安徽省长丰县下塘实验中学八年级英语上册 Module 4 Planes, Ships and trains Unit 3 Language in use教案 （新版）外研版.docVIP

Unit 3 Language in use ⅠTeaching model Revision and application ⅡTeaching method Formal and interactive practice ⅢTeaching aims 1. Function: Describing and comparing modes of transportation. 2. Structure: Superlative adjectives and adverbs (-est, most); irregular superlatives. 3. Around the world: The longest railway 4. Task: Making a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in China. ⅣTeaching aids Tape recorder, OHP, handouts ⅤTeaching Steps Step 1 Revision Work in pairs to review the text of Unit 1 and Unit 2 Step 2 Language practice 1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class. 1) It’s the most comfortable way, but it’s the most expensive. 2) He lives farthest from school. 3) It is the fastest and the second cheapest. 4) The more information, the better. 2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box. Step 3 Complete the sentences. 1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 1. 1) This bus takes the _________ (long) and goes the _________ (slow). 2) The new train travels _________ (fast) of all the trains in the world. 3) The _________ (cheap) way to get there is by coach. 4) I am in a hurry. What’s the _________ (fast) way? 5) The fastest way to travel is by plane, but it is also the _________ (expensive). 2. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets. 3. Ask the students to check with a partner. 4. Check the answers: Keys: 1. longest slowest 2. fastest 3. cheapest 4. fastest 5. most expensive Step 4 Complete the conversation. 2. Complete the conversation with the sentences in the box. 3. Ask the students to check with a partner. 4. Check the answers: Keys: 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. Read the conversation together. Step 5 Complete the conversation. 1. Ask the students to read through the words in the box in Activity 3. cheap close expensive good much slow 2. Read through the conversation in Activity 3. A: What’s the (1) __________ way to go to Qingdao? B: We can t