Different kinds of transport

How many different kinds of cars can you name? Think about:

Honda Made in Japan Made in French Citroen

Made in Germany Made in America Buick

Hongqi Made in China Hongqi Made in China

Can you recognise the car brands?

1.The car is important to our life. Can you talk about both its advantages and disadvantages? 2.Most cars use energy for power and cause pollution. In your opinion, how can we solve this problem and improve the cars? 1.The car is important to our life. Can you talk about both its advantages and disadvantages? 2.Most cars use energy for power and cause pollution. In your opinion, how can we solve this problem and improve the cars?

Lesson 3 Clean Machines

What’s this? Solar Car solar panel 太阳电池板 Why do scientists make this kind of car? Scientists have been making solar cars for over 20 years. They have made cars that go up to 80 k. p. h.!

Fuelused for cars: Fuel used for cars: gas, oil, petrol Fuelused for solar cars: Fuel used for solar cars: sun’s energy Where do these cars get their power from? The World Solar Car Challenge

1.Listen to the dialogue between Marie Logan and the journalist. Catch important information and get the main idea. 2.Read through the dialogue by yourselves with EX 3 as your task.

1. Marie Logan began designing cars when she was a student. 2. She has won most of her races. She has taken part in six races and has won two of them. T F Read the interview about solar cars. Are these statements true or false?

3. The team has nearly finished building a solar car. 4. Marie has written a book about solar cars. 5. Solar cars can work even in cloudy weather. F T F

Read carefully & Fill in the blanks

Marie Logan has been interested in cars since __________. When she was at university, she started ________ her cars. She’s designed five or six different cars so far, and she has been ______ part in races for about four years. She has won ____ of the six kindergarten designing taking two

races for about four years and the one she likes best _____ place across the whole of ________ from northwest to southeast. These years Marie Logan has been designing _____ racing cars. Solar cars are cars that use the sun’s _______ for power. They’re clean and _____. Australia took solar energy safe

Marie Logan has also been writing a book about solar cars. She has only finished the first few _______ of the book. She wants people to have a good _________ of solar cars. Solar cars are getting better and better all the time. They will be ______ among people all over the world. chapters impression popular

Which solar car do you like best?

Speaking Imagine you’re a group of solar car designers. dream cars 4 people in a group. Design your dream cars. Work in pairs Work in pairs: One as a solar car designer; The other as a journalist. Make an interview about Make an interview about: your dream solar cars.

sentences Find out sentences with Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Language points 1. be worried about 为某事担心, 焦虑 全家人都为他的安全担心。 The whole family were worried about his safety. 你发什么愁？ What are you worried about?

2. so far 到现在为止。 常与现在完成时连用。 他们一直未能与公司取得联系。 They have so far failed to get in touch with the company. 到目前为止，我 才坐过 2 次火车。 So far, I’ve travelled by train only twice. / I’ve travelled …… so far.

到这个月我们已学习了新课本的 10 课书。 So far this month we have learned ten lessons in our new textbook. ★ so / as far as I know 据我所知 So far, so good 到目前为止情况不错 3. persuade…of 使 …… 信服某事 她不相信他的话。 She was not persuaded of his words.

他说服我们相信了这个计划的可能性, 现在该我们去说服老板了。 He managed to persuade us of the possibility of the plan; now we had to persuade the boss. persuade sb to do sth 劝说某人做某事 John 劝说我们买了他的产品。 John persuaded us to buy his product.

4. have a good impression of 对 … 有好印象 他确实是个有礼貌的绅士。那天，舞会上的所 有人都对他有好印象。 He is a polite gentleman indeed. All the people at the party had a good impression of him. ★ make / give a good (bad / clear / unclear) impression on …… He made a good impression on all the people at the party.

5. reliable (adj.) rely (v.) on + -able reliable depend (v.) on + -able dependable unreliable (opposite) 他看上去不太可靠。 He looks a bit unreliable. 这消息可靠吗？ Is this news reliable ？

6. reach 1 达成, 达到 战争消耗了数十亿美元。 The cost of the war reached billions of dollars. 两个国家没有达成一致协议。 No agreement was reached between the two nations.

2 延伸 树林一直延伸到河边。 The woods reach as far as the river. 3 伸手够得着 你能够得着上面那个架子吗？ Can you reach the top shelf?

We use the Present Perfect to talk about a finished activity (achievement) and the Present Perfect Continuous to talk about an unfinished activity. Grammar

I’ve read Hamlet. I’ve finished reading it. I’ve been reading hamlet. I haven’t finished reading it.

We use the Present Perfect to focus on a result of an activity, especially when we give a number or quantity. We use the Present Perfect Continuous to focus on the activity itself, especially to explain visible consequences of it.

He’s run three miles. focus on the result: He’s covered the distance of three miles. He’s been running for an hour. focus on the activity and its consequences: This is what he’s been doing for the last hour and why he is exhausted now.

Grammar Practice 1. You want to find out why someone is late. a) What have you been doing? b) What have you done? a) What have you been doing? Which sentence, a or b fits each situation best?

2. You want to talk about your success in your training programme. a) I’ve been running today. b) I’ve run three miles today. b) I’ve run three miles today.

3. You want to complain about your garage. a) They’ve been repairing my car for over a week. b) They’ve repaired my car. a) They’ve been repairing my car for over a week.

Mike: At last! Where ____________ (be) you? I ________________ (wait) for an hour. have you been have been waiting Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Helen: Sorry, I _____________ (talk) to an old friend. I ___________ (not see) her for years. And imagine, we met in the middle of the street, just like that. Mike: What ___ she __________(do) since you last saw her? ’ve been talking haven’t seen has been doing

Helen: She ______________ (work) for a computer company but she wants to change her job. She ___________________ (not get on ) well with her boss recently. ’s been working hasn’t been getting on

Mike: Our company is looking for a operator. (8) ___________ (have) any interesting offers yet? Has she had

Helen: I don’t think so. She __________ _______ (not look) for a long time. She just _____________ (start). Mike: Then tell her about this offer. She’ll appreciate it. hasn’t been looking has just started

1. More patients ____ in hospital this year than last year. A. treated B. had been treated C. has been D. have been treated D. have been treated Practice

2. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ___ increased enormously ever since. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been C. has been

3. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ___ 50 million. A. have reached B. has reached C. are reaching D. had reached 4. How can you possibly miss the news? It ____ on TV all day long. A. has been B. had been C. was D. will be A. has been A. have reached

__ David and Vicky __ married? --- For about three years. A. How long were; being B. How long have; got C. How long have; been D. How long did; get C. How long have; been

Hi, Tracy, you look tired I am tired. I __ the living room all day. A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted C. have been painting

Finish Exercises on P41.