Welcome to the Vehicle World

1. Unit 1 Welcome to the Vehicle World ZhejiangTechonology Institute of Economy

2. Section I Listening and speaking Section II Reading Section III Grammar Section IV Comprehensive Practice New Words Unit 1 Welcome to the Vehicle World Unit 3 Logos of Automakers

3. Section I Listening 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. Task 1:In this part, you will hear six statements, please circle the pictures you hear and arrange them into correct order. A B C 6 D E F Keys: E D C A B F

5. Task 2: Read the English versions of different vehicles and make a match. A B C D A E F G H

6. Task 2: Read the English versions of different vehicles and make a match. ( )1. off-road vehicle A ( )2. fire engine F ( )4. police car ( )3. formula car B H ( )5. double-deck bus C ( )6. container carrier E ( )8. refueller G ( )7. garbage truck D

7. Task 3 Speak out. Task 3: Look at the pictures in Task1 and Task2, ask your partner the following questions, and organize the sentences How many types of vehicles have you ever seen? Please add some types which have not been mentioned here if possible. Provided you are going to buy a car, what kind of information do you want to get? And where can you get effective information? Which factor will be of the greatest importance in your decision making?

8. Task 4: Listen and practice. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Dialogue 1 Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Mary: Hi, Paul. What are you doing? Paul: Oh, Mary. You’ve come at the __________ time. Look, these abbreviations__________ me! SUV, MPV, NCV, SRV…I really can’t__________ them out. Mary: Well, SUV stands for Sports Utility Vehicle and MPV__________ Multi-Purpose Vehicle or Mini Passenger Van. Paul: Oh, I see. What about NCV and SRV then? Mary: SRV ________ Small Recreation Vehicle. Shanghai GM Sail SRV is one of them. As for NCV, it means New Concept Vehicle. Paul: It’s interesting. Thank you very much. You’ve been so__________. right puzzle figure means refers to helpful

9. Task 4: Listen and practice. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Dialogue 2 Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Paul (customer): I like the Honda Accord you showed me before. I think it’s more __________for my needs. John (the salesman): Alright, sir. You are making a good __________. Paul: What colors does the new Accord come in? John: We have this new model in red, white, black, or__________. These are the standard colors. Paul: I really like silver. It looks elegant and__________. John: Yes. That color is very __________with Honda buyers. Paul: Well, I think I want to__________ the new Accord then. It looks like an __________car. practical choice silver fashionable popular order excellent

10. Task 4: Listen and practice. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. drive John: You have made a good choice, sir. I__________ an Accord myself. They are very solidly built machines, very__________. Paul: Yes, I know. I think Honda is the most reliable car on the road. It runs__________ as silk. I would never change to anything else. John: Alright, sir. I will get the paperwork ready for you. Just a moment. reliable smooth

11. Task 5: Act out. Situation 1: Take Task 4 as example, practice dialogues according to the situations provided with your partner. John and Jack are talking about different kinds of automobiles. John is interested in off-road vehicle while Jack prefers racing car. Situation 2: A young couple would like to buy a car. They are discussing what kind of car they should buy. Take such information as outlook, function, price…into consideration.

12. Section II Reading Section II Reading Reading A Reading B

13. Reading A Cars in China Reading A Benz Task 1 Task 2 Important words

14. Reading A Benz Reading A Cars in China Task 1 Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information. depends A country that once ran on two wheels nowadays _______ on four. After the US and Japan, China is the world’s ________ car manufacturer. Car ownership has increased ______ in the past decade, and shows no signs of ______. In China's bigger cities, the rivers of bicycles were once one of the most vivid images of urban China. Now it has been ________ with streets ______ with cars. The car ownership in China at the moment is around one car for every 92 people. Car symbolizes ________ and status, perhaps even more in China than elsewhere. No wonder everyone who can________ one, wants one. It’s predicted that by ______, there will be 55 ______ vehicles on the road in China. biggest four times slowing replaced jammed freedom afford million 2010

15. Reading A Cars in China Task 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the statements. Reading A 1. What does “two wheels” refer to in the passage?_________. A. A car B. A bicycle C. A carriage 2. According to the passage, ______is the world’s biggest car manufacturer. A. the US B. Japan C. China B A

16. Reading A Cars in China Task 2 3. The car ownership in China at the moment is around one car for every ________people. A. 55 B. 92 C. 2010 B A 4. What’s the meaning of “decade” in the passage?_________ A. ten years B. fifty years C. one hundred years

17. Reading A Cars in China Important words replace vt. 1. put something back where it belongs 把...放回原处[原位] Please replace after reading. 阅毕请放回原处。 2. substitute a person or thing for 代替, 取代(by, with); 接替, 替换 Nobody is able to replace him.  没有人能够取代他的地位. We've replaced the old adding machine with a computer. 我们用电脑取代了老式的加法计算器。

18. Reading A Cars in China Important words jam n. 果酱,拥塞之物,堵塞He spread some apple jam on the bread. 他在面包上涂上苹果酱。 a traffic jam 交通阻塞 v.挤,塞满,混杂 Traffic jams in the town every day. 城里的交通天天堵塞 。 Jam the brakes on. / Jam on the brakes. 突然刹车。

19. Text Task 1 Reading B Task 2 Task 3

20. Reading B Cars in America Reading B Logos of Automakers • Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor, and even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car. • Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

21. Reading B Cars in America There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all the territory of America is vast and Americans like to move around in the country. The cars provide the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. The second reason that cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently. Reading B Logos of Automakers

22. Reading B Cars in America The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. And the freedom a car gives them is what Americans want most to have. Reading B Logos of Automakers

23. Reading B Cars in America Reading B Logos of Automakers The decrease of gas supplies has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.

24. Important Words & Phrases affect v. 影响, 对...起作用,感动 How will the decision affect us? 这项决定会给我们什么样的影响呢？ This article will affect my thinking. 这篇文章将会影响我的思想。 He was deeply affected by my words. 他听了我的话很受感动。

25. Important Words & Phrases territory n.领土; 版图; 领地 (科学知识等的)领域, 范围 The war was carried into enemy territory. 战争已伸展到敌方领土. in the territory [sphere, field, domain, area] of science and technology 在科学技术的领域内

26. Important Words & Phrases vast adj. 巨大的, 广阔的; 浩瀚的 大量的; 巨额的 The vast champaign was covered with thick snow. 广袤的平原被厚厚的雪覆盖着。 At that time the Romans controlled a vast empire. 那时罗马人统治着一个很大的帝国。 That is a vast and lavish party. 那是个规模盛大、极其铺张的宴会。

27. Important Words & Phrases form n.形式,形状,表格 In the early morning light we could just see the dark forms of the mountains. 在晨曦中，我们仅能看到群山的轮廓。 v.形成,组成,建立 A plan began to form in his head. 一项计划在他脑子中形成。

28. Important Words & Phrases efficient adj.效率高的,有能力的 The new secretary is a quick, efficient worker . 新来的秘书是个敏捷的、效率高的工作人员 。 • This is a highly efficient new heating system. • 这是个高效的新取暖系统。

29. Important Words & Phrases frequently adv.经常地,频繁地 He comes to visit me frequently. 他经常来看我。 His speech was frequently interrupted by stormy applause.   他的演说不时被暴风雨般的掌声打断。

30. Important Words & Phrases independence n.独立,自主,自立 • When a boy leaves college and begins to earn money he can live a life of independence. • 男孩子大学毕业后开始赚钱时，便可独立生活了。 • I tried to preserve my independence. • 我试图保持自己的独立性。

31. Task 1: Read and judge. Read the passage and judge whether the statement is true or false. • Americans like to move around their country in their cars. ( ) 2. More than three reasons have been mentioned in the passage to explain why the car became so popular in the United States.( ) 3. People don’t choose the system of air service frequently because it is inconvenient . ( ) 4. The freedom a car gives them is what Americans want most to have. ( ) 5. The solution to the decrease of gas supplies is to set up a bigger system of public transportation. ( ) T Task 1: Listen and judge. Listen to the passage and judge whether the statement is true or false. F F T F

32. Task 2: Read, complete and retell. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with the information from the passage, and then try to retell the passage. Americans love cars and use them a lot. Cars are so much part of life that they make the United States a nation on _________. Cars are not only popular but also necessary in the United States. There are three main _________why the car becomes so ________ in the United States. First, cars provide the most ______________and cheapest form of transportation. Second, very few people use buses and trains, which are not available everywhere. And it is too _________ to travel by plane frequently. The third reason is the most important one. The American spirit of_____________ is what really made cars popular. 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. wheels popular reasons comfortable expensive independence

33. Task 3: Revise and Translate. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to affect American. 他可能并不知道汽车对美国人会有多大影响。 2. There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. 汽车在美国如此受欢迎主要有三大原因。

34. Task 3: Revise and Translate. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 3.The cars provide the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. 汽车给人们提供了最舒适最廉价的交通方式。 4. The second reason that cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. 汽车受欢迎的第二个原因是美国没有真正形成一种有效廉价的公共交通方式。 5. The freedom a car gives them is what Americans want most to have. 汽车赋予美国人的自由是他们最想要的东西。

35. Section III Grammar Grammar Verb Tenses (1) -- the Simple Present Tense and the Simple Past Tense Grammar Task 1 Task 2

36. Basic Sentence Patterns Grammar Verb Tenses (1) -- the Simple Present Tense

37. Basic Sentence Patterns Grammar Verb Tenses (1) -- the Simple Past Tense

38. Task 1:Translate the following sentences into Chinese and point out the pattern of each sentence . • She always drives fast. 2. Cars become very important in our daily life. 3. Mr. Smith bought his daughter a new car last Monday. 4. Other 4S stores also followed suit . 5. Do you think the salesperson trustworthy ? Task 1: Put the verbs in brackets into their proper tenses. 她总是开快车。 S + Vi 汽车在我们日常生活中很重要。 S + Vl + P 史密斯先生上星期一给他女儿买了一辆新车。 S + Vt + Oi + Od 其他4S店也跟着模仿。 S + Vt + O 你觉得那个推销员可靠吗？ S+Vt+O+Co

39. Task 2: Translate the following into English. • 此款车一直在市场上卖得很好。 The model enjoys its market performance all the way. 2.我们只剩下一辆这种颜色和款式的车了 。 We have only one car of this model and color. 3.不同的汽车有不同的车标。 Different vehicles have different logos.

40. Task 2: Translate the following into English. 4.发动机给汽车提供动力。 The engine gives the automobile the power. 5. 难道这种车型对您来说不是最完美的吗？ Isn’t the car the ideal model for you?

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

42. (I) Applied Writing Business Cards (I) Applied Writing When people do business, they tend to exchange business cards. Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. A business card mostly includes the giver’s name, name of the company (usually with a logo) and contact information such as address, telephone number(s),fax number, e-mail address and website. Traditionally many cards were simple black text on white stock; today a professional business card will sometimes include one or more aspects of striking visual design. Sample 2 Sample 1

43. Applied Writing sample 1 Zhejiang Jietong Automobile Company Limited The Authorized Dealer of Beijing 2008 Automobile Partner Volkswagen Import Co.,Ltd.No.678,Shixiang Road Hangzhou China 310015 Yang Lanqing Tel: (86-571)28998888 General Manager Fax: (86-571)28066666 Mobile: 13112345678 E-mail:lqyang@163.com http://www.zj-vw.com

44. Applied Writing sample 2

45. Applied Writing Task Task: • Suppose you are a salesperson in an automobile company. Choose one of the above samples as the model to make your own business card and change the card with your classmates.

46. (II) Presentation (II) Presentation • Task1: Search the library or the internet for the information about types of vehicles. Choose one type of vehicle that interests you and make a full description of it. • Task 2: Design and draw a picture of a vehicle with attractive outlook and powerful function. Present it to the class and give a brief introduction. Students can choose one of the two tasks, work in groups, and prepare for an in-class presentation

47. New Words Vocabulary

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49. New Words Vocabulary

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