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transportation means. coach. subway. by bus by train by bike by car by subway by taxi by coach by ship by boat by plane by land by water by sea by air. How do you get to school? I ……. take the bus take the train take the taxi take the subway. I get to school. walk.
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by bus by train by bike by car by subway by taxi by coach by ship by boat by plane by land by water by sea by air How do you get to school? I ……. take the bus take the train take the taxi take the subway I get to school walk go in your parent’s car ride a bike ride motorcycle ride a scooter on foot
Pairwork A: How do you get to school? B: Well, I usually walk but sometimes I take the bus. A: How long does it take? B: It takes about 25 minutes to walk and 10 minutes by bus.
Listen & Answer How does he get to school? How far is it from his home to school? How long does it take?
shower:v. & n. • take a shower • 2. take和by • take v. 乘,坐,搭(船,车) • by prep. 以…方式 • (1)My mother takes the subway to work. • My mother goes to work by subway. • (2) I take the bus to go to school. • I go to school by bus. • (3) You can take a taxi to go there. • You can go there by taxi.
It takes/ took sb sometime to do sth spend: sb spend sometime in doing sth… 花费 • 我每天步行上学要花上十分钟的时间。 • It takes me 10 minutes to go to school on foot. • It takes me 10 minutes to walk to school. • I spend 10 minutes walking to school. • 2. 昨天我做作业花了半小时的时间。 • It took me half an hour to do my homework yesterday. • I spent half an hour doing my homework yesterday. • 3. 到医院要花费你大约一个小时的时间。 • It will take you about an hour to get to the hospital. • You will spend about an hour getting to the hospital.
How long, how soon, how often 你隔多长时间写信给你叔叔?(一月一次) --How often do you write to your uncle? --Once a month. 要多久你才能回来?(两个星期后) --How soon will you come bck? --In two weeks. 你将在这里呆多久。(两个月) --How long are you living here? --two month
Pairwork A: How do you get to school? B: I take the subway. A: How far is it from your home to school? B: It’s three miles. A: How long does it take you to get from home to school? B: It takes 25 minutes.
A short history of transportation Changes in transportation have come from many different countries. These are some important dates: 1804 The steam locomotive was invented in England. 1863 London’s first subway opened. 1881 Electric streetcars appeared in Berlin. 1885 The car was invented. 1908 Henry Ford’s famous car, the ‘Model T’, ran on the road in the United States. 1919 Daily airplane flights began on three routes in Europe. 1964 Japanese high-speed passenger trains began operation between Tokyo and Osaka. The United States has more railroad tracks than any other country in the world, but most people do not travel by train. Ninety percent of American homes have at least one car, and 88 percent of American workers drive to the office.