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选修7TofindoutdifferentmeansoftransportandtheirmainfunctionsTodiscussthedifferencesbetweenallthesemeansoftransportListenandsaywhatkindoftransportyouhear.Howdopeopletravelwithinacity?Howdopeopletraveltonearbycities?Howdopeopletraveltoafarawaycity?Howdopeoplegotoothercountriestoday?Differentmeansoftransporttransportlandairsea???airsealandairplane,helicoptership,ferry,motorboatlightrailway,underground,subway,metro,motorbike,bicycle,railway,train,car,minibus,taxi,coach,busPublicTrafficpublictransportbusescoachestrainsundergroundshipsairplanes…high-speedtrainsVariousmeansoftransportationBuseshaveroutes.Theypickupanddropoffpeopleatdifferentstopsontheroute.VariousmeansoftransportationShipsareacomfortablewaytotravelfromplacetoplace.VariousmeansoftransportationCoachesarebusesthatcarrypeopleoverlongdistances.VariousmeansoftransportationTheundergroundhasbecomepopularincrowdedcities.VariousmeansoftransportationHigh-speedtrainsrunmuchfasterthannormaltrains.CRH，ChinaRailwayHigh-speed)VariousmeansoftransportationAirplanesareusedforrapidtraveloverlongdistances.VariousmeansoftransportationTorelievethetrafficpressure,thegovernmentprovidespublicbicycleservice.Transport•Amongallthesetransportationmeansmentionedabove,whichcanyoutakeinourplace?•Haveyouevertriedothermeanswhichdonotexistinourplace?•Isthereanyundergroundrouteinourprovince?Ifyouwanttogototheparkorthemuseum,oryouwanttopayavisittoyourclassmates,whichmeansoftransportwillyouchoose?Busesortheunderground.Ifyouwanttopayavisittoyourrelativeswholiveinanearbycity,whichmeansoftransportwillyouchoose?Coaches/trains.ChooseasuitabletransportIfyouwanttogotravelingtoafar-awaycity,whichmeansoftransportwillyouchoose?Trainsorplanes.Ifyouwanttogoabroad,howwillyougo?Byplane.Doyouthinkthattransporthasaffectedpeople’slives?How?Doyouthinkthattransportcanreflectpeople’slifestyle?How?Makeacomparisonamongallthemeansoftransportmentionedinthissectionandfillinthetable.MeansoftransportAdvantagesDisadvantagesbusesorcoachescheapandconvenienteasilytrappedintrafficjams;notsocomfortable;verycrowded;causepollutiontheundergroundfastandconvenient;fewertrafficaccidents;comfortableexpensivetobuildHigh-speedtrainextremelyfastandconvenientrelativelyexpensiveshipscomfortablerelativelyslow;thesafetyofitwouldbeaffectedbystorms;notcomfortableifyouareseasickairplanesfastandconvenient;relativelyasaferwayoftravelrelativelyexpensiveMeansoftransportAdvantagesDisadvantages1.Whatdoyouknowabouthigh-speedtrains?2.Whywouldmanypeoplechoosetotravelbyairplaneratherthanbyship?3.Whydoweneedallthesedifferentmeansoftransport?1.Writedownyourfirstexperienceoftakingacertainmeanoftransport.2.PreviewthereadingonPage50-51.HomeworkHomework