Lesson 29 Taxi（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 29 Taxi! Guess Why is a river rich? A river has two banks(河岸、银行) Which runs faster, heat or cold? Why? cold (感冒，have a running nose) Fawcett [fɔ:sit] 弗西特 taxi  [‘tæksi]n．出租汽车 (打的？) Pilatus Porter[’pilətəs‘pɔ:tə] 皮勒特斯·波特 (飞机机名) land   [lænd] v．着陆; n. 陆地 plough   [plau] v．耕地 lonely  ['ləunli]   adj．偏僻的，人迹罕至的 Birmingham ['bə:miŋ.hæm]伯明翰 Welsh [welʃ] adj．威尔士的 roof   [ru:f] n．楼顶 (ceiling) block  [blɔk] n．一座大楼, 大厦，街区; v.阻塞 flat   [flæt] n．公寓房 desert    [di‘zə:t] v．废弃，丢弃； n. 沙漠 Words Questions: Why does the writer say Captain Ben Fawcett’s taxi is unusual? 2. What is the most surprising thing about this “taxi”? 3.Why has Captain Fawcett refused to fly a businessman to Rockall? Questions: Why does the writer say Captain Ben Fawcett’s taxi is unusual? 2. What is the most surprising thing about this “taxi”? 3.Why has Captain Fawcett refused to fly a businessman to Rockall? Because the 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter' . The most surprising thing about it is that it can land anywhere. Because the trip was too dangerous. Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous. Language Points Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. un-: 前缀，不，未，非，反