内容正文:
Welcome to the unit
What can you see in the video?
Great changes have taken place in China over the years.
Development is the key to success!
What other types of transport do we have?
Look and say
bike
ship
car
high-speed train
motorbike
/spiːd/
In this unit,we will
read about how Shenzhen has changed;
learn about changes in China over the years;
describe the changes in our hometown;
better understand the efforts behind great changes.
Learning objectives
1.learn about different transport at different times.
2.talk about your favourite type oftransport.
Read and answer
Millie and her dad are talking about transport at different times.
Millie:How did you go to school when you were a student, Dad?
Dad: I used to go to school by bike.
Millie: Why didn't you take a bus?
Dad: When I was young, there were only a few buses, and they were always crowded.
Millie:Really? But now they are comfortable and convenient.
I like going to school by bus.
1. How did Millie’s dad go to school when he was a student?
2. What does Millie think of buses?
3. How does Millie like to go to school?
used to 曾经,过去常常
crowded/ˈkraʊdɪd/
拥挤的
convenient /kənˈviːniənt/
便利的
He used to go to school by bike.
They are now comfortable and convenient.
He likes going to school by bus.
Enjoy a video:what`s it about?
The development history of the transpotation.
Read and analyze
Millie:How did you go to school when you were a student, Dad?
Dad: I used to go to school by bike.
Millie: Why didn't you take a bus?
Dad: When I was young, there were only a few buses, and they were always crowded.
Millie:Really? But now they are comfortable and convenient.
I like going to school by bus.
How can we ask and answer about the transport?
Talk about transport in the past:
—How did you... when you were...?
—I used to... by/on...
Talk about transport at present:
I like... by/on...
Practice talking about the transport
Past Present
Go to school On foot, by bike/bus By bike/bus/car/underground,
on foot
Get around the city By bus By taxi/car/bus/underground
Travel to other cities By coach/train By coach/high-speed train/plane
How did you go to school in the past?
I went to school on foot.
It is a train.
A high-speed train
[spiːd]
take the train
by train
It is a coach.
take the coach
by coach
Practice talking about the transport
Past Present
Go to school On foot, by bike/bus By bike/bus/car/underground,
on foot
Get around the city By bus By taxi/car/bus/underground
Travel to other cities By coach/train By coach/high-speed train/plane
How do you like to go to school now?
I like going to school _______.
by bike
P7
A
coach
a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances 长途汽车;长途客车
P7
A
a large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off 公共汽车;巴士
bus
It is a taxi.
take a taxi
by taxi
coach
bus
taxi
underground
train
plane
Millie is doing a school project about transport. Help her by writing the correct words under the pictures.
bus underground coach taxi train plane
Practice
P7
A
taxi
a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere. Taxis usually have meters which show how much money you have to pay. 出租汽车;计程车;的士
P7
A
underground
the railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels 地铁
P7
A
train
Language points
crowded adj.拥挤的
be crowded with...挤满了...
in the crowd在人群中
At the Spring festival, the street is crowded with people.
He hid in the crowd. So we couldn’t find him.
在春节,那条街上挤满了人。
他藏在人群中,所以我们找不到他。
Language points
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
拓展:
(1) used to do的there be 结构:There used to be...
那儿过去有个工厂。
There used to be a factory.
(2) 相似结构辨析:
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
be/get used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
be used to do sth. 被用于做某事
Language points
Practice
1. My father used________me jokes to make me happy when I was young.
A. to telling B. telling C. to tell D. told
2. My sister usually has bread for breakfast, but I am used ________eggs and milk.
A. to having B. having C. to have D. had
3. In English, the word “dog” is used________ good feelings. For example, “You are a lucky dog.”
A. expressed B. to express
C. expressing D. to expressing
1. How do you go to school everyday?
2. Why do you choose this kind of transport?
Free talk
Homework
1. Recite the conversations.
2. Remember the new words and phrases by heart.
3. Preview the reading text.
Optional job:
find more information about the changes in transport .
Thank you!
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