Module7Planes,boatsandtrainsUnit2It’sthefastesttrain.Step1Revision:设计意图：通过课前练习复习U1所学的内容，帮助学生呈现所学重点知识点。Step2TopronouncethenewwordsandexpressionsofUnit2:1.Studentsreadthewordsafterthetape.2.Studentspracticepronouncingthewordsbythemselves.3.Helpsomestudentscorrectthepronunciationsofsomewords.4.Matchthewordswiththeirmeanings.(Activity4)设计意图：通过对新单词和词组的学习，使学生了解短文所要涉及的内容。Step3Pre-reading:StudentsmatchtheparagraphswiththeheadingsABritishAirways–Paragraph2BTheGreyhoundBus–Paragraph4CTheShanghai-PudongExpress–Paragraph1DTheStarFerry–Paragraph3设计意图：通过top-down式的阅读，让学生对全文有一总体印象，并注意培养学生在阅读过程中掌握浏览、跳读等阅读技巧。Step4Readingforspecificinformation:Readthepassage,checkthetruestatementsandcorrectthefalsesentences.1.AtaxifromShanghaitotheairportischeaperthanthetrainfortwopeople.(√)2.AtaxifromShanghaitotheairporttakeseightminutes.()3.BritishAirwaysusestheBoeing747forlongjourneys.(√)4.TheBoeing747travelslongerthanotherplanes.(√)5.YoucantaketheStarFerryfromHongKongtotheisland.()6.Americansliketotravelbybusbecauseit’ssaferthangoingbycar.(√)Correction:2.AtaxifromShanghaitotheairporttakesthirtyminutes.5.YoucantaketheStarFerryfromHongKongtoKowloon.设计意图：第二次阅读篇章，旨在使学生掌握篇章是的细节信息，并通过正误判断题来检查学生对篇章的初步理解程度。Step5Languagepoints:1.Travellingtimestimes算数复数形式指“时代,时期”，指“时间”时是不可数名词。2.take1)takesbtoaplace带某人去某地2)takesthwithsb随身携带某物3)take+meansoftransport搭、乘交通工具4)take(sb)sometime花（某人）时间ittakessbsometimetodosthe.g.Theworkwilltakeustwohours.=Itwilltakeustwohourstofinishthework.Thetrainisthefastestwaytogo,butit’salsothemostexpensive;withtwopassengers,it’smoreexpensivethanataxi.乘火车是最快的方式，但也是最贵的；两名旅客乘这样的火车比租一辆出租车更贵。3.oneof+pl.作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；若名词前有形容词，用最高级e.g.Oneofthenursesishismother.Changjiangisoneofthelongestriversintheworld.4.ItgoesfromLondontoBeijing,adistanceofover8,000kilometresin91/2hours.1)adistanceofover8,000kilometresin91/2hour补充说明fromLondontoBeijing2)over=morethan3)91/2hours=nineandahalfhours=ninehoursandahalfe.g.31/2years=threeandahalfyears=threeyearsandahalfzhao11/2days=oneandahalfdays=onedayandahalf5.Thefaresaren’texpensiveandyoucanbuyaticketatthebusstoop.不可以用buyfarese.g.Fuelfaresaregoingupagain.设计意图：通过对文章重点知识点的讲解，以达到学生能更好的了解文章，以便更好的进行语言输出。Step6PracticeTousethedatatoanswerthequestions(Activity5)1.Asksomeofthestudentstowritetheanswersaftertheexampleontheblackboard,whileothersfinishitintheirexercisebooks.2.Checktheanswersandensuretheyuse“so”toexpresstheresult.1)Thetraintakesabouteightminutes,thetaxitakesabout30minutes,andthebustakesabout45minutessothequickestwayisbytrain.2)Thebusfareis€70,theplanefareis€80,thetrainfareis€120,sothecheapestwaytogetfromLondontoParisisbybus.3)TheferryfareisHK$2,thetaxifareisHK$120,thebusfareisHK$11,sothecheapestwaytogetfromHongKongtoKowloonisbyferry.4)Thetrainjourneyhasthreestars,thetaxijourneyhastwostars,andthebusjourneyhasonestar,sothemostcomfortablewayisbytrain.5)Theferryjourneyhastwostars,thetaxijourneyhasonestar,andthebusjourneyhasonestartoo,sothemostinterestingjourneyisbyferry.6)Thebusjourneyhastwostars,theplanejourneyhasonestar,thetrainjourneyhasthreestars,sothemostinterestingwayisbytrain.3.Havethestudentsaskandanswerthequestionsinpairs.设计意图：通过练习使学生掌握本节中对“so”的表达和运用。Homework:1.FinishthewritingaboutActivity5,usingSuperlatives.2.Oralwork:Readthepassage.
