Unit 8 Smarter Transportation 高等院校研究生英语系列教材 综合教程（上）教学课件.ppt

Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project Task 1 Work in pairs. Choose your favorite car from the cars given on P220 and tell your partner why you like it best. Task 2 Role play. Work out a conversation with your partner in which one of you dreams of having a car and lists the benefits, while the other plays the opposing role and complains about the damage caused by cars. Useful words and expressions: Benefits: convenient, comfortable, luxurious, enjoy freedom, higher standard of living, privacy, independence, take better care of the young and the aged, protected from pick pockets, Shortcomings: jam the roads, energy-consuming, high cost, emissions, air pollution, theft from car parks, breakdowns, stressful driving. GPS (Global Positioning System) guides drivers to the right place without wondering about on the streets. Cars can be made smaller, too. The latest concept cars are foldable in order to save parking space. The Hidden Danger of Seat Belts It is well-known that seat belt is one of the safety measures aiming to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce car crashes. Why does the writer say there are “hidden dangers” caused by buckling seat belts? Would you give an example to support this statement? Task 2 Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the text. 1. Seat belts still decrease our risk of dying in an accident, but the statistics are not all black and white. (Para. 1) black and white: 1) (of a photograph, film, television programme, or illustration) in black, white, shades of grey, and no other colour e.g. old black-and-white movies 2) (of a situation or debate) involving clearly defined opposing principles or issues e.g. It was all grey areas; no black-and-white certainties. 2. What he found was that contrary to c