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Get the students to talk about and get familiar with the above means of transportation.

T: Well done!

Step II Speaking

Help the students learn to talk about means of transportation, and the usage of the following expressions:

take a ... / go by bus/train/plane… / be faster/slower than … / cheap / expensive

Language study

T: (To a student) How do you come to school?

S: I come to school by bike.

T: Would you like to take a bus?

S: Yes.

T: So you can ride a bike to school. And you can also come by bus. But bus costs one yuan. A bike doesn’t cost any money. A bike is cheap. Say cheap.

S: Cheap.

T: Do you want to come to school by taxi?

S: No.

T: A taxi is expensive. Expensive.

S: Expensive.

T: But a taxi is fast. (Write the speeds of a taxi, a bus and a bike.) Say fast.

S: Fast.

T: A bike is slow. Say slow.

S: Slow.

T: A bus is faster than a bike. Faster.

S: Faster.

T: A bus is slower than a taxi. Slower.

S: Slower.

Explain faster, slower are the comparative forms of fast and slow respectively.

Notes: 一般情况下比较级是在词尾加er构成。例如：cheap—cheaper