世纪英语 听说教程1 第五版 课件听说教程1 7.ppt

After-class Activities 1 Listening Task 11 Directions: Listen to a short passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words. 　　Although the United States has an excellent __________________ , I don’t think it does a good job of transporting people between cities that are only a few hundred miles apart. A person traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles or Detroit to Chicago may _________________ getting to and from the airport and going through __________________ . This situation makes flying almost as long as driving. So most people prefer to drive from their cities to the neighboring cities. They feel it is ______________________ . We benefit a lot from the aircraft ___________________ , but less on short trips. transportation system spend several hours the airport procedures easier and more convenient on a long distance travel After-class Activities 2 Speaking Task 12 Directions: Create a dialog with a partner for the following situation. Role-play the dialog in front of the next class. A ☆ ask whether it is the right bus to the Mountain Resort ☆ ask the fare ☆ say he himself is a stranger and comes here for sightseeing ☆ ask B to tell him to get off at that station ☆ show gratitude to B B ☆ respond back ☆ answer it ☆ comment briefly on the Mountain Resort ☆ approve of it ☆ close the conversation sample sample A: Excuse me, is this the right bus to the Mountain Resort? B: Yes. Are you going there? A: Yes, how much is the fare? B: One yuan. Drop it in the box. A: I am a stranger here. I come to Chengde for a sightseeing. B: The Mountain Resort is the biggest imperial garden in China. It is worth visiting. A: You are right. Could you please tell me when I will get off? B: No problem. I will remind you. A: Thanks a lot. B: My pleasure. After-class Activities 2 Speaking Task 13 Directions: Read the following passage aloud, and then retell it in the next class. Hints on Traveling in the USA 　　In the United States the rider usually leaves a tip for t