2. Pair work on 2a. Let students read and act it out.

1. Read 2a, the teacher explains the important sentences to students.

The teacher: Kangkang’s classmates have already decided on the best way to go to Mount Tai is by train. Now, what will they do? Yes, they will book tickets. Then write down the important sentences on the blackboard.

Clerk: Can I help you?

Traveler: I’d like to book some tickets, please.

Clerk: Where do you want to go?

Traveler: We want to go to Mount Tai.

Traveler: What about the price?

Clerk: We’ve got tickets at ￥120 for the hard sleeper and ￥180 for the soft sleeper.

Then, learn the conversation in 2a.

3. Listen to 1a and answer the following questions:

① Where will they go?

② What’s Kangkang’s task?

③ What’s Helen’s task?

④ What’s Jane’s task?

Step 3　 Consolidation

Fill in the blanks in 1b and practice the sentences with “to do” and adverbial clause of result. Give your opinions about the best way to travel and the reasons.

For example:

I think the best way to travel is by train.

It costs too much to go by taxi, so I choose to go by bus.

Step 4　 Practice

2. Write the sentences on the blackboard and pay attention to the new words “field” “vehicle”, “group” and “task”.

① We’re going on a spring field trip.

② It’s too far for cycling, but there are other vehicles for us to choose.

③ Let’s work in groups to find out the information about the costs.

④ Kangkang and Michael, your group’s task is to find out the cost to go by train.

1. The teacher shows the pictures of Topic 1, Section A,1b. Learn the new words “airplane”. And write down the new words on the blackboard.

The teacher shows picture 1. The teacher and the students ask and answer like this:

A: What’s this in English?

B: It’s an airplane. Note: airplane(AmE)=　 aeroplane(BrE)

A: What do you think of traveling by airplane?

B: It’s very fast but the price is very high.

The teacher shows Picture 3. Ask and answer:

A: Is this a bus?

B: Yes it is.

A: What do you think of traveling by bus?

B: It takes too long.

3. Learn to fill in the forms about booking tickets.

教学难点

Learn the usage of infinitive:

(1)It’s too long to go by bus.

It’s too expensive to go by airplane.

(2)I choose to take the train.

I decide to take the train.

(3)It’s hard to say.

(4)Your group’s task is to find out the cost to go by train.

教学情景导入

T：Do you know what I like to do?

Ss：…

T：I like to go on a trip. I like to visit places of interest. Do you like it?

S：Yes.

T：Now. Here are some pictures of places of interest. You can look at it.

(把图片分发给学生轮流看，激发学生的学习兴趣。)

(过一会儿从学生那儿拿回图片，抽出泰山的图片给学生看。)

T：I have never been to Mount Tai.

(板书)

T：If I’m free, I’d like to visit Mount Tai. Mount Tai is a famous place of interest in Shandong Province. Would you like to visit it with me?

Ss：Yes，of course.

T：If we can go there，there are enough vehicles for us to choose. Which do you think is the best way of transport to go there? Review the ways of transport and give me your best answer. You can discuss in groups.

(给学生交通工具的卡片，让学生分组讨论，板书。)

T：Now，please give me your best answer.

S₁：We can go there by bus.

S₂：By bike.

S₃：By plane.

S₄：By train.

…

(在学生发言的过程中，教师在黑板上写出本课关于交通的新单词，让学生注意它们的发音。)

T：Yes， we can go there by bike / plane / airplane / train / bus / …

We must think about the cost because we don’t have much money. How much does it cost by bus， by train or by airplane? Please discuss it in groups.

(学生分三组讨论一会儿。)

T：Now， please stop. Maria’ class want to go on a two-ay visit to Mount Tai.

教学过程设计

教学过程：

Step 1　 Review

Ask and answer between the teacher and the students, talk about their favorite ways of transportation.

Teacher: How do you usually come to school?

Student: I usually ...

Teacher: What is your favorite way if you’re going to travel?

Student: My favorite way is　 ...

Teacher: Why do you prefer...?

Student: Because ...

Step 2　 Presentation

2. Practice how to book tickets.

1. Learn the sentences with “to do” and adverbial clause of result.

3.Learn the usage of infinitive:

(1)It’s too long to go by bus.

It’s too expensive to go by airplane.

(2)I choose to take the train.

I decide to take the train.

(3)It’s hard to say.

(4)Your group’s task is to find out the cost to go by train.

教学重点

2.Learn adverbial clause of result:

(1)It’s too far for cycling，so we’d better take a bus.

(2)It’s takes too long to go by bus，so I want to take the train.