unit--4-Ive-tried-all-means-of-transportation

Whatarethemeansoftransportation?traintaxibussubwayWhatarethemeansoftransportation?ferrylightrailcarplaneWhathappenedinthevideo?Differentreasonsfortrafficjams.trafficjamsinbigcitiestrafficaccidentstoomanypeopletoomanycars怎么这么窄呢？narrowroads怎么这么窄呢？快！赶不上车了rushhour快！赶不上车了breakingthetrafficrulesDifferentreasonsfortrafficjams.trafficjamsinbigcitiesListentoWangLu’sblogandchoosethebesttitle.MyfirstjobinNewYorkTransportationinNewYorkTrafficjaminNewYorkListentoWangLu’sblog.IthasbeentenyearssinceIlastcametoNewYork.WhenIfirstcameheretostudyinauniversityin1997,everythingseemednewandstrange.IttookmesometimetolearntheAmericanwayofliving.IboughtasecondhandcarwhenIfoundmyfirstpart-timejob.Itwasexcitingtodriveforthefirstmonth,butlaterIgotverytiredofit.Therewereterribletrafficjamsinrushhours.ListentoWangLu’sblog.TenyearslaterIaminNewYorkagainforabusinesstrip.I’vebeenhereforonlytwoweeks,butI’vealreadyexperiencedthegreatchanges.Thepublictransportationhasimprovedalot.I’vetriedallthemeansoftransportation.IfyouwanttovisitNewYork,Ihavesometipsforyou:ListentoWangLu’sblog.BusItisoneofthemostconvenientmeansoftransportation.Youcantakeabustoothercities.Mostbuseshavecomfortableseatsandtoilets.LightRailThelightrailisanothereffectiveandcheapmeansoftransportation.Andyouneedn’tworryaboutthetrafficjam.FerryYoucantakeaferryridetoyourworkplaceandenjoythebeautifulview.CarpoolingYoucansharethesamecarwithothersandusetheHOVlanes.Thatcansavebothtimeandmoney.Choosethebesttitle.MyfirstjobinNewYorkTransportationinNewYorkTrafficjaminNewYorkChoosethebesttitle.MyfirstjobinNewYorkTransportationinNewYorkTrafficjaminNewYorkName:WangLuYearoffirstvisittotheU.S.:__________Reasonforfirstvisit:__________________YearofsecondvisittotheU.S.:__________Reasonforsecondvisit:_______________FactfileReadpara.1-2andfinishWangLu’sfactfile.1.takesb.sometimetodosth.厌倦2.since似乎；好像3.seem花某人时间做某事4.asecondhandcar自从…以来5.part-timejob兼职6.get/betiredof严重的交通堵塞7.terribletrafficjams一辆二手车8.rushhour各种交通方式9.allmeansoftransportation上下班高峰Readandmatch.1.takesb.sometimetodosth.厌倦2.since似乎；好像3.seem花某人时间做某事4.asecondhandcar自从…以来5.part-timejob兼职6.get/betiredof严重的交通堵塞7.terribletrafficjams二手车8.rushhour各种交通方式9.allmeansoftransportation上下班高峰Readandmatch.Name:WangLuYearoffirstvisittotheU.S.:__________Reasonforfirstvisit:__________________YearofsecondvisittotheU.S.:__________Reasonforsecondvisit:_______________Factfile1997tostudyinauniversity2007forabusinesstripReadpara.1-2andfinishWangLu’sfactfile.MeansoftransportationAdvantagesoneofthemostconvenientmeansoftransportationeffectiveandcheapmeansoftransportationenjoythebeautifulviewsavebothtimeandmoneyBusLightrailFerryCarpoolingReadpara.3-6andcompletethefollowingchart.判断划线部分的时态。IthasbeentenyearssinceIlastcametoNewYork.since连接时间状语，句子时态一般用现在完成时。since和for的区别：since+时间点（过去的具体时间）；for+时间段since+时间段+agoIhavelearnedEnglishfor3years.since2010.现在完成时Wehavelivedheresince1998.Wehavelivedherefor15years.\since3yearsago.练习:用since和for填空1)______twoyears2)______twoyearsago3)______lastmonth4)______19995)______yesterday6)______4hours7)______anhouragoCompletethesentenceswith“for”and“since”.1)JanehasbeeninAmerica__________lastweekend.__________aweek.2)Mybrotherhasn’teatenanyfood__________24hours.__________yesterday.3)IhavelearnedEnglish__________lastJuly.__________sixmonths.sinceforforsincesinceforCompletethesentenceswith“for”and“since”.4)Myparentshaven’tphonedme__________Saturday.__________twodays.5)Thisteamhasn’twon__________lastyear.__________ayear.sinceforsinceforWhichmeansoftransportationwouldyouliketotry?Why?A:Whichmeansoftransportationwillyouchoose?B:Iwill…A:Why?B:Because…Example: