1、,Module 2 Traffic jams,(when) (where) (who) (what) (why),What is traffic jam?,in rush hour,in big cities,cars, buses, trucks and other vehicles,cant move forward,major roads are blocked,首都,首堵,The London Congestion Charge,Module 2 Cultural Corner,Learning aims,1. Grasp the main idea of this passage.

2、2. Master six important sentences.,New words,1. roadwork 2. switch off 3. keep cool 4. blow 5. horn 6. react 7. solution 8. mood 9. no way 10. congestion 11.registration,1. (常作復數(shù))道路施工 2. 關燈；斷掉電源 3. 保持冷靜 4. 吹響(樂器、號角) 5. 喇叭；號角 6. 反應 7. 解答；答案 8. 心情；心境 9. 沒門兒；肯定不 10.擁塞；堆積 11. 執(zhí)照；登記,The London Congestion

3、 Charge Beijing isnt the only city with traffic problems. 1.You can get stuck in a traffic jam anywhere in the world. The worst problems occur in cities which are growing fast, such as Sao Paolo in Brazil and Lagos in Nigeria.,擁擠；擁塞；充血,費用；電荷；掌管；控告；命令,交通問題,陷入了；加緊進行；,交通堵塞,vi. 發(fā)生；出現(xiàn),圣保羅,巴西,拉各斯（尼日利亞的首),

4、尼日利亞（位于非洲),naidiri,But even cities in developed countries such as the US suffer. 2.Los Angeles, which was built with the motor car in mind, and is famous for its six-lane highways, is now the USAs most congested city.,發(fā)達的（國家或地區(qū)）；成熟的,遭受，忍受；受痛苦；,考慮到. ; 在考慮到,以.聞名,六車道,堵塞的，擁擠的,Translate the following sen

5、tences,1. You can _ _ _ a traffic jam anywhere in the world . 2. Los Angeles , _ was built with the motor car _ _ , and is famous for its _ highways , is now the USAs most _ city .,get stuck in,你在世界上任何地方都有可能陷入交通堵塞。,which,in mind,six-lane,congested,洛杉磯，一座關注機動車輛的城市，并以其六車 道高速公路聞名， 現(xiàn)在是美國最擁擠的城市。,be/get s

6、tuck in被困在 注意get過去分詞”表示被動，常用來表示某些未預料的突發(fā)事件或者談論為自己做的事，即自身做的動作而不是被動的動作。 get hurt 受傷get burnt 燒傷 get caught in 被圍困 get separated 被分開 get paid 得到報酬 get lost 迷路 get drunk 喝醉酒 get washed 洗臉,get changed 換好衣服 get married結婚 1.If we cant find out a correct answer，we may_. 若我們找不到正確的答案，我們就可能被卡住。 2.The girl _on h

7、er way home. 那個小女孩在回家的路上受了傷。 3.After work，he _and went to the supermarket.下班后，他換完衣服去了超市。,get stuck,got hurt,got changed,make up ones mind to do keep sth in mind 2. We made up our minds to help that poor boy . 3. Wherever you are, you should keep it in mind that you are Chinese.,下定決心做某事,記住,我們下定決心去幫助那

8、個可憐的孩子。,無論你在哪兒，你都要記住你是中國人。,In Europe most capital cities were planned and built before cars, and city centre traffic jams have been part of daily life for a long time. 3.The situation in central London, where drivers spent fifty percent of their time in queues, became so bad that the local governmen

9、t decided to do something about it. In February 2003 the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, introduced a congestion chargea tax for cars entering the centre of the city.,日常生活,很長一段時間,情況；形勢；處境；位置,百分比，百分率,排隊,地方政府,市長,肯利文斯通,擁堵費,進入；開始；,me,kju,Read the second paragraph and translate the following sentence.,

10、The situation in central London , _ drivers spent fifty percent of their time _ _ , became _ bad that the local government decided _ _ something about it .,where,in,queues,so,to do,這種狀況在倫敦中心變得如此嚴重 在那里司機要 花費他們50%的時間排隊，以至于當?shù)卣疀Q定要為此 做點什么。,Most Londoners are not happy with the idea. They agree that Lond

11、on has a traffic problem, but the congestion charge is expensive, and limits their freedom .,對感到開心,“交通擁堵費”,限制,自由,同意；贊成；承認,昂貴的；花錢的,The idea is simple: 4.every car coming into the centre has to pay 5 a day. Drivers can pay the charge at any of 10,000 pay points in the capital before 10 p.m. As the car

12、s come into the centre, video cameras record their registration numbers, and these are checked with a list of drivers who have paid the charge for that day. 5.People who do not pay the charge will face a fine of 80.,簡單的；單純的,費用；電荷；掌管；控告；命令,收費點,攝像機,記錄，記載；標明,登記；注冊,面臨,罰款,一覽表，清單；,Translate the following

13、sentences,1. You can _ _ _ a traffic jam anywhere in the world . 2. Los Angeles , _ was built with the motor car _ _ , and is famous for its _ highways , is now the USAs most _ city .,get stuck in,你在世界上任何地方都有可能陷入交通堵塞。,which,in mind,six-lane,congested,洛杉磯，一座關注機動車輛的城市，并以其六車 道高速公路聞名， 現(xiàn)在是美國最擁擠的城市。,3.The

14、 situation in central London , _ drivers spent fifty percent of their time _ _ , became _ bad that the local government decided _ _ something about it .,where,in,queues,so,to do,這種狀況在倫敦中心變得如此嚴重 在那里司機要 花費他們50%的時間排隊，以至于當?shù)卣疀Q定要為此 做點什么。,5. People who do not pay the charge will face a fine of 80.,不支付者會面臨

15、一張80英鎊的罰單。,4. Every car coming into the centre has to pay5 a day.,進入市中心的每輛車每天要付5英鎊。,6.But does the congestion charge work? A survey carried out at the end of 2003 suggests it does. After only six months, traffic coming into central London was reduced by about 30 percent,and journey times by 15 perce

16、nt. More people used public transport to get to work, and bicycles were suddenly very popular Whats more, central London shops did not lose business even though there were fewer cars.,調(diào)查,減少,旅程的次數(shù),公共交通工具,流行,交通擁堵費,Carry out執(zhí)行，實行；貫徹；實現(xiàn),提議，建議；顯示；,而且；更重要的是whats worse,失去業(yè)務,even if 雖然，即使 as if/ as though,B

17、ut there are a few people who think the charge should be much higher, for example rich businessmen who work in the city centre and can easily afford it. This would keep even more cars out of central London, and the roads would be nearly empty. However, there are no plans to increase the charge.,空的,提

18、高,一些；幾個,例如,給予，提供；買得起,躲開，使不進入,1. work vi The medicine worked and the pain went away . 2. suggest What he said suggested he was angry . We suggested that he (should )be punished . Eg . -Have the new rules of the library _? -The results suggest they _. Few books are stolen now . A. helped ; do B. helpe

19、d ; should C. worked ; have D. worked ; should have,起作用,藥效發(fā)揮作用， 疼痛消失了。,暗示； 建議,暗示,建議,C,But does the congestion charge work? A survey carried out at the end of 2003 suggests it does.,Match the words in the box with their meanings.,to go from one place to another,get around,passenger,2. a person who uses public transport,cab destination fare get around passenger receipt return route rush hour seat single permit,出租汽車,目的地，終點,票價；費用；,觀光,到處走走,旅客；乘客,收到；收據(jù)；收入,返回；歸還,路線；航線,交通擁擠時間； 上下班高峰時間,座位； 所在