Unit 7
Travelling in Garden City
Section 1
Reading:
Travelling by bus
According to the video, how can we travel from one place to another?
transportation means
truck
school bus
train
bike
foot
boat
plane
car
-What kind of transportation do you like travelling by?
-Why?
-I like travelling by __________,
-Because __________ .
-Did you take a bus before?
-Do you like travelling by bus?
-Do you know anything about the buses in the past?
Survey
all of …
most of …
some of …
none of …
-Which bus is old?
bus in the past
bus nowadays
-Can you find out the difference between the bus in the past and the bus nowadays?
Guessing game
2.-What kind of buses were there in the past?
1.-How did people buy tickets in the past?
3.-Were the bus drivers men or women in the past?
a bus conductor
a fare box
a public transportation card
1.-How did people buy tickets in the past?
a single-decker bus
a double-decker bus
2.-What kind of buses were there in the past?
an air-conditioned bus
3.-Were the bus drivers men or women in the past?
a male bus driver
a female bus driver
Do you want to know if your guesses are correct or not?
1.-How did people buy tickets in the past?
2.-What kind of buses were there in the past?
3.-Were the bus drivers men or women in the past?
In the past, all passengers had to buy tickets from a bus conductor.
In the past, there were only single-decker buses. And there were no air-conditioned bus.
In the past, none of the bus drivers were women. All of them were men.
How much do you know about the buses nowadays?
1.-How do people buy tickets nowadays?
2.-What kind of buses are there nowadays?
3.-Are the bus drivers men or women nowadays?
Nowadays, many 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.
Nowadays, some buses are double-decker buses. Most of them are air-conditioned.
Nowadays, some of the buses are women, but most of them are still men.
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Answer true/false
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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F
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none
some
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Pair-work
Peter is a reporter. He is going to write a report about the changes of the buses. But he has to interview(采访) a worker from a Bus Company.
Peter: Can you talk about the changes of how the passengers pay their tickets?
Worker: In the past … Nowadays …
Peter: What are the changes of the looks of the buses?
Worker: … ….
Peter: Can you talk more about the changes of the bus drivers?
Worker: … ….
-Do you like these changes of travelling by bus? Why?
-What will travelling by bus be like in 10 years’ time?
Homework
1. Exercise Book. P42 and 45.
2. Recite Student book P46.