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Module2 Traffic Jam Reading
Part One Teaching Design
Period 1 Reading--Getting Around in Beijing
■Goals
● To learn to read passages with Imperatives about traffic jams ● To learn to read with strategies
■Procedures
Step 1: Warming up by defining traffic jam What is traffic jam or traffic congestion?
Traffic jam is a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move.
Traffic congestion occurs when the volume of traffic on a roadway is high enough to become detrimental to its performance. In congested conditions, vehicle speeds are reduced, increasing drive times. These conditions are also more frustrating for drivers (see road rage), and automobile accidents may be more frequent. Furthermore, vehicles burn unnecessary fuel when stuck at idle. A period of extreme traffic congestion is known as a traffic jam. Warming up by looking and saying
Look at the pictures on the screen. They are pictures of traffic jam. Could you say something about traffic jam? Step 1: Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling. Step 2: While you read
1. Type of writing and summaries of Getting Around in Beijing Getting Around in Beijing Taxis Buses and Minibuses trolleybuses Underground There are four underground lines in Beijing, and several lines are under construction. Pedicabs Tourists like these human-pedalled “tricycle taxis”, but they can be expensive. Taxis are on Public Minibuses with the streets 24 transport seats for 12 hours a day. provides a passengers cheap way to offer an get around in alternative to Beijing. expensive taxis and ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓点亮心灯 ~~~///(^v^)\\\\\\~~~ 照亮人生 ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓
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crowded public transport in some areas. 2. A diagram of Getting Around in Beijing
Getting Around in Beijing Taxis Buses and trolleybuses Minibuses Underground Pedicabs
3. Complete the article with one word in each blank
Taxis are on the streets in Beijing 24 hours a day. You simply _1_ your hand, and a taxi will appear in front of you in no time. 20,000 buses and _2_ in Beijing provide a cheap way to get around. But you will be displeased as they can _3_ very crowded sometimes. Avoiding public transport during the rush _4__ may be a good idea. Then you might decide to take a minibus with seats for 12 _5_. It offers an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some _6_. In Beijing you find four underground lines and several lines more under construction. Underground _7_ are fast and convenient, but rush hours can be frightening. Tourists to Beijing _8__ human-pedalled “tricycle taxis”, but they may not be as cheap as other _9_ of transport. Tricycles are worth taking if you want to see the narrow _10_ (hutong) of old Beijing. Keys: 1raise 2 trolleybuses 3 get 4 hour 5 passengers 6 areas 7 trains 8 like 9 means 10 alleys 4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text
1. Taxis are usually red in color, and they display the _____ on the _____. A. price pre kilometer, window B. routes, door C. signs, back D. words of warning, front
2. Fares for _____ are cheap, starting at 1 yuan. Air-conditioned buses cost more. A. taxis B. underground trains C. minibuses D. buses and trolleybuses 3. _____ run regular services and follow the same routes as ______.
A. Taxis, underground trains B. Minibuses, large public buses C. Pedicabs, Buses and trolleybuses D. Underground trains, pedicabs 4. The underground is open from _____ am to _____ pm.
A. 4:00, 12:00 B. 5:00, 11:00 C. 6:00 am to 10:00 D. 7:00 am to 21:00 Keys: 1-4 ADBB Step 4: After you read
1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book.
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Useful expressions from Getting Around in Beijing raise one’s hand, in no time, display the price pre kilometer on the window, business permit, make sure…, ask for a receipt, public transport, provide a cheap way, get around in Beijing, get very crowded, a good idea, during/in/at the rush hour, cost more, buses numbered 1 to 100, be limited to travel within the city center, have destinations in the suburbs, get on a double-decker bus, sit upstairs, have a good view of, offer an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport, run regular services, follow the same routes as large public buses, four underground lines, under construction, a one-way trip, station names, be marked in pinyin, human-pedaled “tricycle taxis”, be worth using 2. Making sentences with expressions from the text
You are going to make your own sentences with the expressions form this module. Sentences made with useful collocations from Getting Around in Beijing (with Imperatives if possible) 1. Raise your hand if your have any questions to ask of me. 2. Call the police, and they will appear in no time. 3. The owner of the bus does not display the price pre kilometer on the window. 4. You have to check if the bus has a business permit before you take it. 5. Make sure that you ask for a receipt when you buy something in the city. 6. Public transport provides a cheap way to get around in the city. 7. Buses can get very crowded at the rush hours. 8. I have a good idea to avoid public transport during the rush hour. 9. It costs more to take buses numbered 1 to 100. 10. We were limited to travel within the city center. 11. From our hotel room window, we had a grandstand view of the parade. 12. Public transport is provided by private buses and minibuses with seats for 12 passengers in our city. 13. Bikes offer an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport. 14. In some areas taxis run regular services in the daytime. 15. Follow the same routes as large public buses, and you will get to the train station easily. 16. In rush hours you may take one of the four underground lines in Shanghai. 17. This website is currently under construction. 18. It costs less to take a one-way trip along the streets in Beijing by taxis. 19. I like to take the human-pedaled “tricycle taxis” getting around a new place. 20. It is worth exploring the narrow alleys of the ancient city.
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