Comprehensive Overview of Transportation Modes

1. Unit 2 Transportation

2. Goals: 1.Compare different modes of transport. 2.Describe multi-modal transport process. 3.Express the volume, dimension, weight and description of cargo and make transport suggestions to customers. 4.Real transport documents used in foreign trade.

3. Lesson 1 Modes of Transport

4. transportation modes 4 1 2 3 5

5. 1 railway

6. 铁路 railway 车厢 carriage/coach/car 铁路运输 railway transportation 快车 express train 餐车 dining car 货运站 goods station 车票 ticket 单程票 single ticket one-way ticket 站台 platform 双程票 return ticket roundtrip ticket 小站 way station

7. 2 road

8. 高速公路 highway super highway 停车场 parking lot supermarket parking lot 交叉口 crossings/ intersection cross road 十字路

9. 3 air

10. 飞机场 airport 航线 airline 飞机 airplane 航空快递 air express

11. 4 waterway

12. 码头 wharf 集装箱 container 港口 port

13. 5 pipeline

14. 气体 gas 液体 liquid 固体 solid

15. Task 1 ： Try to translate the following English expressions: container ship truck tractor semi-trailer oil tanker rail wagon LGV (large goods vehicle)

16. container ship 集装箱运输船 货柜船

17. truck tractor 牵引车

18. oil tanker 游轮 /油罐车

19. semi-trailer 半挂车

20. rail wagon 铁路货车

21. LGV/large goods vehicle 大型货车

22. How to make shipping options ? What shall we consider?

23. A. Practice the following sentences with a partner. 1. Carriage of goods by 2. How long will it take

24. B. Work in pairs. Compare different transport modes using some of the adjective in the box. 提示：比较不同运输方式时请注意英语比较级的用法。

25. Example： • I think shipping goods by rail is faster than sea transport. • or Carriage of goods by rail is slower than by air. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

26. Reading 物流中的运输方式 Transportation is an important link ofthe logistics system. Major transportation modes include land (road, rail and pipelines), water (shipping), and air.

27. Reading 物流中的运输方式 【Road】 Nowadays road transport is the most common mode of transport. The main advantages of road transport are speed and the ability to deliver the goods “door to door”. Road transport is good for the local collection and distribution. Road transport is often taken by large goods vehicles. Now trucks carry almost all types of goods, and even at great distances (up to 5,000 or more kilometers) trucks successfully compete with the railways for transportation.

28. Reading 物流中的运输方式 【Rail】 Railways have many advantages --- a high capacity, reliability, relatively high speed and possibility of delivery to different points of the globe. Now mainly large tonnage loads are carried on railways.

29. Reading 物流中的运输方式 【Water】 Water is the most popular in international trade, because its low cost and high capacity. The main disadvantage --- it takes a lot of time. Mainly bulk cargoes are transported on waterways such as building materials, coal, oil, etc. –the carriage of which does not need a high speed.

30. Reading 物流中的运输方式 【Air】 Air transport is the fastest and at the same time, the most expensive form of transport. This form of transport is suitable for the perishable goods, valuable cargo and mail. The volume of air transport has grown over the years and shows continuing growth even in the face of higher rates.

31. Reading 物流中的运输方式 【Pipeline】 The basic nature of pipeline is unique. Pipelines operate on a twenty-four-hour basis, seven days per week, and only are limited by maintenance. The disadvantages of this mode are the limited types of cargo and low availability of small volumes of transported cargo.

32. Recorder the letters with your partner. capacity tonnage volume maintenance rate

33. B. Complete the chart with your partner. • Very Broad/ Broad/ Narrow/ Very Narrow • Very Slow/ Slow/ Moderate/ Fast • Low/ Moderate/ High • Very Low/ Low/ Moderate/ High/ Very High • Very Low/ Low/ Moderate/ High

34. B. Complete the chart with your partner.

35. Lesson 2 Multi-modal Transport

36. A. Learn some new words. containern.集装箱 e.g. The goods are packed in container. 货物被装在集装箱内。 Exercise: Multi-modal transport wouldn’t develop so fast without containers. 多式联运没有集装箱不会发展那么快。

37. A. Learn some new words. 2.be suitable for… 适合于 e.g. She is suitable for the job. 她适合做这项工作。 Exercise:Spring is particularly suitable for travelling. 春天尤其适合于旅行。

38. A. Learn some new words. 3.recommend vt.推荐，介绍 e.g. We recommend this type of container for… 我们推荐使用这种集装箱运输…… Exercise: Can you recommend a good dictionary? 你能推荐一本好字典吗？

39. A. Learn some new words. 4. come with与……一起 e.g. Please come with me. 请跟我来。 Exercise:This bookcomes with a CD. 这本书带有CD

40. A. Learn some new words. 5. loadvi. 装货；装载；加载 e.g. We use forklift to load the goods. 我们利用叉车来装载货物。 Exercise: The workers are loading. 工人们正在装货。

41. Containers 1. general purpose container 通用集装箱GP 2. solid bulk container 散货集装箱 3. pet container 动物集装箱 汽车集装箱 4. car container

42. Containers 5. reefer container 冷藏集装箱RF 6. tank container 罐式集装箱 7. open-top container 开顶集装箱OT 8. flat-rack container 框架集装箱FP

44. textile steel pipes crude oil medicine fresh produce industrial boilers seafood garment electronic appliance dairy products tractors shoes frozen foodstuffs grain

45. Lesson 3 Planning and Managing Transport

46. destination weight/size cargo density influencing factors value distance nature/type of goods load volume time/speed/urgency

47. Dialogue

48. A. Learn some new words. optionn.选项；选择权 e.g. He had no option but to agree. 他除了同意外别无选择。 Exercise: You must do it and you have no option. 你必须做这件事，毫无选择

49. A. Learn some new words. 2.website n.网站 e.g. You can visit its website on the Internet. 你可以访问它的网站。 Exercise: I found a very good website that teaches me English every day. 我发现一个非常好的网站，可以每天教我英语。

50. A. Learn some new words. 3.volume n.量；体积 e.g. A gas has neither definite volume nor definite shape. 气体既无一定体积，又无一定形状。 Exercise: We buy in volume to get the best prices. 你能推荐一本好字典吗？