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Unit4PublictransportTaskWritingane-mailtogiveinformationThissectionconsistsofaseriesofactivitieswhichprovideyouwithanopportunitytopracticeyourlisteningspeakingreadingandwritingskills.Thetaskisdividedintothreestepsandeachstepisprecededwithaskillsbuildingactivity.Throughthethreestepsyouwilllearnhowtolistentoinstructionshowtofindoutdifferentinformationandhowtogivereasonsforyourchoices.Youareexpectedtoapplywhatyoulearnintheskillsbuildingsectionstowriteane-mailtogiveinformationaboutthetraveltoDalian.Skillsbuilding1:listeningtoinstructionsInthispartyouwilllearnhowtolistentoinstructions.T:WhatsentencestructuresareoftenusedtogiveinstructionsS:Youshould.・./Youwillneedto.../Youwillhaveto...Quitegood.Nowletsreadtheguidelinesandthekeystructuresinthispart.Youwillknowwhatyoushouldfocusonwhenlisteningtoinstructions.Step1:takingnotesforfutureactionPartAT:IfyouaregoingsomewhereforholidaywhatdoyouneedtoplanS:Wheretogowhentogotherehowtogotherehowmuchmoneytospendwhotogowithwhattodothereandsoon.T:LetscometothecontextofPartA.TwofamiliesareplanningtheirMayDayholidaytriptoDalian.Readthenotesbeforeyoulistentotherecordingandmakesurethatyouknowwhatyoushouldlistenfor.TapescriptMother:AsyouknowwearegoingtovisitMr.AninDalianwithyourcousinsfamilyduringtheMayDayholiday.WewillmeetyourcousinsfamilyinBeijingandtraveltogethertoDalian.Mr.Anwasyourfatheranduncleschildhoodfriend.HemovedtoDalianfiveyearsagoandtheyhaventseenhimsince.Father:WedlikeyoutoarrangeourtriptoDalian.WeknowthiswillbeabigjobforyoubutwethoughtthatyouwouldenjoyfindingsomeinformationaboutDalian.Mother:Yes.SowhydontyouwritedownwhatinformationyouneedtofindThefirstthingwillbeforyoutodecidehowweshouldgetthere.BeforeyoudecideonthemeansoftransportweshouldtakeyourshouldphoneMr.Anandaskifhecangiveyousomesuggestions.AlsohavealookontheInternettoseeifthereisanyinformationtherethatcanhelpyouarrangeourtrip.WeplantospendnomorethantwothousandandtwohundredYuanontransportforboththefamilieswhichisthreepeopletravelingfromNanjingtoBeijingandsixpeopletravelingfromBeijingtoDalian.Onceyouhavedecidedonthemeansoftransportyouneedtogotheticketofficeandfindoutaboutthetimetableforthemeansoftransportyouhavechosen.Thenyoucandecidewhattimeweshouldleave.IsthatallclearFather:Idlikeyoutodoonemorethingafterthat.Pleasesendyouruncleane-mailtotellhimaboutthearrangements.Youdbetterwriteeverythingdownashealwaysforgetsaboutthings.Remembertotellhimwhatyouhavedecidedabouthowweshallgetthereandwhyandwhattimeweshallbeleaving.Alsoremindhimnottobelatetomeetus.Otherwisehewillmissthetrain!Nowrilchecktheanswerswithyou.AnswersA1howtogetthere2Phone3Internet4method52200;66ticketoffice;timetable7leave8Sendane-mail;remindPartBNowletslistentotheconversationinPartBandfindoutadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftakingdifferentmeansoftransport.Findoutwhytheydonotchoosetogobyaeroplane.TapescriptStudent:GoodafternoonisthatMr.AnMr.An:Yesitis.Student:Myfatherandhisbrotherwereyourchildhoodfriends.HewrotetoyoutosayweareallcomingtoseeyouduringtheMayDayholiday.MR.An:Ohyes.YouknowIamsolookingforwardtoseeinghimandyouagainafterallthistime.Student:DoyouremembermeMr.AnMr.An:OfcourseIdo.YouweretwelvewhenIleftNanjing.Student:Thatsright.MyparentsaskedmetocallyouaboutourtriptoDalian.Ivegotsomequestionstoaskyou.IsthatOKMr.An:OK.WhatareyourquestionsStudent:MyparentsaskedmetofindoutthebestwaytotravelfromNanjingtoBeijingandthenfromBeijingtoDalian.Theysaidthatyoumighthavesomesuggestion.Mr.An:Imnotsurewhichoneisthebestbuttherearefourways.AsIknowyoucantflybecauseyourmotherhatesflying.Theotherthreewaysarebyshipcoachandtrainbutthereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesforeachone.IfyoucomebyshipitwilltakealongtimeandIrememberthatyourfatherdoesnotlikeships.IfyoucomebycoachittakessixteenhoursjusttogettoBeijing.Ifyoutakethetrainthereareseveraltochoosefromleavingatdifferenttimes.TrainscanbecrowdedbutIdothinkitwillbethemostconvenientwayforyoutotravel.AnywaywhydontyoulookontheInternettohelpyoudecideStudent:Thanks.Thatgivesmeagoodstart.InfactMumtoldmetolookontheInternettoo.Anywaythanksagainforyourhelpandwewillseeyousoon.Bye.Mr.An:Byeandsayhellotoyourfatherforme.Seeyousoon.Nowletscheckouranswers.AnswersPartCLetsreadtheinformationonthewebpageaboutDalianinPartConpage
59.Comparetheinformationaboutdifferentmeansoftransportandtocompletethenotesbelowthepassage.AnswersCWontchoosebyairbecauseMumhatesflyingbyroadbecausethestormswashedawaythenoadanditisstillunderrepairbyfeirybecausesometimestheslowferriesarenotverypunctualsotheyarenotreliable.ThereisnoguaranteethatyoucangettheparticularferryyouwantWillchoosebytrainbecauseanewservicehasjustopenedbetweenBeijingandDaliansowvcanfirsttakeatraintoBeijingandthenchangeatraintoDalian.Skillsbuilding2:flndingoutdifferentinformationT:IfyouaregoingsomewherewhatinformationshouldyouknowbeforeyougoonthetripwhichwaytotravelthetimetableforthetransporttraveltimetravelcostthenumberofchangesneededReadtheguidelineinthispartfirst.Thenreadthequestionsandtheinformationinthechart.Ifthequestionisnotcompleteyoushouldcompletethequestionfirst.Step2:buyingticketsNowyouhavedecidedtogotoBeijingandthenDalianbytrainandyouaregoingtobuytheticketsforthefastesttrain.Workinpairswithonepersonsellingticketsandtheotherasthepersonwhowantstobuythetickets.Thestudentwhoisgoingtobuytheticketsshouldasktheticketsellersomequestionstodecidewhichtrainshouldbetaken.Remembertochoosethefastesttrainwithinthebudget.DoyoustillrememberhowmuchmoneycanbespentontheticketsforyouallWorkinpairstomakeupadialogue.Someofyouwillbeaskedtopresentyourdialoguetothewholeclass.SampleanswersDoyouhavetrainsthatgofromNanjingtoBeijingandtrainsthatgofromBeijingtoDalianYeswedo.IsthetrainfromBeijingtoDalianafasttrainWewanttogettoDalianasquicklyaspossible.Letssee.TherearetwotrainsfromBeijingtoDalian.TrainT225leavesBeijingat18:00andarrivesatDalianat6:00thenextmorning.TrainT81leavesat21:21andarrivesat6:
58.Thereisntmuchdifferencebetweenthetwoarrivaltimes.ButweshouldchooseapropertraintogofromNanjingtoBeijingsoitwillbeconvenientforustocatchoneofthetwotrainstoDalian.WhichonedoyousuggestwetakeTherearetrainstogofromNanjingtoBeijing.ThefastestlineisT
66.HowlongdoesittaketogettoBeijingonthattrainNearly11hours.Thats10hours54minutes.Butthearrivaltimeisat9:24inthemorning.SincethedeparturetimeofthetwotrainstoDalianisat18:00and21:21youwillstayinBeijingforaboutormorethan9hours.WhatabouttheamvaltimesoftheotherthreetrainsYoucantakeeither1426orK
102.TheyarriveatBeijingat14:34and14:
10.AndyouHhaveenoughtimetochangethetrainthere.Good!Howmuchdoesitcosttobuyahardsleeperticket216yuanoneticketfor1426and265yuanforKI
02.AstoDalian257yuanforT225and222yuanforT
81.canspendatmost2200yuanonthetickets.SoFilbuy3hardsleeperticketsof1426toBeijingand6ofT225toDalian.Nowcompletethenotesbelowthetimetable.AnswersTicketsFromNanjingtoBeijingTrainNo.:1426FromBeijingtoDalianTrainNo.:T225Totaltraveltime:27hr26minTotalcostfortwofamilies:2190yuanSkillsbuilding3:givingreasonsforyourchoicesBoysandgirlsyouareaskedtowriteane-mailtoexplainthereasonwhyyouhavemadethedecision.DoyouknowwhatyoushouldexplainandhowtoexplainyourdecisionsNowreadtheguidelinesinthispart.Step3:writingane-mailtoyouruncle
1.Firstdiscusswhatyoushouldwriteinthee-mailaccordingtotheinformationgatheredinsteps1and
2.Youcanwriteanoutlinetoorganizeyourreasonsinthee-mailtohelpyouwriteitwell.Youcantakethefollowingasanexample.Whattowritethedecision:travelbytrainthereasons:whytotravelbytrain;whynottotravelbyboatorbycoachorbyplanethedecision:whichtrainstotakethereasons:whytotakethechosentrainsconsideringtraveltimeandtravelallowance
2.Nowbegintowriteyoure-mail.Thensomeofyouwillbeaskedtopresentyoure-mailstotheclass.Ifyouhavesomedifficultiesyoucandiscussinpairs.PossibleexampleDearUncleWevedecidedtogoDalianbytrainaftercomparingdifferentmeansoftransport.Dalianisaportcityanditisconvenienttogettherebyferrybutwellhavetogotoshanghaifirst.Theproblemisduringthepeaktravelseasontheslowferriesarenotverypunctualandthereisnoguaranteethatwecangettheparticularferrywewant.BesideswecantgotherebyairbecauseMumisafraidofflyingandtheairticketswouldbeveryexpensive.Thetravelallowanceforthistripisonly2200yuan.ConcerningtheabovematterswedecidedtotaketrainsandmeetyouinBeijing.FirstmyparentsandIwilltakeTrain1426thatleavesforBeijingat23:08onthe30thandwewillarriveat14:34onMay1st.WellmeetyouandtakeT225toDalian.Thedeparturetimeis18:
00.We911gettoDalianat6:00onMay2nd.Theticketfor1426is216yuanandforT225257yuanforoneperson.SoweHspend2190yuanonthetrainticketsaltogether.WellmeetattheBeijingTrainstation.Rememberthedeparturetimeanddontbelateforthetrain.Bestwishes(Yourownname)Step4:Practice:A.Readthepassageabouttheimportanceoftransportationandfillinthechart.HaveyoueverthoughtabouthowimportanttransportationistotheworldWithouttransportationmodernlifecouldnotexist.Wehavecometodependontheavailability(可用性)ofthreeprincipalkindsoftransportation.Automobilesrailroadstrucksandpipelinesaretheprincipalmeansoflandtransportation.Shipsbargesandsubmarines(潜水艇)formthechiefmeansofwatertransportation.Withoutourprincipalmeansofairtransportationtheairplanewewouldhavetoslowdownourlivesandcommerce.Nearlyeverymajorcityintheworldprovidessomeformofpublictransportation.Themostcommonformoftransportationisthebus.Buseshavebeeninuseinmajorcitiessinceapproximately
1900.Theyprovidetransportationserviceoninnumerable(无数的)routesfromthecitycentertothesuburbsandeventooutlyingruralareasthatsurroundthecity.SubwaysaremostlyfoundinlargercitiessuchasNewYorkLondonBeijingParisSydneyandTokyo.Thesubwayisanundergroundsystemofhighspeedtrains.TheworldsfirstsystemwasbuiltinLondonandtrainshavebeenoperatingtheresince
1890.Subwaytrainsmovemorequicklyandefficientlythanbuses.Theytooareinexpensiveandhelpsolvecitytrafficproblems.Theonedrawbackofsubwaytrainsisthattheyareoftencrowdedandnoisy.Taxicabsaremoreexpensivethanbusesorsubwaysbuttheydeliveryoutotheexactlocationyouwantintheshortesttimepossible.Taxisareconvenientifyouareinahurryorifyouaretakingalonganumberofsuitcasesorpackages.Andasanaddedattractionmanycabdriverswilltellyoustoriesabouttheiradventuresastaxicabdriversoreventhedetailsoftheirlifestories.Ifyouevervisitamajorcityinanothercountryyouprobablyhavenotroublegettingaround.Youwillquicklyfindoutaboutcitybusroutesandschedulesandaboutcrowdsonsubwaytrains.Likemanypeopleofcourseyoumaycometotheconclusionthatthemostinexpensiveandreliableformoftransportationwillbeyourowntwolegs.B.Tomiswritingalettertoanewspapereditortellinghimhisopinionaboutwhathesawthismorning.Pleasecompletetheletterbyfillingeachblankwithoneproperword.DearEditorThismorningIsawmanycars1forthetrafficlightsatthe2roadwhenalargenumberofpeoplecametothecars.Someofthemweresellingnewspaperswhileotherswere3drinksandbrushes.Onewomanwasrushingtothecarswithsomemagazines.Anothergirlwasrunningasfastasshe4tothecarscarryingsomeotherthings.Evenonebeggarwas5atthewindowsofthecarstoaskformoney!Asa6theroadlookedverymessyandthedriversfeltsouncomfortableandfrightenedthattheycouldntdriveeventhoughthelightshadturned
7.Inmyopinionthisisverybadfor8andtheenvironment.Whatsworseitsvery9forthepeoplesellingthosethings.Some10shouldbetakentostopit.YoursTomAnswersA.B.Step5:Homework:
1.ReadthepassageinPartAonpage133oftheWorkbook.
2.FinishthewritingexerciseinPartB.MeansoftransportDisadvantagesAdvantagesShiptakesalongtime;fatherdoesnotlikeboatsCoachittakessixteenhoursjustgettoBeijingTrainverycrowdedthereareseveraltochoosefromleavingatdifferenttimes;quickestandmostconvenientThreeprincipalkindsoftransportationTheadvantagesofcarsSubwaysAdvantagesDisadvantagesTaxicabtaxisAdvantagesDisadvantagesThemostinexpensiveandreliableformoftransportationThreeprincipalkindsoftransportationLandseaandairTheadvantagesofcarsinnumerableroutestoalmosteverywhereinandoutofthecity;SubwaysAdvantagesmovemorequicklyandefficiently;inexpensive;tohelpsolvecitytrafficproblems;DisadvantagesoftencrowdedandnoisyTaxicabAdvantagestotheexactlocation;convenientifyouareinahurryorwithanumberofsuitcasesorpackages;drivers9stories.DisadvantagesmoreexpensiveThemostinexpensiveandreliableformoftransportationwalking1waiting2crossing3selling4could5knocking6result7green8traffic9dangerous10measures。