Unit 4 How do you get to school?

1. Unit 4 How do you get to school? • Writing topic sentences

2. Example 1 topic sentence is usually the____sentence of a paragraph. 1. Topic sentence first The girl in red comes from America. The girl in white T-shirt isfrom Spain. The girl who has beautiful blonde hair is from the U.K. 2.Topic sentence the mainidea of a paragraph. tells____________ The girl on the right is from Japan. 概括段落主要意思 The girls in the picture are from different countries.

3. Example 2 the main idea Topic sentence tells of a paragraph. My family members have different hobbies. My father loves collecting stamps. My mother is interested in cooking. My sister likes watching TV, and my grandparents enjoy traveling.

4. Example 3 Topic sentence should not be _________or _________. 主题范围恰当 too broad too narrow I can sleep late on Saturday mornings. I needn’t do my homework on weekends. Instead, I can do everything I like. I can go shopping, visit my friends and go to the movies with them. On Saturday afternoon, I usually go for a ride with my brother. every day weekends Saturdays I enjoy_________.

5. Example 4 _________________________ When we read books we can know some famous places like Tibet, London, New York and so on. We can also meet great persons and learn from them by reading books. Books also tell us new ways to do things and make us know ourselves better. Topic sentence should of a paragraph. tell the main idea A. We can learn a lot by reading newspapers. B. Topic sentence should be simple and clear. 简单清晰 • We can learn a lot from books. C.Books tell us famous places, great persons and many other things.

6. _________________________ She gets up early in the morning and then reads English for half an hour. In class, Alice listens to the teachers carefully and takes notes at times. After finishing her homework, she teaches herself new lessons every night. On weekends, Alice usually goes to the city library to read books. Example 5 A. Alice is a student. B. Alice is a friendly student. C. Alice is a hard-working student.

7. _____________________________ I got up at 6:30. At 7:30a.m. I arrived at the office. First, my boss asked me to write thirty postcards for him. Then I had to go to the post office. After that, I went to have a meeting. By 12:30 p.m., I was very tired, so I decided to have a long relaxing lunch. Example 6 A. I had a busy day yesterday. B. I was very happy yesterday morning. C. D. I was busy writing postcards yesterday morning. I was quite busy yesterday morning.

8. Example 7 is crazy for Mike cars. Mike cars. is interested in cars. are Cars Mike ’s favorite. Mike likes He has collected many magazines on cars and he is interested in nearly everything about cars. He likes watching TV advertisements on cars and goes to all the car shows. He also spends a lot of time working on his old car. We don’t call him Mike any more, instead, we call him Mr. Car.

9. Tips on writing topic sentences is usually the ____sentence of a paragraph. 1.Topic sentence first 2.Topic sentence should ______________ of a paragraph. tell the main idea 3.Topic sentence should not be ________or_________. too broad too narrow 4.Topic sentence should be ______ and_____. simple clear

10. Exercise1 There’re many ways to improve our English. There’re many ways to learn English. _______________________________We can learn English by reading English newspapers and story books. If you like singing, you can learn to sing English songs. It’s a very interesting way to improve your English. Watching English movies is also a good way. We can even talk with foreigners. We can learn English in different ways.

11. Exercise2 My classmates have different vacation plans. Students in my classhave different plans for vacation. _________________________________________Many of my classmates plan to have a rest at home on vacation. They want to watch TV, rent videos and sleep a lot. Some students in my class are going outside to enjoy themselves. They’re going to the beach, going hiking or going fishing. Others are spending time with their family members like babysitting or visiting their grandparents. A small number of students in my class are still studying hard for vacation.

12. Competition Task: Write a proper topic sentence for the paragraph.

13. Exercise 3 3a In North America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are different. In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it depends on where you are. In big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses. In places where there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school by boat. That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus. Page 23

14. students go to school are different from place to place. The ways Students around the world (in different parts of the world / in different places) use different transportation to go to school. (get to school in different ways). _______________________________________________ In North America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are different. In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it depends on where you are. In big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses. In places where there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school by boat. That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.

15. Summary is usually the ____sentence of a paragraph. 1.Topic sentence first 2.Topic sentence should ______________ of a paragraph. tell the main idea 3.Topic sentence should not be ________or_________. too broad too narrow 4.Topic sentence should be ______ and_____. simple clear

16. Homework Some extra materials for practicing writing topic sentences.

17. Exercise 4 The eating habits of Chinese people are different from person to person. Chinese people have different eating habits (like to eat different food /have different tastes on food) . _______________________________________Most Chinese like rice. Many Chinese people enjoy meat or fish and eat them at every meal. Some like vegetables and can’t stand a meal without vegetables. Others like noodles or dumplings and eat them quite often. A small number of Chinese people love fast-food: a hamburger or pizza and a soft drink.