Unit 4 How do you get to school? 八年级人教新目标上册 Section B

How do you get to school? take the train ride a biketake a boat

How does he get to school? He goes to school by bike.

How does she get to school? She goes to school on foot.

How do you get to Hongkong?

How do you get to Shanghai?

How do you get to the Sun?

How do you get to the Moon?

two three four five six seven eight nine twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety hundredOne hundred and ten Read the numbers!

1a. Match the words with the pictures. 1. _____ bus stop 3. _____ bus station 2. ____ train station 4. _____ subway station c ad b

A: How do you get to school? B: Well, I ride my bike to the subway station. Then I take the subway. 1b. Pairwork

2a. Listen and check the things that Thomas wants to know. ___ where Nina lives. ___ how far from school she lives. ___ how long it takes to get to school. ___ how she gets to school. ___ what she thinks of the transportation. √ √

2b. Listen again and check the way Nina gets to school. √

2c. Groupwork: Tell how does Nina get to school? You can use these words: First, she… Next, she… Then, she… Finally, she… First she walks (to the bus stop). Next, she takes the bus. Next, she takes the subway. Then, she takes the bus. Finally, she walks to school.

3a. Read the article. Write “T” or “F”. How do students around the world get to the school? In North America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are different. In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it depends on where you

are. In big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses. And in places where there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school by boat. That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus!

1. In North America, not all students take the bus to school. 2. Other parts of the world are different from the United States. 3. In Japan, the three most popular ways of getting to school are bus, train and bike. T T F

4. In China, bikes and buses are the most popular means of transportation. 5. Students in Hongshanhu and Kaishandao have to take a boat to get to school. T F

Explanantion 1. Most students go to school on the school bus. 1) most students 大多数的学生 most 前不加冠词表大多数。 如 : 大多数的学生走路上学。 Most students go to school on foot.

2) 交通工具前若有定语, 介词不能用 by, 通常用 in 或 on 。 如 : 他乘车上班。 He goes to work by car. He goes to work in his car. He goes to work on the bus.

2. In other parts of the world, things are different. other; the other; others; the others; another 1) other 是形容词, 意思是 “ 别的, 其他的 ” 修饰名词. 2) the other 表示两者中的 “ 另一个 ”, 是特指, 可以接数词或名词复数。

3) others 用作代词, 泛指 “ 其他的人或物 ” 。 4) the others 特指一个整体中的 “ 其余的 人或物 ” 。 5) another 用作形容词, 一般只用于单数名词 前, 且名词前不用冠词 ; 也可用作代词, 表示 “ 另一个 ”, 用于泛指三者以上的不定数目 的 “ 另一个 ” 。

1.We study Chinese, maths and_____ subjects. 2.He has two sons, one is a teacher, ____ is a worker. 3.You should think of _____.

4.There are ten flowers on the table. One is red, _____ are yellow. 5.Would you like _____ cake? 6.There is a lot of work to do, we need ___ two workers. 7.I don’t like this dress,please show me ___.

3. …although others also walk or ride their bikes. although 相当于 though, 引导让步壮语 从句。它不能和 but 连用。 如 : 尽管他很高但还是摘不到树上的 苹果。 ( 判断正误 ) Although he is tall, he can’t get the apple on the tree. Although he is tall, but he can’t get the apple on the tree. T F

4. In China, it depends on where you are. depend v. 依靠, 依赖 1) ( 常与 on, upon 连用 ) 视情况而定 2) ( 常与 on 连用 ) 信任, 信赖 ; 需要。 你不能永远依赖父母。 You can’t depend on your parents forever.

Children must depend on their parents. 孩子们必须依赖他们的父母。 You can depend on his honesty. 你可以相信他的诚实。 depend on/upon 依靠 ; 由 …… 而定, 取决于 ; 从属于 ; 依赖其维持

5. …not all students take the bus to school. 并非所有的学生都乘公共汽车去上学。 不定代词 all, everyone, everything 等与 否定词 not 连用时, 通常表示部分否定。 例如： Not everyone likes this book. 并非每个人都喜欢这本书。

词组复习。 1. 全世界 2. 北美洲 3. 乘校车 4. 在中国 5. 视 … 而定 6. 在大城市 7. 乘小船 8. 比 … 更有趣 9. 与 … 不同 10. 不是所有的 11. 最流行的交通工具 12. 到校方式 13. 一定是 14. 少数学生

How do students get to Garden High School? BusWalking BikeSubway Car Number of students b. Look at the chart. Then complete the article.

At Garden High school, most students ______________ to school. Many students ________. Some students ______. Other students _____________. A Small number of students ________________. drivewalk take the bus take the subway ride their bikes

3. 含 take 的短语 take exercise 运动 ; 锻炼 take a walk 散步 take a look (at) 看一看 take down 取下 take a seat 坐下, 坐坐 take out 拿出 take a rest 休息 take away 拿走 take a vacation 度假 take off ( 脱掉 ; 飞机等 ) 起飞 take photos 照相, 拍照

Exercises

1. —How does he go to Hong Kong? —__________. A. Take the plane B. By the plane C. By the air 2. —_______ do you live from school? — 8 miles. A. How long B. How far C. Where Ⅰ. 单项选择 A B

3. I usually go to school ________. A. ride the bike B. on bike C. on the bike 4. ____ does it take her to get to school? A. How many time B. How long C. How far 5. If they live around the river, they can go somewhere _______. A. by train B. by taxi C. by boat C B C

Ⅱ. 句型转换 1. Mr.Smith often flies to Tokyo for the meeting. ( 同义句转换 ) 2. Every day her father comes to his company by car.( 同义句转换 ) Mr.Smith often takes the plane to Tokyo for the meeting. Every day her father drives to his company.

3. My mother usually takes the bus to work.( 变否定句 ) 4. I usually spend 3 hours doing my homework.( 同义句转换 ) It usually takes me 3 hours to do my homework. My mother doesn't usually take the bus to work.

5. His factory is 10 miles from his home. ( 对划线部分提问 ) How far is his factory from his home?

Homework Please write a short passage including: how you get to school, how far it is from your home to school, how long it takes, …