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Lesson 2: Ways of travelling
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Unit 5
Great inventions
Learning aims
能够读懂文章，了解交通方式从过去到现在的发展脉络，并描述交通方式的变化与影响。
能够掌握本课时的单词、短语及句型。
能够用英语提出合理的未来交通设想。
New Word
wheel /wi:l/ n. 轮子；车轮；方向盘
wagon /'w g n/ n. 四轮载重马车（或牛车）；小推车
power /'pa (r)/ n. 动力；能力；权力；电力
v. 驱动；推动
compass /'k mp s/ n. 指南针；罗盘
canal /k 'n l/ n. 运河；灌溉渠
waterway /'w :t we / n. 水路；航道
speed /spi:d/ n. 速度；速率
v. 加速；促进
eco-friendly / i:k 'frendli/ adj. 环保的
spaceship /'spe s p/ n.（航天）飞船
Lead-in
Read the questions and give your answers.
A What ways of travelling in history do you know？
B Which inventions in travel do you think is the most important？
Walking, riding horses, taking cart /carriage / wagon
Wheels, cars, planes .......
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Activity 1
Pre-reading
Look at the picture and guess what the passage talks about.
The passage talks about the ways of travelling.
Activity 2
While-reading
Long ago, many people did not travel far from home. In fact, in the early days, a person might live their whole life in one village.
The first important invention in land travel was the wheel. And then came the wagons. Humans began to have the power to move and carry things across long distances.
The next was the train. After the train came the invention of cars, buses, trucks, and other means of transportation. Humans and goods were able to travel farther than ever before.
Boats and ships provided another important way of travelling. The invention of the compass helped people explore more places. And canal systems made fast waterway transportation possible.
Modern means of transportation, such as high-speed trains and airplanes, help people travel faster and farther. Eco-friendly electric cars are common and self-driving cars are in development. People can even travel to space in spaceships. Who knows what the future holds
The development of transportation has made travelling much easier and faster. Every invention is a symbol of human creativity. Let’s enjoy these developments and work for more great things in the future.
Read the passage and match each part with its main idea.
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road and water transportation
development
Part 1
Paragraph 1
Part 2
Paragraphs 2, 3, 4
Part 3
Paragraph 5
Part 4
Paragraph 6
key inventions of modern
transportation
situation of travel in the past
The development of transportation
changes people's lives.
Read Part 1 and answer the questions.
According to the text, how far did people travel from home in the early days
They did not travel far from home./They might stay in one village their whole life.
3
Read Part 2 and answer the questions.
1. What was the first important invention in travel mentioned in the text
2. How did the wheel change human travel
3. What was the direct result of the invention of the compass according to the text
The wheel.
It gave humans the power to move and carry things across long distances.
It helped people explore more places.
4
Read Part 3 and answer the questions.
1. What are two examples of modern transportation mentioned in the text
2. How is modern transportation different from past transportation according to the text
high-speed trains and airplanes / electric cars and spaceships
Modern transportation is faster and can go farther, even to space.
5
Read Part 4 and choose the best answer.
According to the text, what is the MAIN purpose of transportation development
A) To create more jobs for people
B) To make travel easier and faster
C) To replace all traditional vehicles
D) To reduce environmental pollution
B
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Read and complete the passage.
A. The train allowed more people to travel farther than ever before.
B. People didn’t travel far from home.
C. They help people travel faster and farther.
D. People could move across long distances.
When I was young, most of the people used bicycles to travel.
______
Then came buses. _______ I was excited the first time I took a bus. It was fast and could take me out of the village.
Then I travelled to our capital city by train! _______ In the early 1990s, it took me half a day to go to Beijing by train from Shijiazhuang. But now the high-speed trains only take about one hour. _______
B
D
A
C
7
What transportation do you think will appear in the future Share your ideas with your partner.
I think flying cars will be very popular in the future. People can drive them both on roads and in the sky. There will also be high-speed trains that are faster and safer. Besides, self-driving buses will take people to school or work without drivers. All of them will use clean energy and be good for the environment.
Activity 3
Post-reading
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Language point 1
用法：
后接 地点名词，常用 “be far from + 地点” 结构；也可接 抽象概念描述 “与…… 相悖、远离…… 状态”。
例句：
My grandparents’ house is far from the city center. It takes us an hour to drive there.
我祖父母家离市中心远，开车过去要花一小时。
1. Long ago, many people did not travel far from home.
表示 “距离…… 远；远离”
Point
Language point 2
用法：
一般放在 句首，用逗号与后文隔开；也可在句中，突出 “实际情况和表面 / 预期不同”。
例句：
He looks very strict. In fact, he is very kind.
他看起来很严厉。事实上，他非常和蔼。
2. In fact, in the early days, a person might live their whole life in one village and never travel far.
意为 “事实上；其实”
Point
3. Humans began to have the power to move and carry things across long distances.
begin to do sth. 表示 “开始做某事”
Point
用法：
主语（人 / 物 ）+ begin to do sth.，后接 动词不定式（to + 动词原形 ），描述 “开始执行某个具体行为”。
例句：
After the rain stopped, birds began to sing in the trees.
雨停后，鸟儿开始在树上唱歌 。
Language point 3
4. Humans and goods were able to travel farther than ever before.
意为 “能够；会”
Point
用法：
主语 + be able to + 动词原形，根据主语和时态变 “be”（am/is/are/was/were/have been 等 ），突出 “有能力达成某动作”。
例句：
With the new bike, he is able to ride to school in 10 minutes.有了新自行车，他能 10 分钟骑车到校。
Language point 4
Language point 5
5. Every invention is a symbol of human creativity.
a symbol of 意为 “…… 的象征”
Point
用法：
具体事物 + be + a symbol of + 抽象意义 / 概念
例句：
The olive branch is a symbol of peace in many countries.
橄榄枝在许多国家是和平的象征。
Summary
The new words:
wheel, wagon, power, compass, canal, waterway, speed
eco-friendly, spaceship
The new expressions:
live a ... life have the power to do sth. be able to do sth
be powered by means of sth.… in development
work for...
Exercise
1. 完成句子
事实上，早期人们的出行范围很小。
____ _____, people didn't travel far in the early days.
2.随着科技发展，越来越多的人选择电动汽车出行。
With the development of technology, ____ _____ _____ people choose electric cars for travelling.
3. 真正的朋友总是能在困难的时候帮助你。
A true friend is always able you when you are in trouble.
4.我希望未来能乘坐宇宙飞船去太空旅行。
I hope ___ _____ ____ ________ in a spaceship in the future.
In fact
more and more
to help
to travel to space
2. 英汉互译
我家离公园很远。
在中国，生日吃的面条是长寿的象征。
The development of transportation has changed our way of life greatly.
We should learn to help each other to make the world a better place.
My home is far from the park.
In China, the noodles on the birthday are a symbol of long life.
交通的发展极大地改变了我们的生活方式。
我们应该学会互相帮助，让世界变得更美好。
Homework
Continue the passage’s last sentence “Let’s enjoy these developments and work for more great things in the future. ” into a 90-word short story about a future transportation in daily life.

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