Unit 15 Welcome to San Francisco,means of transportation by cable car by subway by car by trolley bus,Answer following questions: What kind of means of transportation can you find during daily life? What kind of means of transportation do you take ordinarily?,Learn something about San Francisco,municipal government fishermans wharf Golden Gate Bridge earhquake(1906) earthquake(1989),Welcome to San Francisco,suggestion: 1. on foot - a great walking town 2. public transit - cable car, trolley and BART train 3. dressing - dressing in layers (dressing more clothes),public transit of San Francisco,cable car - was invented by an Andrew Hallidie in 1873 streetcar - F-line, connects Fishermans Wharf, Downtown, the Civic Center and the Castro District Municipal Railway (MUNI) - includes buses, streetcars and the Metro,cable car in San Francisco,time: people: speed: the number of line: Powell-Hyde,1873 Andrew Hallidie 9.5 miles an hour three,classroom assessment fill the blanks: Welcome to San Francisco. First, youd better not _ (drive) here, but _(walk). You _(advise) to try the citys good public transit - cable cars, trolleys, streetcars and BART trains. You may _ (take a ride) on a cable car, which _ (invent) in 1873 and is an important means of transportation in the city. Besides, its wise to _ (dress) with more clothes, since you may _ (experience) many different kinds of weather in a day in San Francisco.,expression: children to read more advise you not to drive the area throughout the year you a job offer a wide view San Francisco make up the class,you to go to the bed,the month,me a book,a group,grammar,Youd better take a taxi. We go to school on foot. They go along the river by boat. The No. 27 bus will take you right there. You may take Trolley Bus No. 104. Take Subway Line 2 first, and then change to Bus No. 3.,classroom assessment: Ask students find a partner and make dialogues example: A: Do you know how I can get to Simatai Great Wall? B: You may take Bus No. 12 from Xuanwu Gate, or you may take the No. 970 bus to Miyun and then go to the place by taxi.,self study,Learn knowledge about earthquake Collect news about the earthquake in Sichuan Read “earthquake in San Francisco,