Unit 3 Language in use.Module4 Planes, ships and trains初中英语外研版八年级 学习目标一、能准确地发音和使用本模块的词汇二、能够掌握形容词、副词的最高级的用法三、会运用表示交通方式的词汇进行交通方式的比较四、能读懂有关交通方式的文章，明白文章主旨，理解文章结构 ReviewTalkvDo you like traveling?vHow do you travel?§On foot.§By bike/bus/train/subway/ship/plane/car.vWhich is the best way to travel? Review—Translate the sentences 它是最舒服的方式，但也是最贵的 It’s the most comfortable way, but it’s also the most expensive.He lives the farthest from school.It is the fastest and the second cheapest.4. The more information, the better.他住得离学校最远。
它是最快的并且是第二便宜的信息越多越好 Presentation形容词、副词的最高级英语中三者或三者以上相比较，表示“最……” 这样的最高程度概念时，要用 “the+最高级” 的结构表示这种句式一般带有表示比较的介词短语，比较范围常用of, in, among引导的短语表达例如：Wang Lin is the tallest in our class. This theater is the cheapest of the three.用法 (1) 表示 “最……之一” 的句式，要用 one of the +形容词最 高级+复数名词例如：Jingjiang Hotel is one of the biggest hotels in our city. (2) 表示“在……范围内……是第几……的”，要用“the+序数词+最高级+名词单数+in+范围”The Changjiang River is the first longest river in our country. 长江是我国第一长河用法 (1)当最高级前面有物主代词、指示代词或名词所有格等修饰时，不加定冠词 the。
例如：Tom is Lucy’s best friend. Tuesday is her busiest day.(2) 形容词最高级修饰作表语或介词宾语的名词、代词时，被修饰的词往往省略例如：He is the laziest (student) in our class.用法注意使用最高级时应注意以下几点： 规则变化：情况变化形式举例—般情况在词尾直接加-estsmall—smallest以e结尾加-stlarge—largest以辅音字母 y结尾变y为i，再加 -esthappy—happiest以一个元音 字母加一个 辅音字母结尾，且是重读闭音节将该辅音字母双写再加-estfat—fattestthin—thinnest部分双音节和大部分多音节形容词在原形前加the mostbeautiful—the most beautiful形容词、副词的最高级的构成 不规则变化：原级最高级 goodbestbad, illworstmany, muchmost littleleastfarfarthest/furthest Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.11.This bus takes the ______ (long) time because it is the _______ (slow).2. The new train travels the ______ (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 is the ______ (fast) way to get there?5. The fastest way to travel is by plane, but usually it is also the _____________ (expensive).longestslowestfastestcheapestfastestmost expensive Complete the conversation with the sentences in the box.2a) By plane, but you have to go to the airport by taxi and that takes time too.b) The cheapest way is going by coach, but it is not very comfortable.c) The most comfortable way is going by train, but it takes more time than going by plane.d) There are three ways: by plane, by train and by coach. Customer: How can I get to Beijing from here?Tourist guide: _______________ Customer: Which is the fastest way?Tourist guide: _____________ Customer: Which is the cheapest way?Tourist guide: _______________ Customer: Which way is the most comfortable?Tourist guide: ____________d)a)c)b) Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box.3cheap close expensive good much slowA: What’s the (1) _____ way to go to Qingdao?B: We can take a plane, but that’s (2)_________. We can also take a train. It’s (3)______, but it’s not so expensive. The coach is the (4) ________ way to go, but it takes the (5) ____ time.A: So how should we go?B: I think the best way is by train because the train station is the (6)_______ to our home.bestexpensiveslowercheapestmostclosest Complete the word map.4 Travelling plane bus taxi train taxi standtake a taxi by taxi take a bus by busbus stop train station by train take a train airport by plane take a planeRemember: It is easier to learn words and expressions by putting them in groups with a title, for example, Travelling: take a bus/plane/taxi/train, by bus/plane/taxi/train, bus stop/airport/taxi stand/train station. Work in pairs. Choose a place you would like to visit. Ask and answer the questions about the ways by which you can get there.51. What is the cheapest way to get there?2. What is the most expensive way to get there?3. What is the fastest way to get there?4. What is the most comfortable way to get there?5. What is the safest way to get there? Complete the email with the words in the box.6FROM: SallyTO: TonySUBJECT: Journey to ChinaHi, Tony,My family is planning a journey to China in the summer. We want to visit Beijing first. Do you think we should (1) _________ the plane tickets early? After Beijing, we want to visit Xi’an and Hangzhou, and maybe somewhere else. How canbook choice cost travel tripbook we (2) ________ from Beijing to Xi’an, by train or by plane? The (3) _______ is not so important, but the time is. After Xi’an, we want to go to Hangzhou. Is it better to go to Shanghai first, or can we go from Xi’an to Hangzhou directly?And after Hangzhou what is the best (4) _________? Can we make a short (5) ________ to Suzhou? What do you think?Thanks for your help.Sallychoicetriptravelcost Listen and match the cities with the information.1.London2.Birmingham3. Oxford4. Cambridgea) the city with about four million peopleb) a small beautiful cityc) the most expensive cityd) the most interesting citye) the biggest city7 Listen again and answer the questions.1.Which city has the largest population?2. Which cities have the oldest universities in the world?3. Which city is the nearest to London?4. What are the popular places for sightseeing in London?London.Oxford and Cambridge.Cambridge.Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.8 Watch the video The longest railwayThe Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in the world. You can go from Moscow, the capital of Russia, to Vladivostok on the east coast. It is not the fastest way to travel from Moscow to Vladivostok, but it is the most interesting and also the most comfortable way. • Find a map of China. Choose a city to visit, and decide on the best way to get there.• Make a list of things to do there.• Present your plan to the class, and make notes about other groups’ plans.Work in groups. Make a holiday plan for a family trip to a city in China.Module task Work in groups. Choose the best plan.• Use your notes to compare the different plans, and decide which one is the best.I think the trip to Shanghai by train is better because the journey is shorter and there are a lot of interesting places to visit in Shanghai. HomeworkNational Day is coming. We will have a holiday. Suppose(假设) your classmates are going to travel. Make a survey about their holiday plans with the information in Activity 9 and Activity 10. Then give a report. 。