Unit 4 transportation

BackgroundGettingReadyTextALanguageFocusTextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearning顾问、总主审：刘黛琳总主编：蒋秉章外籍主审：LauraBlacks（英）DavidJohnson（美）本册主编：刘军、许振雅、凌伟卿光盘制作：博速软件“十二五”职业教育国家规划教材经全国职业教育教材审定委员会审定新航标职业英语综合英语1VocationalEnglishCommunicationforYourCareer返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation1BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation2BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusInternationalShipmentMeansofTransportation返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation3BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusMeansofTransportationWhenwetransportgoodsfromoneplacetoanother,weusedifferentmeansoftransportation.Thesefallintothreebasictypes,namely,land(road,rail,andpipeline),water(maritime),andair.􀗵Airtransportation:Airtransportationislimitedbylocation(acommercialplaneneedsaverylongrunwayforlandingandtakingoff),climate,aircurrents,andsoon.Today,airtransportationcarriesgrowingquantitiesofhigh-valuegoods.􀗵Roadtransportation:Theflexibilityofroadtransportationmakesitoneofthemajormeansoftransportation.Roadtransportsystemsaremainlyusedbylightindustriesthatneedfastmovementofgoodsinsmallquantities.􀗵Railtransportation:Railtransportsystemsofferthehighestcapacity,sotheyareusedmostlybyheavyindustries,suchascoalproducers.􀗵Pipeline:Pipelineswillalwaysbeameansfortransportingoilandgasbecauseitissafe,economicalandconvenient.􀗵Maritimetransportation:Maritimetransportationcanmovelargequantitiesofgoodsoververylongdistances,andthereforeheavygoods,suchasoil,ironandsteel,aretransportedbythismeans.返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation4BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusTransportinggoodstoothercountries,knownasinternationalshipment,requiresspecialdocumentsthatcanbesimpletocompleteifyouhavedoneyourpreparationwell.Considerthefollowing:􀗵􀗵Destination:Itisveryimportantindeterminingwhatdocumentsyouwillneedtocomplete,thedutiesandtaxesyouneedtopay,andsoon.􀗵􀗵Commoditydescription:Aconsistentanddetaileddescriptionofyourshipmentcontentsacrossalldocumentswillhelptoreducecustomsdelays.􀗵Dutiesandtaxes:Almostallthedutiesandtaxesoninternationalshipmentsareimposedbythegovernmentofthedestinationcountry.Customsofficialsassessdutiesandtaxesaccordingtothedeclaredvalueandtheitemdescriptionsontheconsignmentnoteandthecommercialinvoice.InternationalShipment返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation5BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusInternationalShipment返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation6BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocusthree-wayjunctionInformation机场airport换乘车站transferstation长途汽车终点站thecoachterminal出租车站点thetaxistand/rankcrossroadT-junctionrailwaystationbusstopsubwaystation返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation7BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus1.BybusYoucantake________________attheXindong’anMarketstopandgetoffat____________________________________.Itwilltakeyouabouttwenty-fiveminutes.2.BysubwayThenearest_____________isDengshikou.Youcan____________________toChongwenmenstation,thentransferto_________totherailwaystation.Itwilltakeyouabouthalfanhour.3.BytaxiYoucancallataxihereandtellthedriveryourdestination.Hewilldriveeast,then__________atthethird__________andgostraighttotherailwaystation.Itwilltakeyoulessthantenminutesifthetrafficislight.BusNo.103or104theBeijingRailwayStationstopsubwaystationtakeLine5Line2turnrightcrossroad返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation8PublicTransportationintheUSABefore-readingWhile-readingBackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation9BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus1.Whatshouldyoutellataxicompanyoradriverwhentelephoningforacab?2.Whatarecommutertrains?Canyoubookaticketforthesetrainsinadvance?ExerciseAReadthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Youshouldtellthecompanyorthedriverwhereyouare,whereyouwouldliketogo,andatwhattimeyouwillneedacab.Commutertrainstransportpeoplebackandforthbetweencitiesandsuburbs.Aticketcannotbebookedinadvance.返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation10BackgroundGettingReadyTextATextBVocationalFocusSkillFocusPracticalLearningLanguageFocus3.WhichthreebuscompaniesarethemostfamousintheUSA?5.Howdomanypeoplebuyairticketsandinsurancenowadays?4.Arelong-distancetrainspopularintheUSA?Whatservicesdotheyoffer?ExerciseAGreyhound,Trailways,andPeterPanarethreeofthemostfamousbuscompaniesintheUSA.No.Theyusuallyoffertwoclassesofservice:coachcarsandsleepingcars.Manypeoplebookflightsandtravelinsuranceonline.Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.返回目录VocationalEnglish新航标职业英语综合英语1Unit4Transportation11Back