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.
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