Unit 4 Public transport

Welcome to the unit and word power

Teaching aims:

After learning this period, the students will be able to:

2. compare the advantages and disadvantages of public transport;

3. understand different names of roads;

4. enlarge their vocabulary related to transport.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Brainstorming

Step 2 Sharing information and discussion

Discuss the seven pictures in the book(Page 49). Encourage the students to express what is included in "public transport" (PPT6). Ask students to have a group discussion and make a comparison among all the means of transport mentioned in this section

Buses have routes. They pick up and drop off people at different places on the route. It is a popular means of transport within a city. (PPT7）

Coaches are buses that carry people over long distances. (PPT8)

Ships and aero planes

Ships were a popular way to travel from place to place in the 20th century. (PPT9)

Aeroplanes are used to travel quickly over long distances. (PPT10)

Underground trains

high-speed trains

high-speed trains run much faster than normal trains. (PPT12)

Your choice (PPT13)

Situation 1 If you are going to Shanghai from Nanjing, what means of transport would you use? Why？(I would choose MU train bullet train动车组because it is extremely fast and comfortable.)

Situation 2 If you want to go to Taiwan from Xiamen, will you go there by ship or by plane? Why? (I would choose to travel by aeroplane rather than by ship. There