module 1 city life
unit 1 great cities in asia
the second period
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
(4) listen and fill in the blanks
(5) read or recite the text.
(6) do the pair work.
after class
1. choose the best answer
( )1. ----what’s your uncle? ----______________.
a. he’s a strong man. b. she’s a teacher.
c. he’s a driver. d. she’s friendly.
( )2. ----are you students? ----___________
a. yes, i am. b. yes, we are.
c. yes, we’re. d. no, i’m not.
( )3. ---how old _____ mother? --- she’s 37.
a. are you b. are your c. is your d. is you
( )4. ----what’s in the box? ----_________.
a. it’s a shirt b. there is a shirt
c. yes, there is. d. a&b
( )5. ----where is my hat? ----__________
a. here it is. and here is your teddy bear.
b. here is it. and here your teddy bear is.
c. here it is. and here your teddy bear is
d. here is it.. and here is your teddy bear.
( )6. there are ________ workers there.
a. more than eight hundreds b. eight hundreds of
c. eight hundred d. eight hundreds
( )7. look! there are many pears __ the tree and there are many birds ___ it.
a. on, on b. in, in c. in, on d. on, in
( )8. on the left of the apple ______ two bottles of water.
a. is b. are c. am d. was
( )9. ---who ____ a notebook in your class? ---many students _______.
a. have, has b. has, have c. has, has d. has, does
( )10. how many________ in your family?
a. people is there b. peoples is there
c. people are there d. peoples are there
( )11.that’s football. i like playing football very much.
a. a the b. a / c. a a d. the /
( )12. --- does your father often newspapers after supper?
--- sometimes. he usually tv.
a. look at; watchs b. read; watches
c. reads; watches d. look at, watches
( )13. next to the hotel is a small house _____ an interesting garden.
a. and b. have c with d in
( )14. in china, people walk the street(街道).
a. on the left of b. on the right of
c. in the middle of d. in front of
( )15. --- what do you usually do on sunday?
---i help my mother ______.
a. cook b. cooking c. cooks d. cooked
( )16. -- - your mother _______ very young. --- thank you.
a: looks at b. looks c. looks like d. look
( )17. --- whose names are these, _______ or yours?
---__ . i don’t know all of the students in class 5, so i have __ on this piece of paper.
a: their; theirs; them b. their; theirs; they
c: theirs; theirs; them d. theirs; they; them
( )18. ---is there a basketball court in your school?
---no,_______ there’s behind my school.
a. and; one b. but; one c. and; a d. but, a
( )19. --- would you like something to eat? --- .
a. yes, give me b. no, please
c. yes, please d. here you are
( ) 20. our teacher often ______________ us interesting stories.
a. tells b. says c. speaks d. talks
2. reading
we are in the park now. 1 is a big and beautiful park. 2 many people in it. we all like this park. the park has a 3 , too. we can boat on it. but we 4 swim in it. it is dangerous (危险的).
look at that family. they are under the tree. the boy is 5 the left of his father. the family bring their 6 to the park. it is a white cat. the boy has a 7 in his hand. he wants (想要) to fly it.
but i think they 8 look for a right place. it’s not a good place here. there are too many trees.
the mother has a beautiful handbag. it’s 9 . i like the colour. it’s the colour of the sky (天空).
there is a 10 in the tree. it says “don’t climb the tree!” but the cat is climbing up the tree now.
( ) 1. a. he b. it c. they
( ) 2. a. there are b. there is c. there have
( ) 3. a. tree b. lake c. playground
( ) 4. a. can b. can’t c. must
( ) 5. a. on b. in c. under
( ) 6. a. son b. pet c. teacher
( ) 7. a. ball b. kite c. shirt
( ) 8. a. are b. do c. must
( ) 9. a. blue b. black c. yellow
( ) 10. a. book b. newspaper c. sign
3. fill in the blanks with the suitable words.
1. the teachers there are _______ (help ) to us
2. your room is between mine and the ________. (twin)
they’re the same age, but they have different _________. (hobby)
3. ---can i go to play basketball now, mum?
---sorry. you must do your homework (one).
4. don’t put your (toy) on the bed. put them on your desk.
5. he doesn’t enjoy _____________( chat ) with others.
6. many ____________doctors wear glasses, too. (woman )