4 Unit 2 What is the best way to travel?

This computer is cheap. This computer is cheaper than that one. This one is the cheapest of all. ￥ 6999 ￥ 4999 ￥ 3999

The weather is bad. The weather is worse. The weather is the worst.

This car is the best of the three. goodbetter

This apple is the biggest of all. big bigger

10 yuan 20 yuan 50 yuan This pen is the most expensive of the three. expensive more expensive

复习：形容词最高级的构成 A: tall short quick thick light cool warm quiet wild calm the -- est tall taller tallest

B: heavy easy tidy dry busy happy healthy hungry early y -- i-- est

C: large late nice -- st biggest D: big hothottest thin “ 双写 ” thinnest wet wettest fatfattest

Adjective delicious dangerous interesting popular beautiful careful friendly the most -- adj.

Adjective better best far little worse worst more most farther farthest less least good well bad badly many much

1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4. happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little better best more comfortable most comfortable bigger biggest happier happiest cheaper cheapest more most more difficult most difficult less least

Teaching aims 1. Key vocabulary and structure: journey, park, outside, however, cost the more information, the better. It takes you about 12 hours to get there. 2. Reading aims: to be able to understand specific information in a text. 3. Affection: to choose reasonable and safe way to travel.

/ ‘d ʒɜː ni / / b ʊ k / /p ɑː k/ / ' a ʊ t'sa I d / / ha ʊ 'evə / / k ɒ st / 在 …… 之外 prep. 在外面；朝户外 adv. 外面；外部 n. 外部的；外表的 adj. outside 然而；但是 adv. cost (cost /k ɒ st/) 价钱为；花费 v. 价钱；成本； 代价 n. however journey 旅行 ; 旅程 n. 停放 ( 车 ); 泊 ( 车 ) v. 预订 v. park book Words and expressions

1 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?

2Read the passage and number the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the least expensive.

Question: what is the best way to travel from London 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 is 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 center and travel in by bus or by 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 is the fastest and the second cheapest, but you can have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather. Well, I hope this helps! Have a great trip!

2Read the passage and number the ways of travelling from the most expensive to the least expensive

3 Complete the table. Ways of travellingGood pointsBad points Train Car and ship Coach Plane more relaxing than by coach more expensive than by coach the most comfortable way the most expensive the cheapest the fastest and not very expensive perhaps have to wait for hours because of bad weather crowded in summer; taking a long time.

4 Complete the passage with the words in the box. choice cost fast however journey outside There are four ways to travel from London to Amsterdam. The first (1) ____________ is by train because the (2)____________ takes only four hours. (3)____________, it is quite expensive. Going by coach does not (4) ____________ as much as going by train. When you go by car and by ship, remember that parking in Amsterdam is not cheap, so it is best to stay (5) ____________ the city center and travel in by bus or by train. Going by plane is the (6) ____________, but you need to go to the airport. It also takes time. choice journeyHowever cost outside fastest

1. The more information, the better. 信息越多越好。 句型 “the + 比较级， the + 比较级 ” 表示 “ 越 ······ ，越 ······” 。如： The older he gets, the happier he is. 他越活越开心。 The more she learns, the more she wants to learn. 她越学越想学。 Language points

2. A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but a lot more expensive. 坐火车旅行 要比坐长途汽车更轻松，但会贵很多。 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。 如： Derek’s room is a bit bigger than Beibei’s. 德里克的房间比贝贝的房间要大一点儿。 This will make our job even more difficult. 这将会使我们的工作更加困难。 You will get there a lot faster if you take a plane. 如果你坐飞机去那里会快得多。

3. Book your ticket before you book your hotel. 订旅馆之前，要先订（机）票。 book 在本句话中是动词，意思是 “ 预订 ” 。 例如： I booked a table for two at 8 pm. 我预订了晚上 8 点的两人桌。

5 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 pairs? － The cheapest way is by coach.

6 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. You can go from London to pairs by coach, plane or train. Travelling by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive.

1. 用法：英语中三者或三者以上相比较，表示 “ 最 ……” 这样的最高程度概念时，要用 “the+ 最高 级 ” 的结构表示。这种句式一般带有表示比较的 介词短语，比如 : in our class, of the three 等。 例如： Wang Lin is the tallest in our class. This theater is the cheapest of the three. 注意使用最高级时应注意以下几点： 形容词的最高级

(1) 表示 “ 最 …… 之一 ” 的句式，要用 one of the + 形容词最高级 + 复数名词。 例如： Jingjiang Hotel is one of the biggest hotels in our city. Lisa is not of my best friends. (2) 当最高级前面有物主代词或名词所有格时， 不加定冠词 the 。 例如： Tom is Lucy’s best friend. Tuesday is her busiest day.

(3) 最高级前可加序数词。 例如： The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. (4) 形容最高级修饰作表语或介词宾语的名 词，代词时，被修饰的词往往省略。 例如： He is the laziest (student) in our class.

2. 形容词比较级和最高级的构成 (1) 规则变化 a. 一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容词比较级 直接加 -er, 最高级直接加 -est 。如： clever—cleverer—cleverest cheap—cheaper—cheapest few—fewer—fewest small—smaller—smallest young—younger—youngest

b. 以 -e 结尾的形容词，比较级 + -r, 最高级 + -st 。如： large—larger—largest nice—nicer—nicest cute—cuter—cutest c. 以辅音字母 +y 结尾的形容词，变 y 为 i +er 或 +est 。 busy—busier—busiest heavy—heavier—heaviest easy—easier—easiest happy—happier—happiest dirty—dirtier—dirtiest

d. 以重读闭音节结尾，末尾只有一个辅音字母结 尾的词，双写最后一个辅音字母，再加 +er 或 +est 。 如： big—bigger—biggest thin—thinner—thinnest fat—fatter—fattest hot—hotter—hottest e. 多音节和部分双音节形容词，需在原级前 +more 构成比较级， + most 构成最高级。如： important—more important—most important beautiful—more beautiful– most beautiful difficult—more difficult—most difficult

3. 不规则变化： 原级比较级最高级 good /well better best bad /ill worse worst little less least many /much more most far farther /further farthest /furthest old older /elder oldest /eldest

Exercises 一、写出下列单词的比较级和最高级。 good _____ comfortable _____ far _____ big _____ bad _____ friendly _____ popular _____ much _____ funny _____ well _____ dull _____ easy _____ close _____ creative _____ better/ bestmore/most comfortable farther/ farthestbigger/ biggest worse/worstfriendlier/friendliest more/ most popularbetter/ best funnier/ funiest better/ best duller/dullest closer/ closestmore/most creative

二、根据要求写出单词。 1. bad ( 比较级） ______ 2. do ( 过去式） _____ 3. best ( 原级） _______ 4. expensive( 反义词） ______ 5. big ( 最高级） _______ 6. report ( 名词） _______ 7. friend ( 形容词） _______ 8. beach （复数） _______ 9. quiet ( 反义词） _______ 10. store （同义词） ______ worsedid good/wellcheap biggest reporter friendlybeaches busyshop

最高级规则变化口诀： 最高级，很容易，一般词尾加 est 。 (cheap-the cheapest) 词尾若有哑音 e, 直接就加 st 。 (close-the closest) 重读闭音节， 单辅音字母要双写。 (big-the biggest) 辅音字母加 y, 记得把 y 变为 i 。 (friendly-the friendliest) 多音节，考考你， the most 到底加哪里？ (popular-the most popular)

Homework To talk about your favourite travel ways and express the reason why you prefer it.