新职业英语基础篇-Unit-6(完整版)

Unit 6 Transportation

Teaching objectives:

1) To grasp the main idea and structure of the text;

2) To master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;

3) Reading strategy and methods

4) Sending mails by China Post

Teaching contents:

Reading A & B

Teaching focuses:

1) the main idea of the reading A & B;

2) the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;

3) Sending mails by China Post

Teaching methods: Task-based Approach;

Communicative Language Teaching;

Activity Teaching Approach;

Question-answer Teaching Approach.

Teaching aids: blackboard, multimedia, tape

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Greetings and revision

1) Check the homework

2) Dictation (Unit 5)

Step 2 Warming-up

1) Ss read warming-up task 1,2.

2) Go through logos with Ss.

3) Get Ss to match the logos with their company names.

4) Give the key.

Step 3 Reading A

1) New words and phrases

A) Read aloud the new words and the text.

B) Ask students to read the words and phrases after the teacher.

2) Skimming

A) Ask students to read the text as quickly as they can and tried to get the main idea

of this passage.

B) Ask students to read the text again , then finish Task1 on P84-85

3) Language points

① Goods must be transported from where they are produced to where their consumers are.

There are five major modes of transport for goods, namely, rail transport, water transport, road

transport, pipeline transport and air transport. Each mode of transport is characterized by

different carriers.

mode n. a particular way of doing sth; a particular type of sth 方式，风格，样式

a mode of communication 一种交流方式 mode of transport 运输方式

namely 即，那就死 that's to say 换句话说 in one/a word 总之，一句话 be characterized by to have the character or qualities of 有.....的特征，品质

e.g. Your work is characterized by lack of attention to details.

character n. n. 性格，品质；特性；角色；[计] 字符

characteristic adj. 典型的；特有的；表示特性的 n. 特征；特性；特色

② Railroads carry an important part of the total freight. The advantage of rail transport lies in

its ability to meet different needs. Railroads can carry the heaviest and the lightest products and

can run at different speeds. For special types of goods railroads provide adapted cars. Thus for

perishables refrigerator cars are used, for oil products there are tank cars, for different other

materials dumper cars are used. The freight rates of railroads compare favorably with the other

modes of transport.

an important part of .....重要部分 ......重要的地位 play an important part/role in 发挥作用

lie in (of ideas, qualities, problems, etc.) to exist or be found 在于..........

e.g. The problem lies in deciding when to expand the business.

freight n. goods that are transported by ships, planes, train (海运，空运，陆运的)货物；货运

a freight business 货运公司

v. 寄送，运送；使充满（某种心情、口气）Each word was freighted with anger.

adapt v. 1)使适应，使适合 e.g. These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.

2) 适应（新情况）adjust e.g. We have had to adapt to the new system.

adaptable a. 有适应能力的，能适应的

adaptor n. (电器设备的)转接器，适配器 adopt v. 采取；接受；收养；正式通过

perishable n. 易腐物品 adj. 易腐坏的；易毁灭的；会枯萎的

compare favorably with to be better in nature or quality in relation to another

e.g. She was pleased that her work compared favorably with her sister's.

favorable adj. 有利的；良好的；赞成的，赞许的；讨人喜欢的

③ Waterway carriers offer a low-cost means of shipping bulky products which have a low

transportation value in relation to weight. They are especially used when speed of transportation

is not what matters the most.

bulky a. large and difficult to move or carry a. 大件的

e.g. Bulky items will be collected separately.

in relation to connected with or compared with something 1. 关于…涉及2. 与…相比较

e.g. Women’s earnings are still low in relation to men’s.

what matters the most what is the most important 最重要的是

e.g. What matters the most is the way you look at your life.

④ Motor-freight carriers are less advantageous for the transport of bulky, low-value goods.

However, they can perform door-to-door delivery, as they can reach even the most faraway

places. Thus repeated handling and transshipment can be avoided, which is one of the

advantages of transport by road. Tank lorries are used for liquids, refrigerator lorries for

perishables, and vans for furniture and valuables.

advantageous a. good or useful in a particular situation 有利的，有好处的

e.g. A free trade agreement would be advantageous to both countries.

delivery n. the act of taking goods, letters, etc. to a particular person or place 递送，交付