21世纪大学实用英语第二单元.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * taxtC-5-English ⑦ 中部时间(西六区时间) ⑧ 山地时间(西七区时间) ⑨ 太平洋时间(西八区时间) ⑩ [AmE] a wide road for fast traffic taxtC-6-English The train from Chicago to San Francisco is numbered 5 and the return train is numbered The California Zephyr starts from at daily. Passengers who want to take the BNSF Railway Line can get off the California Zephyr at The train stays longest at on its way from Chicago to San Francisco. The train goes through 3 time zones, namely, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 __. the Union Station ______________ 2:00 p.m. ________ Naperville, IL ___________. Denver, CO. __________ CT, MT, PT __________. taxtC-7-English Normally it takes about for the California Zephyr to complete its journey. The distance between Denver, CO. and San Francisco is 6. 7. 2 days and 3 hours ________________ 1,400 miles __________. Teaching notes taxtC-1-English (1) IL, IA, etc. These are abbreviations of state names in the USA. See notes for the practice of Unit 4, Book 2. (2) California Zephyr The California Zephyr is a long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Western United States. Covering a total distance of 2,438 miles (3,924km), it runs from Illinois in the east to California in the west of the USA. This route is one of the longest and most scenic routes run by Amtrak. Teaching notes: taxtC-1-English (3) Union Station Union Station is a Chicago train station. It is used as a major hub(中心) for dozens of Amtrak trains. (4) Metra/BNSF Line BNSF stands for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation. The BNSF Railway Line is a commuter rail line in the United States, provided by Metra (officially the Northeast Il