SteppingintotheColorfulMetroWorldUnit1
UnitObjectivesAfterstudyingthisunit,youwillbeableto:■getageneralideaofurbanrailtransit;■learnhowtotravelbyametrosystem;■writeaninvitationletter.
CONTENTarming-upSpeakingListeningIntensiveReadingProjectExtensiveReadingWritingLeisureTime
Warming-upLookatthefollowingpicturescarefully.Trytofindthedifferentlettersusedintheselogosandguessthefullspelling.
SpeakingTask1Workinpairs.Readthefollowingshortdialoguesandtrytoimitatebyusingthenewwordsandexpressions.1.A:DoyouknowwhentheBeijingSubwaywasbuilt?B:Itissaidthatitwasbuiltin1965.A:Wow,surelyithasthelongesthistory.HowdoyouknowabouttheShanghaiMetroLine11?B:Hmmm…,Ithinkithasthelongestrunningline.Newwordsandexpressionsitissaid(that)据说runningline运行线路
Speaking2.A:Excuseme,wherecanIgetaticket?B:Youcanbuyitonthemachine.Itsoverthere.A:Thanks.Bytheway,canIpayinUSdollars?B:Imsorry,butwedontacceptforeigncurrency.3.A:Sorryforbeinglateandkeepyouwaiting,Madam.B:Thatsallright.Howdidyougethere?A:Bybus.Thatwasreallyaterribleexperience.B:Nexttimeyoucantrymetroinstead.Wehaveasubwaystationrightneartheofficebuilding.Newwordsandexpressionsforeigncurrency外币subwaystation地铁站
SpeakingTask2Workinpairs.Readaloudthefollowingdialogueandanswerthequestions.Performitwithyourpartner.A:?Excuse?me,madam.?CanItakea?subway?to?go?to?TianjinNormalUniversity?B:?Yes.?Youhaveto?get?off?at?DaxuechengStation.?A:?Shall?I?take??Line6orLine3??B:?Take??Line3.?It?saves?you?a?lot?of?time.?Oryouwillhavetochangethelineduringthejourney.?A:?How?much?is?the?fare??B:?2-4yuan,accordingly.?You?can?get?a?ticket?from?the?farevendingmachines.?Theyarerightbesidetheentrance.A:?What?should?I?do?with?the?ticket??B:?Itslikeacoin.Youcanswipe?it?through?