单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 4 Public transport,Welcome to the unit,永州三中高二英语备课组,Unit 4 Public transport永州三中高二,1,What does,public transport,mean?,What is included in it?,Public transport,is a system built for the public to carry people or goods from one place to another place using vehicles.It includes buses,trains,ships,planes,etc.,Lead-in,What does public transport me,2,2.What means of transport do you usually use in your daily life?,3.Do you know what means of transport did people use in the past?,Buses,trains,ships,ect.,Horses,camels,mules,骡子,boats,ect.,mju:l,2.What means of transport do,3,In the past,At present,In the past At present,4,Brainstorming,Could you list as many words related to public transport as possible,?,BrainstormingCould you list as,5,public transport,buses,coaches,trains,underground,ships,high-speed,trains,airplanes,Words related to public transport,public transportbusescoachestr,6,_,has routes.It picks up and drop off(,让,下车,)people at different places on the route.It is a popular means of transport within a city.,A bus,What means of transport is it?,Different means of transport,_ has routes.It picks up,7,_,_ is a comfortable way to travel from place to place.,A ship,What means of transport is it?,_ is a comfortable way to,8,_,is a bus that carries people over long distances.,A coach,What means of transport is it?,_ is a bus that carries,9,_ has became popular in crowded cities.,The underground,What means of transport is it?,_ has became po,10,_ runs much faster than a normal train.,A high-speed train,What means of transport is it?,_ runs much fas,11,_,is used for rapid travel over long distances.,An airplane,What means of transport is it?,_ is used for rapid t,12,Do you know these tools of transport?,light railway,轻轨列车,Different means of transport,Do you know these tools of tra,13,helicopter,helik,pt,直升飞机,helicopterhelik pt 直升飞机,14,Ferry,渡船,Ferry渡船,15,Motorboat,汽船,Motorboat 汽船,16,What achievements have been made in the development of transport?,Before the Industrial Revolution,animals such as,horses and mules,were used for public transport.,Development of transport,What achievements have been ma,17,After the Industrial Revolution,because,of Watts invention,steam trains,soon,played an important role in public,transport.,Buses and ships,then became,popular as well.,Underground trains,also,became popular as the traffic became too,crowded in cities.,After the Industrial Revoluti,18,There are,now,many means,of transport,from which people can choose.The speed,is also much faster.,There are now many means of t,19,distance,speed,cost,comfort,safety,time,convenience,weather,Factors taken into consideration:,Free talks,1.What do you have to consider before you,decide which means of transportation you,will use?,distancesafetyFactors taken in,20,Transport and Weather,2.Which of the factors above do you think is the most important one?Why?,Transport and Weather2.Which,21,Weather is the most important one,I think.Because weather conditions have a strong influence on transport.It is very important that drivers are aware of weather conditions such as wind,rain or a typhoon.Ship captains need to know about wave conditions.Airplane pilots want to know about the condition of the atmosphere.,Weather is the most important,22,Automobile drivers and railroad engineers have to know if rain or snow is going to fall.Without correct,timely weather information,transportation equipment cannot be safely operated.Thats why operators of such equipment and passengers may pay very close attention to weather reports.,Automobile drivers and railro,23,buses or coaches,Advantages,Dis-advantages,cheap and convenient,safe,easily,trapped in traffic jams,;,not so comfortable during,peak,hours because they are usually very,crowded,;cause pollution;,slow,3.What are the advantages and disadvantages of the popular means of transport?,Comparison of different means of transport,buses or coachesAdvantageschea,24,the underground,Advantages,Dis-advantages,fast and convenient;,comfortable;,fewer traffic accidents;,expensive to build;,the undergroundAdvantagesDis-a,25,high-speed trains,Advantages,Dis-advantages,very expensive to,build;,extremely fast and convenient;,high-speed trainsAdvantagesDis,26,ships,Advantages,Dis-advantages,comfortable,not comfortable for those who are seasick;relatively,slow,;the safety of the trip would,be affected by storms,shipsAdvantagesDis-advantagesc,27,airplanes,Advantages,Dis-advantages,relatively expensive;,fast/convenient;relatively the safest way of travel;,airplanesAdvantagesDis-advanta,28,4.How would you like to go to the following places?Why?,Situation 1:from Shanghai to London,Situation 2:from Chongqing to Chengdu,Situation 3:from Beijing to Guangzhou,Situation 4:from Dalian to Qingdao,4.How would you like to go to,29,Group discussion,1.What do you know about high-speed trains?,High-speed trains can run very fast at the speed of over 200 kilometres per hour.The speed of the tra