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Unit 4

Transportation

Objectives:

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Become familiar with words and expressions about different

systems of transport in foreign countries.

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Become

familiar

with

the

ways

that

different

systems

of

transport work in different countries.

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Become

familiar

with

the

ways

that

people

express

their

opinions.

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Learn to catch main ideas and supporting details.

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Get

used

to

the

ways

that

unstressed

functional

words

are

read in passages.

Task 1

Script

A

strange

thing

happened

to

Henri

yesterday.

He

was

on

a

bus

and

wanted

to

get

off.

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he

stood

up

and

rang

the

bell.

To

make

sure

the

driver heard him he rang it twice, but the bus didn't stop, and

the outdoor came and shouted at him.

The

conductor

was

so

annoyed,

and

spoke so

fast,

that

Henri didn't

understand a word. The bus stopped at the next bus stop and Henri got off.

As he got off he heard someone say,

When Henri got home, he told his landlady about the incident.

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that's

the

signal

for

the

driver

to

go

on,

his

landlady

explained.

the

conductor

is

allowed

to

ring the

bell twice.

That's

why he got so annoyed.

Henri nodded.

Key

Answer the following questions.

1) How did Henri let the driver know that he wanted to get off?.

Key: He stood up and rang the bell.

2) Why did Henri ring the bell twice?

Key: He wanted to make sure that the driver heard him.

3) What did the conductor do?

Key: The conductor came and shouted at him.

4) What did Hemri's landlady tell him?

Key:

The

landlady

told

him

that's the

signal

for

the

driver

to

go on

and

only

the

conductor

was

allowed

to

ring

the

bell

twice.

That's why the conductor got so annoyed.

Task 2

Script

The Taylor family, who live in North London, are planning to spend

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a day in Norwich. They can't agree how to get there.

Mr. Taylor:

I don't want to drive all that way. Let's go by train.

Mrs. Taylor:

But that's so expensive. It's much cheaper for a family to

go by car.

Peter:

Why not try the coach? It'll be cheaper than the train, and Daddy

won't have to drive.

Alison:

But I'll be sick! I hate traveling by coach.

Mrs. Taylor:

Which is the quickest way to get there?

Mr. Taylor:

Well, it'll take at least three hours by car.

Peter:

No, it won't. Not if we take the motorway out of London.

Alison:

I'm sure there's a fast train service.

Mrs.

Taylor:

But

we'll

have

to

get

to

Liverpool

Street

first.

And

then

there's the. tube fares at this end, and bus or taxi fares at

the other.

Alison:

And the coach station is at Victoria, so that's an extra journey too.

Mr.

Taylor:

I

think

there

are

some

special

family

rail

fares.

Perhaps

that'll be the cheapest way.

Peter:

But it won't be the most convenient.

Mrs. Taylor:

Why don't we check all the facts and then decide?

Peter:

OK.

Key

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Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to

the tape.

1) Mr. Taylor wants to take the train because he doesn't want to drive that

far. [T]

2) Mrs. Taylor believes it is the cheapest way for a family to go by car.

[F]

3) Their son Peter wants to go by train because it is faster than the car. [F]

4) Their daughter Alison likes the coach because it is more comfortable

and spacious. [F]

5) TO go by train is not the most convenient way to get to Norwich. [T]

6) They all agree to check all the facts before they make the final decision.

[T]

Task 3

Script

The

United

States

is

full

of

automobiles.

There

are

still

many

families without cars, but some families

have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure.

They are a necessary part of life.

Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories

by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen

are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry

their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.

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Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities

school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the

school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers

take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays, taking

her

own

children

and

the

neighbors'

children

as

well.

Another

mother

drives

on

Tuesdays,

another

on

Wednesdays,

and

so

on.

This

is

called

forming a carpool. Men also form car pools, with three or four

men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles

on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is

the

traffic

in

and

around

cities.

Too

many

cars

are

being

driven.

Something will have to be done about the use of cars.

Key

A. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.

See the Script

B, Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the

tape

1) Mothers sometimes form car pools because school buses are used only

when

children

live

more

than

a

mile

from

the

school.

When

their

children

are

too

young

to

walk

that

far,

their

mothers

take

turns

driving them to school.

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2) Men sometimes form car pools because they can save gasoline and it is

easier for them to find parking places.

3)

More

car

pools

should

be

formed

because

too

many

cars

are

on

the

road and have created many problems.

Task 4

Script

Mr. Fine

: Can anyone in the class explain some differences between a zip

code and an area code?

Mary:

Both of them are numbers.

Mr. Fine:

That's how they are alike. But how are they different?

Mary:

A zip code is for mailing letters. An area code is for making phone

calls.

Mr. Fine:

What kind of phone calls?

Mary:

Long distance calls.

Mr. Fine:

All right. And what is a zip code?

Mary:

When

I

write

a

letter

to

my

friends

in

New

York

City,

I

write

10027 on

the

envelope.

That's

their

zip code.

I

have some

other

friends in New York City, but their zip code is 10003.

Mr. Fine: In a big city there are different zip codes for different

parts of the city. What about area codes?

Mary:

Sometimes a whole small city has the same area code.

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Mr. Fine:

That's right. And sometimes a whole state has the same area

code

if

it

doesn't

have

many

telephones.

For

example,

the

area

code for the whole state of Arizona is 802.

Mary:

But

New

York

State

has

millions

of

telephones,

so

it

has

more

than one area code.

Key

Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to

the tape.

l) Both zip codes and area codes are numbers. [T]

2) An area code is for making all kinds of phone calls. [F]

3) In a big city there are different zip codes for different parts of the city.

[T]

4) A city has the same area code while a state always has different area

codes. [F]

Task 5

Script

James

wrote

a

play

for

television

about

an

immigrant

family

who

came to England from Pakistan, and the problems they had settling down

in England. The play was surprisingly successful, and it was bought by an

American TV company.

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James was invited to go to New York to help with the production. He

lived in Dulwich, which is an hour's journey away from Heathrow. The

flight was due to leave at 8:30 am, so he had to be at the airport about

7:30

in

the

morning.

He

ordered

a

mini-cab

for

6:30,

set

his

alarm

for

5:45, and went to sleep. Unfortunately he forgot to wind the clock, and it

stopped

shortly

after

midnight.

Also

the

driver

of

the

mini-cab

had

to

work very late that night and overslept.

James woke with that awful feeling that something was wrong. He

looked at his alarm clock. It stood there silently, with the hands pointing

to 12:10. He turned on the radio and discovered that it was, in fact, ten to

nine. He swore quietly and switched on the electric kettle.

He was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot when the nine

o'clock pips sounded on the radio. The announcer began to read the news,

bound for New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Flight

number 2234...

on that plane.

Key

A.

Choose

the

best

answer

to

complete

each

of

the

following

8

sentences.

1) James wrote____

(c)

a) a novel

b) a play for theatre

c) a play for television

2)

James” play

was about an immigrant family______

(b)

a) who came to the United States from Pakistan

b) who came to England from Pakistan

c) who came to England from Russia

3) James' play was______.

(a)

a) such a hit that an American TV company bought it

b) a total failure and he couldn't sell it

c) very successful and an English TV company bought it

4) James' flight was due to leave______.

(c)

a) at 8:30 pm

b) at 7:30 am

c) at 8:30 am

5) He set his alarm________

(a)

a) at 5:45 am

b) at 5:30 am

c) at 6:30 am

6) James missed the plane because________

(c)

a) he did not wake up when the alarm rang

b) the driver of the mini- cab came late

c) the alarm clock did not ring and he overslept

7) James turned pale when he heard the news on the radio because______

(b)

a) he did not want to miss the plane

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b) if he hadn't overslept, he'd have been on the plane that crashed

c) he could not arrive in New York as he had planned

8) James' flight number was______.

(c)

a) 2244

b) 2324

c) 2234

B,

Complete

the

following

sentences

with

the

information

you

hear

on the tape.

1) If James had wound his clock before he went to sleep, he would have

to get up on time.

2) If the driver of the mini-cab had not overslept, he would have woken

up James.

3) If James had not missed his plane, he would have been on the plane

that crashed.

4) If James had been more careful this time, he would have lost his life in

the crash.

Task 6

Script

According

to

the

American

Automobile

Association,

since

1964

all

cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts. (These

are also called safety belts.) Many studies of automobile accidents have

shown that safety belts can save lives. One study showed that 40 percent

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of those killed in auto accidents could have been saved if they had been

wearing seat belts.

Unfortunately belts are worn only by a small percentage of drivers

and

passengers

about

15

percent

in

cities,

and

only

9

percent

in

small

towns. And safety belts cannot protect people who do not wear them.

In order to find out what kinds of people do wear seat belts a study

was made in several cities in the United States. The following facts were

learned about those who use their safety belts:

1. They do not smoke while driving.

2. They have had more education than non-users.

3.

They

know

someone

who

was

injured

(but

not

killed)

in

an

automobile accident.

Advertisements

based

on

these

facts

have

been

printed

in

newspapers

and

magazines

in

order

to

teach

people

the

importance

of

using seat belts. But these advertisements have not helped much. Some

people believe there should be a law requiring drivers and passengers to

use

safety

belts.

In

Australia,

where

there

is

such

a

law,

deaths

in

auto

accidents have decreased 24 percent.

Key

A. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.

1) Since 1964 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with

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seat belts.

2) Seat belts are also called safety_ belts.

3)

One

study

showed

that

40

percent

of

those

killed

in

auto

accidents

could have been saved if they had been wearing seat belts.

4) Unfortunately belts are worn only by about 15 percent of drivers and

passengers in cities.

5) In Australia, where there is such a law, deaths in auto accidents have

decreased 24 percent.

B. Write out the three answers you hear from the tape.

A study was made in several cities of the United State in order to

find

out

what

kinds

of

people

wearing

seat

belts.

The

following

facts

were learned:

1) They do not smoke while driving.

2) They have had more education than non-users.

3)They

know

someone

who

was

injured

(but

not

killed)

in

an

automobile accident.

C. Write down the main idea of this passage.

The main idea of the passage is the importance of using seat belts

in driving.

Task 7

Script

Part I

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