1、Module 4Planes, ships and trainsUnit2What is the best way to travel? Teaching modelReading and writing. Teaching methodTop-down approach Teaching aims1. Comparing modes of transportation.2. Reading and finding specific transportation3. Writing a short passage comparing modes of transportation. Teach
2、ing important and difficult points1. Key vocabulary: journey, book, outside, choice, however, cost2. Keys structure: Superlative adjectives and adverbs (-est, most); irregularsuperlatives.V Teaching steps:Step 1 Warming up:Work in pairsTalk about the ways of travelling( National Day holiday journey)
3、Step 2 Reading skills1 SkimmingRead the passage and find out how many ways to travel there are fromLondon to Amsterdam ?2 Scanning(1)Read the passage carefully and complete the table.Ways of travellingGood pointsBad pointsTrain_ _than bycoach_ _than by coachCar and ship_ _ _way_ _ _wayCoachUsually_
4、_Sometimes_ in summerPlane_ _ and_ _ _May have to_ _hours because of bad weatherDiscuss: What is the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam?(2) Read the passage again, complete the passage with the words in the box.choicecostfasthoweverjourneyoutsideThere are four ways to travel from London to
5、Amsterdam. The first (1)_ is by train because the (2)_ takes only four hours.(3)_ , it is quite expensive. Going by coach does not (4) _ asmuch as going by train. When you go by car and by ship, remember that parkingin Amsterdam is not cheap, so it is the best to stay (5) _ the city centerand travel
6、 in by bus or by train. Going by plane is the (6) _, but you needto go to the airport. It also takes time.Step 3 Writing1Ask and answer the question according to the tableWays oftravellingCostTimeComfortableInterestingOrdos-Beijingcoach20010hours* *Plane5001 hour* * *train30014hours* * * *(1). What
7、is the cheapest /fastest/safest way to get to Beijing?(2). What is the most expensive/comfortable/interesting way to get there?(3).Whats the least comfortable /interesting way to get there?(4). How long does it take you to get there by ?2Ask the students to write their short passages and then share them together.Step 4 Homework1 Remember the new words anduseful expressions in this unit.2 Finish your writing
