Unit4 How do you get to school?
Section B
3a-self check

A：How do you get to school？
B:I take the subway .
A: How far is it from your home to school?
B: It’s three miles.
A: How long does it take you to get from home to school?
B: It takes 25 minutes.
Pairwork
25 minutes/3miles
3b
home
school
Take NO.6 bus
walk
First
Then
home
school
8 miles
walk
Take NO.6 bus
5 minutes
20 minutes
A: How do you get to school ?
B: First,I walk to bus stop.Then,I take NO.6 bus to school.
A: How long does it take ?
B: It takes 25 minutes .
A: How far is it from your home to school?
B: It’s 8miles .
Lin Fei’s home
bus station
school
How does Lin Fei get to school?
Rides his bicycle
10 minutes
takes the early bus
25 minutes
10 kilometers
Show
Nancy’s home
Nancy’s home
school
Takes a taxi
Takes the subway
10 miles
15 minutes
20 minutes
subway station
First
Next
Then
Finally
Group work: How do you get to school?
Hi, Peter,
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.
kilometers get to takes walk boring leave
get to
walk
leave
3a
Read the e-mail from your pen pal Tom in the US. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
The school bus usually comes at about 8:15. My school is about 20 __________ from my home. 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
boring
kilometers
takes
3b
Write an e-mail to Tom and tell him how you get to school. These question may help you.
When do you leave home?
2. How do you get to school?
3. How far is it from your home to school?
How long does it take you to get to school?
Do you like your trip to school?
When do you leave home?
_______________________________
How do you get to school?
_______________________________
_______________________________
First I walk to the bus station. Then, I get to school by bus.
I leave home at half past six.
How far is it from your home to school?
___________________________________
How long does it take you to get to school?
___________________________________
5. Do you like your trip to school? ___________________________________
It’s about 5 kilometers.
It takes about half an hour.
Yes,I do.
I take a bus to school.
But sometimes I get to school by car.
How do I get to school?
But sometimes I take a car to school.
= I get to school by bus.
Revision
Use the words in the boxes to form as many expressions as possible.
1
take, walk ride, drive
bus, train, car, bike, plane, subway, boat
by
take a bus, by bus, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
take a boat, by boat
ride a bike, by bike
take the subway, by subway
take a train, by train
take the plane, by plane
walk
How does Tony get to school?
__________________________________
He gets to school by bike.
Look at the chart below. Write at least five questions. Then answer the questions with the information in the chart.
2
Possible questions and answers:
1. How far is it from Tony’s home to school? ___________________________
2. How long does it take Tony to get to school? ___________________________
3. How does Mary get to school?___________________________
She gets to the library by bus.
It’s seven kilometers.
It takes about ten minutes.
4. How far is it from Mary’s home to the library?___________________________
5. How long does it take Mary to get to school?___________________________
It’s about fifteen kilometers.
It takes about forty minutes.
How does Tony get to school?
Tony is my good friend. He lives about seven kilometers from school. He usually gets to school by bike. It usually takes about ten minutes.
How does Mary get to the library?
Mary is my good friend. ______________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
She lives about fifteen kilometers from the library. She usually takes the bus to the library. It takes about forty minutes to get to the library.
Interview several students or teachers ,How do they get to
Pengjie Private Middle School .Write down the informations.
Ask like this:
A: How do you get to our school?
B:First, …Then, …Next...Finally,…
A: How long does it take?
B:It takes …
A:How far is it from your home to school?
B:It’s…
.
.
Interview
Report
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our English class! ... is my friend / teacher .How does he/she get to our school? Let me tell you. First, he/she …. Then, he / she….Next, he / she…Finally, he/she….It takes….It’s…from his/her
Home to school.
Homework
1. Review all the dialogues and passages in Section B.
2. Write a short e-mail to your pen friend to tell your ways to get to school.
Thank you!
Goodbye!