Step 1 Warming-up and Lead in.
1. Greet.
2. Let's look at the pictures. What can you see? Some kinds of transportation.
Step 2: Presentation
1. New words about transportation tools:
car, train, bus, subway, bike, boat, tricycle, taxi, plane
2. Ss Read the new words.
3. Ask and answer: How do you get to school?--- I take/ride the...to school.
I take/ride the + 交通工具 + to school
I get to school by +交通工具 / on foot.
take the bus = by bus = on a bus
take the train = by train = on a train
take a taxi = by taxi = in a taxi
take a car = by car = in a car
take a boat = by boat = on a boat
take a plane = by plane = by air
by bike = ride a bike = on a bike
take the subway = by subway = on a by subway
walk = on foot
Step 3 Work on 1a.
1. First ask students to look at the picture. And read the sample sentences to them. Ask them to repeat.
2. let Ss say how other Ss in the picture get to school. Give them some help if necessary.
3. Then read the phrases to them and ask them to repeat. Then ask them to write
them in the box and add other ways to get to school.
4. Check the answers like"a takes/ rides...to school."
Step 4 work on 1b.
1. tell Ss to listen to a recording. Two people are talking about some Ss get to school.
2. Point out the names of the Ss in the box. Read the names to the class.
3. T: Now listen to the conversation. Please write the number of the name in the white box next to the student. One of them has already been done.
4. Then play the recording. Ask the Ss to write the number of the name next to the correct Ss.
5. Ask Ss to complete the activity individually.
6. Then check the answers.
Step 5: Work on 1c.
1. Ask the Ss to work in pairs. Ask and answer how Ss get to school.
2. Ask some pairs of the Ss to present their conversation to the class.
Step 6 Language points:
乘坐某种交通工具去某地
take + the/a + 交通工具 + to + 地点
= get/go to + 某地 + by + 交通工具
e.g.
He often takes the subway to work.
= He goes to work by subway.
• 注意: 当home, here, there 作地点副词, 前不加to。
• Linda takes the bus to get home .
=Linda takes the bus home.
琳达乘公交车回家。
• get home / here / there
• go home / there
• come home / here
Step 7 Exercise .
一、将下列句子译成英语。
1. 你怎样去学校?我骑车去学校。
2. 她怎样去学校?她乘火车去学校。
二、写出下列句子的同义句。
1. Tom takes the bus to school.
2. I walk to school every day.
3. They go to New York by plane.
4. I take the bus to get to school.
5.She takes the car to go to work.
6.They walk to school.