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n. 航班;飞行
因为;由于
adv. 径直地;直接地
n. 飞行员
v. 成功;做成
只要
n. 毕业生
adv.确切地;完全;
(表赞同) 确实如此
Module 1 Travel
Unit 1 We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. It allows us to understand ourselves better and think more deeply.
In this unit, you’re supposed:
To understand the conversation about ‘travel’
To learn some key words and useful expressions
To talk about one’s holiday
FREE TALK
Do you like travelling and why?
What are you looking forward to most during your travelling?
Can you share one of your most impressive traveling?
What transportation will you choose and why?
TASK 1 Talk about these questions with your classmates.
FREE TALK
List the ways of transportation as many as possible.
plane
train
plane
bus
taxi
ship
coach
car
high-speed railway
I travel most often by _______because ________.
I travel least often by _______because ________.
Which one do you like most / like least ?
Which one do you travel most often/least often?
I most like to travel by ______because ________.
I least like to travel by ______because ________.
fast
cheap
comfortable
slow
expensive
uncomfortable
TASK 1 Complete the sentences so they are true for you.
TASK 3 Complete the sentences so they are true for you.
PRE-LISTENING
I most like to travel by ____________.
I least like to travel by ____________.
I travel most often by _____________.
I travel least often by _____________.
Read the sentences loudly.
I most like to travel by high-speed railway because it’s really fast and convenient.
I least like to travel by coach because it’s uncomfortable.
I travel most often by bike because it’s cheap and healthy.
I travel least often by plane because it’s expensive.
PRE-LISTENING
They went there by train.
He likes to travel by high-speed train.
They took a tour by coach.
They took a plane to Hainan.
She took a ship to the island.
They took a tour by bike/bicycle to Tibet(西藏).
We toured the city by taxi or by bus.
take a /the +交通工具(加冠词)
by+交通工具
(不加冠词)
TASK 2 Listen and choose the correct answer.
PRE-LISTENING
1. Where may the conversation take place?
(At the train station./ At the airport./ On the plane.)
2. When will the plane leave?
(At 8:00./ At 8:13./ At 8:30)
3. How long is the journey?
(For about 10 hours./ For over 10 hours./ For about 8 hours.)
4. Where is the plane leaving for?
(Beijing./ London./ Sydney.)
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TASK 3 Listen again and complete the notes.
PRE-LISTENING
1. The flight takes about _______ hours.
2. Time difference: _______ hours.
3. Flight number: _______
4. From _______ to _______
5. Leave at (new time): _________
6. Arrive at (new time): __________________
ten
eight
CA 938
London
Beijing
11:30
5:30 in the afternoon
(Tony and his dad are waiting for their flight. Listen to the dialogue between them and an announcement (广播) at the airport. )
WHILE-LISTENING
TASK 4 Listen and answer the questions.
1. How did Lingling go to Henan Province?
2. How long did Lingling stand on the train?
3. What did Tony do on the holiday?
4. Where did Daming go during the holiday?
By train./ She went there by train.
For over three hours.
He went to stay with his family in the UK.
He went to Hong Kong.
WHILE-LISTENING
TASK 5 Listen and retell.
Betty’s holiday
Where she spent her holiday (In Hong Kong/ In Beijing)
How she toured the city (by bus and by taxi/ by bike and on foot)
What she did in the Summer Palace (went for a long walk/ went for a run)
How she liked the holiday (had a tiring holiday/ had a good time)
Betty was talking about her holiday.
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Holiday activities
Lingling went to see her grandparents in Henan Province by train
Tony
Daming
Betty
went to stay with his family in the UK by plane
flew to Hong Kong and visited Lantau Island and Disneyland
toured Beijing by bus and by taxi and took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace
TASK 6 Listen and read. Then complete the table.
Read aloud.
WHILE-LISTENING
TASK 7 Read the conversation and answer the questions.
1) When do you think the conversation takes place?
The conversation takes place in winter.
2) According to Lingling, why is travel so difficult in winter?
Travel is difficult because of the Spring Festival.
They are looking forward to the school-leavers’ party.
3) What are Daming and Betty looking forward to at the end of the term?
direct exactly pilot succeed
1) When you fly direct, you ______.
a) arrive without stopping at another place
b) stop at another place before you arrive
2) When you say “Exactly”, it means ______.
a) you do not agree b) you completely agree
a
b
3) The pilot of a plane ______.
a) flies it b) gives you food and drink during the flight
4) If you succeed in doing something, you ______.
a) manage to do it b) nearly do it
a
a
TASK 8 Choose the correct answer.
SUMMARY
How do we talk about “travel”?
How did you get there?
How did you feel?
What did you do there?
When did you go?
Where did you go?
Whom did you go with?
Think of some ways to make your travel (by bus, train or plane) better. (You can make some suggestions about the season, the time of a day, the number of seats, booking tickets…)
Avoid the busy season;
Set off early;
Choose the place with a similar view of the famous beauty spot, rather than itself;
Make a plan for your travel several months before you set off;
Book tickets online …
Lingling: That sounds great! But now, we’d better get back to work. We’re going to have a big exam at the end of the term.
Lingling: How about you, Betty?
Betty: We had quite a good time in Beijing. We toured the city by bus and by taxi. Last weekend, we took a tour by coach to the Summer Palace and went for a long walk around the lake.
6. Listen and mark the pauses. Then repeat.
“断句”在英语表达中很重要。一些长的句子需要按照意思的群落(即“意群”)适当断开、稍加停顿(即“停顿”),断开的几部分都具有相对完整的意思。按照一般语法结构,可划分为以下意群单位:
(1)短句 (2)名词短语
(3)介词/不定式/分词短语
(4)动词短语 (5)主谓结构
(6)动宾结构 (7)系表结构
(8)动状结构 (9)主句-从句。
Pay attention to the following expressions.
充满;装满
因为;由于
成功地做某事
散步
在……尽头/结束时
只要
期待;期盼
没错!
毕业晚会
Translate the following expressions into English.
充满;装满
因为;由于
只要
成功地做某事
散步
在……尽头
期望;期盼
没错!
毕业晚会
be full of
because of
as/so long as
succeed in doing
go for a walk
at the end of …
look forward to
Exactly!
school-leavers' party
1. Well, it’s the busiest season in China because of the Spring Festival.
噢,因为春节的缘故,这段时间成了交通最繁忙的时候。
because of 因为,由于,后接名词、代词。
e.g. Wendy was late for school today because of the heavy snow.
Wendy今天因为大雪上学迟到了。
because和because of
词条 相同点 不同点
because 都可表示原因,意为“因为”。 连词,引导原因状语从句。because +句子可以直接回答以why开头的特殊疑问句。
because of 介词短语,其后常接名词、代词或v.-ing形式。
e.g. Tom didn’t go to school because he was ill. =
Tom didn’t go to school because of his illness.
【语境应用】根据句意选用because或because of填空。
1) Kate was late for work ____________ she missed the early bus.
2) I didn’t go to the zoo ____________ the hot weather.
3) —Why didn’t Mike write to Alice last month?
—____________ he was very busy.
4) Ted came to this city ____________ you.
because
because of
Because
because of
2. We flew direct to Hong Kong — and the plane left a bit late too!
我们坐飞机直飞香港 ——飞机出发时也晚点了。
direct adv. 径直地;直接地
adj. ①直接的;②直率的;坦率的
v. ①导演;②给(某人)指路,为(某人)领路
e.g. Can we fly direct to Chicago?
Which is the most direct route to London?
Now, let me ask you a direct question, and I expect a direct answer.
He directed the school play.
3. But the pilot succeeded in landing on time.
不过飞行员成功地按时着陆了。
succeed v. 成功;做成
succeed in (doing) sth. 成功做了某事
e.g. Very few people succeed in losing weight.
很少有人减肥成功。
I hope you will succeed in your studies.
我希望你能在学业上取得成功。
★success n. [U] 成功、成就
[C] 成功的人(或事物)
e.g. He has had great success.
His new book was a great success.
★successful adj. 成功的,在句中作定语或表语。
e.g. He wants to be a successful singer.
I’m sure you will be successful.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 我没想到他会成为一个成功的作家。
I didn't expect him to become _______ _______ _______.
2) 最后,他们成功地到达了山顶。
In the end, they _______ _______ _______ the top of the mountain.
3) 他的书在国内市场很成功。
His books were _______ _______ in his home market.
a successful writer
succeeded in reaching
a success /
very successful
4. There’s nothing to worry about as long as you work hard.
只要你努力学习,没什么好担心的。
as long as 只要……,与so long as意思相同,引导条件状语从句。
e.g. I’ll follow you as long as you make a decision.
只要你决定了,我就跟你干。
As long as you go to the party, I’ll go too.
只要你去参加聚会,我也去。
【语境应用】汉译英。
只要你先打扫你的房间,你就可以出去玩。
You can go out to play as long as you clean your room first. / As long as you clean your room first, you can go out to play.
5. Exactly! We’ll have a great time!
没错!我们会玩得很开心的!
exactly adv. ①精确地;准确地;确切地;
②一点不错,正是如此,完全正确,常用在口 语中,表示赞同或强调正确。
e.g. It’s exactly half past five.
She tries to be exactly like her older sister.
【拓展】
not exactly ①(说反话时用)根本不,决不,一点也不;
②(纠正对方刚说过的话)不完全
【语境应用】单项选择。
(1) —So you gave Juliet your watch?
—________. I lent it to her.
A. Exactly B. Not exactly
C. Good luck D. Bad luck
(2) —We must stop using plastic bags.
—________. Plastic bags do great harm to our environment.
A. Usually B. Not usually
C. Exactly D. Not exactly
B
C
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