Introduction and readingIntroduction and reading

Look at the following means of transport.

Can you give their names?bike

It is slow, cheap and has two wheels.

boat

a small open vessel for traveling across water

bus

coach

It’s a bus used for long distances.

helicopter

a type of aircraft

motorbike

It’s got two wheels and it’s fast.

taxi

You must pay to use this car.

trolleybus

It is connected to electric wires.

truck

a simple vehicle for carrying goods

underground

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

double-decker

a bus which has two floors

air-conditioned bus

a bus with air-conditioners

ship

a large boat for carrying people and goods on the sea

train

plane

tricycle

car

Now match some of the words with their

definitions.

bike boat coach helicopter motorbike

taxi trolleybus truck underground bus

1. It’s a bus used for long distance.

2. It’s got two wheels and it’s fast. coach

motorbike

3. This bus is connected to the electric

wires.

4. You must pay to use this car.

5. It’s slow, cheap and has two wheels.

6. This is a suburban railway. It’s

usually under the city.

taxi

underground

bike

trolleybus

Use ticks to complete the chart. I travel

by…

every

day

some

times

often never

bike

bus

motorbike

√

taxi

trolleybus

undergro

und

(train)

Share your answers with your

partner. 1. Have you ever been stuck in a traffic

jam?

2. Where were you going?

3. How long were you in the jam?

4. What did you do then?

5. If you haven’t met a traffic jam, can you

imagine what will happen in it?

Match the words in the box with their

meanings.

1. to go from one place to another

get around

passenger2. a person who uses public transport

cab destination fare get around cab destination fare get around passenger receipt return route passenger receipt return route

rush hour seat single permitrush hour seat single permit

3. a ticket for a two-way journey

4. the road the public transport service

uses regularly

5. the busiest time of day

6. the price of a ticket

7. a ticket for a one-way journey

8. the place you want to go to

return

route

rush hour

fare

single

destination

9. a place to sit

10. another word for taxi

11. a document which gives you the right

to do something

12. a document which shows you have

paid for something receipt

seat

cab

permit

Listen to the tape and find what means of

transportation are mentioned in the

passage.

Means

of

transpo

rtation

Availability Advantages disadvant

ages

Taxis

Read the text fast and fill in the chart.

24 hours a

day

convenient expensive

Buses and

trolleybus

es

Minibuses

5 am to

midnight

night bus

service

cheap can be

crowded

regular

service

cheap and

not

crowded

not

mentioned

Undergr

ound

Pedicabs

5 am to 11

pm

not

mentioned

fast

convenient

crowded at

rush hours

expensivespecial and

interesting

Read the text carefully and answer the

questions:

1. How easy is it to find a taxi in Beijing?

2. What color are most taxis?

3. What’s the problem with buses?

Raise your hand, and a taxi appears in

no time.

They’re red.

They’re often very crowded.

4. Which is the best bus for tourists?

5. How many people can get in a

minibus?

6. What are the advantages of the

underground?

The 103 bus.

12 people.

It’s fast and convenient.

7. When does it close at night?

8. What can you visit in a pedicab?

It closes at 11:00 pm.

The narrow alleys of old Beijing.

Read the text carefully again and choose the best answers.1. The rush hour means _____. A. 6:00 am - 8:00 am and 5:00 pm - 6:30

pm B. 6:30 am - 8:00 am and 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm C. 6:00 am - 8:30 am and 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm D. 6:00 am - 9:00 am and 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

B

2. If you want to have a good view of the

rapidly changing city, you should

take _____.

A. a taxi B. a minibus

C. a double-decker bus D. a pedicabC

3. If you want to get a seat even in rush

hours, you should take _____.

A. a taxi

B. a minibus

C. a double-decker bus

D. a pedicab

B

4. If you want to see the Forbidden City

and the White Pagoda in Beihai Park,

you’d better take _____.

A. buses numbered 1 to 100

B. the 103 bus

C. buses with a number in the 200s

D. a taxi

B

1. Taxis usually show 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.

T

F

T

T

F

within the city centre

expensive

翻译下列短语

与……相连 马上四处走动正在建设之中保持冷静关上

be connected to

in no time

get around

under construction

keep calm

switch off

1. match v. 和……相配 n. 火柴 , 比赛 , 对手 match …with… 把……与……搭配起来另外 : match/fit/suit 都有 “搭配 , 适合”

的意思。 match 指品质 , 设计等方面适合 , 意为“与…相配”。 fit 指尺寸 , 大小合适。 suit 指款式 , 颜色 , 合适或合乎需要 , 品味 , 性格 , 条件等。

1. 很难找到与那副旧画相配的颜色。 It’s difficult to match the color of the old

paint.

2. 那件外套不适合他 , 太大了。 The coat doesn’t fit her, because it’s too

big.

3. 这个时间对你合适吗 ?

Does the time suit you?

翻译句子

1. Mary 的衣服和帽子不协调。 Mary’s clothes and hat don’t match.

2. 他擦了一根火柴来点亮蜡烛。 He struck a match to light the candle.

3. 你认为这工作适合你吗 ?

Do you think the job is fit for you?

4. 比力气 , 他不是父亲的对手。 He is not his father’s match in strength.

5. 打网球他跟我不分伯仲。 I was his match in tennis.

6. 你应该多穿蓝衣服 , 蓝色适合你。 Blue suits you. You should wear it more.

2. prefer vt. 更喜欢 , 宁愿 prefer 后可接名词 , 代词 , 动词不定式 ,

动名词。另外 :

prefer to do rather than do

would rather do

prefer doing to doing

prefer sth. to sth.

I prefer ___ to horse riding.

A. to shoot

B. shooting

C. shot

D. shoot prefer doing to doing

我喜欢射击不喜欢骑马。

3. permit【语境展示 】 1) We don’t permit smoking in the classroom. 我们教室里不允许抽烟。 2) Why did you permit his parking here? 你为什么允许他在这里停车呢？ 3) The doctor does not permit me to stay up late. 大夫不允许我熬夜。

4) If time permits, I will go to see the film.

如果时间允许的话 , 我会去看那部电 影。5) You are not allowed to take photos here

unless you have a permit.

除非你有许可证 , 否则不准在这里拍 照。

【总结归纳】permit vt. 许可，允许。常用于“ permit

sth. / doing sth. 以及 permit sb. / sth. to do

sth.” 结构；vi. ( 事物 ) 允许，使有可能。通常用在条件句中，不与副词（短语）连用；n. 许可证；执照

【链接 】permission n. 允许；许可【拓展 】ask permission for sth. 请求许可……with / without (one’s) permission 经( 某人 ) 许可 / 未经 ( 某人 ) 许可permit of 容许

【即学即练 】 根据汉语完成句子，每空一 词。1. 她只允许孩子们在周末看电视。 She only _______ _______ __ _____ ____

TV at weekends.

2. 如果天气允许的话，我们下星期将举行 每年一次的运动会。 If ______ _______, we will hold our

yearly sports meeting next week.

permits children to watch TV

weather permits

3. 我们不允许在池子里游泳。 We don’t ______ _________ in the pool.permit swimming

4. limit

【语境展示 】 1) We must do our best to reduce our loss

to the least limit.

我们必须尽力把损失减小到最低限度。 2) You can go wherever you want within

the town limits.

在该城镇范围内你可以去任何你想去的 地方。

3) I think we should try to limit the children’s expenditure now. 我想我们现 在应该设法限制孩子们的开支了。【总结归纳】 limit n. 限度 , 极限 , 限制 ( 可数 ); 边 缘 , 边界 ( 多作复数 ) v. 限制【链接 】 limited adj. 有限的

limitless adj. 无限制的 limiting adj. 限制性的

limitation n. 限制；控制；局限性，不足之处 【拓展】set a limit to 限制there is a limit / are limits to …… 是有限的time limit 期限；时间限制to the limit 到了最大限度within (one’s) limits 在一定限度内；在某种程度上without limit 无限地；无限的

【即学即练 】 英译汉。1. There are not many apples. We must

limit ourselves to one apple each.

2. There is a limit to one’s life, but no

limit to serving the people.

苹果不太多。我们必须限制没人只吃一个。

人的生命是有限的 , 但是为人民服务是无止境的。

3. To be frank, I don’t mind lending

money to you, but within limits.

坦白讲 , 我不介意借给你钱 , 但是是在一定的范围内。

5. be/get stuck in 被困住 , 陷进 get/be +过去分词表示意想不到的 , 突然的或偶然发生的事情 , 或是自己做的事 , 即自身做的动作而非被动的动作。

e.g.: get dressed 穿衣 get lost 迷路 get married 结婚 get divorced 离婚

My friend and I got ______ in the crowd.

A. lost B. losing

C. separated D. separating

从语法上说正确的是 A 和 C, get lost “迷路”。 get separated “ 失散 , 走散”。 我和朋友在人群中失散了。

They needed help, because their car

_______ the mud.

A. got stuck in B. getting stuck in

C. got stuck from D. getting stuck from

get stuck in 被困住 , 陷进 他们需要帮助 , 因为他们的车陷进泥里了。

SENTENCE EXPLANATIONS

1. Tourists shouldn’t miss the 103 bus

which offers one of the most impressive

routes, past the Forbidden City and the

White Pagoda in Beihai Park.

= Tourists should take the 103 bus which

runs along one of the most impressive

routes, passing the Forbidden City and

the White Pagoda in Beihai Park.

本句是一个复合句。句子的主体是Tourists shouldn’t miss the 103 bus;

which引导的定语从句修饰先行词 the

103 bus; past the Forbidden City and

the White Pagoda in Beihai Park 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 the 103 bus 。

2. You should talk to the driver, and

make sure you know the price before

you begin the journey, for example,

if it is per person, single or return.

= Before taking the pedicab, you

should ask the driver about the price

to know whether it is per person,

single or return.

本句是一个复合句。 before you

begin the journey 是时间状语从句。主句中 make sure 后接的是宾语从句you know the price 。 for example ...

single or return补充说明 the price 。

You can use different means of transport

to get around in Beijing. Simply raise you

hand, and a taxi appears _________. You

should check the cab has a business

______, and __________ you ask for a

receipt.

in no time

permit make sure

Close your book and fill in the blanks.

There are 20,000 buses and trolleybuses in

Beijing, but they can get very crowded

during the __________. There is also a

night bus service, ________ by buses with a

number in the 200s. _________ in which

you can always have a seat run regular

services and follow the same route as the

public buses.

rush hour

provided

Minibuses

Underground trains are fast and

convenient, but rush hours can be

terrible. If you want to go to the narrow

alleys of old Beijing, ________ are worth

using.

pedicabs

Write this short passage on your

exercise book and hand it in.