transport
travel by plane
travel by ferry
travel by bicycle
travel by tram
travel by helicopter
Which of them do you like to use to travel?
Think about the questions below and complete the table.
1. Which of the vehicles travel on
roads?
2. Which of them travel on rails?
3. Which of them travel on water?
4. Which of them travel in the air?
5. Which of them can you use to travel
Talk
Describe the first time you travelled a long distance according to the clues.
Retell David’s journey to China with the help of the route map.
an American island
the Atlantic City
Worksite
Philadelphia
Beijing
airport
New York
magnetically (磁的) levitated (悬浮的)
the Transrapid Maglev 磁悬浮列车
the fastest train in the world using
magnetic levitation technology
Features:
☺no rails & no noise ☺fast ☺use less energy
Hale Waihona Puke P21 4get on get off get into get out (of) ride drive take off land
bicycle bus ferry helicopter motorbike plane taxi train tram
P21 3
Use proper verbs to fill in the blanks. 1. You _g_e_t_o_n_ bus No. 6 and __g_et_o_f_f_ at
you travelled a long distance
bus
motorbike
plane
Have you ever travelled to
somewhere? How did you go
ferry 渡t轮here? train
bike
tram 电车
taxi
helicopter 直升机
travel by train
helicopters and planes
planes or trains
Match the verbs with the means of transport above. Some of the verbs can refer to more than one means of transport.
直地). 6. The plane __la_n_d_e_d_ after a flight of three
hours.
David is an American boy. Last year, he came to China with his parents. His father was gDoaivnidg, taon Awmoerrkicainn bCohy,incaam. eTthoeCyhtinoaok a ferry frwoitmh haisnpiasrleanntsdlatsot tyheearA. Btulat nthteiicr City. Thejyougronteyoins naottreaaisny.aRnedadtarasvhoerltlepdastsoage Philaadbeolupthitian. dFlrisotmthethmeeraen,stohfetyrawnsepnotrtto New Yorkmbeynhtioenliecdoipnttehre apansdsatgoet. he airport by bus. Then, they came to Beijing by plane and somebody met them at the airport. Soon they went to a nearby worksite by taxi.
the first stop. 2. The thief _g_o_t_i_n_to__ a taxi and ran away.
3. He can’t __ri_d_e_a motorbike. 4. The trainer trained the trainees how
to _d_ri_v_e_ a train. 5. A helicopter can _t_a_k_e_o_f_f _ vertically (垂
Module 3 My First Ride on a Train
P1 Introduction
Objectives
1. To know some means of transport 2. 2. To learn to match the verbs (get on/
get off…) with the means of transport 3. 3. To learn to describe the first time
a long distance?
P21 2
Ways to travel
on roads on rails on water in the air for a long distance
Vehicles
taxis, bicycles, motorbikes and buses
trams and trains ferries