ListeningandEverydayEnglishListeningandEverydayEnglishListentopeopleofBeijingspeakingabouttrafficproblemsinthecity.Beforeyoulisten,tickthetopicsyouthinktheywilltalkabout.trafficjamstheOlympicGamesroadworksbaddriversListenandmatchthetrafficsituationswiththespeakers.aSpeaker2bSpeaker5cSpeaker4dSpeaker1eSpeaker3Choosethecorrectsentences.1.Speaker1_________.awenttoateapartybytaxibsawateapartyinthemiddleoftheroadchadateapartywithsometaxidrivers2.Speaker2__________.atookthreehourstoreachtheairportbarrivedattheairportjustintimecmissedhisplaneforSichuanbc3.Speaker3________.aalwaysgoestoworkbybikebneverstopsattrafficlightscalwaysgetsstuckontheringroad4.Speaker4________.aprefersdrivinglateintheeveningbthinksBeijingisbetterthanShanghaicpreferspublictransporttocarsca5.Speaker5________.ahadanaccidentneartheSummerPalacebdroveonthewrongsideoftheroadcgotstuckinatrafficjamcListenagainandanswerthequestions.Thetrafficstilldidn’tmove.Toturnbackandgohome.1.Whatproblemdidspeaker1haveaftertheteaparty?2.Whatdidspeaker2tellthetaxidrivertodo?Peopledisobeyingtrafficrules.Limitthenumberofcars,buildmoreundergroundlines,andbuildroadsinthesky.3.Whatisthecauseoftrafficjams,intheopinionofspeaker3?4.Whatsolutionstothetrafficproblemdoesspeaker4talkabout?Thefactthatpeopleseewhatcausestheproblem,thendothesamethingagain.5.Whatisspeaker5surprisedat?Lookatthewordsandphrasesbelowandchoosethebestexplanation.1.PedicabsareworthusingifyouwanttoexploreoldBeijing.A.pedicabscostalottouse.B.Itcanbeagoodideatousepedicabs.2.TherewasnowayIwasgoingtocatchtheplane.A.Alltheroadstotheairportwereclosed.B.Itwasimpossibletocatchtheplane.3.It’senoughtodriveyoumad.A.Itcanmakeyougetangry.B.Itcanmakeyoudrivebadly.4.Keepcool!A.Don’tgetangry.B.Wearlightclothes.①Whynotlimitthenumberof_____,orfollowShanghaiandbuild___________inthesky?②Usewhynotandthewordsinbracketstomakesuggestionsinthesesituations.Example:---Taxisareveryexpensive.carsmoreroadsCompletethesentencefromthelisteningpassage.(publictransport)---Whynotusepublictransport?1.Theroadsareverybusy.(underground)2.Busesarealwayscrowded.(minibuses)3.Therushhouristerrible.(atadifferenttime)4.Therearen’tenoughroads.(newones)5.Toomanypeoplebreaktherules.(moretrafficpolicemen)6.Thereisn’tanyroomforcarstopark.(undergroundcarparks)1.Theroadsareverybusy.(underground)Whynotusetheunderground?Whynotusetheminibuses?Whynottravelinadifferenttime?2.Busesarealwayscrowded.(minibuses)3.Therushhouristerrible.(atadifferenttime)Whynotbuildnewones?Whynotemploymoretrafficpolicemen?Whynotbuildundergroundcarparks?4.Therearen’tenoughroads.(newones)5.Toomanypeoplebreaktherules.(moretrafficpolicemen)6Thereisn’tanyroomforcarstopark.(undergroundcarparks)Discusswaysofimprovingthesituation.Herearesomeexpressionsyoucanuse:They/Weshould/shouldn’t….They/Wecould/should…Whynot…?/Whydon’tyou…?Example:Whydon’ttheymakenewcyclelanes?Discussioningroups课后小练根据汉语完成句子，每空一词。1.没有人应答。为什么不试着敲敲后门？Nobodyanswered.___________knockingonthebackdoor?2.他上班总是迟到，结果他被解雇了。Hewasalwayslateforwork._________,hewasfired.WhynottryAsaresult3.老板现在心情不好；你最好不要自找麻烦了。Thebossisnot_______________now;you’dbetternotaskfortrouble.4.他跑得太快，以至于根本没有人能赶上他。Herunssofastthatthereis_______forotherpeopletocatchupwithhim.inagoodmoodnoway5.昨晚的舞会又吵又挤，足以令人发狂。Thedancelastnightwastoonoisyandcrowded.It’senoughto____________.drivememadHomeworkWritethepassageonyourexercisebooks.
