main,Unit 3 Traffic,2012,Part A Section A Pre-listening-Background Information,Pace Car In motorsport, a pace car or safety car is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track. During a caution period the pace car enters the track ahead of the leader. With few,exceptions, competitors are not allowed to pass the pace car or other competitors during a caution period, and the pace car leads the field at a pre-determined safe speed,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,LISTENING,Section A Pre-listening-Background Information,which may vary by series and circuit. At the end of the caution period, the pace car leaves the track and the competitors may resume racing.,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,LISTENING,Section A Pre-listening-Background Information,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,Driving Simulator Driving Simulators are used for entertainment as well as in training of drivers education courses taught in educational institutions and private businesses. They are also used for research purposes in the area of human factors and medical research, to monitor,drivers behavior, performance, and attention and in the car industry to design and evaluate new vehicles or new advanced driver assistance systems.,LISTENING,Section A toll bridges,motorsport: a collection of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, such as motorcycle racing, truck racing and motorboat racing.,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Section A fuel tax,advanced driver assistance system: a system to help the driver in its driving process. When designed with a safe Human-Machine Interface, it should increase car safety and more generally road safety.,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Section A. New Words and Expressions,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,pace car prescribed course driving simulator inebriated rear-ending pick up speed the overall flow of traffic driver performance hands-free model,领驶车 规定车道 驾驶模拟器 喝醉的 追尾 加速 整个车流量 驾驶员行为 免提式,LISTENING,Section A Listen Task 1,Pre-listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,Listening,A news reporter is going to give a report on a research study on driving while talking on a cell phone.,LISTENING,Section A Listen Task 1,Listen to the report and try to get its main ideas by taking notes. Fill in the blanks according to your notes.,Pre-listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,Listening,1. What is this news report about?,2. Why is driving while talking on a cell phone worse than driving while drunk?,This news report is about driving while talking on a cell phone.,_ _,Because the research finds that those talking on a phone are more sluggish and slower in reacting.,_ _,LISTENING,Section A Listen Task 1,Pre-listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,Listening,3. Who holds that driving while talking on a cell phone is worse than driving while drunk?,4. When was this statement made?,The researchers at the University of Utah, USA.,_,In the summer of 2006.,_,LISTENING,Section A Listen Task 1,Pre-listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,Listening,5. How was the conclusion obtained that driving while talking on a cell phone is worse than driving while drunk?,Using a driving simulator, the researchers compared 40 peoples driving abilities in three groups: on the phone, drunk, and with no distractions.,_ _,LISTENING,Task 2.1,Listen to the report again and try to answer the following questions.,Pre-listening,Listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,1. How dangerous is driving while talking on the cell phone according to the report?,It will increase the likelihood of an accident five-fold.,2. In what way is driving while talking on the phone different from driving while drunk?,Drunk drivers are aggressive, while those talking on the phone are more sluggish.,LISTENING,Task 2.2,Pre-listening,Listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,3. How much will driving while talking on the phone affect the driver?,4. What is the governmental response to driving while on the cell phone?,It wil