Section B 3a-Self Check,To learn to write an e-mail to tell how you get to school. To revise the expressions about transportation.,Objectives,Read the e-mail from your pen pal Tom in the US . Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.,3a,Hi there, How are you? Thanks 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. The school bus usually comes at about 8:15. My school bus 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,get to,leave,walk,kilometers,takes,boring,kilometers takes boring,get to walk leave,Write an e-mail to Tom and tell him how you get to school. These questions may help you.,1. When do you leave home?,2. How do you get to school?,3. How far is it from your home to school?,4. How long does it take you to get to school?,5. Do you like your trip to school?,3b,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！,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 meet many friends. So my trip is interesting , too.,Use the words in the boxes to form as many expressions as possible.,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,Self Check,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.,Possible questions and answers:,1. How far is it from Tonys 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.,Its five kilometers.,It takes him about twenty minutes.,4. How far is it from Marys home to the library?_ 5. How long does it take Mary to get to school?_,Its about fifteen kilometers.,It takes her 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 him 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.,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,take,by bus,on foot,.填上正确的单词，补全对话。,Exercises,3. - _ _ is it _ your home to school? - Its three miles. 4. - _ _ does it take you from home to school? - It _ twenty minutes.,How long,How far,from,takes,.选词填空。,1. How do you _ school in the morning? 2. What do you _ the transportation in your town? 3. When it rains, I _ a taxi. 4. How far do you _ from the bus station? 5. I like to _ my bike on the weekend.,get to,think of,take,live,ride,ride take live think of get to,.单项选择。,-_ does it take to school? -10 minutes. A. How often B. How long C. How many D. How much 2. - _ is it from Xiangfan to Wuhan? - About 300 kilometers. A. How far B. How old C. How many D. Where 3. He has a quick breakfast, and then leaves _ school _ sixty thirty. A. for; for B. from; for C. for; at D. for; in,4. Some students go to school by boat, but _ go by bus. A. other B. some other C. others D. others 5. I have a map of the U.S.A here, but its _ English. A. with B. for C. in D. a