Language focus:
Using “how” to ask questions
e.g. How far is it from… to…
Key points:
1.from…to…
2.How long does it take…?
3.by plane/ship/train
Learning procedure
Before class
1. Read the passage on P3, fill in the blanks below with your book closed.
--- _________ ___________ is it _______ Shanghai to Beijing?
---It’s about 1,400km.
---__________ can we travel to Beijing?
--- We can travel __________ _________.
--- _________ ___________ does it take to travel from Shanghai to Beijing by train?
--- _________ ___________about ten hours.
2. Put the Chinese into English:
乘飞机 ____________________ 乘船____________________
多远 ____________________ 多久____________________
从…到…___________________ 乘火车__________________
在过去 ____________________ 去别的地方旅行____________________
In class
1. Revision (Dictation and Checking)
2. Pre-task preparation
(1) Review some transport you can use when you want to travel.
by…
take a/ the…
(2) Review the sentence pattern
How far…from…to…?
How long does it take…?
(3) Play the recording