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1Unit1Shopping1.Wheredoyouusuallygoshopping?Why?Enjoyingcollectingerasers,Iusuallygoshoppingatstationerystores.ThereIamalwaysluckyenoughtofindsomespecialerasers.Bookstoreisoneofmyfavoriteshoppingplaces,too.Igotherenotonlytobuysomeinterestingorusefulbooks,butalsobuymovies,CDsorVCDofsomesuperstars`latestperformance.Ichoosesomesmallstoressometimestodigoutsomethingoddbutspecialorfunnylikecandles,hairpinsorperfumedsoapsandsoon.2.WhatdoyouthinkofBeijing’sshoppingenvironment?Beijing’sshoppingenvironmentisveryconvenient.Therearemanyfreemarkets,bigshoppingcenters,smallstoresorclothingstoresinstreetsandalleys.So,onecanalwaysgetwhatheorshewantsinallkindsofshoppingplaces.BoththelocalpeopleofBeijingandforeignvisitorsfindtheshoppingenvironmentverycleanandcomfortable.Theshopassistantsarefriendly,politeandwarmhearted.TheyregardthecustomersasGodandreadytoserveeveryoneofthem.3.Doyoupreferfreemarketorbigshoppingcenters?Why?Ipreferfreemarketsbecausethepricesofgoodsarenotfixedbythegovernment.Icanbargainwithsellers.Notonlythepricesaremanytimescheaperthanbigshoppingcenters,butalsothechoicesaresoabundant.Thereareallkindsofclothes,trousers,toysornecessariesoflife.TherearealsothingsthatownedtheChinesecharacteristicssuchasChinesenationalcostumes,classicalChinesefurnitureorChineseceramics.That’swhymoreandmoreforeignvisitorsareinterestedingoingshoppingatfreemarketsinBeijing.4.Wheredoyouusuallygotobuyclothes?TianLanTianismyfirstchoicewhenIwanttobuyclothes.It’sfarfrommyhome,butmymumandIstillliketogothere.ThepricesarelowthereandIcanbargainwithsellers.Thereareagreatvarietyofclothes,butthereisnoguaranteeinthequalityofclothessometimes.SoIchoosetogotobigshoppingcenterlikeShuangAnwhenbuyingsomefamousbrandlikeNikeorReebok.25.Whenyoubuyclothes,doyouvaluebrandorfashion?Inmyopinion,fashiononlyexistsduringaveryshorttimeandchangestoofast.So,tobuyfashionableclothes,we’dbettergotoclothingmarketwheretheclothesarebothcheapandfashionable.ButIdovaluesomefamousbrandsintheworldasthesebrandsarealwaysrunningaheadoffashion.Althoughtheychangewithseasons,theystillcontainthecreditandfashion.So,Ithinkbrandsareneveroutoffashion.Unit2Transportation1.CanyoucomparedifferentmeansoftransportationinBeijing?TherearedifferentmeansoftransportationusedinBeijing.First,busesaremostusefulandpopular,becausetherearesomanylinestoeverywhereinBeijing.Andalso,thecostoftakingbusesisreasonable.Ifyouhaveacard,youcanget60percentoff.Ifyouareastudent,youcangeteven80percentoff.That’swonderful.Ontheotherhand,duringtherushhour,thebusesareusuallyovercrowded,andtheydon’tappeartoruntoanytimetable,soyoucouldfindyourselfwaitingfiveminutesortwentyandthenwhenonebusdoesappearfollowedbytwoorthreeothers.Youneverknowhowlongyou’llhavetowaitforabus.Second,subway.Now,nomatterhowfaryoutravelinBeijingsubwayline,thecostofitisthesame.Soifyouwanttogettoyourdestinationquicklyandthereisasubwaystationnearyourdestination,youshouldtakethesubway,becausethetimeofeverytrainislimited.Theyaremorereliablethantakingabus.Last,taxi.Inmyopinion,youshouldtakeataxionlywhenyouareinahurry.ThecostofitisthemostexpensiveamongallthetransportationmodesinBeijing.However,doremembernottotakeataxiduringtherushhours.Itwon’tberatherfastasyouthinkasusualandyou’llpaymuchmoreonwaitingforthetrafficlights.That’snotworthwhile.2.WhatdoyouthinkofBeijing’stransportation?Whatadvicedoyouhavetoimproveit?IthinkBeijing’stransportationismuchbetterthanbeforesincethelinefivesubwayhas3beenbuilt.ThelinefiverunsthroughthenorthtothesouthofBeijing,sopeoplewholiveinnorthernpartcouldgosouthernmuchmoreconvenientlyandquicklythaneverbefore.GovernmenthasmadesomeimprovementsabouttrafficjaminBeijing.Forexample,driverswhosecarnumberisoddshoulddriveoutonodddates,andtheotherdriveonevendates.Itiseffectiveduringthosedays.Thetrafficismuchbetterthanusualandtheatmospherebecomesbettertoo.3.Doyouthinkcarsshouldbelimitedorencouraged?Why?Inmyopinion,carsshouldbelimited.Thenumberofcarsisincreasingtheseyears.Manyproblemshaveappearedandtheyarenotsoeasytosolve.Forexample,wegooutforeatingbycarsbutfindnowheretoparkthecar.Toomanycarsareontheirwayhomeduringtherushhour,whichcausesthetrafficjam.Theairpollutionbecomesmoreseriousthanbefore.TherearemoreexamplesofthetroublecausedbycarsandIcan’tlistthemall.Inaword,carsshouldbelimitedortheywillmakemoretroubleinfuture.4.WhatdoyouthinkofBeijing’staxidrivers?TaxidriversinBeijingaresowarm-heartedandfriendlytoeveryone.Theywillplaysomemusicintheircarsincaseyoufeelbored.Theywillchatwithyouinordertomakeyourlongdistanceshort.Theywillcleantheircarsregularlysothatyoucanfeelcomfortable.Theycareabouteverydetailoftheircarstomakeeverypassengerdelighted.5.WhatcanBeijingdoabouttransportationtowelcomethe2008OlympicGames?TherewillbemanyforeignerscomingtoBeijingforthe2008OlympicGames.So,Englishissoimportant.TaxidiversandbusconductorsshouldlearnmoreEnglishtocommunicatewiththeforeignersanddotheirbesttohelpthem.Andalso,Beijingerswhotravelbybusesshouldhelptheforeignersaroundthem.Theyshouldobeytherulesoftransportationandwhattheydoshouldleavetheforeignersgoodimpression.6.W