Module 1 Travel

s1: was lin right to ask the young man to move?s2: i think he was right to do so because the young man’s ticket was in another car and he was tall and strong and besides he was impolite. s1: what do you think of the young man’s behavior?s2: bad and impolite.s1: what do you usually do if you see someone standing on a bus or a train?s2: if someone standing on a bus or a train is old, ill or pregnant, i will let them take my seat. s1: it’ s nice of you! step 6 language notes1.       now it was in front of him, to set off soon.  火車現(xiàn)在就在他前面，馬上就要開了。這里的set off表示“出發(fā)，起程，動(dòng)身”。例如：they wanted to set off early in order to get there on time.他們想早點(diǎn)出發(fā)，以便準(zhǔn)時(shí)能到達(dá)那里。2.lin nodded, unable to speak.  林點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭，說不出話來。   unable to speak是一個(gè)形容詞短語(yǔ)，說明點(diǎn)頭時(shí)的狀態(tài)。   unable表示“不能的，不會(huì)的”。be unable to do表示“不能做某事”。例如：many passengers were unable to reach the lifeboats.      許多乘客無法夠到救生艇。    3. i’ve got a long way to go. 我要坐很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的火車。      have a long way to go通常表示“（為達(dá)到某個(gè)目標(biāo)）仍有許多事要做”。例如：li lin has still got a long way to go before she becomes a successful teacher.    要成為一名成功的教師，李林仍有許多路要走。step 7 writingask the students to write about something that happened during a trip you have made.1.       say when and where you were going.2.       say how you were travelling.3.       say what happened before you left.4.       say who was travelling with you.5.       say what happened.6.       say how the story finished.sample dialogue:a: where have you been?b: i have been to jilin.a: when did you go there?b: i went there last summer vocation.a: what happened before you left?b: i lost my ticket and bag.a: who was traveling with you?b: i was traveling with my parents.a: what happened on the train?b: the guard told me to leave the train.a: what happened in the end?b: my father showed the guard their tickets and explained what happened.sample passage:     last summer i was coming back from my holidays in jilin and i was traveling by train with my parents. but unfortunately i lost my ticket and bag before i left. when the guard checked the tickets, he told me to leave the train. i was very sorry about it. then my father showed the guard their tickets and explained what happened. luckily, the guard gave me a chance to take the train. i thanked him very much and promised to be careful in the future.