Unit 2It’s the fastest train.

bus stopterminal n.ferry terminalBritish adj.airway n.express n.star n.take v. passenger n.airline n.distance n.hour n.quick adj.way n.fare n.

公共汽车站终点站，总站客运码头英国的航线，航空公司快车星花费（时间）乘客航线，航空公司距离小时快的，迅速的方式，道路车费，船费

New Words Study

airport bus bus stop ferryferry terminal plane station train

Look at the picture. Which words can you use to describe it?

Shanghai Station

Pudong Airport

It's the fastest train in the world.

The Boeing 747

British Airway is one of the busiest international airlines.

Many people go from Hong Kong island to Kowloon by ferry .

Hong Kong ferry

Every year millions of Americans go by bus . It's the safest and cheapest way to travel .

Read the passage and match the paragraphs with the headings.

A British Airways B.The Greyhound Bus C.The Shanghai-Pudong ExpressD.The Star Ferry

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Activity2

Travelling times1_______________________________It's the fastest train in the world . It goes from Shanghai Station to Pudong Airport in eight minutes. The same journey takes about 30 minutes by car . The train is the fastest way to go , but it's also the most expensive ; with two passengers , it's more expensive than a taxi.

The Shanghai-Pudong Express

Activity2

2_______________________________More than 32 million passengers travel on British Airways planes every year , so British Airway is one of the busiest international airlines . The most popular plane is the Boeing 747. It travels the farthest . It goes from London to Beijing , a distance of over 8,000 kilometres in 9½ hours .

British Airways Activity2

3_______________________________It's the most famous ferry in the world , but its journey is very short . It goes from Hong Kong island to Kowloon . The journey takes about ten minutes , so it's the shortest , quickest , cheapest way to go . Other ferries go from the Hongkong ferry terminal to the islands.

The Star Ferry Activity2

4_______________________________These fast , comfortable buses go to 2,500 places in the USA . The fares aren't expensive and you can buy a ticket at the bus stop . It's the safest and cheapest way to travel , so every year millions of Americans go by bus.

The Greyhound Bus Activity2

Read the passage and check (√) the true st

atements.

1. A taxi from Shanghai to the airport is

cheaper than the train for two people.

2. A taxi from Shanghai to the airport

takes eight minutes.

3. British Airways uses the Boeing 747

for long journeys.

√

√

√

√ 4. The Boeing 747 travels longer than

other planes.

5. You can take the Star Ferry from

Hong Kong to the islands.

6. Americans like to travel by bus

because it's safer than going by car.

Explanation

1. journey; trip; travel 都有旅行的意思。 journey 常用以名词出现，常指长 途陆路直接到达目的地的旅行。 trip 常指短程的观光旅行；搭乘短程交

通工具以至徒步远足的所有旅行。 travel 指到远方去或长期的旅行。

2. more than + 数字 = over + 数字， 译为：多于…… 反义词是 less than +

数字，意思是：少于……3. one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复

数，意思是：最……的其中之一（如果后面跟动词则用第三人称单数形式）。

e.g. Nanjing Road is one of the busiest

roads in Shanghai.

4. millions of 数百万的；数以百万计的 注意：如果 million 前有数词，则不能

用 millions of, 如 : There are two millio

n people in this city. 与它用法相同的词有 hundred, thousand, billion 等。

Match the words with their meanings.

distance fare international journey

passager travel

1. a trip from one place to another

______

2. to go from one place to another

_______

journey

travel

3. connecting two or more countries

____________

4. how far it is from one place to another

________

5. person on a train, bus, ferry or plane

________

6. the money to buy a ticket ___

international

distance

passager

fare

Use the data to answer these questions.What's the cheapest way to get from shanghai Station to Pudong Airport?The train fare is 50 yuan, the taxi fare is 90 yuan and bus fare is 20 yuan so the cheapest way is by bus.

From―to By Fare Time Comfo

rtable

Interesti

ng

Shanghai

Station

-Pudong

Airport

Train RMB

¥50

8 minut

es

*** **

taxi RMB

¥90

30 minu

tes

** *

Data

bus RMB

¥20

45 minutes * *

HongK

ong―

Kowlo

on

ferry HK＄ 2 10 minutes * **

taxi HK＄ 1

20

15 minutes ** *

bus HK＄ 1

1

20 minutes * *

Londo

n―Paris

bus €70 10 hours * **

plane €80 1 hour ** *

train €120 3 hours ** ***

1. What’s the quickest way to get from

Shanghai Station to Puding Airport?

The train takes about eight minutes, t

he taxi takes about 30 minutes, and th

e bus takes about 45 minutes, so the q

uickest way is by train.

2. What’s the cheapest way to get from

London to Paris?

The bus fare is €70, the plane fare is

€80, the train fare is €120, so the che

apest way to get from London to Par

is is by bus.

3. What’s the cheapest way to get from

HongKong to Kowloon?

The ferry fare is HK ＄ 2, the taxi fare

is HK ＄ 120, the bus fare is HK ＄ 11,

so the cheapest way to get from Hong

Kong to Kowloon is by ferry.

The train journey has three stars, the t

axi journey has two stars, and the bus j

ourney has one star, so the most comfo

rtable way is by train.

4. What’s the most comfortable way to get

from Shanghai Station to Pudong

Airport?

5. What’s the most interesting way to get

from Hong Kong to Kowloon?

The ferry journey has two stars, the ta

xi journey has one star, and the bus jo

urney has one star too, so the most inte

resting journey is by ferry.

6. What’s the most interesting way to

get from London to Paris?

The bus journey has two stars, the pl

ane journey has one star, and the tra

in journey has three stars, so the mo

st interesting journey is by train.

根据汉语提示完成下列句子。（每空一词）1. My brother wants to go to Beijing ______ _______ (乘飞机 )?2. What’s _______ _______ _______ (最好方法 ) to learn

English?3. He lives ________ ________ ________ ________ (离我家最近 ).

4. Tony’s father will come back ________ ________ ________ (三天以后 ).

5. ________ _______ (数以百万计的 ) people travel to this city every year.

by plane

the best way

closest to my home

in three days

Millions of

单项选择。1. He goes to school ____ every day.A. by the bus B. by bus C. take bus D. take a bus2. Shanghai is one of the ____ cities in China.A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. most big3. There are ____ in our school.A. two thousands students B. two thousand studentsC. two thousands of students D. two thousand student4. The fastest way ____is by plane. A. travel B. of travel C. to travel D. to traveling5. Betty will go to her hometown____ five days. A. on B. in C. for D. with

B

C

B

C

B

英汉词组互译

1 在世界上 _____________2 从…… 到…… _________ 3 最安全的旅行方式 ____________________4 数百万的 __________5 最快的火车 ______________6 a distance of over 8,000 kilometres _______________7 at the bus stop___________8 long journey__________

in the worldfrom…to…

the safest way to travelmillions of

the fastest train

8,000 多公里的距离在公共汽车站

长途旅行

完成句子1 我认为骑自行车比游泳危险得多。 I think cycling is ________ _______ _________ than swimming.2 北京航线是国际最繁忙的航线之一。 Beijing Airways is one of _____ _______ _____________ _________.3 你的自行车比我的新得多。 Your bike is ______ _______ than _______.4 乒乓球在中国是一项很受欢迎的运动。 Table tennis is ___ ____ _______ game in China.5 你喜欢下班后进行体育锻炼吗？ Do you like _______ ________ after work ?

much more dangerous

the busiestinternational airlines

much newer mine

a very popular

doing sports

Finish the writing about Activity 5,using Superlatives.

Homework