Qingdao No.9 Middle School Chen Ping

How many means of transport do you know?

coach

It’s a bus used for long distances.a long distance bus

motorbike

It’s got two wheels and it’s fast.

It is connected to electric wires.

trolleybus/tram

taxi/cab

You must pay to use this car.

underground/subway

This is a suburban railway.It is usually under the city.

bike

It is slow ,cheap and has two wheels.

air-conditioned bus

a bus with air-conditioners

boat

a small open vessel for traveling across water

ship

a large boat for carrying people and goods on the sea

truck

a simple vehicle for carrying goods

helicopter

a type of aircraft

minibus

a large van fitted with seats so that between 6 an 12 people can travel in it

double-decker bus

a bus which has two floors

pedicab

a small 3-wheeled bicycle –like passenger vehicle

get on (off)

get into (out of)

ride

drive

take off (land)

bus\ train\ trolleybus\ bike\ship\ motorbike\plane

car/ helicopter

bike/motorbike

train/taxi/bus

plane/helicopter

Finish the table

Which means of transport do you prefer?Why?

Questions

1. Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam?

2. What can we do to solve the traffic jams?

Discussion

Reading And Vocabulary

Listen to the passage and try to remember what means of transport are mentioned in it.

Taxis Buses and trolleybuses

Pedicabs Underground

Minibuses

Who might find the information useful?

Tourists in Beijing

1.Taxis usually display the price per kilometre on the window.

2.Buses numbered 1 to 100 are limited to travel outside the city.

3.You can get on a minibus if you don’t want to take a taxi or a bus.

4. You have to pay 3 yuan for a one-way ticket.

5. Pedicabs in Beijing are cheap to take.

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Means of transport

Working hours

Advantages Disadvantages

Taxis

Buses

MinibusesUnder-groundPedicabs

24 hours easy to get expensive

5:00am-midnight

cheap crowded

always get a seat

only 12 passengers

5:00am-11:00pm

fast

convenient

terrible in rush hours

the narrow alleys expensive

receipt display explore route destination permit

1. Remember to ask for a ________ after you pay for what you buy.

2. You break the law if you drive without a driving_________.

3. Trolleybuses follow certain ________ every day to pick up passengers.

4. In traveling, the place you want to go to is your ___________.

5. Local train and bus time tables are ________ on the notice board in the hall.

6. Man has already begun ________ the Mars,hoping to find signs of life there.

receipt

permit

routes

destination

displayed

exploring

1. Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears _____________.

2. Public transport _________ a cheap way to ______________ in Beijing.

3. There are 20,000 buses and trolleybuses in Beijing, but they can _____ very ________.

4. Buses __________1 to 100 are ________ to travel within the city centre.

in no time

providesget around

get crowded

numbered limited

Fill in the blanks with the words in the passage.

6.If you get on a double-decker bus, make sure you sit upstairs. You’ll _________________the rapidly changing city.

7. However, there is also a night bus service,_________ by buses with a number in the 200s.

8.Minibuses with seat for 12 passengers offer an ___________ to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas.

have a good view of

provided

alternative

5.Tourists shouldn't miss the 103 bus which offers one of the most ____________ routes,_______ the Forbidden City and the White Pagoda in Beihai Park.

impressive past

11. Trains are fast and convenient , but rush hours ______be terrible.

12. Station names are _______ in pinyin.

13.Tricycles are ______________ if you want to _________ the narrow alleys of old Beijing.

marked

worth using

explore

10. There are four underground lines in Beijing, and several lines are______________.

can

under construction

9. They run regular services and follow the same routes _____ large public buses.as

Words to learn

1.stick v. 刺入，粘，帖，卡住，粘住

Don’t stick pins into the chair.

He stuck a stamp on the letter.

The door is stuck,and I can’t get out.

这门卡住了，我出不来了。

be /get stuck in …. 被困在……

I was stuck in traffic for an hour.

2. display vt./ n. 展示，陈列，显露

Department stores display their goods in the windows. 百货公司将货物陈列在橱窗内。

The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers. 孔雀开屏。

the exhibits on display 陈列的展览品

to make a display of one’s knowledge

炫耀自己的知识

3. limit vt. /n. 限制，作为 .. 的限制 ，界限，限度

Try to limit your report to 10 minutes.

Our holidays are limited to two weeks a year.

我们每年的假期限制在两周之内。

There is a limit to one’s life, but no limit to serving the people.

人的生命是有限的，但为人民服务是无限的。

I’m willing to help you within limits. 适当的

I’ll help you without limit. 无限度地

4. explore vt. 探索，探究，仔细探察

exploration n. 探索，考察 Columbus discovered America, but didn’t explore the new continent.

哥伦布发现了美洲，但未对此新大陆加以探测。

explore ways and means of solving the question 寻求解决问题的方式、方法

make further explorations 进一步探索

space exploration 宇宙空间探索