1. 外研初中三年级下册 Module 1 Travel Unit 2 You’re sitting in my seat.

2. 动身；出发 点（头）（表示赞同） 眼泪；泪珠 往；向；朝 …… 方向 香烟 虽然；尽管 下（火车、公共汽车等） 步；步骤 set off nod tear towards cigarette though get off step New words

3. Look at the following pictures and talk about trips by train. Warming-up

4. Have you ever taken the train? Have you ever met such a situation? How do you feel about taking the train? How about the environment on the train? Are there so many people? At usual times, I feel comfortable because there are not so many people and the environment on the train is good. But during the Spring Festival, so many people go back home for the traditional holiday, so it’s very crowded at the train station and on the train. It’s very dirty and noisy, so I feel uncomfortable.

5. Free talk 1. Have you ever taken a long journey? 2. What should we do before a long journey? 3. What happened during your trip? 4. Was there anything unusual which happened to you during your journey? 5. Have you ever been in such situations? For example, the train was full of people, your seat was taken up …. Can you think of some things and share with us?

6. Reading Reading skill: Predicting Predicting — when we know the title of a passage, we can use some “internal” knowledge, namely, the knowledge we have known to predict words and information in the passage.

7. Look at the title of the passage. Which of the following words do you think will be in the passage? Why? set off dream about push car voice

8. 1 Look at the phrases from the passage. What do you think the passage will be about? 1 … his first long trip by train… … leaving his village and his home … sitting in Lin’s seat. Slowly the young man stood up … This young man has the right ticket … With tears in his eyes …

9. Skimming Listen and read the passage and answer the questions. 1. Where does the story happen? 2. Where is Lin going? 3. What happened to Lin during his first long trip to Beijing? A young man was sitting in Lin’s seat. On the train. He is going to the capital, Beijing.

10. 1 2 4 6 5 … his first long trip by train… … leaving his village and his home … sitting in Lin’s seat. Slowly the young man stood up … This young man has the right ticket … With tears in his eyes … 3 Read the passage again and number the phrases in the order they happen.

11. Logic Marks Firstly … secondly … finally … At first … then … at last … First of all … in the next … in the end … Read the passage and find out the logic marks to make the passage’s order clear.

12. 1. How old was Lin? a) He was 16 years old b) He was 26 years old. c) He was 10 years old d) He was older than his brother 2. What was it like on the train? a) It was almost empty. b) It was full of people and bags. c) There were few people. d) There were a number of empty seats. 2 Choose the best answer. a b

13. 3. The man sitting in Lin’s seat ______. a) was bigger and stronger than Lin b) was very brave c) needed the seat more than Lin d) was more interesting than the other passengers 4. What did the man with glasses do? a) He looked out of the window. b) He shouted at Lin. c) He told the young man to move. d) He disappeared down the train. a c

14. 5. The young man in Lin’s seat would get off the train at ________. a) Beijing b) the next stop c) Lin’s village d) Hangzhou 6. How long would Lin stay on the train? a) 10 minutes. b) One day. c) 12 hours. d) More than seven hours. 7. What did the young man sitting in Lin’s seat do in the end? a) He gave up the seat. b) He found another seat for Lin. c) He shouted at the man with glasses. d) He looked at Lin’s ticket. d d a

15. 3 Work in pairs and talk about your answers to the questions. 1. How does Lin feel about his trip? Why? Do you think you will ever have the same feeling about a trip? 2. Was Lin right to ask the young man to move? 3. What do you think of the young man’s behavior?

16. 4. What do you usually do if you see someone on a bus or a train? 5. Can you think of ways to make travel by bus, train or plane better? Make some suggestions about the season, the time of day, the number of seats, booking tickets … Student’s answers

17. S1: How does Lin feel about his trip? Why? Do you think you will ever have the same feelings about a trip? S2: He feels unhappy and sad. He is angry with the person who takes his seat. If I meet such a man in my trip, I will also be very angry. S1: Was Lin right to ask the young man to move? S2: I think he was right to do so because the young man’s ticket was in another car and besides he was impolite. The sample answers:

18. S1: What do you think of the young man’s behavior? S2: Bad and impolite. S1: What do you usually do if you see someone standing on a bus or a train? S2: If someone standing on a bus or a train is old, ill or pregnant, I will let them take my seat. S1: It’s nice of you!

19. dream about 做梦，梦到 dream of 梦见 e.g. － What did you dream about last night? 昨晚你梦到什么了？ － I dreamt (that) I was flying to the moon. 我梦到我正向月亮飞去。 I dreamed of seeing her last night. 我昨晚梦见她了。 1. Lin often dreamed about the train, and about going to the capital. Language points

20. 2. Now it was in front of him, to set off soon. set off : 动身，出发 e.g. It’s getting late － time to get off. 天晚了 —— 该出发了。 They set off in search of the lost child. 他们出发去寻找那个丢失了的孩子。 拓展： set about doing sth 开始做某事 e.g. we set about cleaning up the mess. 我们开始打扫卫生。

21. 3. …leaving his village and his home for the last 16 years. 他将离开他生活了 16 年的家乡。 4. With tears in his eyes, Jin pushed Lin away. with + 名词 + 介词短语 在句中作状语 e.g. With a book in his hand, he ran out of the room. With the help of her teacher, he passed the exam.

22. 5. He pushed past them towards his seat. towards: 1) 朝，向（介词） 2) 将近，大约 e.g. They saw her walking towards the bank. He is towards sixty. 6. While the man looked out of the window. 然而那个人却朝窗外看去。 look out of 向外看 look out 当心 look over 检查 ( 身体 ) look for 寻找

23. 7. The other people watched with interest. 其他人都饶有兴趣地看着他。 with interest: 带着兴趣 (interest 为名词） e.g. The audience are watching the movie with interest. I have no interest in politics. My son is showing an interest in music. be interested in: 对 …… 感兴趣 Is he interested in football? Almost all the children are interested in cartoons.

24. 8. Lin looked at the other passengers for help. 林向其他的乘客求救。 do sth for help 做 …… 以寻求帮助。如： I shouted loudly for help. If you are lost in a strange city, you can ask a policeman for help. 9. Finally a man wearing glasses spoke in a loud voice. 句中的 wearing 为现在分词作定语，相 当于 Finally a man who was wearing glasses spoke …

25. 10. Even if it’s only 10 minutes, you should move. even if: 即使，虽然，尽管 = even though Even if we could afford it, we wouldn’t go abroad for our holidays. 即使我们可以承担得起，我们也没打算去 国外度假。 even as: 正当，恰在 …… 时候 Even as I was phoning her she was leaving the room. 我在给她打电话的时候，她正在离开房间。

26. Writing How to organize an essay Write about something that happened during a trip you have made.  Say when and where you were going? Last summer I was coming back from my holidays in Jilin.  Say how you were travelling. I was travelling by train.

27.  Say what happened before you left. I lost my ticket and bag.  Say who was travelling with you. I was travelling with my parents.  Say what happened. The guard told me to leave the train.  Say how the story finished. My father showed the guard their tickets and explained what happened.

28. According to the information given above, make a dialogue with your partner. Sample dialogue: A: Where have you been? B: I have been to Jilin. A: When did you go there? B: I went there last summer vacation. A: What happened before you left? B: I lost my ticket and bag.

29. A: Who was traveling with you? B: I was traveling with my parents. A: What happened on the train? B: The guard told me to leave the train. A: What happened in the end? B: My father showed the guard their tickets and explained what happened. Write a passage according to the dialogue you have made.

30. Last summer I was coming back from my holidays in Jilin and I was traveling by train with my parents. But unfortunately I lost my ticket and bag before I left. When the guard checked the tickets, he told me to leave the train. I was very sorry about it. Then my father showed the guard our tickets and explained what happened. Luckily, the guard gave me a chance to take the train. I thanked him very much and promised to be careful in the future. Sample passage:

31. 单项选择 1. I finally got the job I dreamed about ． Never in all my life ____so happy! （ 2000 年京、皖 春季） A ． did I feel B ． I felt C ． I had felt D ． had I felt 2. A lot of meetings were because of the dangerous disease. (2007 年天津市 ) A. turned off B. set off C. put off D. taken off 3.I will never forget that terrible accident ___ it happened so long ago. (2007 年江苏扬州 ) A. only if B. even though C. only when D.ever since D C B

32. Homework 1. Finish the exercises in the workbook Ex. 5, 7, 11, 12 &13. 2. Write an essay about an experience of your traveling.