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

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?
写作指导
1. 先根据自己的实际情况回答五个提示问题。
2. 将五个答语连成一段连贯的文字。
3. 适当发挥自己的想象, 写出其他可能的句子。
按e-mail的写作格式, 先向对方进行问候, 或客套。然后, 将以上文字整理成一篇小信件。
5. 最后, 再通读一遍自己的作品, 看有没有错误或不通顺的地方。就大功告成了！
When do you leave home?
_______________________________
How do you get to school?
_______________________________
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Check the answers
First I walk to the subway station. Then, I get to school by subway.
I leave home at half past seven.
How far is it from your home to school?
___________________________________
How long does it take you to get to school?
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5. How is your trip to school? ___________________________________
It’s about ten kilometers.
It takes about half an hour.
It’s interesting.
Dear Tom,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How are you? Thank you for your last e-mail. I know how you get to school. Now let me tell you how I get to school. I usually leave home at half past seven. First, I walk to the subway station. Then I take the subway to school. My school is about ten kilometers from my home.
One possible version
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Peter
It usually takes me about half an hour to get to school. I usually meets many friends. So my trip is interesting , too.
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.
ride 旅程；旅行
bus ride 汽车旅程
train ride 火车旅程
subway ride 地铁旅程
My bus ride is very boring.
我的公共汽车旅程很无聊。
The train ride takes us five hours.火车旅程花费了我们五个小时。
Language points
1. --- _____ do you get to school?
--- I walk but sometimes I ____ the bus.
2. --- ____ _____ does it take?
--- It _____ about 30 minutes ____ ____ and 10 minutes ___ _____. (走路30分 钟坐公交10分钟)
takes
How
How long
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by bus
on foot
填上正确的单词，补全对话。
3. --- ____ ___ is it _____ your home to school?
--- It’s three miles.
4. --- _____ _____ does it take you from home to school?
--- It _____ twenty minutes.
How long
How far
from
takes
你妈妈如何去你姥姥家。请你根据实际情况，来写一下她的出行情况。
Homework
First, … takes … to …
Next, … gets to … by …
Then, Finally,
It takes about … minutes /hours.
It’s about … kilometers / miles.
The bus ride takes … minutes / hours.
Useful expressions:
Thank you very much!