剑桥商务英语资料Unit 6.doc

Unit 6 Transportation6.1 Describing infrastructure / 5infr7strQktF/ n. 基础设施the items listed in the box:airport 机场 truck(lorry) 卡车railroad(railway) 铁路 highway(motorway) 公路port 港口 cargo ship 货船tanker 油轮 container 集装箱freight train(goods ztrain) 货运列车the phrases used to describe the directions:in the top left-hand corner in the top middlein the top right-hand corner in the centeron the left/right in the bottom left-hand cornerin the bottom middle in the bottom right-hand cornerB. ReadingNew words for the text:hub /hQb/ n. 地区、系统等的中心，枢纽commercial /k5m:Fl/ adj. 商业的，商务的supersonic /sju:p5sRnik/ adj. 超音速的deliver /di5livE/ v. 把货物等运往某处domestic /de5mestik/ adj. 国内的destination /desti5neiFn/ n. 目的地，终点improvement /im5pru:vmnt/ n. 改善，改进location /lu5keiFn/ n. 地点，位置，方位seaboard / 5si:bR:d/ n. 海岸，海滨harbor / 5ha:b/ n. 港口，海港junction / 5dVQnkFn/ n. 公路、铁路等的连接点、汇合处non-stop adj. 不停顿的，不断的Virginia /v:5dVini/ n. 维吉尼亚（美国的一个州）Concorde /kRn5kR:d/ n. 协和式飞机Frankfurt / 5frANkft/ n. 法兰克福Jeddah / 5dVida:/ n. 吉达（沙特一港口城市）Stuttgart / 5stutga:t/ n. 斯图加特Warsaw / 5wR:sR:/ n. 华沙（波兰首都）Geneva /dV5ni:v/ n. 日内瓦城(瑞士西南部城市)Hampton / 5hAmptn/ n. 汉普敦（美国维吉尼亚州东南部一个独立城市）C. Vocabulary+ + +: excellent, very good, first class+ / : adequate, satisfactory, fair : poor, terrible, unsatisfactoryQuestions:Is there an airport near here? Whats it like?What are the railway links like in Guangdong province?Is there any bus station in Dongguan? Whats it like?What are the motorway links like in Dongguan?6.2 Forms of transportA. Listening and Presentation(1) The advantages and disadvantages of each method of transport(+ + +: advantage; ：disadvantage)Air+ + +: fast, safe, accurate: expensive, risky, only delivering small quantities of goodsSea+ + +: convenient, not confined(n.界限，vt.限制) by the lines; can delivering large quantities of goods: slow; high risk(can be easily affected by weather and the natural environmentRail+ + +: fast, low risk, low cost, can delivering large quantities of goods: high cost at the beginning (first we have to lay rails, build bridges and tunnels.)Road+ + +: door to door service, flexible, suitable for short distance transport: high cost, not continuous, pollution, low safety, only delivering small quantities of goods(2) Some new words for the listening:Recommend /rek5mnd/ v. 推荐；介绍Factor / 5fAkt/ n. 因素Essential /i5senFl/ adj. 必要的，必不可少的Means /mi:nz/ n. 方法，手段Insurance /in5Furns/ n. 保险，保险业Quantity / 5kwRntiti/ n. 量，数量Machinery /m5Fi:nri/ n. 机械（总称）Fee /fi:/ n. 费，费用Nationally / 5nAFnli/ adv. 全国性的；全民的Set route 固定的路线Flexible / 5fleksibl/ adj. 灵活的，变通的Economical / ik5nRmikl/ adj. 节约的，节省的Carload / 5ka:lEud/ n. 车载荷量，一车装载的量B. Grammar(1) Comparative and Superlative degrees of adjectives1. Transporting good by air is _ transporting goods by sea.Use fast and expensive to complete the sentenceAttention: .(adj.+er) than . more (adj.) than2. _ is not as fast/ex pensive as _.Use transporting goods by air and transporting goods by sea to complete the sentence.Attention: not as/so (adj.) as3. Transporting goods by air is _ method.Use fast to complete this sentence.Attention: . the (adj.+est) the most (a dj.)(2) 形容词的比较级和最高级的变化规则形容词类别 原级 比较级 最高级普通单音节词 great, near greater, nearer greatest, nearest以-e结尾的单 nice, wide nicer, wider nicest, widest音节词_以一个辅音字母 big, sad bigger, sadder biggest, saddest结尾的单音节词_以-y结尾的词 easy, windy easier, windier easiest, windiest双音节词和多 expensive more expensive most expensive音节词 difficult more difficult most difficult_不规则变化 good better best bad worse worst many/much more most little less least far further/farther furthest/farthest(3) Suggested Answer: not as cheap as faster than more difficult than not as dangerous asTransporting goods not as slow as by road.by air is more expensive than not as easy as safer thanRoad transport is the most flexible.Rail is the most reliable.Rail is the most environmentally friendly.C. VocabularyMore words for types of cargo:Perishable / 5periFbl/ goods: vegetable, beancurd豆腐, fish, fresh meat, flower,Hazardous / 5hAzds/ goods: explosives炸藥, cracker, 爆竹pesticide殺虫劑, weapon兵器, battery電池Livestock / 5laivstRk/ : sheep, pig, cow, chicken, duck, High value cargo: computer, electrical apparatus Fragile / 5fraidVail/ goods: bottle, glass, lamp, disk,Flammable / 5flAmbl/ goods: oil, gas, cracker, alcohol, chemical, perfume, D. Writing and Speaking(1) The language used to advise or recommend:I suggest that.I think.You should. (the name of the company) should.It would be better to.It is a good idea to.(2) Example for the 1st situation:Questions: What is the cargo? What methods of transport could be used?Answers:The cargo is flower. I think Leuwan Florist of Holland could transport flowers to European countries by rail.Pros: Rail transport is fast./ Flowers are perishable goods.Cons: The cost of rail transport is high. Road transport can be used to deliver the heavy, large quantities of goods, so it is not necessary to transport flowers by road.6.3 Dealing with an orderA. Reading and WritingQuestions used to check the general comprehension:Who is the fax to?Who is it from?What did Ms. Sanchez order?When will the goods arrive?B. ListeningNew words:Brian Davison / 5brain 5deivisn/ n. 布莱恩大卫森（男名）Manuela Sanchez / 5mAnjul5sQntFez/ n.