Unit 2 Transportation《物流英语》教学课件.ppt

Unit 2 Transportation Types of Transportation Modes The Selection of Transportation Modes 【Lead-in】 Transportation is an important component in logistics system. This unit first discusses the five basic types of transportation modes, including road transport, rail transport, water transport, air transport and pipeline transport. And then it mainly expounds the main factors of selecting the transportation modes, such as safety, cost, distance, etc. 【Learning Objectives】 1. To know the different types of transportation modes. 2. To understand the rank of transportation modes. 3. To know the factors of selecting transportation modes. Listening Speaking Ⅰ. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks with what you exactly heard. Ⅱ. Listen to the dialogues and fill in the blanks with what you exactly heard. Ⅲ. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you exactly heard, the first letters have been given. Reading Text 1 Types of Transportation Modes 【Key Terms】 transportation mode 运输方式 road transport 公路运输 rail transport 铁路运输 water transport 水路运输 air transport 航空运输 pipeline transport 管道运输 maritime transport 海洋运输 river transport 内河运输 【New Words and Phrases】 essential /i?sen??l/ adj. 必不可少的，基本的 constitute /?k?nstitju:t/ vt. 组成, 构成（某整体） feature /?fi:t??/ n. 特征 freight /freit/ n. 货物，货运 inland /?inl?nd/ adj. 内地的，内陆的 capable /?keip?bl/ adj. 有能力的，有技能的 be capable of sth 可以，容许；能胜任 vehicle /?vi:ik?l/ n. 交通工具，车辆 flexible /?fleks?bl/ adj. 灵活的；柔韧的 infrastructure /?infr??str?kt??/ n. 基础设施 investment /in?vestm?nt/ n. 投资 maintenance /?meintin?ns/ n. 维修；保养 significant /sig?nifik?nt/ adj. 相当数量的；意义重大的 fuel /fju?l/ n. 燃料 congestion /k?n?d?est??n/ n. 拥挤 traffic congestion 交通拥塞 emerge /i?m?:d?/ vi. 出现，发生 quantity /?kw?nt?ti/ n. 量，数量 volume /?v?lju:m/ n. 体积，容量；数量 timber /?timb?/ n. 木材，原木 grain /grein/ n. 谷物，谷粒 containerization /k?n?tein?rai?zei??n/ n. 集装箱化 f