课件30张PPT。Module 2
Traffic Jam P1
Warming up trolleybus
be connected to
wire
suburban
be/get stuck inn. 电车
与……相连
n. 电线
adj. 郊区的;市郊的
被困在…… Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.ObjectivesTo understand the news
To learn about the means of transport
To get a general idea about traffic jam
To learn some solutions to traffic jams
To be able to talk about the above
information freelyBut for residents (居民) of the southern Chinese city of Xiamen, the _______ of a new aerial bike lane (空中自行车道) has gone some way to making that fantasy _________.
The lane stretches over ___ kilometers across the upper reaches of the city, making it the _______ elevated (高出地面的) bike path in the world. It is designed to _____ the city’s heavy traffic congestion
(交通拥塞) and air pollution. Cycling in the sky. Once the preserve (专门领域) of sci-fi (science fiction) movies and people’s ____________.Watch, listen and fill in the blanks.purposetopicimaginationsopeningcome true7 longest easecoachIt’s a bus used for long distances.It’s a large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off.busThis bus is connected to electric wires.trolleybusYou must pay to use this car.taxi/cabmotorbikeIt’s got two wheels and it’s fast.airplane It’s a vehicle designed for air travel that has wings and one or more engines.pedicab It is a bicycle with
three wheels, with a
covered seat at the
back for passengers.It is slow, cheap and has two wheels.bikeboatIt’s a small vehicle for travelling on water.This is a suburban railway. It’s usually under a city.underground/subwaytruckIt is a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goodsIt is a large boat for carrying people and goods on the sea.shipminibusIt is a small bus in which there are seats for about ten people.It is a type of aircraft without wings that has large blades on top that go round. helicopterSay which means of transport the sentences below describe.1. It’s a bus used for long distances.
2. It’s got two wheels and it’s fast.
3. This bus is connected to electric wires.
4. You must pay to use this car.
5. This is a suburban railway. It’s usually under the city.
6. It’s slow, cheap and has two wheels.coachbikeundergroundtaxitrolleybusmotorbikeUse ticks to complete the chart. What means of transport do you usually use in your daily lives?? How do people travel within a city?
? How do people travel to nearby cities?
? How did people travel to faraway cities
20 years ago?
? What other means of transport can
people choose to travel by to faraway
cities today?
? How do people go to other countries
today?DISCUSSION With so many kinds of means of
transport, it is convenient for us to
travel around in a city. But at the
same time, we have to face a big problem — __________________.traffic jamWhat is a traffic jam?Traffic jam: n. [C] a large number of vehicles close together and unable to move or moving very slowly积雪导致了整个市中心交通堵塞。我昨天遇上交通堵塞堵了1个小时的车。I was stuck in a traffic jam for an hour yesterday. The snow caused traffic jams all over the city.be / get stuck in … 被困在Seven of us were stuck in the lift for over an hour.
我们7个人被困在电梯里1个多小时。She got stuck in a terrible traffic jam on the highway to Shanghai, or she would be having dinner with her family now. 她在去上海的高速上遇到了严重的交通堵塞,要不然现在已经和家人一起吃饭了。In the 32 cities where traffic worsened, it
took 1.8 times as long to travel during
rush hours - from 6:30 to 8 am and 5 to 6:30 pm - as it did during off-peak hours.One-third?of?100?China's?
cities?faced?worsening?
traffic?jam?in?2016. Traffic jam in Beijing Brainstorming Causes
(2 minutes)Bad effects
(2 minutes) Discuss the causes and bad effects of traffic jam in groups.
New & creative ideas are quite welcome!Some causes of traffic jams:
* too many cars
* bad road planning
* traffic accidents
* bad weather
* …Some effects of traffic jams:
* bad to the environment
* waste a lot of time & energy
* cause some diseases
* road rage (路怒症) as a major
traffic safety hazard (危害)
* …Some common solutions:Limit the number of cars
Widen the roads
Construct more footbridges
Construct more subways
Develop the public transport
Fine people who disobey traffic rulesSome special solutions:LondonEvery car coming into the centre has to pay £5 a day.Would you pay $30,000 just for permission to buy a car?? In Singapore, people are required to first obtain a Certificate of Entitlement (拥车证) before they buy new cars. Besides, they have to pay electronic road pricing (电子公路收费).SingaporeBeijing traffic registrations based on the last digit of license plate numbers (尾号限行)license plate lottery (车牌摇号)A society has countless individuals. A good society forms when every member of it tries to keep society in order. We should obey traffic rules for a better traffic environment.For example:
A: Why do we need all these different means of transport?
B: Different means of transport answer different customers’ needs. Each type of transport has its strengths and its limitations.
A: Traffic jam has become a serious headache for residents and the municipal government. What’s your advice?
B: Subway trains should run more frequently during the rush hours …Student A: You are a reporter.
Student B: You are interviewed by a reporter.PairworkHomeworkPreview the new words and expressions on P12.