Transportation

KittyPracticalEnglishTransportationWarm-up:Transport•Howmanydifferenttypesoftransportationcanyouthinkof?MatchingA)carB)busC)taxiD)bicycleE)vanF)trainG)airplaneH)boatI)ambulanceJ)firetruckK)truck1)alsocalledan“18-wheeler”,thisisusedtocarrylargeamountsofcargo2)thisispoweredbythelegsandisabletomaintainbalance3)thisisusedbyfirementotraveltoplaceswherefiresneedtobeputout4)thisisusedtotravelonwaterbysailing5)thisisusedtotravelthroughtheairbyflying6)thistravelsonrailsandoftenhasmanycompartments;itcanbeusedtocarrypeopleorgoods7)thisisusedtocarrysickpeopletothehospitalincasesofemergency8)thisisatypeofcarinwhichadriverdrivesyousomewhereforacharge9)thisisacommonformoftransportationseenontheroad;ithasfourtiresandcarries2-8people10)thisislargerthanacarbutsmallerthanatruckandcancarrymorepeoplethanacar11)thisisaboutthesamesizeasatruckbutcarriespeopleinsteadofgoods;itstopsatregularlyatpredetermineddestinationsOtherTypesofTransportationMotorcycle(motorbike),Electricbike(e-bike),scooterRickshaw,horseback,cablecarhotairballoonUsefulphrases•ItakeLine2,thentransfertoLine5.(subway)•Hetakes(bus)number862togethome.•Shesometimesridesabicycletowork.•Mymomoftenridesane-bike/scooter.•Myfrienddrivestohisoffice.•Jimlivesclosetohisoffice,sohewalkstowork.•Geton(thebus/subway/train)–I'mgettingon.•Getoff(thebus/subway/train)–I'mgettingoff.CommuteTotravelthesamedistanceonaregularschedule.•Howdoyoucommutetowork?•Howlongisyourdailycommute?•Example:Mycommutetoworktakesabout40minutes.Iwalk10minutestothesubwaystation,thentakeLine6toDongsiStation.ItransferatDongsitoLine5,andgetoffatChongwenmenStation.MakingComparisons•Comparethemodesoftransportation.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach?•Someusefulcomparisons:cheap/expensive,convenient/inconvenient,crowded/empty,safe/dangerous,comfortable/uncomfortable•Example:Thebusischeaperthanthesubway.Opinions:BeijingTransport•WhatdoyouthinkoftheBeijingsubway?•HowdoyoudealwiththetrafficinBeijing?•HowdoyoufeelaboutridingabikeinBeijing?Whataboutamotorcycle?•HowdoyoufeelaboutthepublictransportationasawholeinBeijing?•HowcouldthetransportationbeimprovedinBeijing?WhattransportationwouldyoutaketogetfromBeijingto...?•Shanghai?•Guangzhou?•Mongolia?•HongKong?•Shijiazhuang?•Japan?•Canada?•___________?–(sayyourownlocation)RoleplaywithapartnerA:Areyoutravelinganywherethis________?(fall/month/year/holiday...)B:Iamtravelingto_____________.A:Howareyougoingtogetthere?B:I'mplanningtogoby________.A:Whydon'tyougoby_________?B:Becausegoingby________istoo__________.(expensive,inconvenient,slow...)A:Oh,that'strue.Howlongdoesittaketogetthere?B:Ittakesabout___________.ChangesinTransport•HowhastransportationinBeijijngorinChinachangedthroughoutyourlife?•Whattypeoftransportationwillbecomemorepopularinthefuture?•Doyou/wouldyouliketoownacar?Whyorwhynot?Describethemostefficienttransportationinyourcountry.•Themostefficienttransportationinourcountryissubway.•Firstofall,itcanbefreeoftrafficproblemsandmanyotherfactorsthatmayinfluencethenormaloperationoftransportation.•Inaddition,itrunsmuchfasterthanbusorautomobileseveninrushhoursandwillneverstopforatrafficjam.•Besides,thesubwaytrainscomefrequentlyandpunctually,thusmakeiteasierforpassengerstomakeschedule.•Alltheseadvantagesmakesubwaythemostefficienttransportationinourcountry.•在我的国家，最有效的交通工具是地铁。•首先,它不用担心交通问题和许多其他可能会影响交通的正常运行的因素。•此外,即使在高峰时段堵车，它的行驶速度也远远超过公共汽车或汽车,永远不会停止。•此外,地铁列车间隔短而且准时,从而使乘客更容易做出安排。•所有这些优势使地铁成为我的国家最有效的交通工具。E-bikesinChina•Worldwidee-bikesalesin2010estimatedtobe24million.About300,000inUSA,about700,000inEurope,1.2millioninIndia,JapanandTaiwan,and21.6millioninChina!•ElectricbikesaleshavegrownfarfasterthanthesalesofanyothermodeoftransportationinChina,fromamodest150,000unitssoldinthelate90stomorethen20milliontoday.That’sthreetimesasmanyasthemostoptimisticprojectionsforcarssalesinChinaforthenearfuture.!