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Unit712

Unit7

Roads&WaysChanging

Objectives:

Thefocusofthisunitistoimprovethestudents'abilityofselectingthekeywords,listingtheoutline,concludingthemainidea.Inthisunit,youwillhearsomethingabouttransportation（buses,trainsandtrams）,roadsandtheirchanges.Teachingmethodsandfacilities:

listentothetapesanddiscussthecontentsofthepassage,inthelanguagelab.

TimeAllotment:

2periods

TeachingOutline

PartIGettingready

:

（US）streetcar,trolley

:

ofprivilege

isfromthisvantagepointthatBillShayhasobservedtheworldforallofhiseightyoddyears.Vantage:

advantageodd-------even

hesellscoversforthebedsofpickuptrucks,andhecollectsgasstationandRoute66memorabilia.Memorabilia-------bigeventwhichneedstoberemembered

1.Hegetssuchakickoutofmeetingpeopleandaddingtohiscollectionthatheplanstokeeponworking.

2.ThebiggestdevelopmentsarelikelytotakeplaceintheGermanautoindustry,whichisleadingtheraceinproducingahydrogen-poweredcarthatemitsnothingbutwatervapor.

3.Theminiaturizationprocesswe'veseeninmobilephonesisstilltocomeinthecarindustry,makingitpossibleforcarcompaniestoredesigncockpitstoincludethenewappliancescreatedbytheinformationrevolution.

PartIICellularphones&driving

Cellularphone,fixedphone---homephone,mobilephone,booth

IC---intergratedCard

IP---internetprototype

Researchreport

Topic:

relationshipbetweenusingacellularphonewhiledrivingandroadaccidents

Subjects:

driverswhohavewirelessphonesandwhowereinvolvedincrashes

Researchfindings:

A.Theriskofacrashwhenusingacellularphoneisfourtimeshigherthanwhennotusingit.

B.Theriskofacrashisthesameasdrivingwithanillegallimitofalcoholintheblood.

C.Theriskofacrashfordriversofdifferentagesanddrivingexperiencesissimilar.

D.Hands-freetelephonesarenosaferthathand-heldtelephones.

E.Usingcellularphoneswhiledrivingdoesnotnecessarilycauseaccidents.

F.Cellularphonesdosomegoodtodrivers.

Suggestionsbytheresearchers:

A.Driversshouldavoidplacingorreceivingunnecessarycalls.

A.Driversshouldkeepcallsbrief.

PartIIISmartCard

A.

transportservicesinManchester:

2700bus/thenewMetrolinkTramsystem/railservice

ofaSmartcard:

eliminate/tickets,nodeed/money/changhands

3.Withwhom:

2000schoolchildren/500elderlypeople

4.thereasons:

volunteers/halfoftheconcessionarysupportscheme/maytesttodestruction/iftheycan’t/nobodycan

mayhappenifacardislostorstolen

Putonhot-list/don'twork/moneyleft/credittonewcard

1.Howdopassengersthinkofthecard

Woman1:

easy/firsttricky/theneasy

Girl:

catchy/betterdesigned

Man:

want/throughoutthecountry/onbuses/railways

Boy:

new/ifwiderange/firsttouseit

Woman2:

makeiteasy/usedanywhere/nomugging/brilliant

B.

Proceduresofusingasmartcard

Getonabus—placethecardonthecardreader—checkifit’svalid—issueaticket—a.27pencedeductedfromthevalueofthecardb.howmuchisleft

PartIVRoute66&BillShay

PeoriaRoad,throughSpringfield,Illinois,isapartof"TheMotherRoadofAmerica"---Route66.Itopenedinthe1920sandinthepastwasthewaytotravelfromChicagotoLos1945,onPeriaRoad,BillShayopenedaTexacogasstationandlatersoldittoopenaMarathongasstationwherehewasworkedeversince.OtherthanservinginthearmyduringWorldWarII,BillhaslivedonRoute66forthelast80oddyears.Ontheroad,hehasobervedhowcarsandpeople’sattitudestowardsthemhavechangedoverthelast50years.Families,beforethewar,wouldonlyownoneautomobileandgoingforarideinthecarwasabigdeal.Healsonotesthatthequalityofserviceofgasstationattendantshasdeclinedovertheyears.Andheseesclearlythatkidsaremuchmorewastefulonsoftdrinksandhamburgersthanthekidsinthepast.In1982,Billpulledthepumpsoutandbegantosellcoversforthebedsofpickuptrucks.HealsocollectsRoute66memorabiliathatcovershisPeoriaRoadShop.Hisshop,duetothepopularityandnostalgiaofRoute66,hasattractedtouristsfrom42countries.Inaword,BillShayfeelsluckytohaveseensomanychanges,includingthechangeofPeoriaRoadfromaprimaryhighwaytoabackroadtoanostalgictrailthroughAmerica'spast.

PartV

Outline

I.

A.makingcleanvehicles

B.makingaffordablevehicles

C.numberofcars:

from500millionto1billion

II.Carsrunningcleanwithhydrogen

Emittingwatervapor

III.Thestyleoftomorrow’scars-missingtheclassics

A.theAutomobileforthenextCenturyexhibitdistasteful/ugly/sad-looking/uninspiring/bland

B.rocket-inspiredcarsofthe1950sand1960s

splendid/heavy/wastefulbytoday’sstandards

IV.

A.miniaturization

B.newappliances

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