven.
First I walk to the subway station. Then, I get to school by subway.

28. How far is it from your home to school?
_________________________
How long does it take you to get to school?
5. How is your trip to school? _________________________
It’s about ten kilometers.
It takes about half an hour.
It’s interesting.

29. 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.
Peter

30. Self check
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

31. take a bus, by bus, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
take a train, by train
ride a bike, by bike
take the plane, by plane
take the subway, by subway
take a boat, by boat
walk

32. Look at the chart below. Write at least five questions
Look at the chart below. Write at least five questions. Then answer the questions with the information in the chart. 2
Who
Where
How
How far
How long
Tony
from home to school
by bike
5 km
20 minutes
Mary
from home to the library
by bus
15 km
40 minutes

33. Example: How does Tony get to school?
He gets to school by bike.
1. How far is it from Tony’s home to school? ___________________________
2. How long does it take Tony to get to school by bike? ________________________
3. How does Mary get to the library? ___________________________
It’s five kilometers.
It takes about 20 minutes.
She gets to the library by bus.

34. 4. How far is it from Mary’s home to the library
5. How long does it take Mary to get to the library? ___________________________
It’s about fifteen kilometers.
It takes about forty minutes.

35. Report
How does Tony get to school?
Tony is my good friend. He lives about five kilometers from school. He usually gets to school by bike. It usually takes about twenty minutes.

36. How does Mary get to the library?
Mary is my good friend. ______________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
She 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.

37. Language points
The bus ride is never boring…
ride n. 旅程；旅行
bus ride 汽车旅程
train ride 火车旅程
e.g. 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。

38. Fill in the blanks.
_____ do you get to school?
--- I walk but sometimes I ____ the bus.
____ _____ does it take?
--- It _____ about 30 minutes ____ ____ and 10 minutes ___ _____. (走路30分 钟坐公交10分钟)
How
take
How long
takes
on foot
by bus

39. 3. --- ____ ___ is it _____ your home to school?
--- It’s three miles.
_____ _____ does it take you from home to school?
--- It _____ twenty minutes.
How far
from
How long
takes

40. Useful expressions
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.

41. 1. There is a bus stop over there.
2. I want to know what his name is.
3.How far is it from your home to the bus station?
4.Tell me what he thinks of the dinner.
5. He usually drives his car to work.