1、Free talk How do you travel on holidays? 外研外研八年级上册八年级上册 Unit 2 What is the best way to travel? Module 4 Planes, ships and trains New words journey book park n. 旅行；旅程旅行；旅程 v. 预订预订 v. 停放（车）；泊（车）停放（车）；泊（车） outside prep. 在在之外之外 adv. 在外面；朝户外在外面；朝户外 n. 外面；外部外面；外部 adj. 外部的；外表的外部的；外表的 adv. 然而；但是然而；但是 v. 价钱为
2、；花费价钱为；花费 n. 价钱；成本；代价价钱；成本；代价 however cost Reading and vocabulary Work in pairs. Talk about the ways to go to a city that you like to visit. 1 1. How do you get there? 2. Whats the cheapest way to get there? 3. Whats the best way to get there? Different ways to go somewhere Read the passage and numb
3、er the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the least expensive. 2 Question: What is the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam? I am planning to travel from London to Amsterdam. How long does the journey take and what is the best way to travel? Could you please tell me about the train
4、s or ships to get there? The more information, the better. Thanks! ? Best answer: There are four ways to travel. A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but a lot more expensive. When you go by train, buy your ticket a long time before you travel. It is usually cheaper. You can go by car
5、and by ship across the North Sea. This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the most expensive. Book your ticket before you book your hotel. Remember that parking in Amsterdam is very expensive, so stay outside the city centre and travel in by bus or by train. The third choice is by coach.
6、 This is usually the cheapest, but in summer, the coaches sometimes get crowded! And it takes you about twelve hours to get there. However, it will not cost as much as going by train. Finally, you can fly. It is the fastest and the second cheapest, but you may have to wait for hours at the airport b
7、ecause of bad weather. Well, I hope this helps! Have a great trip! Read quickly and answer: 1. How many ways are there to get from London to Amsterdam? 2. What are they? There are four ways. They are by train, by car and ship, by coach and by plane. Check the answers. 4 1 3 2 Complete the table. 3 W
8、ays of travelling Good points Bad points Train more relaxing than by coach more expensive than by coach Ways of travelling Good points Bad points Car and ship Coach Plane the most comfortable way to travel the most expensive way to travel cheapest crowded in summer; taking a long time fastest and no
9、t very expensive may have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. 4 choice cost fast however journey outside There are four ways to travel from London to Amsterdam. The first (1) _ is by train because the (2) _ takes
10、 only four hours. (3) _, its quite expensive. choice journey However Going by coach does not (4) _ as much as going by train. When you go by car and by ship, remember that parking in Amsterdam is not cheap, so it is best to stay (5) _ the city centre and travel in by bus or by train. Going by plane
11、is the (6) _, but you need to go to the airport. It also takes time. cost outside fastest Language points 1. journey, travel 和和 trip 的用法辨析的用法辨析 journey名词，意为“旅行”、“旅程”。名词，意为“旅行”、“旅程”。 常指远距离的或陆地的旅行。常指远距离的或陆地的旅行。一般指单程，不回一般指单程，不回 到出发地的旅行。到出发地的旅行。 travel 名词，意为“旅行”。泛指一般意义的名词，意为“旅行”。泛指一般意义的 旅行，不能特指某一次的旅行。前面
12、可以用物主代旅行，不能特指某一次的旅行。前面可以用物主代 词，词，但不能与但不能与many或数词连用或数词连用。 trip名词，意为“旅行”、“远足”。常指近名词，意为“旅行”、“远足”。常指近 距离的旅行或远足。距离的旅行或远足。一般指双程，还回到出发地的一般指双程，还回到出发地的 旅行。旅行。 2. cost 的用法的用法 作作名词名词：价钱；成本；代价价钱；成本；代价 作作动词动词：价钱为价钱为；花费；花费 cost 作动词时，过去式和过去分词同原形形式作动词时，过去式和过去分词同原形形式 一样，三词同形。一样，三词同形。 3. The more information, the bet
13、ter. “the +比较级，比较级，the + 比较级”比较级”是个固定是个固定 句型，意为“越句型，意为“越，就越，就越”。”。 e.g. The older he gets, the happier he is. 他他越越活活越越开心。开心。 4. A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but a lot more expensive. 在比较级前添加在比较级前添加 a lot, much, a little, a bit 等词，可以说明程度；添加等词，可以说明程度；添加 even, still 等词，等词， 可以表示强调。
14、可以表示强调。 e.g. 汤姆的房间比莉莉的大一点点。汤姆的房间比莉莉的大一点点。 Toms room is a bit bigger than Lilys. Writing Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the ways of travelling. Use the information in the table. 5 Ways of travelling Cost Time Comfortable Interesting London -Paris coach 20 10 hours * * plane 80 1 hour * * train 6
15、0 3 hours * * Whats the cheapest way to travel from London to Paris? The cheapest way is by coach. Practice Whats the _ way to travel from _ to _? The _ way is by _. 6 Write a passage about ways of travelling from London to Paris. Use the information in Activity 5 and the passage in Activity 2 to he
16、lp you. You can go from London to Paris by coach, plane or train. Travelling by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive way. You can go from London to Paris by coach, plane or train. Travelling by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive way to get there. Its also less interesting t
17、han by coach or by train. The coach is cheaper than the train and the plane, but its also slower and uncomfortable. The train is the second Possible answer most expensive and second fastest way to travel. Travelling by train is the most interesting way because you can look out of the window at the c
18、ountryside. Exercises 1. Study hard! _ you study, _ results youll get. A. Harder; better B. The harder; better C. The harder; the better D. Harder; the better 一、单项选择。一、单项选择。 2. I am good at math, but his English is _ than mine. A. much better B. more better C. very better D. pretty better 3. The wor
19、lds population is growing _ and there is _ land and water for growing rice. A. more; less B. larger; fewer C. larger; less D. more; fewer 1. The clothes _ me about 80 dollars. 2. He stayed _ yesterday because he didnt pass the exam. His parents were really worried. 二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。 however journey cost park outside cost outside 3. Where did you _ your car last Friday? 4. The city was so nice and we really had a good _. 5. We thought the answers were correct. _, we have now discovered some errors. however journey cost park outside park journey However
