课程内容

《What is the best way to travel?》
Learn some new words.
book  v.预定
e.g.I'm afraid these seats are already booked.
对不起，这些座位都有人订了。
I booked a table for two at eight o'clock in the evening.
我预订了晚上8点的两人桌。
park v.停；放（车）；泊（车）
e.g.You're not allowed to park in this street.
不准在这条街上停放车。
outside prep.在...之外 adv.在外面；朝户外 n.外面；
外部  adj.外部的；外表的
反义词 inside
however adv.然而；但是
e.g.My room is small.It's very comfortable,however.
我的房间不大，但是非常舒适。
辨析however&but
1.从语义上看，but所表示的是非常明显的对比，转折的意味比however强。
2.从语法上看，but是个并列连词，而however却是个副词。
3.从语序上看，but总是位于它所引出的分句之首，而however却可位于分句之首、
之中或之尾。
4.从标点上看，but之后一般不得使用逗号，但however位于分句之首时，通常用
逗号；位于分句之中时，通常在其前、后各加一个逗号；位于分句之尾时，则必须
在其前加逗号。
e.g.We love peace,but we are not afraid of war.
我们热爱和平，但是我们并不害怕战争。
He hasn't arrived.He may,however,come later.
他还没有到，不过，他可能过一会儿来。
He said that it was so.He was mistaken,however.
他说事情是这样的，然而他错了。
Work in pairs
Talk about the ways to go to a city that you like to visit.
1.How do you get there?
2.What's the cheapest way to get there?
3.What's the best way to get there?
Listen and answer.
1.What is the most comfortable way to travel from
London to Amsterdam?
  By car and by ship.
2.What is the cheapest way?
  By coach.
3.What is the fastest way?
  By plane/Fly.
Questions:What's the best way to travel from Longdon
to Amsterdam?I am planning to travel from London to
Amsterdam.How long does the journey take and what is
the best way to travel?Could you please tell me about
the trains or ships to get there?The more information,
the better.Thanks!
Best answer:There are four ways to travel.
A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach,but
a lot more expensive.When you go by train,buy your ticket
a long time before you travel.It's usually cheaper.
You can go by car and by ship across the North Sea.
This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the
most expensive.Book your ticket before you book your hotel.
Remember that parking in Amsterdam is very expensive,so stay
outside the city centre and travel in by bus or train.
The third choice is by coach.This is usually the cheapest,but
in summer,the coaches sometimes get crowded!And it takes you
about twelve hours to get there.
However,it will not cost as much as going by train.
Finally,you can fly.It's the fastest and the second cheapest,
but you may have to wait for hours at the airport because of
bad weather.
Well,I hope this helps!Have a great trip!
Number the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the
least expensive.
Complete the table.

Work in pairs
Ask and answer about the ways of travelling.Use the information in the
table.
-What's the cheapest way to travel from London to Paris?
-The cheapest way is by coach.

Writing
Write a passage about ways of travelling from London to
Paris.Use the information in Activity 5 and the passage in
Activity 2 to help you.
Possible answer
You can go from London to Paris by coach,plane or train.Travelling
by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive way to get
there.It's also less interesting than by coach or by train.The
coach is cheaper than the train and the plane,but it's also slower
and uncomfortable.
The train is the second most expensive and second fastest way to
travel.Travelling by train is the most interesting way because you
can look out of the window at the countryside.
1.journey,travel和trip的用法辨析
journey名词，意为“旅行”、“旅程”。常指远距离的或陆地的旅行。一般指单程，
不回到出发地的旅行。
travel名词，意为“旅行”。泛指一般意义的旅行，不能特指某一次的旅行。前面
可以用物主代词，但不能与many或数词连用。
trip名词，意为“旅行”、“远足”。常指近距离的旅行或远足。一般指双程，还
回到出发地的旅行。
2.cost的用法
cost作名词时，意为“价钱”；“成本”；“代价”。作动词时，意为“价钱为”；
“花费”。cost作动词时，过去式和过去分词同原形形式一样，三词同形。
3.讲解点拨
The more information,the better.
信息越多越好。
“the+比较级,the+比较级”是个固定句型，意为“越...，就越...”。
e.g.The older he gets,the happier he is.
     他越活越开心。
    The more dangerous it is,the more he likes it.
     越危险他越喜欢。
4.A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach,but a lot
more expensive.
在比较级前添加a lot,much,a little,a bit等词，可以说明程度；
添加even,still等词，可以表示强调。
e.g Tom's room is a bit bigger than Lily's.
     汤姆的房间比莉莉的大一点点。

边学边练
1.Study hard!__you study,__results you'll get.
A.Harder;better
B.The harder;better
C.The harder;the better
D.Harder;the better
2.Dear students,please read every sentence carefully.__
you are,__mistakes you'll make.
A.The more carefully,the fewer
B.The more careful,the less
C.The more carefully,the less
D.The more careful,the fewer
中考链接
1.-What do you think of the traffic in our city?(2013菏泽)
  -It's__than it used to be,but there's still a long way to go.
A.worse B.worst  C.better D.best
2.Travelling around big cities by taxi can cost a lot of money,
but it's usually__to take the underground train to most places.
(2013菏泽)
A.amazing B.expensive C.convenient D.exciting
3.Liu Ying is as__as her sister.(2013湖南湘西)
A.tall B.taller C.the tallest
4.I am good at math,but his English is__than mine.(2013黄石)
A.much better B.more better C.very better D.pretty better
5.The world's population is growing__and there is__hand and
water for growing rice.(2013荆门)
A.more;less B.larger;fewer C.larger;less D.more;fewer
6.It's__to listen to light music when you feel tired.(2013温州)
A.dangerous B.scary C.relaxing D.difficult
7.-Which season do you like__,summer or winter?
  -Summer.(2013长沙)
A.well B.best C.better

Homework
Remember the new words and useful expressions in this unit.