1、Traffic Jam,MODULE 2,Function, listening & speaking,Function, listening & speaking,1. How to talk about the traffic jam. 2. The main meaning of the listening text.,1. Grasp the main meaning of the listening material 2. Increasing the abilities in listening & speaking.,How to give advice for visitors
2、You shouldnt miss the bus No.5, it can take you to Zhongyang Street which is very famous.You should remember to ask for a receipt from the taxi driver if you take a taxi.Make sure you sit upstairs if you get on a double-decker so that you will have a good view.,Function,4. Taking minibuses may be a
3、good way for you to travel around the city because every one always gets a seat even in rush hours. 5. Youd better walk through the Zhongyang Street after you get off the 5 bus if you want to go to the Songhua River because the street is one of the famous streets in the world.,6. You should check th
4、e cab has a business permit if you take a taxi. 7. Its a good idea to avoid public transport in the rush hour. 8. Its very convenient to go there by bus.,Pay attention to the questions while you are listening Who were in front of the speaker 1 when he got stuck in the traffic? What did they do?What
5、did the speaker 2 do a few weeks ago? Why did he say that was just ridiculous?,Read the questions first and listen to the tape,Listening & speaking,According to the speaker 3, who caused the traffic jam? How did they do?How does the Beijing traffic recently? Why?Where did the speaker 5 go the other
6、evening? What happened at a narrow bridge?,Listen!,Listen to the tape and match the traffic situations (Ex. 2),Pay attention to the questions while you are listening, match the traffic situations with the speakers.,a) speaker 2 b) speaker 5 c) speaker 4 d) speaker 1 e) speaker 3,a,b,c,d,e,Listen!,Li
7、sten to the tape and choose the best answer (Ex. 3),Please pay attention to the questions while you are listening, and choose the best answer.,1.b 2.c 3.c 4.a 5.c,a,b,c,d,e,speaker 1,speaker 2,speaker 3,speaker 4,speaker 5,Listen to the passage again and answer the questions,Who were in front of the
8、 speaker 1 when he got stuck in the traffic?What did they do and what did the speaker think?,A group of taxi drivers were in front of him when he was in the traffic.,They had a tea party in the middle of the road, and he thought it was quite funny.,3. What did the speaker 2 do a few weeks ago?,He ha
9、d to catch a plane to Sichuan Province.,4. When did the plane take off and when did the speaker set off?,The plane took off at 5:30 pm and he set off at 2:30 pm so as to have plenty of time to get to the airport.,5. Why did the speaker 2 say that was just ridiculous?,He got stuck during the trip to
10、catch the plane, at 5 pm he was still only at the third ring road.,6. Did the speaker 2 catch the plane at last? Why?,No, he didnt. There was no way he was going to catch the plane.,7. According to the speaker 3, who caused the traffic jam? How did they do?,The speaker 3 thought the traffic jams wer
11、e usually caused by people disobeying traffic rules. They often take the bicycle lane to get to the front the line. And its the same with pedestrians and cyclists. They dont wait for the green light to pass.,8. How does the Beijing traffic recently? What is the cause?,Beijing traffic seems to have g
12、ot noticeably worse recently. The causes seem to be roadworks as the city prepares for the Olympics, and huge increase in new car owners and new drivers.,9. When does the speaker 4 go out these days? Why?,The speaker only go out at night after 9 pm so as to avoid the worst of the traffic.,10. Where
13、did the speaker 5 go the other evening? What happened at a narrow bridge?,He went to the Summer Palace the other evening. There was a big traffic jam at a narrow bridge. One lane in either direction. There were lots of cars overtaking on the wrong side of the road which then came to a complete stop
14、when a car came in the other direction. As soon as it cleared the same thing happened again.,What problem did speaker 1 have after the tea party?2. What did speaker 2 tell the taxi driver to do?,The traffic still didnt move after the tea party.,He told the driver to turn back and go home.,3. What is
15、 the cause of traffic jams in the opinion of speaker 3?4. What solutions to the traffic problem does speaker 4 talk about?,People disobeying traffic rules.,Limit the number of cars, build more underground lines, and build roads in the sky.,5. What is speaker 5 surprised at?,He surprised at the fact
16、that people know what cause the problem, but do the same thing again.,traffic jam roadworks bicycle lane city centrering road rush hour traffic lights,Match the words to make the compound noun,Match the words and phrases from the text with their meaning,1. a road which goes around a city _ 2. a red
17、one means stop, a green on means go _,ring road,traffic lights,Reading,3. the business time of the day _ 4. a part of the road reserved for bicycles _ 5. work in progress on a road _ 6. the centre of the city _,rush hour,bicycle lane,road works,city centre,Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam?,What did you do at that moment?,Discuss with your partner to talk about the traffic jam.,Homework,