Traffic Regulations

1. Unit 8 Traffic Regulations ZhejiangTechonology Institute of Economy

2. Section I Listening and speaking Section II Reading Section III Grammar Section IV Comprehensive Task Vocabulary Traffic Regulations

3. Section I Listen and Speaking Task 1: Picture recognition Task 2: Read and match Task 3: Speak out Task 4: Listen and practice Task 5: Act out

4. In this part, you will hear six statements, please judge which picture is mentioned in each statement. A B C A B E F D F D E Ｃ Ａ Ｂ Ｄ Ｆ Ｅ

5. Task 2: Read the traffic signs and make a match. B A C D ( )1. No turns ( )2.Speed limit ( )3.Keep in line ( )4.No Horn ( )5. No Entry ( )6. Slippery When Wet ( )7. Two-way traffic( )8.Falling Rocks E A D F B C H G

6. Task 2: Read the traffic signs and make a match. H G E F ( )1. No turns ( )2.Speed limit ( )3.Keep in line ( )4.No Horn ( )5. No Entry ( )6. Slippery When Wet ( )7. Two-way traffic( )8.Falling Rocks E A D F B C H G

7. Look at the pictures in Task1 and Task2, ask your partner the following questions, and organize the sentences Are you familiar with all the traffic signs listed in Task1 and Task2? Can you describe other traffic signs? In your opinion, what is the function of yellow light? Can you tell any difference of traffic signs in different countries?

8. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Dialogue 1 as for Tom: Do you have any idea___________how many people lost their lives in traffic accidents in a year. Shelly: I have no idea about that. Tom: 100,000 lives, only in China. _______________, every five minutes, one man lost his life. Shelly: Why do traffic accidents happen? __________we have traffic regulations? Tom: Sure, we have enough regulations. But still accidents happen. They are the results of traffic regulation __________. Shelly: Is it so difficult to __________ traffic regulations? Tom: No. In fact, more and more people realize the importance of the rules nowadays, but still many __________ them. Shelly: If only all the people, either pedestrians or motor __________ drivers, observe traffic regulations. That is to say Don’t violation observe ignore vehicle

9. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Dialogue 2 A: I’m sorry about the traffic accident, Mrs. Norris. B: No one was __________, thank goodness. A: We need to _______________ an accident report. And I need to ask you a few questions. B: All right. A: What __________ was the accident? B: Well, I was driving along Jefferson Street. I wasn’t going fast at all. A car was __________ out of the __________. The driver didn’t stop at all and then backed __________ into me. A: Very well. Now I need to look at your car. B: Okay, fine. hurt send in exactly driveway backing right

10. Take Task 4 as example, practice dialogues according to the situations provided with your partner. Situation 1: Sam and Bill saw a traffic policeman directing the flow of traffic suffering from a car accident. They talked about the responsibilities of traffic police such as relieving traffic jam, checking driving license, directing traffic and so on. Situation 2: Sam and Bill are discussing the reasons of traffic accidents which involve ignoring the speed limit, jumping the lights, driving drunk and so on.

11. Section II Reading Reading A Reading B

12. Reading A Task 1 Task 2

13. Reading A Task 1 Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information. Traffic Control Traffic signs, signals and pavement__________ are called traffic control__________. They are set up to control the flow of traffic.__________ control of traffic makes streets and __________safer for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. To be a safe driver, you must __________and __________all traffic signals, signs, and pavements markings. During heavy traffic or in an__________, an officer may direct traffic. A traffic officer can __________traffic signals. His orders or directions must always be obeyed. markings devices highways Proper obey watch for emergency overrule 13

14. Reading A Task 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the statements. • 1. “They” in line 2 refers to _________. • A. traffic signs and signals. • B. pavement markings. • C. traffic control devices. C • 2. “Pedestrians” means_________. • A. passengers • B. walkers • C. passerby B

15. Task 2 • 3.To make your driving, one should follow__________. • A. traffic signals only • B. pavement markings only • C. Both A and B C • 4. _________ may direct traffic during a heavy traffic. • A. traffic police • B. pedestrians • C. traffic signals A

16. Text Task 1 Reading B Task 2 Task 3

17. Traffic Regulations Traffic Regulations Before you get your visa to go to Canada or the USA or wherever, you must study the laws of that country. When you do go abroad, always obey the Laws. Many laws are different in each country around the world. China is very loose with traffic laws, but strict on other laws. Follow these laws. 1) Do not walk in the street. Walk on the sidewalk. Walking in the street is very dangerous. A policeman will give you an expensive ticket if he sees you. Plus, your strange activity may cause an accident. 2) Only cross the street at a green light on the corner. Much of China's traffic problems are from walkers (pedestrians) or cyclists (bike riders) not obeying the laws. 3) When driving a car: understand that in some countries they drive on the right side (like China): USA, France, South America, Canada... But some countries they drive on the left side, Britain, Japan, Thailand, Australia...Look both ways before you cross the street. Look twice just to be safe. Be tolerant of different countries’ traffic regulations.

18. Traffic Regulations 4) If you do drive a car, DO NOT pull the emergency parking brake at a stoplight. That is being a RUDE DUDE and is dangerous. It is also against the law. Pay attention to the traffic regulations no matter how small. This is dangerous because a white light illuminates from your back end telling everyone behind you that YOUR CAR IS BROKEN OR PARKED FOR A LONG TIME! 5) Always wear your seat belt. Even if you are in the back seat, try to wear your seat belt at all times. It is the law in some countries, and it is safe. Also, children under 2 must be in a special child safety seat. THIS IS IMPORTANT! Obey this law to the letter. 6) Don’t drive too SLOW. That's right some driver drive too slow. This is also dangerous. Some strict police officers will fine you or arrest you for driving too slow. Common sense dictates that this is rude. Have a safe and fun trip abroad.

19. Important words and phrases • observe • [əb'zə:v] • vt. • -遵守, 奉行(法律、习俗、规章等) • -纪念; 庆祝(节日、生日等) • -注意到; 监视; 观察[测] • -说; 评述 • observe a rule • 遵守规则 • observe a person's birthday • 庆祝某人的生日 • I observed him going out. • 我看见他出去了。 • He observed that we should probably have rain. • 他说我们可能遇雨。

20. Important words and phrases • ignore • [iɡ'nɔ:] • vt. • 忽视, 不理睬; 抹煞(建议) • 【律】驳回; 忽略(不计)

21. Important words and phrases • relieve • [ri'li:v] • vt. • -减轻, 解除, 使摆脱(痛苦、忧愁等) • -安慰, 使放心 • -救济, 援救, 供应食品[物资] • -免除(职务)(from , of) • -换班, 交班休息, 为...代课 • -使不单调, 调剂 • -使突出, 使鲜明, 使成浮雕 • relieve sb. from anxiety • 消除某人的忧虑

22. Important words and phrases • overrule • [͵əuvə'ru:l] • vt. • -统治; 制服; 压倒; 对...施加影响 • -推翻; 驳回, 批斥; 否决; 宣布...无效 • The claims were overruled. • 要求被驳回了。 • Conscience may be overruled by passion. • 良心可能为感情所支配。

23. Important words and phrases • tolerant • ['tɔlərənt] • adj. • -忍受的; 宽大的, 宽容的 • -有耐药性的 • -阴性的 • tolerant and understanding with each other • 互相宽容并互相谅解

24. Important words and phrases • dude • [dju:d] • n. • -纨绔子弟, 花花公子, 讲究穿戴的人 • -[美方]东部人, 东部旅行者

25. Important words and phrases • illuminate • [i'lju:mineit] • vt. • -照亮, 照明 • -使光辉灿烂; 使显赫 • -[英]用灯照明, 装饰; (用饰字、饰画)装饰(书、稿) • -阐明, 说明(问题等) • -启迪, 启发, 启蒙 • -使受辐射照射 • The streets were illuminated for the celebration. • 街道灯火通明以示庆祝。

26. Important words and phrases • authoritative • [ɔ:'θɔritətiv] • adj. • -有权威的; 可信的 • -命令的; 独断强制的; 绝对的 • -当局的, 官方的 • an authoritative statement • 有权威的声明 • an authoritative opinion • 有权威的意见

27. Important words and phrases • complimentary • [͵kɔmpli'ment(ə)ri] • adj. • -问候的， 祝贺的； 称赞的 • -恭维的， 善于辞令的 • -赠送的

28. Important words and phrases • watch for • 守候, 注意, 监视 • Watch out for pickpocket.  留心提防着扒手。 • Watch the newspaper for the advertisement.  留意报上的广告。

29. Important words and phrases • suffer from • v. • 忍受, 遭受 • I suffer from high blood pressure.  我有高血压。 • I used to suffer from jet lag.  过去我长距离的飞行总有些不适。

30. Important words and phrases • set up • v. • 设立, 竖立, 架起, 升起, 装配, 创(纪录), 提出, 开业 • set up a school  开办一所学校 • set up business relation  建立贸易关系

31. Task 1: Read and judge. Read the passage and judge whether the statement is true or false. T • A walker in the streets in Canada may be fined. • 2. People in Japan drive on the right side like in China. • 3. A white light from your back end means your car is broken or parked for a long time. • 4. People in the back seat don’t need to wear seat belt. • 5. The more slowly you drive, the safer you will be. F T F F

32. Task 2: Read, complete and retell. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with the information in the passage, and then try to retell the passage. vary Laws __________from country to country. Many traffic laws in Canada are different from those in China. Several points are _________ in the passage. Walk on the ________, otherwise, you will be _________. When driving a car, you should be __________ of different countries’ traffic regulations. DO NOT pull the __________ parking brake at a stoplight. It is __________the law. Stop before the intersection or crosswalk and _________ standing until green is shown alone. Try to ________ seat belt at all times. Driving too slow also will be fined or __________. mentioned sidewalk fined tolerant emergency against wait wear arrested

33. Task 3: Revise and Translate. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. Walking in the street is very dangerous. A policeman will give you an expensive ticket if he sees you. 2. Much of China's traffic problems are from walkers (pedestrians) or cyclists (bike riders) not obeying the laws. 3. Look both ways before you cross the street. Look twice just to be safe. Be tolerant of different countries' traffic regulations. 4. If you do drive a car, DO NOT pull the emergency parking brake at a stoplight. That is being a RUDE DUDE and is dangerous. It is also against the law. 5. Even if you are in the back seat, try to wear your seat belt at all times. 在马路上行走很危险。如果被警察看到，你就会收到一张昂贵的罚款收据。 中国大多数的交通事故都是由于行人和自行车不遵守交通规则之故。 在穿行马路的时候要看看左右两边。为了安全起见，在过马路前还是多观察四周。遵守你所在地国家的交通规则。 如果你是在驾车行驶的话，在停车等亮的时候不要拉紧急刹车。这样做不仅不礼貌，还很危险，而且也触犯了法律。 即使你是坐在后座，业应时刻谨记佩戴安全带。

34. Grammar Grammar Task 1 Task 2

35. Subject-Verb Agreement主谓一致指谓语动词在“人称”和“数”上必须与主语一致。

36. Past Progressive Tense

37. Task 1: Put the verbs in brackets into their proper tenses. is 1. Another five weeks __________ (be) necessary for us to finish the work. 2. It was you, not me who __________ (be) too much dependent on medicine and never did exercises. 3. Our teacher, as well as our classmates, __________(ask) to attend the evening party. 4. Knowing how to think clearly and to speak correctly __________ (give) one confidence. 5. Every means ___________ (be) tried but without much result. are is asked gives is

38. Task 2: Translate the following into English. • 1. 酒后驾驶是非常危险的。 • 2. 人们所需做的就是自觉遵守交通规则。 • 3. 无论是行人还是驾驶者，每个人都应注意交通安全。 • 4. 汤姆和他的妻子和儿子因专注于聊天而忽视了交警的指挥。 • 交通警察有责任缓解交通堵塞。 Drunk driving is very dangerous. What people need to do is to conscientiously observe traffic regulations. Every one, whether the pedestrians or the drivers, should pay attention to traffic safety. Absorbed in talking with his wife and son, Tom ignored the directing of traffic police. Traffic police has the responsibility to relieve traffic jam.

39. Section IV Comprehensive Practice (II) Presentation (I) Applied Writing

40. (I) Applied Writing Letters of Complaint Good complaint letters with the following features tend to produce better outcomes: ⊙Concise letters can be understood quickly.⊙Authoritative letters - letters that are well written and professionally presented – have more credibility and are taken more seriously. ⊙Factual letters enable the reader to see immediately the relevant details, dates, requirements, etc., and to justify action to resolve the complaint. ⊙Constructive letters - with positive statements, suggesting positive actions - encourage action and quicker decisions. ⊙Friendly letters - with a considerate, cooperative and complimentary tone - are prioritized because the reader responds positively to the writer and wants to help. Sample

41. Sample:

42. Task: • The traffic light at an intersection was found to have been broken for several days. No traffic police came to direct the traffic, which leads to traffic jam and accidents at the intersection every day. Write a letter of complaint following the above sample.

43. (II) Presentation • Task1: Search the library or the internet for the information about traffic regulations at home and abroad. Make a comparison and try to tell us the difference. • Task2: Take notes on the reasons for people breaking traffic rules. Make a conclusion and find some ways to solve the problems. Students can choose one of the two tasks, work in groups, and prepare for an in-class presentation

44. Vocabulary driveway[‘draivwei]n.车道 relieve[ri‘li:v]v.减缓 license[‘laisəns]n.许可证 pavement[‘peivmənt]n.人行道 motorist[‘məutərist]n.驾驶汽车的人 emergency[i‘mə:dʒnsi]n.紧急 overrule[.əuvə‘ru:l]v.统治、支配 visa[‘vi:zə]n.签证 sidewalk['saidwɔ:k]n.人行道 narrow [‘nærəu]v.变窄 pedestrian[pe‘destriən]n.行人 horn[hɔ:n]n.喇叭 slippery[‘slipəri]adj.易滑的 violation[.vaiə’leiʃən]n.违犯 observe[əb‘zə:v]v.遵守 ignore[ig‘nɔ:]v.忽视 vehicle[‘vi:ikl]n.机动车辆 back[bæk]v.使倒退

45. Vocabulary schedule[‘skedʒjul]v.安排计划 slip[slip]n.传条、文件 merchandise[’mə:tʃəndaiz]n.商品 be familiar with 熟悉 as for 关于 watch for 留意，戒备 suffer from 遭遇 speed limit 速度限制 set up 建立 tolerant[‘tɔlərənt]adj.宽容的，有耐力的 dude[dju:d]n.家伙 illuminate[i‘lju:mineit]v.照明 concise[kən‘sais]adj.简明的 authoritative[ɔ:‘θɔrətətiv]adj.权威性的 credibility[.kredi‘biliti]n.可信性 constructive[kən‘strʌktiv]adj.建设性的 complimentary[.kɔmpli‘ment(ə)ri]adj.类似赞美方式的 prioritize[prai'ɔritaiz]v.优先考虑