Unit 3

Section B

Period 2 (3a - Self Check)

ride my bike

by bike

walk

on foot

different ways to school

take the subway

by subway

take the bus

by bus

different ways to school

different ways to school

by boat

take the boat

take the train

by train

3a3a Read the e-mail from your pen pal Tom in the US. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

Hi there,

How are you? Thank you for your last e-mail.

You want to know how I _____ school, right?

Well, I usually _____ my home at about 8:00

and _____ to the bus stop. The school bus

usually comes at 8:15. My school is about 20

___________ from my home.

get to

leave

walk

kilometers

It ______ about 40 minutes to get there by bus.

The bus ride is never _______ because I always

talk to my classmates.

What about you? How do you get to school?

Tom

takes

boring

3b3b Write an e-mail to Tom and tell him how you get to school. These questions may help you.

1. When do you leave home?

2. How do you get to school?

3. How far is it from your home to school?

4. How long does it take you to get to school?

5. Do you like your trip to school?

Hi Tom,

Thank you for your e-mail. Let me tell you how I get to school.

I usually leave my home at 6:30. Then I take the subway to school. My school is about 30 kilometers from my home. It takes about 25 minutes to get there by subway. I like the subway ride because it is fast.

Your friend,

Meimei

以“ My Best Way of Going to School”为题写一篇英语短文。要求：不少于 70词。 提示：选择怎样的交通方式最为合适，为什么？说明理由 ( 至少三条 ) 。

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

此篇作文是一篇命题作文，注意审清题目。

此篇作文从谈论距离远近，交通方式，以及选择交通方式的原因写起，要求与本单元的交通方式的表达，距离的表达巧妙结合，学以致用。

根据上面分析，我们要在头脑中明确以下几点：

(1) 注意审题：最合适的上学方式。 (2) 注意提示中的要求，陈述理由，且不少于三条。

(3) 单元万能句型储备： go to school on foot/by bike/by bus/by subway. . . A is (not) far from B. It takes sb. some time to do sth. It’s about. . . kilometers.

范文赏析My Best Way of Going to School

I like to go to school on foot. First, my home is not far from the school. Second, on my way to school, the traffic is heavy. The street is full of bikes, motorbikes, buses and cars. I think it’s safe to go to school on foot. Third, I also think walking is a kind of sport. I can take exercise by walking. It’s good for my health. So the best way for me to go to school is on foot.

1 Use the words in the boxes to form as many expressions as possible.

take walk ride

bybus, train, bike, plane, subway, boat

______________________

______________________

______________________

take a bus, by bus

take a/the bus, a/the train, a/the plane, the subway, a/the boat

walk

ride a bike

drive a/the car, a/the bus, a/the train

by bus, train, plane, bike, subway, boat

2 Look at the chart below. Write at least five questions. Then answer the questions with the information in the chart.

Who Where How How far How long

Tony from home to school

by bike 7 km 10 minutes

Mary form home to the library

by bus 15 km 40 minutes

How does Tony get to school? He gets to school by bike.

Questions Answers

1. How does Tony get to school?

He gets to school by bike.

2. How does Mary get from home to the library?

She gets to the library by bus.

3. How far is it from Tony’s home to school?

It is 5 kilometers.

Questions Answers

4. How far is it from Mary’s home to the library?

It is 15 kilometers.

5. How long does it take Tony to get to school by bike?

It takes 20 minutes.

6. How long does it take Mary to get to the library by bus?

It takes 40 minutes.

根据句意及汉语提示 , 用单词的正确形式填空。  1. —Are you taking a bus to Tianjin? —No. I’m taking a ______ ( 火车 ). 2. My mother often takes the ____ ( 早的 ) bus to work in the morning.3. I'm thinking of ________ (buy) a new car.

trainearly

buying

4. —What’s fifty and forty?   —It’s ______ ( 九十 ).

5. My father is busy with his work, so he always has a ______ ( 迅速的 ) lunch every day.

6. There are sixty ________ ( 分钟 ) in an hour.

ninety

quick

minutes

根据句意及首字母提示 , 完成单词。 1. —Can I get off at the next s______?     —Sure!2. There are many buses and c____ on the street. 3. Last week I was i____ in hospital.4. There are two b______ on the lake.

stop

cars

illboats

5. This red jacket m________ be Lily’s.

6. My aunt lives in the n______ of our

city.

7. My sister is smaller t______ me.

8. In some p_______ of China, it rained a

lot last year.

9. Two r________ go through the

mountains.

must / may

north

than

parts

rivers

按照要求完成句子 , 每空一词。 1. My aunt walked to the supermarket yesterday. ( 改为同义句 )My aunt went to the supermarket ______ ______ yesterday.2. The girl usually goes to work on      a bus. ( 同上 )The girl usually goes to work ______ ______.The girl usually ______ ______ ______ ______ work.

on foot

by

takes a bus to

bus

3. I go to the station in a taxi this morning. ( 对画线部分提问 )______ ______ ______ ______ to the station this morning?4. It’s 20 kilometers from my home to my school. ( 同上 )______ ______ ______ ______ ______ your home ______ your school?5. It takes her two hours to get there. ( 同上 )______ ______ ______ it ______ her to get there?

How do you go

How far is it from to

How long does take

在横线处填入适当的句子 , 补全对话。A: 1. ____________________?B: I live on Changchun Street.A: 2. _______________________________________?B: No, it isn’t. My home is far from my school.

Where do you live

Is your home near / next to your school

A: 3. ________________________________?B: First, I take the bus and then the subway. After getting off the subway, I walk to school. A: 4. ________________________________________?B: About 50 minutes.   

How do you usually go to school

How long does it take you to get to school

Write a short passage to describe how

you and your classmates get to school.