Section B 3a —4 Self check第二课时教案

Unit 4

3a-3b Part 1:Teaching design

Structures: How questions; Affirmative and negative statements Target language:

How do you get to school? I take the bus. How long does it take? It takes 20 minutes. How far is it? It’s 10 miles.

Vocabulary: get to, how far, bicycle, subway, car, train, bus stop, train station, bus station, subway station, minute, kilometer, mile, transportation, calendar

Learning strategies: Personalizing;

Inferring vocabulary

3a Reading and writing So far you have learned to talk about how you get to school and how long it takes. The passage you will learn in this part tells us something about Li Lei. Please read the questions about Li Lei in the speech bubbles. Then read the passage and write the answers to the questions on the line. You should complete the activity individually.

OK, now let’s check the answers.

1How does he

2 How long does

3 How far is it from

get to school?

it take?

his home to school? By bike and

It usually takes

About 10 kilometers. by bus.

about 35 minutes.

Now read the passage following the tape sentence by sentence. Please pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation of the native readers and try to imitate them. Then draw lines under the useful phrases and structures. Lin Fei’s home/ is about 10 kilometers /from school. He gets up /at six o’clock/ every day, showers, and has a quick breakfast. Then/ he leaves for school/ at around six-thirty. First, he rides his bicycle/ to the bus station. That takes about ten minutes. Then/ the early bus/ takes him to school. The bus ride/ usually/ takes about 25 minutes. Ok, we have got to know something about Li Lei. What about you? How far are your homes from school? What time do you get up? How do you get to school? Let’s ask some students to say something about you.

3b Doing pairwork Look at the pictures on page 21. Can you name each form of transportation? They are easy to you. Read the time and distance that goes with each form of transportation. Pay attention to “mile”, which is a common measure of distance in some western countries. (1 mile=1.6 kilometers). Read the example dialogue in the box. Now make your own conversations using the information in the picture with your partner.

A:

How do you get to school?

B:

I take the train. A:

How far is it from your home to school? B:

It’s eight miles. A:

How long does it take you to get from home to

School ?

B:

It takes 35 minutes. A:

How do you get to school?

B:

I walk. A:

How far is it from your home to school? B:

It’s two miles.

A:

How long does it take you to get from home to school ? B:

It takes 40 minutes.

A:

How do you get to school?

B:

I take the bus. A:

How far is it from your home to school? B:

It’s four miles. A:

How long does it take you to get from home to school? B:

It takes 15 minutes. OK. Stop here please. Let’s ask some pairs to say their dialogues.