课件17张PPT。Module 2
Traffic JamvocabularyMatch words from Box A with those from Box B to make compound nouns.A: bicycle; city; ring; rush; traffic B: centre; hour; lane; lights; road bicycle lanecity centrering roadrush hourtraffic lightsWrite out the words according to the definitions. a road which goes around a city:
a red one means "stop"; a green one means "go":
the busiest time of the day:
a part of the road reserved for bicycles:
work in progress on a road:
the centre of the city: ring roadtraffic lightsrush hourbicycle laneroad workscity centreListening and speakingTraffic problems in BeijingHave you ever been stuck in a traffic jam?
If not, can you imagine what will happen in it?Listen and match the traffic situations with the speakers. abedcSpeaker 2Speaker 5Speaker 3Speaker 1Speaker 4Choose the correct answers.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
driversB2. Speaker 2 __________.
a) took three hours to reach
the airport b) arrived at the airport just in
time c) missed his plane for Sichuan C3. Speaker 3 __________.
a) always goes to work by bike b) never stops at traffic lights c) always gets stuck on the ring
roadC4. Speaker 4 __________.
a) prefers driving late in the
evening
b) thinks Beijing is better than
Shanghai
c) prefers public transport to
cars A5. 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 C Listen again and answer the questions.1 What problem did speaker 1 have after the tea party?
2 What did speaker 2 tell the taxi driver to do?
The traffic still didn’t move.To turn back and go home. 3 What is the cause of traffic jams, in the opinion of speaker 3?
What solutions to the traffic problem does speaker 4 talk about ?
5 What is speaker 5 surprised at?People disobeying traffic rules. Limit the number of cars, build more underground lines, and build roads in the sky. The fact that people see what causes the problem, then do the same thing again. Listen to the tape, then fill in the blanks. Speaker 1
On my way ______ a few days ago, I got ______ again in the traffic. While I was waiting, I saw a group of ______ drivers in front of me getting out of their cars. They seemed to know each other. They had ___________ and one of them carried a thermos flask and poured out some hot water to __________. It was quite ________! But even after the tea party was over, the traffic was still ________ and we still couldn’t move.homestuckcoffee cupsmake teafunnytaxijammedSpeaker 2
A few weeks ago I had to ______ a plane to Sichuan Province. The plane _________ at 5:30 pm so I ____ ____ at 2:30 pm to allow plenty of time to get to the airport. But it wasn’t __________ time. At 5 pm I was still only at the _______ ring road. It was just ___________! There was _________ I was going to catch the plane, so I told the taxi driver to _______ ______ and go home.catchtook offsetoffenoughthirdridiculousno wayturnbackSpeaker 3
It’s only _______ 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 _______ fourth ring road. _______________ It takes _______ 15 to 20 minutes to get through it. I think the traffic jams are usually caused by people ___________ traffic rules. To get to the front of the line, they often ______ the bicycle lane. It’s ______________ pedestrians and cyclists. They don’t wait for the _______ light to pass.sevencertainwestIt’s so annoying!at leastdisobeyingtakethe same withgreenSpeaker 4
Beijing traffic seems to have got noticeably _______ recently. The causes seem to be _____________ as the city prepares for the ____________ , and a huge _________ in new car owners and new drivers. Whatever the cause, it’s enough to ______________! Why not ______ the number of cars, build more ______________ lines or follow Shanghai and build roads in the _____? These days I only _______ in my car at night after 9 pm. That way I avoid the ______ of the traffic.worseroad-worksOlympicsincreasedrive you madlimitundergroundskygo outworst