Unit4 How do you get to school(Section A)
------人教版 Go for it八年级英语上册
Step1 Warming up & leading in
Let the students watch the video of a part of the movie called Round the World in Eighty Days.
T: Have you seen the movie? Do you like the story? Do you know the name of the movie?
Ss: Yes/No.
Help the students speak out the name loudly. Then show the post of the movie and the cover of the original book.
T: Well, this is an interesting story full of unexpected experience. It’s very famous and many people around the world love it. Do you remember the leading character, Mr Fogg and his traveling route around the world? Now let’s review it.
设计说明:以轻松的电影片段容易激起学生学习兴趣,顺利导入新课的主题任务。
Step 2 Presentation & learning
1. Show the photo of the leading character, Phleas Fogg and some pictures of the different countries such as France, India, China, Japan, America and so on to review the traveling route.
T: He traveled around the world. But Do you know how far he traveled?
Then show a map of the world, and draw the route with lines from one country to another country. And teach the numbers and the new words “hundred” “thousand” “miles” and “kilometers”.
1) Ask the students to finish 2a&2b on page 20 and have a memory challenge to practice the numbers.
2) Show a chart of the distance between these countries.
London ---Paris about 110 km Paris --Turkey--India about 3000km
India---China---Japan about 5000km Japan --- USA about 8000km
The USA---London about 2000km
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Ask the students to practice the conversation:
A: How far is it from_______ to ________?
B: It’s ___________ kilometers.
T: Well. We have known the distance between the countries. But do you know how he go from one place to another place? What kinds of transportation do you know?
2. Show some pictures of different kinds of transportation. Then teach the new phrases of transportation “take the bus, take the train, take the plane, take the subway, ride the bike, walk.” Add some other kinds of transportation mentioned in the original book, such as “ hot- air balloon, carriage, yacht, airship, sleigh” and so on.
1) Practice and memorize the new phrases of transportation by playing a guessing game.
2)Imagine you are the reporter to interview Mr Fogg, your partner. Practice the conversation:
A: How do you get to ______ ?
B: I ______________ to _______.
T: Ok, now we know the distance and the transportation, but we don’t know how long it takes. Now let’s see the time he spent.
3. Show a chart about the time he spent. Teach the new word “minute(s)”. Then practice the conversation:
London ---Paris about five days Paris --Turkey--India about 20days
India---China---Japan about 30days Japan --- USA about 20days
The USA---London about 15days
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A: How long does it take to ________?
B: It takes _______ days/minutes.
T: How wonderful! Do you want to travel around the world? Mr Fogg wants to travel again. Maybe this time he can save more time because he has the new transportation. Today let’s go around the world with Mr Fogg.
设计说明: 通过与学生共同回忆Mr Fogg 的环游经历逐步呈现新句型“How far…? How …? How long…?”. 并同时进行新课单词的教学。
Step3 Task1 ( In France)
1. Show a map of the world and the route from London to Paris.
T: Mr Fogg first leaves from London to Paris. How far is it from London to Paris, do you remember?
Ask the students to answer it.
T: How does he get to Paris? Which is the best vehicle for Mr Fogg to take from London to Paris? Now let’s choose one vehicle for him.
Ask the students to give their own opinions and the reasons.
T: Maybe he can take the train under the sea. It’s the only undersea railway in the world. It’ quite famous. But how long does it take? Let me tell you . It just takes 50 minutes. It must be special and convenient.
2. Show a picture of Mr Fogg in Paris.
T: Great. Mr Fogg gets to Paris fast. He meets many French people. We know the French like to go on vacation in their free time. So Mr Fogg wants to know how they go on vacation.
T: Now he is talking with some French people about their transportation. Imagine you are a Frenchman or Frenchwoman and your partner is Mr Fogg. Make a conversation in pairs.
Model: A: How do you go on vacation to the beach/ mountain/country…?
B: I often________ to go on vacation./ I often go on vacation by ______.
A: How long does it take?
B: It takes _________ minutes.
A: How far is it from your house to the ________?
B: It’s __________ miles/kilometers.
设计说明:以第一站Paris为地点,通过扮演Mr Fogg和法国人讨论休闲度假的交通出行方式,操练句型“how, how long , how far”的第一、二人称的用法。并同时可以巩固复习Unit3 有关度假的知识。
Step 4 Task 2 ( In India)
1. Show a map of the world and the route from Paris to India.
T: Now Mr Fogg leaves for India. How far is it from Paris to India?
S: It’s 3000 kilometers.
T: How does he get to India? What do you think?
S: It’s too far. So he can take a plane there.
T: Good idea. How long does it take?
S: Maybe 24 hours.
T: Great. Mr Fogg arrives in India easily and fast. He thinks India is a very interesting country. So he wants to know if the Indians go to work by elephant yet. But now it’s different from before.
2. Show some pictures of the most common transportation --- Auto rickshaw and other popular transportation in India.
T: After he talked with some Indians about the transportation. A reporter wants to interview him. Imagine you are the reporter and your partner is Mr Fogg. Make a conversation in pairs.
Model: A: How does the Indian usually get to work?
B: He/She usually ____ to work./ He/She usually get to work by ____.
A: How long does it take?
B: It takes _________ minutes.
A: How far is it from his/her house to the workplace?
B: It’s __________ miles/kilometers.
T: Ok. Mr Fogg has known something about India. Now he wants to tavel to the next place. Do you know where he is going.
S: It’s China.
T: Yes, you are right. He goes to China by plane, but he can’t stay for a long time because a friend in Japan is waiting for him. So he leaves for Japan.
设计说明:以第二站India为地点,通过扮演Mr Fogg和印度人讨论上班工作的交通出行方式,操练句型“how, how long , how far”的第三人称的用法。
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