Topic_4_Traffic_and_Transportation

1、Topic 6 Traffic and TransportationPage 2Sub-topic 1What are the reasons that cause more and more traffic accidents in China today?Sub-topic 2How to avoid traffic accidents?Sub-topic 3Should private cars be encouraged in China?Page 3Transportationbicycle 自行車自行車car 小汽車小汽車bus 大客車大客車 motorcycle 摩托車摩托車ta

2、xi 計程車計程車,出租車出租車cart 二輪馬二輪馬carriage 四輪馬車四輪馬車jeep 吉普車吉普車tractor 拖拉機拖拉機truck 卡車卡車lorry 重型卡車重型卡車 coach 大客車大客車van 廂式貨廂式貨ambulance 救護車救護車 subway 地鐵地鐵 underground 地鐵地鐵railway 鐵路鐵路train 火車火車 locomotive 火車頭火車頭express 快客列車快客列車 boat 小船小船 ship 船船 yacht 游船游船vessel 大船大船 warship 軍艦軍艦 plane 飛機飛機 airplane 飛機飛機 aero

3、plane 飛機飛機 aircraft 飛機飛機 jet 噴氣飛機噴氣飛機 spaceship 宇宙飛船宇宙飛船 space shuttle 航天飛機航天飛機 helicopter 直升飛機直升飛機 Page 4 My Favorite transportationDescribe which form of transportation is your favorite You should say: What the transportation is When you use it Why you use itPage 5 Traffic Terms?Page 6Traffic Term

4、straffic light 紅綠燈紅綠燈 red light 紅燈紅燈 green light 綠燈綠燈amber light 黃燈黃燈 traffic post 交通崗交通崗guide post 路標路標police box 崗亭崗亭traffic police 交通警交通警sideways 人行道人行道roundabout 轉盤轉盤hump bridge 拱橋拱橋automatic traffic signal light 自動紅綠燈自動紅綠燈electronic eye 電子眼電子眼intersections / cross-roads 十字路口十字路口cross walks / ze

5、bra crossing 人行線，斑馬線人行線，斑馬線pedestrian overhead bridge 人行天橋人行天橋freeway/speedway 高速公路高速公路underground channel 地下通道地下通道traffic regulation 交通規(guī)則交通規(guī)則flyover/overpass 立交橋立交橋Safety and efficiency of traffic and transportationTraffic accidentPage 10What are the reasons that cause more and more traffic acciden

6、ts in China today? high traffic volume: more cars on the road inadequate and incompetent road designs lagging infrastructures lack of meaningful driver education and testing and a system of traffic enforcement too many bad and dangerous drivers: not skillful enough, irresponsible Page 11What behavio

7、rs can result in traffic accidents? On part of the drivers driving too fast /speeding tailgating; driving while on the cell phones, aggressive driving habits running the red light, sudden lane changing, drunk driving, not using signal lightsPage 12the sign of bans 禁止標志禁止標志 the sign of directions 指示標

8、志指示標志the sign of cautions 警示標志警示標志Traffic SignsPage 13the sign of bans 禁止標志禁止標志Page 14Page 15Page 16Page 17Page 18Page 19the sign of directions 指示標志指示標志Page 20Page 21Page 22Page 23Page 24the sign of cautions 警示標志警示標志Page 25Page 26Page 27Page 28The BEST way to avoid traffic accidents Education for Dr

9、ivers self-discipline; education for pedestrians self-protection Strict and effective official monitoring and management Strict rule implementation and severe punishment Page 29What can we do to avoid the traffic accidents? Dont drive impaired. Yield anyway; exercise prudent courtesy Use seat-belt a

10、nd other safety devices. Do not run red. Drive attentively and predictably: connect your mind to your eyes. Never cross the double yellow lines.Page 30Urban traffic and congestion control Page 32 Page 35What should the pedestrians do ? On part of the pedestriansto follow the traffic rules Walking along a sidewalk Crossing with the s