Unit 3 How do you get to school?Match the words with the pictures.1a1. take the train2. take the bus3. take the subway4. ride a bike5. walkaSection Adebc1b Listen and write the numbers next to the correct students in the picture above.1. Bob 2. Mary 3. John 4. Paul 5. Yang Lan6. Jimaedccb1c Look at the picture in 1a. How do the students get to school? Make conversations with your partner.A: How does Mary get to school?B: She takes the subway.2a Listen and repeat. Then write the correct number next to the word.619972105842002b Listen and complete the chart.How?How long? (minutes)How far? (kilometers)TomJanewalks20 min2 kmtakes the busI hr 30 min /90 min60 km2e Role-play the conversation.Lisa: Hey, Jane. Is this your new bike?Jane: Yes. I ride it to school every day. How do you get to school?Lisa: I usually take the bus.Jane: How far is it from your home to school?Lisa: I’m not sure … about 10 kilometers? The bus ride takes about 20 minutes. How long does it take you to get to school?Jane: About 15 minutes by bike. It’s good exercise.Lisa: Yeah. Well, have a good day at school.Jane: You, too.Match the questions with the answers. Then practice them.3a1. How does Mike get to school? 2. How long does it take to get home? 3. How far is it from here? 4. Do your friends go to school by bus? 5. Does your dad drive to work? a. Yes, they do.b. No, he doesn’t.c. He rides his bike.d. It’s five kilometers.e. About 15 minutes.Use these words to make questions. Then ask and answer them with your partner.3b1. school / you / get to / do / how ?2. to / school / get to / does / how long / take / it ?3. school / your / from / it / is / how far / home / to ?4. you / to / walk / do / school ?5. ride / their bikes / do / school / your friends / to ?3c Ask your classmates questions and write their names in the chart. The first student to fill in all the blanks wins!Find someone who ... Namelives about five kilometers from school.walks to school.takes a bus to school.goes to school by bike.needs about an hour to get to school.needs about 10 minutes to get to school.Match the words with the pictures.1aSection BacdTell your partner how you get to school. Imagine you use two types of transportation. 1bA: How do you get to school?B: Well, I ride my bike to the subway station. Then I take the subway.1c Listen and check ( ) the things that Mary wants to ✔know.✔✔✔Listen again. How does Bob get to his grandparents’ home? Check ()1 or 2.✔1d✔1e Talk about how Bob gets to his grandparents’ home.3a Read the e-mail from your pen pal Tom in the US. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.get towalkleavekilometerstakesboringgood-bye!
