Module 2 Traffic Jam Listening and Speaking PPT课件（38张ppt）

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Module 2
Module 2
Traffic Jam
To know some skills of listening
To talk about traffic jams
To study some words and daily expressions
The traffic jam has become one of the most troublesome problems in Beijing. Almost every city in the world has its rush hour, it refers to those hours when people go to work or go back to home. Things are more complicated in Beijing. It will be extremely crowded during traditional festivals.
What do you think of the traffic jam in big cities or in your city
How to reduce traffic jam
Listen to people of Beijing speaking about traffic problems in the city. Before you listen, tick the topics you think they will talk about.
□ traffic jams
□ the Olympic Games
□ roadworks
□ bad drivers
Listen and match the traffic situations with the speakers.
a
speaker 2
b
speaker 5
c
speaker 4
d
speaker 1
e
speaker 3
1. Speaker 1 _______.
(a) went to a tea party by taxi
(b) saw a tea party in the middle of the road
(c ) had a tea party with some taxi drivers
Choose the correct sentences.
2. Speaker 2 _______.
(a) took three hours to reach the airport
(b) arrived at the airport just in time
(c) missed his plane for Sichuan
3. Speaker 3 _____.
(a) always goes to work by bike
(b) never stops at traffic lights
(c) always gets stuck on the ring road
4. Speaker 4 _____.
(a) prefers driving late in the evening
(b) thinks Beijing is better than Shanghai
(c) prefers public transport to cars
5. Speaker 5 ______.
(a) had an accident near the Summer
Palace
(b) drove on the wrong side of the road
(c) got stuck in a traffic jam
Listen again and answer the questions.
The traffic still didn’t move.
Turn back and go home.
1. What problem did speaker 1 have after the tea party
2. What did speaker 2 tell the taxi driver to do
People disobey traffic rules.
3. What is the cause of traffic jams, in the opinion of speaker 3
Limit the number of cars, build more underground lines, and build roads in the sky.
4. What solutions to the traffic problem does speaker 4 talk about
The fact that people see what causes the problem, then do the same thing again.
5. What is speaker 5 surprised at
Speaker 1
On my way home a few day ago, I got _____ again in the traffic. While I was waiting, I saw a group of taxi drivers in front of me ________ out of their cars. They ________ to know each other.
They had coffee cups and one of them carried a thermos flask and _______ out some hot water to make tea. It was quite funny! But even after the tea party was over, the traffic was still ________ and we still couldn’t move.
stuck
getting
seemed
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
poured
jammed
Speaker 2
A few weeks ago I had to _____ a plane to Sichuan Province. The plane took off at 5:30 pm so I ___ ___ at 2:30 pm to allow plenty of time to get to the airport. But it wasn’t enough time. At 5pm I was still only at the third ring road. It was just __________! There was no way I was going to catch the plane, so I told the taxi driver to ____ back and go home.
catch
set off
ridiculous
turn
Speaker 3
It’s only 7 kilometers from my home to my place of work. But every day, it is almost ______ there will be a traffic jam as I get near
the west fourth ring road. It’s so _________! It takes at _____ 15 to 20 minutes to get
through it. I think the traffic jams are usually ______ by people disobeying traffic rules. To get to the front of the ____, they often take the bicycle lane. It’s the same with pedestrians
and cyclists. They don’t wait for the green
light to pass.
certain
annoying
least
caused
line
Speaker 4
Beijing traffic seems to have got noticeably
worse recently. The causes seem to be roadworks as the city prepares for the Olympics, and a huge ________ in new car owners and new drivers. Whatever the cause, it’s enough to _____ you mad! Why not _____ the number of cars, build more underground
lines or _______ Shanghai and build roads in the sky These days I only go out in my car at night after 9 pm. That way I ______ the worst of the traffic.
increase
drive
limit
follow
avoid
Speaker 5
Going to the Summer Palace the other evening there was a big traffic jam at a ________ bridge. One lane in either _________. So obviously there were lots of cars overtaking on the wrong side of the road which then came to a _________ stop when a car came in the other direction. Result:
no one was able to move for 10 minutes! As soon as it cleared the same thing happened again. It’s _____________!
narrow
direction
complete
unbelievable
Look at these compound nouns.
Vocabulary
traffic jam roadworks
Now match words from Box A with those from Box B to make compound nouns.
bicycle city ring rush traffic
A
B
center hour lane lights road
bicycle lane city center ring road rush hour traffic lights
1. a road which goes around a city
__________
2. a red one means “stop”; a green one
means “go” ___________
Match the words and definitions.
Example: lots of traffic which isn’t
moving __________
traffic jam
ring road
traffic lights
3. the busiest time of the day _________
4. a part of the road reserved for
bicycles ____________
5. work in progress on a road ___________
6. the center of the city ___________
rush hour
bicycle lane
roadworks
city centre
Pronunciation
爆破音
/p/ /b/ /t/
/d/ /k/ /g/
略读
英文最明显的语音规则除了连读外，就是略读了。爆破音和爆破音相邻，第一个爆破音只形成阻碍，但不发生爆破，称为失爆；爆破音和其他辅音相邻，该爆破音不完全爆破。英语语音中的失爆和不完全爆破现象，简称为“略读”。
注意：略读时并不是把整个音丢掉，而是发音时点到为止，有口型不发音或轻微发音。
Listen to the underlined sounds in these sentences.
1. I got stuck again in the traffic.
2. They seemed to know each other.
3. …and we still couldn’t move.
4. It was just ridiculous.
5. They don’t wait for the green light to pass.
Say these sentences aloud. Make sure you pronounce the underlined sounds correctly. Listen and check.
1. They seemed to know each other.
2. … and we still couldn’t move.
3. It was just ridiculous.
4. They don’t wait for the green light to pass.
5. Why not build more underground lines
6. … which then came to a complete stop.
Why not limit the number of _____, or follow Shanghai and build ___________ in the sky
cars
more roads
Complete the sentence from the listening passage.
Example:
– Taxis are very expensive. (public transport)
– Why not use public transport
Use why not and the words in brackets to make suggestions in these situations.
1. The roads are very busy. (underground)
Why not use the underground
Why not use the minibuses
2. Buses are always crowded. (minibuses)
Why not travel in a different time
3. The rush hour is terrible. (at a different time)
Why not build new ones
4. There aren’t enough roads. (new ones)
Why not employ more traffic policemen
Why not build underground car parks
5. Too many people break the rules.
(more traffic policemen)
6. There isn’t any room for cars to park.
(underground car parks)
Work in groups. Talk about the traffic problems in your town.
Example:
It’s dangerous for cyclists in the city centre because many motorists drive badly.
They / We should /shouldn’t …
They/ We could /should…
Why not… / Why don’t you …
Example:
Why don’t they make new cycle lanes
Discuss ways of improving the situation. Here are some expressions you can use:
根据汉语完成句子, 每空一词。
1. 没有人应答。为什么不试着敲敲后门
Nobody answered. _____ ____ ____ knocking on the back door
2. 他上班总是迟到, 结果他被解雇了。
He was always late for work.
____ ___ ______, he was fired.
Why not try
As a result
3. 老板现在心情不好; 你最好不要自找
麻烦了。
The boss is not _____ _____ ______ _____
now; you’d better not ask for trouble.
in a good mood
4. 他跑得太快, 以至于根本没有人能
赶上他。
He runs so fast that there is _____ _____ for other people to catch up with him.
no way
5. 昨晚的舞会又吵又挤, 足以令人发狂。
The dance last night was too noisy and crowded. It’s enough to ______ ____ ______.
drive me
mad
1. Discuss the traffic jam of your city with your partner.
2. Preview Grammar.