《新大学英语听视说教程》课件-Unit 7

Unit7TransportationWarmingUp:

ThinkandDiscussChangesinChina’sTransportationBeforeyoustartthisunit,finishthefollowingtaskswithapartner.1.ListentothenewsanddiscusswithapartnerhownewenergyvehiclesaredevelopedinChinainthecomingfewyears.WarmingUp:ThinkandDiscussChangesinChina’sTransportation2.CanyoupredictthesalesofNEVsinfivetoeightyears?WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationTask1A

Watchthevideoclipandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.WatchingSituation:

CindyandJohnaretalkingaboutridesharing.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationWatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportation1()A.Totakegoodcareofherkids.B.Tolearnaboutthefutureofcars.C.Tostudytheenvironmentaltoll.D.Tocutthecostintransportation.2()A.It’saveryrealthing.B.It’sanunrealthing.C.It’sahorriblething.D.It’spieinthesky.3()A.Over$5.B.Under$5.C.Over$10.D.Under$10.BABWatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationWatching

Task1BWatchthevideoclipagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationQuestion

What’sCindy’sconcern?

1Question

Whatarethereasonsforpeopletobringtherevolutionintransportation?2She’sveryconcernedaboutherkids’futureandaboutcarbonemissions.Peopleareconcernedaboutcarbonemissionsandthetollofhavingonepersonineverycarisjusthorribleforourenvironment.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationQuestion

WhatdoesthebigwinrefertoaccordingtoJohn?

3Itreferstotheultimateoutcomeofpeoplesharingcleanandautonomousrides.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportation

WatchingTask2AWatchthevideoclipandfillintheblankswithproperexpressions.Situation：Hereisavideoabouttheevolutionoftransportation.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportation

WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationThefirst(1)createdintheefforttotraversewateristheboat.Nextcamethehorsewhosedomesticationas(2)andtransportinggoodstookplacearound4000BC.Anditwasalsoroughlyaroundthisperiodthat(3)wasinventedasdemonstratedbyarchaeologicalrecords.In1769,(4)changedeverything.ItthenwasadaptedbyaFrenchmannamedNicolasJosephCugnottoaroadvehicle—theresultwastheinventionof(5)

.And14yearslater,aFrenchinventorClaudedeJouffroybuilt(6)

.Then1867foundtheworld’sfirstmotorcycle.modeoftransportationameansofgettingaroundthewheeltheWattsteamenginethefirstautomobiletheworld’sfirststeamshipWatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationIn1801,BritishinventorRichardTrevithickfirstdemonstrated(7)

,andanotheronethathauled10tonsofironfromthecommunityofPenydarreninWalestoasmallvillagecalledAbercynon.Elevenyearslater,MatthewMurrayofHolbeckdesignedandbuilt(8)

,whichwasfurtherdevelopedbyStephensonwhowashailedas“FatherofRailways”.Technicallyspeaking,(9)wasinventedbyDutchmanCornelisDrebbelin1620.In1903,twoAmericanbrothers,OrvilleandWilburWright,invented(10)

.AndonNovember13,1907,FrenchinventorPaulCornupilotedthefirsthelicopterflight.alocomotivethatranonrailsthefirstcommerciallysuccessfulsteamlocomotivethefirstnavigablesubmarinetheworld’sfirstairplaneWatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationWatchingTask2BWatchthevideoclipagainanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationQuestionWhathastheevolutionoftransportationbroughtus?Theevolutionoftransportationhasbroughtusvariousmodesoftransportationfromsimplecanoestospacetravel.1WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationQuestion

Whattransportationmodesweredevelopedinthe20thcentury?2Newtransportationmodessuchassupersonicaircraft,high-speedrailandspacecraftweredevelopedinthe20thcentury.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationQuestion

Whatnewmodesoftransportationdoyouknowarebeingdevelopedthatwillrevolutionizehowwetravelinthefuture?(Thequestionsareopen-ended.)3WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationSpeakingTask1

Workingroupstotalkabouttransportationindetail,usingsomeoftheexpressionslistedbelow.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationWatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationSpeakingTask2

Prepareatwo-minutetalkabouttheevolutionofpublictransportationinyourcity,listingthemostnoteworthymilestonesinthepastandtrendsforthefuture.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationListeningSkillsLearntoIdentifyTimeOrder

Whenlisteningforspecificinformation,payattentiontothetimeorderaspeakermayusetopresentdetailsandeventstosupportorillustratethemainidea,e.g.,first,then,finally;manycenturiesago,1800s,1900s,21stcentury.Forexample,inthefollowingtalk,thespeakerusesacleartimesequencetoorganizethetalkaboutthehistoryofaircraft:(1)1780s,peopletooktotheskiesinballoons;(2)later,peopletriedtoflyinunpoweredgliders;(3)1903,thefirstsuccessfulairplaneflightmadepossiblewithgasolineengines;(4)1950s,jetairlinerswerecarryingpassengersoverlongdistancesinamatterofhours.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationThestoryofhumanflightbeganover230yearsago,inthe1780s,whenpeoplebegantotaketotheskiesinballoons.Later,daredevilflierslaunchedthemselvesintotheairinunpoweredgliders,buttheycouldnotstayintheairforverylong.Theinventionofthegasolineenginemadepowered,controlledflightpossible,andthefirstsuccessfulairplaneflighttookplacein1903.Bythe1950s,jetairlinerswerecarryingpassengersswiftlyandcomfortablybetweencontinentsandacrossvastoceansinamatterofhours.WatchingandSpeaking:EvolutionofTransportationListeningSkillsPractice

Listentothefollowingpassageandwritedownthedetailsandeventssupportingthemainideaaccordingtothetimeorder.ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationListeningTask1

Listentotheconversationandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouget.Situation：Here’saconversationaboutbenefitsofgreentransportation.ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationCommonTypesofGreenTransportationBenefitsofGreenTransportationSuchas(1)

,(2)

,electrictrains,electricmotorcycles,(3)

.1.Reducingairpollution,greenhouseemissionandalsogetting(4)

.2.Savingusalotof(5)

relatedtobuyingfossilfuelsatthepump.3.Contributingtobuildingof(6)

.4.Creating(7)

inthetransportsector.5.Minimizingsocial-economicdisparitiesand(8)

onfossilfuels.6.Enhancing(9)

.7.Reducingpressureon(10)

.bicycleselectriccarshybridcarsenergyindependenceout-of-pocketscostsasustainableeconomymorejobsover-reliancehealthierlifestylesparkingspacesListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportation

ListeningTask2

Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Situation：Here’saconversationaboutproblemsofdistracteddriving.ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportation1()A.It’saboutroadsafety.B.It’saboutdrivingdevices.C.It’saboutanationwideban.D.It’saboutadeadlyaccident.2()A.Apickuptruckdroveintothebackofabiggertruckthathadslowedforroadwork.B.Aschoolbusthenstruckthepickuptruck,andasecondschoolbuscrashedintothefirstone.C.Thirty-eightpeoplewereinjured,sowasthedriverwhoreceivedmessagesbeforethecrash.D.Thatwasatragedyduetodriverdistractionwhichcausedthekillofafifteen-year_x0002_oldstudent.ACListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportation3()A.Tocallforanationwidebanontheuseofportableelectronicdevices.B.Toencouragepeopletochangetheirhabitualwaytogotowork.C.Topromotethedevelopmentofautonomous,driverlesscars.D.Toencouragepeopletousepublictransportationorbikesmore.AListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationListeningTask3

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouget.Situation:Here’satalkaboutChinesehigh-speedrail.ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationIsthisamagictrick,orscientificexperiment?Well,it’smaybeabitofboth.Allaboardahigh-speedtrainishurtlingacrosstheChineselandscape(1)300kilometersanhour,whichmeansifaLondonergetsonaChinesehigh-speedtrainonFridayafterwork,he/shewillarriveinEdinburghinacoupleofhourstosipthemost(2)andenjoytheweekendthere.atspeedsuptoauthenticScotchwhiskeyListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationAlongwithitsextensive(3)

,Chinahasbeentransformedintoavast,economically_x0002_connectedtransportationnetwork.Itiseasyto(4)injustoneday.Nowadays,therearemanyyoungpeoplechoosingto(5)—livinginaquietcitywhileworkinginabustlingcity.Thetransportationtimeis(6)whilethecostisaslowas10USdollars.high-speedrailnetworksshuttlebetweenthreecitiesliveatwin-citylifeonlyanhourListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationDifferentfromothercountries,(7)inChinareceivesgovernmentsubsidiesandsupport.Ithasalsobeen(8)inthepastfiveyears.Ashigh-speedrailincreasestheflowofeconomicandtradeexchanges,italso(9)andenterprises,allowingsmallercitiestodevelopalongsidemajormetropolises.high-speedrailconstructionconstantlyupgradedfacilitatesthemobilityofpopulationListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationSofar,Chinahasbuilttheworld’slargestnetworkofhigh_x0002_speedrailwitha“fourverticallinesandfourhorizontallines”structure.Itiscurrentlyworkingtoexpanditto(10)forafullcoverageofthecountry’scentralandwesternregions.“eightverticalandeighthorizontal”high-speedrailnetworkListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationListeningTask4

Listentothepassageanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.Situation：Here’satalkabouttheremedyforcongestion.ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationQuestion

Whatwasourremedyforcongestioninthepast?Fordecades,ourremedyforcongestionwastobuildnewroadsorenlargeexistingones.1ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationQuestion

Whataretheeffectivewaystomitigateandsolvetrafficjam?Oneeffectivewayistobuild3Dtransportationnetwork;anotheroneistocreatevehiclesthatcombinetheconvenienceofcarsandtheefficienciesoftrainsandbuses.2ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationQuestion

Whatcouldtheshared,modular,driverlessvehiclesoftomorrowlooklike?Theshared,modular,driverlessvehiclesoftomorrowcouldlooklikethis:Inthetrain,wagonscandetachdynamicallywhileyou’removingandbecomeexpress,driverlessbusesthatmoveonasecondaryroadnetwork.Itiscollectiveandindividualatthesametime.3ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationSpeakingTask1

Whichtopicareyoumostinterestedin:greentransportation,waystosolvetheproblemsofdistracteddriving,Chinesehigh-speedrail,andremedyforcongestion?Workingroupstodiscussthetopicyouaremostinterestedin,usingsomeoftheexpressionslistedbelow.ListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationListeningandSpeaking:GreenTransportationSpeakingTask2

Prepareatwo-minutetalkaboutgreentransportation,includingitsfeaturesandwhatyoucandotohelpmakeadifference.Consolidating:GiveaTalkAboutFutureTransportationListentothepassageandfillintheblanksw