Picture Recognition
- A mail van is avehicle by which mail is transported.
- A sprinkler sprinkles water on the roads to lay the dust.
- The crowd stood back and let the ambulance go.
- My younger brother is crazy about racing cars.
- Would you call a taxi for me?
- The black sedan（轿车） is his favorite.
- off-road vehicle越野车
- fire engine 消防车
- formula car方程式赛车
- police car警车
- double-deck bus双层巴士
- container carrier集装箱运输货车
- garbage truck垃圾运送车
- refueller 汽油加油车
情景对话
- Dialogue 1
Mary: Hi, Paul. What are you doing?
Paul: Oh, Mary. You’ve come at the right time. Look, these abbreviations puzzle me! SUV, MPV, NCV, SRV…I really can’t figure them out.
Mary: Well, SUV stands for Sports Utility Vehicle and MPV meams Multi-Purpose Vehicle or Mini Passenger Van. Paul: Oh, I see. What about NCV and SRV then?
Mary: SRV refers to 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 helpful.
- Dialogue 2
Paul (customer): I like the Honda Accord(本田雅阁) you showed me before. I think it’s more practical for my needs.
John (the salesman): Alright, sir. You are making a good choice.
Paul: What colors does the new Accord come in?
John: We have this new model in red, white, black, or silver. These are the standard colors.
Paul: I really like silver. It looks elegant and fashionable.
John: Yes. That color is very popular with Honda buyers.
Paul: Well, I think I want to order the new Accord then. It looks like an excellent car.
John: You have made a good choice, sir. I drive an Accord myself.They are very solidly built machines, very reliable. Paul: Yes, I know. I think Honda is the most reliable car on the road. It runs smooth as silk. I would never change to anything else.
John: Alright, sir. I will get the paperwork ready for you. Just a moment.
Reading
- Task A Cars in China
A country that once ran on two wheels nowadays depends on four. After the US and Japan, China is the world’s biggest car manufacturer. Car ownership has increased four times in the past decade, and shows no signs of slowing. In China's bigger cities, the rivers of bicycles were once one of the most vivid images of urban China. Now it has been replaced with streets jammed with cars. The car ownership in China at the moment is around one car for every 92 people. Car symbolizes freedom and status, perhaps even more in China than elsewhere. No wonder everyone who can afford one, wants one. It’s predicted that by 2010, there will be 55 million vehicles on the road in China.
- What does “two wheels” refer to in the passage? _________.
A. A car B. A bicycle C. A carriage - According to the passage, ______is the world’s biggest car manufacturer.
A. the US B. Japan C. China - The car ownership in China at the moment is around one car for every ________people.
A. 55 B. 92 C. 2010 - What’s the meaning of “decade” in the passage?_________
A. ten years B. fifty years C. one hundred years
- Task 2 Cars in America
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.
There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all the territory(领土) 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. 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.
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.
- Americans like to move around their country in their cars. ( )
- More than three reasons have been mentioned in the passage to explain why the car became so popular in the United States.( )
- People don’t choose the system of air service frequently because it is inconvenient .( )
- The freedom a car gives them is what Americans want most to have.( )
- The solution to the decrease of gas supplies is to set up a bigger system of public transportation. ( )
Americans love cars and use them a lot. Cars are so much part of life that they make the United States a nation on wheels. Cars are not only popular but also necessary in the United States. There are three main reasons why the car becomes so popular in the United States. First, cars provide the most comfprtable and cheapest form of transportation. Second, very few people use buses and trains, which are not available everywhere. And it is too expensive to travel by plane frequently. The third reason is the most important one. The American spirit of freedom is what really made cars popular.
- Task 3 Translate
| 句型 | 例句 |
|---|---|
| 主语+不及物动词（S+Vi） | The autoworkers are striking. Everybody laughed. |
| 主语 + 系动词 + 表语(S+ Vl + P) | Automobiles are quite different in design. The new car looks fashionable. |
| 主语 + 及物动词 + 宾语( S + Vt + O) | Different vehicles have different logos. He leaves his car in the hotel car park. |
| 主语+双宾动词+间接宾语+直接宾语(S+Vt+Oi+Od) | My friend showed me the photo. Can you lend me your car today? |
| 主语+及物动词+宾语+补语(S+Vt+O+Co) | Time would prove me right. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. |
- She always drives fast.
- Cars become very important in our daily life.
- Mr. Smith bought his daughter a new car last Monday.
- Other 4S stores also followed suit.
- Do you think the salesperson trustworthy?
1.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.
- 不同的汽车有不同的车标。
Different vehicles have different logos. - 发动机给汽车提供动力。
The engine gives the automobile the power. - 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?
- Task 4 Writing
Business Cards
When people do business, they tend to exchange business cards.Business cards are cards bearing business information about acompany or individual.
A business card mostly includes the giver’s name, name of thecompany (usually with a logo) and contact information such asaddress, 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.
Useful expressions
- An off-road vehicle is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel(砂砾, 碎石) surface.
It is generally characterized by having large tires with deep,open treads and a flexible suspension, or even caterpillar tracks. Off-road vehicles have an enthusiastic following because of their many uses and versatility.
The most common use of these vehicles is for sight seeing in areas distant from pavement.The use of higher clearance and higher traction vehicles enables access on trails and forest roads that have rough and low traction surfaces. - Jack prefers racing car because he is crazy about auto racing.Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports. The best-known variety of single-seater racing, Formula One, involves an annual World Championship for drivers and constructors of around 18 races a year featuring major international car and engine manufacturers, and independent constructors, such as Ferrari, McLaren, Williams,BMW Sauber, Toyota, Honda, Renault, Red Bull Racing - in an ongoing battle of technology and driver skill and talent.
单词
| 单词 | 单词 |
|---|---|
| vehicle ['vi:ikl] n. 交通工具 , 车辆 | elegant ['eligənt]adj. 优雅的 ; 极好的 , 一流的 |
| formula ['fɔ:mjulə] n. 公式 , 方程式 | fashionable ['fæʃənəbl] adj. 时髦的 ; 流行的 |
| container [kən'teinə] n. 容器 ; 集装箱 | reliable [ri'laiəbl] adj. 可靠的 , 可信赖的 |
| refuel [ri:'fjuəl] v. 补给燃料 | manufacturer [.mænju'fæktʃərə]n. 制造业者 , 厂商 |
| double-deck ['dʌbl'dek] adj. 两层的 ,双层的 | affect [ə'fekt] v. 影响 , 感动 |
| abbreviation [ə.bri:vi'eiʃən] n. 缩写 | vivid ['vivid] adj. 生动的 , 鲜明的 , 逼真的 |
| puzzle ['pʌzl] n. 难题 , 迷惑 v. 使 ... 困惑 , 为难 | urban ['ə:bən] adj. 城市的 ; 都市的 |
| symbolize ['simbəlaiz] v. 象征 , 代表 | frequently ['fri:kwəntli] adv. 频繁 , 经常地 |
| status ['steitəs] n. 地位，身份 | independence [.indi'pendəns] adj. 独立 , 自立 |
| predict [pri'dikt] v. 预知 , 预言 , 预报 | timetable ['taimteib(ə)l] n. 时间表 |
| territory ['teritəri] n. 领土 , 版图 , 领域 ,范围 | freedom ['fri:dəm] n. 自由 |
| vast [vɑ:st] adj. 广阔的 , 巨大的 | individual [.indi'vidjuəl] adj. 个别的，n. 个人 , 个体 |
| comfortable ['kʌmfətəbl] adj. 舒适的 ;令人感到安慰的 | aspect ['æspekt] n. 方面 , 外貌 , 外观 |
| transportation [.trænspɔ:'teiʃən] n.运输 , 运输系统 , 运输工具 | striking ['straikiŋ] adj. 引人注目的 , 显著的 |
| efficient [i'fiʃənt] adj. 有效率的 , 能干的 | visual ['vizjuəl] adj. 视觉的 |
| inexpensive [.iniks'pensiv] adj. 廉价的 , 不贵重的 | design [di'zain] n. 设计 , 图样v. 设计 , 计划 |
| figure out 明白 | stand for 代表；支持 |
| refer to 参考，查阅，涉及，提到 | tend to 倾向 |
Grammer Items
- 及物动词 Transitive Verbs(Vt)
- 不及物动词 Intransitive Verbs(Vi)
- 系动词 Link-Verbs(VI)
- 主语 The Subject(S)
- 表语 The Predictive(P)
- 宾语 The Object(O)
- 直接宾语 The Direct Object(OD)
- 间接宾语 The Indirect Object(Oi)
- 宾语补足语 The Object Complement(CO)
- 并列句 Compond Sentence
- 从句 The Complex Sentence
- 主句 The Independent Sentence