Travelling by bus
a fare box
a passenger
a bus driver
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Piggy
a bus conductor
[k?n?d?kt?(r)]
a public transportation card
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[tr?nsp?:r?te??n]
Types of bus
a single-decker bus
a double-decker bus
['dek?]
an air-conditioned bus
All of the buses are red.
Most of the buses are red.
Some of the apples are red.
All of the buses are blue.
None of the buses are red.
all of …
most of …
some of …
none of …
Piggy has got a book about travelling in Garden City. This is part of the book.
BUSES
Piggy
Look and read
What words may appear(出现) in this passage?
What is this passage mainly about?
Look and guess
Many people like travelling by bus. In the past, all passengers had to buy tickets from a bus conductor. He or she collected money from the passengers and put it in a bag. Nowadays, on many buses passengers do not have to buy tickets from a bus conductor. They put their money in a fare box or use a public transportation card instead.
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In the past, there were only single-decker buses. Nowadays, some buses are double-decker buses. In the past, there were no air-conditioned buses. Nowadays, most/of them are air-conditioned.
In the past, none of the bus drivers were women. All of them were men. Nowadays, some of the bus drivers are women, but most of them are still men.
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buy ...from...
collect...from...
put...in...
some
none
In the past, all of the buses had fare boxes.
In the past, some of the buses were air-conditioned.
Nowadays, none of the buses are double-decker buses.
Nowadays, some of the bus drivers are women.
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Answer true/false
People put money in a fare box or use a public transportation card.
Where did passengers get their tickets on the bus in the past?
Do passengers have to buy tickets from a bus conductor on many buses nowadays?
What do people do instead?
From a bus conductor.
No, they don’t.
Answer the questions
What kind of buses were there in Garden City in the past?
What kinds of buses can we see in Garden City nowadays?
Were there any air-conditioned buses in Garden City in the past?
Only single-decker buses.
Single-decker buses and double-decker buses.
No, there weren’t.
Were there any women bus drivers in Garden City in the past?
Are all of the bus drivers in Garden City men?
No, there weren’t.
No. Some of the bus drivers are women, but most of them are still men.
tickets
types
drivers
In the past
Nowadays
Compare the buses
A conductor
a fare-box
public
a transportation
card
Only single-decker buses
no air-conditioned buses
some double-decker buses
some air-conditioned buses
Only men
Men and women
Pair work
no tall buildings in Shanghai in the past
a lot of tall buildings in Shanghai nowadays
In the past, there were no tall buildings in Shanghai.
Nowadays, there are a lot of tall buildings in Shanghai.
no color televisions
a lot of color televisons
In the past,......
Nowadays,......
not much traffic
a lot of traffic
In the past, ...
Nowadays, ...
only bicycles
a lot of cars
In the past,......
Nowadays,......
In the past,......
Nowadays,......
only candles
a lot of light bulbs
Group work
Situation:
The Lis come back to Garden City after having lived in America for 20 years. Now a news reporter is interviewing them. They are talking about travelling by bus in the Garden City in the past and nowadays.
Some expressions for your reference
Reporter:How long have you lived in Garden City?
Father: We come back to Garden City after having lived in America for 20 years.
Reporter: Do you think that travelling by bus in Garden City has changed a lot?
Mother: Yes...In the past..... Nowadays....
......
Reporter: How do you feel about these changes?
.....
Reporter: Thank you for your time! Thank you very much!
Assignment
Written:
Workbook 6B, pages 42 and 45.
Make a poster about travelling by bus in the past and nowadays.
Oral:
In groups, talk about what Shanghai was like in the past and what it is like nowadays.
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