Unit Two Traffic and Traffic Rules

Unit Two Traffic and Traffic Rules

Lesson One Asking the Way

1.Vocabulary

Traffic,straight,ahead,T-junction,block,footbridge,excuse,within,distance, bookshop, along, opposite,pleasure-pleased-pleasant,cross-across,direct-director-directly-direction,foreign-foreigner, understand-understood, mean-meaning, traffic lights,go ahead,the Bund,within walking distance,post office,

2.Text

1)Asking and directing the way

Excuse me. How can I get to the Shanghai Library? It’s on Huaihai Road. Take the second turn on your left.

Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the Bund? Take the No.65 bus.

Excuse me. Where is the bus stop? Go straight ahead and take the footbridge at the traffic lights. Excuse me. Does this bus go to Zhangjiang High-tech Park? I’ll walk you there.

2)Asking about and answer the distance

How far is it? About ten minutes’ walk./It’s about five minutes’ walk./ But it’s within walking distance.

3)Expressing and Responding thanks

Thank you very much. You’re welcome.

Thanks. Sure

Thanks a lot. My pleasure.

3.Discovering Language

1)Asking the way

Excuse me. Where is ……, please?

Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to…,please?

Excuse me. Does this bus go to …. , please?

Excuse me. How can I get to…, please?

Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to…., please?

2)Asking about the distance

How far is….?

3)Expressing and responding to thanks

Thanks./ Thank you very much./Thanks a lot./ Many thanks./Thank you very much indeed. My pleasure./It’s a pleasure./You’re welcome./Sure./Not at all.

Lesson Two Means of Transport

1.Vocabulary

means-mean-meaning, transport, coach, underground, motorcycle, taxi, elevated, highway,kid,than,more,convenient-convenience,safe-safely-safety,carefully-careful-careless-carelessly,holiday,comfortable-comfortably,travel-travel(l)er-travel(l)ing,camp,leader-lead,means of transport,light rail,elevated highway,both…and,summer camp, on foot, zebra crossing

2.Text

1)Making comparisons

Tom, you got here earlier than me.

It’s faster than the bus.

It’s also faster than the bus, but it’s more expensive.

The light rail and the underground are both cheaper and faster.

I think motorcycles are faster and more convenient.

2)Talking about means of transport and traffic facilities

How did you come here? I came here by underground.

I came here by bus.

I came by light rail.

I came here by taxi.

We took the elevated highway.

3)It take sb.time to do sth.

It took me only a quarter of an hour,(to get there)

It took me an hour and a half.

It took me forty minutes to get there.

3.Discovering Language

1)Comparatives of Adjectives and Adverbs

①Regular change

a.One-syllable words

cheap-cheaper(-er), late-later(-r), fat-fatter(-ter), happy-happier(-ier)

b.Three or more syllables of words

expensive- more expensive (more+…)

②Irregular change

little-less

far-farther/further

bad/ill/badly-worse

much/many-more

Good/well-better

③Special words

often-more often/oftener

clever-more clever/cleverer

healthy-more healthy/healthier

2)sentence structure

comparatives of Adjectives and Adverbs + than

Lesson Three Obeying Tracffic Rules

1.Vocabulary

Obey,parking-park,cut,accident,hurry,across-cross,area,wide-widen-narrow,happen,hit-hit,hurt-hurt,serious-seriously,important-importance,example,passenger,wear-wore,belt, safety belt, left-hand, on the left-hand side of, have to,in a hurry,for example

2.Text

1)Talking about traffic rules

No crossing.

No parking.

One way.

Parking.

Turn left.

No bicycles.

2)Talking about traffic problems

a.What’s wrong with your arm, Tom? I had a traffic accident.

b.How come? I was in a hurry. I didn’t look at the traffic lights and ran across the street near my home.

c.What happened next? A car hit me and hurt my arm.

d.Is it serious? Not very.

e.Be more careful next time. You are right. I’ll obey the traffic rules.

f.Look to the left and right before you cross the street.

g.That’s the most important thing.

3)Sentences with superlative of Adjectives and adverbs

a.Oh, that’s the busiest street in this area.

b.It’s also the widest road and the traffic is the heaviest.

3.Discovering Language

1)Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs

①Regular change

a.One-syllable words

Fast-faster-fastest(-er,est)

Wide-wider-widest（-r,-st）

Big-bigger-biggest(-ger,-gest)

Friendly-friendlier-friendliest(-ier,-iest)

b.Three or more syllables of words

Convenient-more convenient-most convenient(more+…,most+…)

②Irregular change

Good/well-better-best

Little-less-least

Bad/ill/badly-worse-worst

Much/many-more-most

③Special words

Clever-cleverer/more clever-cleverest/most clever

Often-oftener/more often-oftenest/most often

Healthy-healthier/more healthy-healthiest/most healthy

2)sentence structure

the+superlatives of adjectives + scope （the）+ superlatives of adverbs+ scope

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