Learning paper 2 Intensive reading
Teaching Aims:
1.Enable the students to understand the passage thoroughly
2.Enable the students to know the use of some important words, phrases and sentences structure
Activity 1: Read the passage on page 2 Getting Around in Beijing.
Deal with the passage part by part.
Part 1. Fill in the blanks.
1. Simply _______ your hand, and a taxi ________ in no time.
2. They _______ the price per kilometer on the window.
3.You should ________ the cab has a business permit.
Part 2. Read the part and answer the true or false questions.
1.Public transport provides an expensive way to get around in Beijing.( )
2.Air-conditioned buses cost more than ordinary ones. ( )
3.Buses numbered 1 to 100 are limited to travel outside the city centre.( )
4.You’ll have a good view of the rapidly changing city if you sit upstairs on a double-decker bus.( )
Part 3. Translate
Minibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas.
Part 4. Read the fourth part and answer the following questions.
1. How many underground lines are there in Beijing?
2. How much does a one ?way trip cost?
3. When is the underground open?
Part 5.Read the last part and choose the best answers.
1. Tourists like these human-pedaled ________ but they can be _________.
A. minibuses; expensive B. underground; cheap
C. pedicabs; expensive D. taxis; cheap
2. Before you begin the journey, you should _______.
A. stand at the station B. make sure you know the price
C. buy a ticket D. get on it
Activity 2: Read the passage again more carefully and fill in the chart.
Means of transport Working hours Advantages Disadvantages
Taxis
Buses and trolleybuses
Minibuses
Underground
Pedicabs
Activity 3: Discussion: If you want to get around in Beijing, which means of transport do you like best?
Activity 4: Learn the following sentences by heart.
1. Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.
祈使句+and/or/then+陳述句，祈使句表示條件，陳述句表示結(jié)果
(1)努力學(xué)習(xí)，你會(huì)通過考試的。_________________________________________________.
(2)給他一些食物，否則他會(huì)而死的。_________________________________________________.
(3)往前走，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你要找的醫(yī)院就在路右邊。
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2. Public transport provides a cheap way to get around in Beijing.
公共交通為人們游覽北京提供了低價(jià)位的出行方式。
However, there is also a night bus service, provided by buses with a number in the 200s.
不過，也有夜班車，編號(hào)200-300之間.（此句中的provided by buses with a number in the 200s是過去分詞短語作非限制性定語，相當(dāng)于一個(gè)以which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句,修飾bus services）
常用短語：provide sb with sth/ provide sth for sb 給某人提供某物
e.g. We provided the sufferers with food and clothes. 我們給受難者提供食物和衣服。
3. It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the rush hour.
避免在高峰期乘坐公共交通是個(gè)好主意。
it 作形式主語句型如下：
It is +n. + to do something.
It is +adj. (for/of sb.) + to do something.
乘火車去那里是個(gè)好主意。
_____________________________________________
對(duì)他來說按時(shí)完成任務(wù)太困難了。
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4. Buses numbered 1 to 100 are limited to travel within the city centre.
公交線1到100路都是僅限于市中心內(nèi)的。
be limited to 限于…….
The teaching of history should not be limited _____ dates and figures.
A. of B. to C. on D. with
5. There are four underground lines in Beijing, and several lines are under construction.
北京有四條地鐵線，還有幾條地鐵線也正在建設(shè)中。
under construction=being built 正在建設(shè)中
under repair=being fixed 正在修理中
一所新學(xué)校正在建設(shè)中。
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5. Tricycles are worth using if you want to explore the narrow alleys of old Beijing.
如果想去老北京的胡同探秘，三輪腳踏車是值得一坐的。
be (well) worth doing something （很）值得做某事（注意doing用主動(dòng)形式表被動(dòng)含義）
這本書值得讀。__________________________________________
be worthy +n. 值多少錢
這個(gè)包值20元。________________________________________
be worthy of being done=be worthy to be done 值得做某事
這個(gè)問題值得討論。
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Homework:
Recite the 1-2 paragraphs.
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