1、Section B 3a-Self Checku To learn to write an e-mail to tell how you get to school.u To revise the expressions about transportation.ObjectivesRead the e-mail from your pen pal Tom in the US.Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.3aHi there,How are you?Thanks for your last e-mail.You want to kn
2、ow 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 ge
3、t to school?Tom get toleavewalkkilometerstakesboringkilometers takesboringget towalkleaveWrite 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
4、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。4.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 ho
5、w 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_PeterIt usually takes me about half an hour to get to school.I usually meet many friends.So my trip is int
6、eresting,too.1Use the words in the boxes to form as many expressions as possible.take,walk ride,drivebus,train,car,bike,plane,subway,boat bytake a bus,by bus,_take a boat,by boatride a bike,by biketake the subway,by subwaytake a train,by traintake the plane,by planeHow does Tony get to school?_He ge
7、ts to school by bike.2Look at the chart below.Write at least five questions.Then answer the questions with the information in the chart.WhoWhereHowHow farHow longTony from home to schoolby bike5 km20 minutesMary from home to the libraryby bus15 km40 minutesPossible questions and answers:1.How far is
8、 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 f
9、ifteen 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
10、 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)takesHowHow longtakeby buson foot.填上正
11、确的单词，补全对话。Exercises3.-_ _ is it _ your home to school?-Its three miles.4.-_ _ does it take you from home to school?-It _ twenty minutes.How longHow farfromtakes.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 _ fro
12、m the bus station?5.I like to _ my bike on the weekend.get tothink oftakeliverideride take live think of get to.单项选择。1.-_ does it take to school?-10 minutes.A.How often B.How long C.How many D.How much2.-_ is it from Xiangfan to Wuhan?-About 300 kilometers.A.How far B.How old C.How many D.Where3.He
13、has a quick breakfast,and then leaves _ school _ sixty thirty.A.for;for B.from;for C.for;at D.for;in4.Some students go to school by boat,but _ go by bus.A.other B.some other C.others D.others5.I have a map of the U.S.A here,but its _ English.A.with B.for C.in D.at6._ do you like the transportation i
14、n your town?A.What B.How C.When D.Hows7._ kilometers is it from Beijing to Shanghai?A.How far B.How long C.How much D.How many8.Students have to _ a boat to get _ home.A.take;to B.take;/C.takes;/D.takes;to1.get,does,to,how,Mary,school2.far,the,cinema,is,home,how,from,your,itHow does Mary get to scho
15、ol?How far is it your home from the cinema?.连词成句。3.how,do,the,subway,to,school,go,often,take,you,to 4.does,John,how,take,it,long,go,to,workHow often do you take the subway to go to school?How long does it take John to go to work?Now your friend is coming to see you from Beijing.But he doesnt knowhow to get here and how long it takes.Write an e-mail to help him.
