1. Unit 1 He lives the farthest from school.

2. London Do you know this place?

3. Paris

4. How do you get there? What is the most comfortable way to go to there? What is the cheapest way to get there? Work in pairs

5. Teaching aims 1. Key vocabulary and phrases: road, accident, except, choice, far, close, crowded Key structure: …est, the most … 2. Listening skill: To understand conversations about transportation. 3. Affection and attitudes: Comparing modes of transportation.

6. / rə ʊ d / / 'æks I dənt / / I k ' sept/ / t ʃɔ I s / / 'kl ɑː s ' me I t / / f ɑː / 路； ( 尤指 ) 公路 n. road 交通事故；意外事件 n. accident 除 ······ 之外 prep. choice 选择 n. 远；远离 adv. 远的；遥远的 adj. 同班同学 n. except classmate Words and expressions 远离 far far from

7. / klə ʊ s / / ' kra ʊ d I d/ ( 距离上 ) 近的，接近的 adj. ( 距离上 ) 接近地 adv. close 拥挤的 ; 人数过多的 adj. crowded 一直；不断地 all the time

8. 1. Match the words in the box with the pictures. bus ship taxi train underground trainship taxi underground bus

9. 2. Listen and match the words in the box with the pictures in Activity 1. busy cheap expensive modern

10. Everyday English What happened? Don’t worry.

11. Then listen and read Betty: I was late for school today. Mum: Why? What happened? Betty: I took the bus. There was a road accident, and the traffic was very heavy. But nobody was late, except me. Maybe I should go to school by taxi. Mum: It’s the most comfortable way, but it’s also the most expensive. And taxis are very slow in heavy traffic too. Betty: Then what about going by bike? Mum: That’s a good choice, but it’s a bit dangerous. There’s so much traffic.

12. Betty: But most of my classmates ride bikes, and it’s quite safe. Don’t worry. I’ll be careful. Mum: How does Tony go to school? Betty: He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground. Mum: And what about Lingling? Betty: Her home is the closest to school, so she walks. Mum: How about Daming? Betty: He goes by bus too, the same as me. But it’s so crowded! And the traffic is heavy. Mum: All right. You can ride your bike to school, but remember to be careful all the time.

13. Now complete the table. By bus Buy bike By under- ground On foot/ walk By bus

14. 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. 1 The way to go to school is by taxi. 2 Tony lives the from school. 3 Lingling lives the to school, so she always walks. 4 For Betty, going to school by bike is the choice. most comfortable farthest closest best close comfortable far good

15. 5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box. accident crowded except most modern 1 All the students take the bus to school Sam. 2 The train in the world is the Shanghai airport train. 3 I saw a(n) on my way to school yesterday. 4 I do not take the bus to school because it is usually very. except most modern accident crowded

16. 1.Maybe I should go to school by taxi. 或许我应该坐出租车上学。 by 和表示交通工具的名词（名词前没 有任何冠词）连用，意思是 “ 乘，坐 ” 。 例如： travel by train/car/ship 乘火车 / 汽车 / 轮船出行 Language points

17. 最高级 当我们要将三个或三个以上的事物进行比较时， 可以用形容词或副词的最高级形式来表达。如： Lingling’s home is the closest to school. 玲玲家离学校最近。 It is the most comfortable way, but it is also the most expensive. 这是最舒适的方式，但也是最贵的。 Tony lives the farthest from school. 托尼住得离学校最远。 Of all the students in my class, Macy writes the most carefully. 在我们班所有的学生中，梅西写得最仔细。

18. 从以上句子可以看出，形容词和副词的最高 级的规则变化有两种形式，一种是在词尾加 -est ，另一种是在单词前面加 most 。 请看下表： 构成方法原级最高级 单音 节和 少数 双音 节单 词 一般在词尾加 -est tall, long, short, old, hard, fast tallest, longest shortest, oldest hardest, fatest 以 e 结尾的词直 接加 -st nice, fine, large, close, late nicest, finest, largest, closest, latest

19. 构成方法原级最高级 单音 节和 少数 双音 节单 词 以重度闭音节结尾 的词，如末尾只有 一个辅音字母，应 先双写该字母，再 加 -est big, hot, thin biggest, hottest, thinnest 以 “ 辅音字母 +y ” 结 尾的词, 先把 y 变成 i ，再加 -est busy, easy, early busiest, easiest, earliest 大部 分双 音节 和多 音节 单词 在单词前加 most careful, carefully, dangerou s, slowly, beautiful, beautifull y most careful, most carefully, most dangerous, most slowly, most beautiful, most beautifully

20. 请注意：在表示 “A 比 B······ 时 ” ，我们用 A is … than B ，但最高级表达的是三个及三个以上事物 的比较状况，所以后面通常用 in/of/among… 来 表示比较的范围。例如： Jack is the tallest in our class. 杰克是我们班个子最高的。 Tom lives (the) closest to school of all my classmates. 在我们班所有的同学中，汤姆住得离学校最近。 另外，请同学们注意：形容词的最高级前通常要 加定冠词 the ；副词的最高级前可加，也可不加。

21. 常见形容词、副词最高级不规则变化如下： 原 级原 级最高级 good, wellbest bad/ill, badlyworst many/muchmost littleleast farfarthest/furthest

22. 6 Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses. 1 － Who lives the closest to school? － Lingling lives the closest. 2 － What is the most comfortable way to go to school for Betty? － By taxi. Now work in pairs. Listen again and repeat.

23. 7 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the ways of going to school. Use the words in the box to help you. － What’s the most expensive way to go to school? － Going by taxi is the most expensive. bike bus cheap comfortable crowded expensive fast popular safe taxi underground walking

24. 1.Which city is ________, Beijing, Shanghai or Fuzhou? A.beautiful B. more beautiful C. much more beautiful D. the most beautiful 2. He runs __________ of the four boys. A. fast B. faster C. the fastest D. fastest C D 单项选择。

25. 3. The old man was too tired to walk any __________. A. far B. farther C. the farthest D. farer 4. I think maths is _____ of all the subjects. A. the most interesting B. more interesting C. so interesting D. the best interesting B A

26. 5. Which does Jimmy like _____, Chinese or Art? A. well B. best C. better D. much 6. The Changjiang River is one of _____ in the world. A. the longest river B. longest rivers C. the longest rivers D. longer rivers C C

27. 7. It is ________ today than yesterday. Shall we go swimming this afternoon? （ 2003 年北京市海淀 区） A. the hottest B. hot C. hottest D. hotter 8. In the exam, the ________ you are, the ________ mistakes you’ll make. （ 2000 年安徽 省） A. careful; little B. more careful; less C. more careful; few D. more careful; fewer D D

28. 写出下列单词的比较级和最高级 1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4. happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little

29. 1. good better best 2. comfortable more ～ most ～ 3. big bigger biggest 4. happy happier happiest 5. cheap cheaper cheapest 6. many more most 7. difficult more ～ most ～ 8. little less least

30. 1. Lily gets up ______ (early) than Lucy. 2. Which goes __________ (slowly), Tom or Jim? 3.This book is _______________ (interesting) than that one. earlier more slowly more interesting 根据所给词的适当形式填空

31. 4. She works ________________ (careful) in her school. 5. Who goes to bed _________ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack? 6. I think turkey is ________________ (delicious) of all. the most carefully latest the most delicious

32. Homework Try to make a travel plan for your family using the words and expressions of this unit.