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traffic jam; roadworks vocabulary Look at these compound nouns. traffic jam; roadworks Match words from Box A with those from Box B to make compound nouns. A: bicycle; city; ring; rush; traffic ring road bicycle lane city centre rush hour traffic lights B: centre; hour; lane; lights; road

vocabulary Example: Write out the words according to the definitions. lots of traffic which isn't moving: traffic jam ring road a road which goes around a city: a red one means "stop"; a green one means "go": the busiest time of the day: a part of the road reserved for bicycles: work in progress on a road: the centre of the city: traffic lights rush hour bicycle lane roadworks city centre

Listening and speaking Traffic problems in Beijing

Speaking Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam? If not, can you imagine what will happen in it?

1 Listen to people of Beijing speaking about traffic problems in the city . Before you listen, tick the topics you think they will talk about. traffic jams the Olympic Games roadworks bad drivers Listen and check √ √ √ √

2 Listen and match the traffic situations with the speakers. Speaker 2 b Speaker 5 Speaker 4 Speaker 1 Speaker 3 c d e

Choose the correct answers. 3 Choose the correct answers. 1. Speaker 1 _________. a) went to a tea party by taxi b) saw a tea party in the middle of the road c) had a tea party with some taxi drivers

Choose the correct answers. 3 Choose the correct answers. 2. Speaker 2 __________. a took three hours to reach the airport b arrived at the airport just in time c missed his plane for Sichuan

Choose the correct answers. 3 Choose the correct answers. 3. Speaker 3 __________. a always goes to work by bike b never stops at traffic lights c always gets stuck on the ring road

Choose the correct answers. 3 Choose the correct answers. 4. Speaker 4 __________. a prefers driving late in the evening b thinks Beijing is better than Shanghai c prefers public transport to cars

Choose the correct answers. 3 Choose the correct answers. 5. Speaker 5 __________. a had an accident near the Summer palace b drove on the wrong side of the road c got stuck in a traffic jam

Work in pairs. Try to remember what the architect says about What could happen to the dining room and the living room? How will people switch on the lights? What will the toilet be able to do? What will the dishwasher be able to do? They will disappear. The computer will do it. It will move higher or lower depending on who uses it. It will wash the dishes without water.

4 Listen again and answer the questions. 1 What problem did speaker 1 have after the tea party? 2 What did speaker 2 tell the taxi driver to do ? 3 What is the cause of traffic jams, in the opinion of speaker 3? 4 What solutions to the traffic problem does speaker 4 talk about ? 5 What is speaker 5 surprised at? The traffic still didn’t move. To turn back and go home. People disobeying traffic rules. Limit the number of cars , build more underground lines, and build roads in the sky. The fact that people see what causes the problem , then do the same thing again.

Listen to the tape, then fill in the blanks. Extra-listening Listen to the tape, then fill in the blanks. Speaker 1 On my way ______ a few days ago, I got ______ again in the traffic. While I was waiting, I saw a group of ______ drivers in front of me getting out of their cars. They seemed to know each other. They had ___________ and one of them carried a thermos flask and poured out some hot water to __________. It was quite ________! But even after the tea party was over, the traffic was still ________ and we still couldn’t move. home stuck taxi coffee cups make tea funny jammed

Speaker 2 catch took off set off enough third ridiculous no way turn A few weeks ago I had to ______ a plane to Sichuan Province. The plane _________ at 5:30 pm so I ____ ____ at 2:30 pm to allow plenty of time to get to the airport. But it wasn’t __________ time. At 5 pm I was still only at the _______ ring road. It was just ___________! There was _________ I was going to catch the plane, so I told the taxi driver to _______ ______ and go home. catch took off set off enough third ridiculous no way turn back

Speaker 3 seven certain west It’s so annoying! at least disobeying It’s only _______ kilometres from my home to my place of work. But every day, it is almost ________ there will be a traffic jam as I get near the _______ fourth ring road. _______________ It takes _______ 15 to 20 minutes to get through it. I think the traffic jams are usually caused by people ___________ traffic rules. To get to the front of the line, they often ______ the bicycle lane. It’s ______________ pede-strians and cyclists. They don’t wait for the _______ light to pass. seven certain west It’s so annoying! at least disobeying take the same with green

Speaker 4 worse road-works Olympics increase drive you mad limit Beijing traffic seems to have got noticeably _______ recently. The causes seem to be _____________ as the city prepares for the ____________ , and a huge _________ in new car owners and new drivers. Whatever the cause, it’s enough to ______________! Why not ______ the number of cars, build more ______________ lines or follow Shanghai and build roads in the _____? These days I only _______ in my car at night after 9 pm. That way I avoid the ______ of the traffic. worse road-works Olympics increase drive you mad limit underground sky go out worst

pronunciation I got stuck again in the traffic. Listen to the underlined sounds in these sentences, and then repeat. I got stuck again in the traffic. They seemed to know each other. ... and we still couldn't move. It was just ridiculous. They don't wait for the green light to pass.

pronunciation I got stuck again in the traffic. Work in pairs. Look at the sentences again. Which sounds change when you say them together? I got stuck again in the traffic. They seemed to know each other. ... and we still couldn't move. It was just ridiculous. They don't wait for the green light to pass.

pronunciation Say these sentences aloud. Make sure you pronounce the underlined sounds correctly. They seemed to know each other. ... and we still couldn't move. It was just ridiculous. They don't wait for the green light to pass. Why not build more underground lines? ... which then came to a complete stop.

Homework Write a short story that happen to you when you are stuck in a traffic jam.