Unit 4

Public transport

Project

Preventing traffic accidents

What do the picture tell us?

What do the pictures tell us?

• How do you go to school usually?

• What do you need to do to avoid accidents on your way to school on foot?

• If you are a bus driver, what do you think you should or shouldn’t do when you drive students to their school?

Traffic accidents cause many deaths and injuries every year, so learning how to protect ourselves from danger on the roads is very important.

2.What information has the passage given to you?

The causes of the traffic accidents and how to be safe on the road.

1. Why was the notice put out?Because the number of road accidents and the deaths arising from road traffic accidents has increased over the past year.

Read through the public notice put out by the police and answer the following questions.

1. What are some of the causes of traffic accidents connected with vehicles?

Traffic accidents connected to vehicles are mainly caused by drivers who take incorrect action, such as not paying attention while driving, getting annoyed in traffic jams, speaking on a mobile phone while driving, drinking alcohol and speeding.

Detailed reading

2. What is the most common cause of accidents?

3. Why must drivers be forbidden to use the mobile phones while driving?

Drivers not paying attention is the most common cause of accidents.

Because the drivers who are speaking on the phone are often not concentrating.

4. Should cyclists and pedestrians also need to be responsible for preventing accidents?

5. How do accidents with bicycles happen?

Yes, they should.

They usually happened when cyclists are not paying attention to the cars that surround them, or carrying a passenger. Sometimes accidents occur with bicycles when the brakes don’t work properly or the bicycles have no lights.

• pay attention to surrounding traffic• be patient in a traffic jam• not speak on a mobile phone• not drink alcohol• not drive too fast• …

1. If you are a driver, what should you do to prevent accidents?

Discussion

• always obey the rules• pay attention to the cars that surround

them• not carry a passenger• have a light on the bicycle at night• keep the bicycle in good condition• …

2. What should cyclists do in order to prevent accidents?

• always cross the road on a crossing• look both ways and listen for cars while

crossing the street• never ignore traffic lights• …

3. What should pedestrians do so as to

prevent accidents?

Language points

• The number of road accidents and the deaths arising from those accidents has increased over the past year. arise from sth. / arise out of sth. 因某事而产生；由某事而引起

His illness arose from lack of exercise and irregular diet.

the number of … 数目The number of our students is seventy-one.

对比：a number of 许多，若干A number of cables are needed in this project.

The number of people invited ______ fifty,

but a number of them ______ absent for

different reasons.

A. were; was B. was; was

C. was; were D. were; were

C

• This notice is aimed at increasing people’s knowledge of the problem.

aim at 瞄准；目的在于 He aimed at the bird but missed.

You should always aim at doing your job well.

• We must all be aware of the potential causes of traffic accidents and act to prevent them. be aware of 意识到The wolves have been aware of danger.

People have been aware of the importance of protecting environment.

become aware of 开始觉察到 awareness n. 认识；觉察；意识

Are you aware _____ any reason why

he should not be enrolled in this

university?

A. of B. with

C. about D. on

A

• When drivers do not pay attention to surrounding traffic, they are not … pay attention to 注意；留意

(to 是介词 )I hope you will pay attention to hot issues.

We must pay attention to the future of children.

There is such a problem _____ we all should

 _____.

A. as; pay attention to it            

B. that; attract our attention

C. as; pay attention to              

D. that; attract our attention to it

B

• If you drive after you have consumed alcoholic drinks or are drunk, you are violating the law and risking your own life as well as the lives of others. consume v. 消耗，消费Pandas consume a large amount of food every day. consume the whole city 吞噬整个城市 consume time 消耗时间 be consumed with 为……而不断受折磨 consumer n. 消费者；用户

violate v. 违反 , 冒犯 , 侵犯Anyone who violates the law must be punished.Don’t violate other people’s copyright. violate sb.’s privacy 侵犯某人的私生活 violate the peace 扰乱环境 violator n. 违反者；违背者；妨害者

risk v. 冒…风险You should not risk your own future to do this. If you don’t warm up before taking exercise, you risk injuring yourself

risk n. 危险，风险He helped the criminal at the risk of being punished. at risk 处在险境中

He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk ____ the good opportunity.

A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost

答案： B 。命题立意：检查考生对非谓语动词的掌握和运用能力。试题解析： risk 后面只能带动名词做宾语，含义为“冒……之险”。

• If you are with someone who has been drinking alcohol, even if it is just a couple of beers, do not allow them to drive. a couple of 两三个，几个She picked up a couple of oranges.

It took him a couple of hours to read this book.

• Drivers have to take the responsibility to watch out for people crossing the road, especially… responsibility n. 责任，职责

It’s our responsibility to protect the environment.

responsible adj. 有责任感的 You should be responsible for this accident.

She has already tried her best. Please don't be too ______ about her job.

A. special B. responsible C. unusual D. particular 答案： D 解析：句意 : 她已经尽最大努力了 , 请不要对她的工作太挑剔了。本题考查形容词辨析。 be particular about 为固定搭配 , 意

为 : 对……很挑剔。 special 特别的 , 特殊的 ; 专门的 , 专用的 ; responsible 有责任的 , 负责的 ; unusual 不寻常的 , 罕见的。

• Some cyclists make the assumption that traffic laws do not apply to them, but this is not right. assumption n. 假定，设想

The theory is based on a series of reasonable assumptions.

make an assumption 作假定 under the assumption 原以为 assume v. 认为

• apply to 应用于A series of theories are applied to the management of this company.

apply for 申请 It’s difficult to apply for this job.

Peter has been out of work for half a

year, so he wants to _____ a job in this

company.

 A ． prepare for B ． apply for

C ． wait for  D ． care for

B