新思路大学英语读写译教程第二册（第二版）课件Unit 5Traffic and Transportatio.ppt

New Vision College English Reading, Writing & Translation
Book Ⅱ
Traffic and Transportation
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Unit Five
Objectives
After learning the unit, the students will be able to
know about the beginning and custom of hitchhiking, American transportation;
grasp the main ideas of Text A, Text B and Text C;
master the key words, expressions and useful sentence patterns.
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Warm-up
What is the most popular way to travel in China?
Can you list some of the words you know for means of transportation?
ambulance bike/bicycle motorcycle car jeep tractor lorry truck bus/coach van taxi subway train express boat ship yacht vessel warship plane/aircraft/airplane jet helicopter
3. Will hitchhiking e popular in China? Why or why not?
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Unit Five Traffic and Transportation
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Text A
Hitchhiking on the Open Road
Text B
Transportation
Text C
Airports
Further Study
Text A Hitchhiking on the Open Road
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Part One Background Information
Part Four Exercises
Part Three Detailed Study of the Text
Part Two New Words, Phrases and Expressions
Text A
Text A Hitchhiking on the Open RoadPart One Background Information (1)
1. Highway Rest Rooms (公路休息区)
They are also called highway rest areas, service plazas, rest stops, service areas, e centers, or travel plazas. They are public facilities, located next to a large thoroughfare such as a highway, expressway, or freeway that offers, at a minimum, parking and restroom facilities. Then drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting on to secondary roads. Highway rest areas mon in the United States, Canada, Australia and parts of Europe and Asia.
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Text A Hitchhiking on the Open Road Part One Background Information (2)
2. The cab of truck (卡车驾驶室,司机室)
The cab of a truck is an enclosed space in a truck where the driver is seated. The word originated as a short form of cabriolet, not cabin. Some may refer to the tractor unit of a semi-trailer truck as a ca