初中英语人教版七年级下册第三课时.docx

1How does he 2 How long does 3 How far is it from get to school? it take? his home to school?By bike and It usually takes About 10 kilometers.by bus. about 35 minutes. Now read the passage following the tape sentence by sentence. Please pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation of the native readers and try to imitate them. Then draw lines under the useful phrases and structures.Lin Feis home/ is about 10 kilometers /from school. He gets up /at six oclock/ every day, showers, and has a quick breakfast. Then/ he leaves for school/ at around six-thirty. First, he rides his bicycle/ to the bus station. That takes about ten minutes. Then/ the early bus/ takes him to school. The bus ride/ usually/ takes about 25 minutes.Ok, we have got to know something about Li Lei. What about you? How far are your homes from school? What time do you get up? How do you get to school? Lets ask some students to say something about you. 3b Doing pairworkLook at the pictures. Can you name each form of transportation? They are easy to you. Read the time and distance that goes with each form of transportation. Pay attention to “mile”, which is a common measure of distance in some western countries. (1 mile=1.6 kilometers).Read the example dialogue in the box.Now make your own conversations using the information in the picture with your partner.A: How do you get to school? B: I take the train.A: How far is it from your home to school?B: Its eight miles.A: How long does it take you to get from home to School ? B: It takes 35 minutes.A: How do you get to school? B: I walk.A: How far is it from your home to school?B: Its two miles.A: How long does it take you to get from home to school ?B: It takes 40 minutes. A: How do you get to school? B: I take the bus.A: How far is it from your home to school?B: Its four miles.A: How long does it take you to get from home to school?B: It takes 15 minutes.OK. Stop here please. Lets ask some pairs to say their dialogues.4 Talking and writing Well done everyone! Now lets play a game: Info Gap Race! This time you work in groups of three. You decide which one is A, which one is B and which one is C. Please read the instruction. You ask each other questions to learn information for your chart, and then write the answers on the chart in your book. Dont look at others pages please. The first group to fill in all the blanks is the champion. WhoHowHow longHow far1. Mariabustwenty minutesfive miles2. Johnbiketen minutessix miles3. Liu Peisubwayfifteen minuteseight milesSample dialogue:C: How does Maria get to school? A: She takes the bus. How long does it take Maria to get to school? B: It takes her twenty minutes. How far is it from her home to school?C: Its five miles.Closing down by asking and answering(using the useful information learned in this part)*How do you get to school?*I usually walk, but sometimes I take the bus.*How long does it to take you to get from your home to school? *It takes 25 minutes.*How far is it from your home to school?*Its around 4miles. A bus stationSection BGoals l To learn to use: bus stop, train station, subway station l To learn to talk about how to get to places further.ProceduresWarming up by asking some individuals questionsHow does Li Lei get to school? First, he rides his bicycle to the bus station. Then he takes the early bus to school. Do you know the bus station? Its a place where trains stop here. Today well study some other “stations”. 1a Looking and matching Look at the four phrases and read them loudly. Then match the words with the pictures.Answers: 1. b bus stop 2. a train station 3. c bus station 4. d subway station1b Doing pairworkRead the dialogue in the box first. Then suppose you use two kinds of transportation to get to school. Now make your own dialogues to tell your partner how you get to school, using the phrases in 1a.Sample dialogue:A: How do you get to school?B: Well, I ride my bike to the subway station. Then I take the subway. What about you?A: First, I walk to the bus stop. Then I take the bus to school.A: