1. Unit 1
Reading

2. Do you like traveling? Why?
2. Where have you been?
3. Where do you want to go and why?

3. Look at the following pictures.
What are the names of the places of interest?
In which city or province is each of them located?

4. the Great Wall

5. Shanghai Bund

6. the West Lake

7. one of the three Gorges —
Xiling Gorge

8. Guilin

9. The Yellow Mountain

10. Forbidden City

11. speed, time needed, safety, pollution …
How do people travel? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each form?
by car / bus by motorcycle
by train on a horse
by air / plane by bike
by ship on foot
. . .
speed, time needed, safety, pollution …

12. Read the passage quickly and try to write down the main idea of it.
The main idea of the text is to tell us some information about how we can make our travel successful.

13. Scan the text and answer the following questions.
1. What kind of train ticket do you buy if you go on a short journey?
A hard or soft seat.

14. 2. What can you see along the water route from Chongqing to Shanghai?
The famous Three Gorges, beautiful towns and historical sites.

15. 3. Is CAAC the only airline in China? What service does CITS provide?
4. Why is Chongqing not a good place for cycling?
No, it isn’t. CITS sells air tickets to passengers.
Because it has a lot of steep streets.

16. Read the text again and complete the blanks about the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of transportation in China.

17. Forms of transportation Advantages Disadvantages
By train
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. Fairly comfortable
________________________
Get to most places
Crowded on holidays
Efficient service

18. By ship 1. ______________________________ along the coast
2. “Chongqing-Shanghai waterway” takes you to ____________________________________________________________
Travel easily between seaports
By ship
Not mentioned
the famous Three Gorges, beautiful towns and historical sites

19. By air _____________ 1. Can save people _____________.
2. _____________ has improved.
3.Good service
provided by
__________________
_____________
a lot of time
Safety record
Expensive
a number of airlines

20. By bus 1. ____________________________
2. A variety of choices: ______________ buses and ________ ones
3. Services are well managed and cheap.
Not mentioned
Travel in and between cities
By bus
government-run
private

21. By bicycle
Not a good choice for travelling in cities _____________________
One of the best for travelling
around town.
with steep streets

22. Read the text and decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).

23. F
You can visit the famous Three Gorges along the route of Chongqing to Shanghai by rail.
2. Cycling is one of the best ways for travelling around town in China. F

24. T
3. After they are completely filled up, private buses will depart. T
4. CAAC was the only airline service in China in the past.

25. Free talk Have you ever been to some places?
What is the most exciting place you have ever been to?
Try to describe the place for us.

26. Why do more and more people like to travel?

27. People travel for different purposes:
enjoy the beauty of nature
learn about the outside world
get excitement or relax oneself
do some research
study wildlife or plants
be interested in delicious food
do business or make friends …

28. Tourism advertisement for Shanghai