《轨道交通行业英语》共8个单元,每单元主体内容由听说、阅读、写作和翻译四大部分构成,并辅以阅读材料,帮助学生对所学知识进行拓展学习。教学内容围绕两篇主题相同的阅读文章展开,按照行业涉及的典型职业岗位和主要工作内容进行教学情景设计,文章选材注重语言交际技能的实用性、通用性、时效性、典型性和可模拟性。
听说部分的热身练习设计,使学生易于理解课文内容;写作部分对常用应用文格式进行分析,使学习内容接近职场要求;此外,因为行业英语部分内容属于科技英语范畴,特在编写过程中加人翻译技巧部分,使学生具备未来职场阅读和翻译资料的基本技能。
学习的目的在于应用,《轨道交通行业英语》提供了每个模块的对应练习,使学生能够通过训练掌握和巩固解决实际问题的技能和方法。
Unit One Railway Development
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 A Rail Transit Technology Exhibition
Listening Activity 2 About 9th China International Rail Transit Exhibition
Speaking Activity 1 An Interview
Speaking Activity 2 Showing Visitors around Balfour Beatty Company
Reading Activities
Reading A China's Railway Development
Reading B CRH - China Railway High-speed
Writing Activity
Letter of Invitation
Supplement Reading
Unit Two Urban Rail Transit
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 Rail Transit in Britain
Listening Activity 2 Report
Speaking Activity 1 Talking about Tram and Light Rail
Speaking Activity 2 Going by the High-speed Railway
Reading Activities
Reading A Urban Rail Transit
Reading B Sustainable Development of Rail Transit
Writing Activities
Memorandum
Translation Skills
Supplement Reading
Unit Three Planning and Design
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 Preparing for Construction Drawing
Listening Activity 2 Beijing Rail Transit Plan in 2015
Speaking Activity 1 A Job Interview
Speaking Activity 2 A Press Interview
Reading Activities
Reading A Ningbo Railway Station Open to Traffic
Reading B The Development and Planning of Railway Network in China-
Writing Activity
Resume
Translation Skills
Supplement Reading
Unit Four Construction of the Railway Viaducts and Tunnels
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 Tender Notice
Listening Activity 2 Wushaoling Tunnel Railway to Be Built
Speaking Activity 1 At a Construction Site
Speaking Activity 2 Highway Tunnel Construction
Reading Activities
Reading A Shiziyang Tunnel of Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong High Speed Rail Link
Reading B China-Russia Railway Bridge Paves New Trade Route
Writing Activity
Minutes
Translation Skills
Supplement Reading
Unit Five Operational Management
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 At the Information Centre
Listening Activity 2 Announcement
Speaking Activity 1 How to Take a Subway
Speaking Activity 2 How to Transfer
Reading Activities
Reading A How to Use the Subway in New York City
Reading B Regulations on Beijing Subway Maps Tickets
Writing Activity
Announcement
Translation Skills
Supplement Reading
Unit Six Railway Signals and ATC System
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 Talking about ATC
Listening Activity 2 ATC System Is Installed
Speaking Activity 1 Rail Journey
Speaking Activity 2 Metro Accident
Reading Activities
Reading A Railway Signals Development
Reading B Flaws in Railway Signal System Lead to Fatal Collision
Writing Activity
Letter of Complaint
Translation Skills
Supplement Reading
Unit Seven Inspection and Maintenance
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 Maintenance Work
Listening Activity 2 Track Maintenance Service
Speaking Activity 1 Introducing the New Rail Track Grinding Machine
Speaking Activity 2 A Job Interview
Reading Activities
Reading A Train Inspection System & Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD)
Reading B The Sound of Metro
Writing Activity
A Recruiting Advertisement
Translation Skills
Supplement Reading
Unit Eight Safety and Security
Learning Objectives
Listening and Speaking
Listening Activity 1 In the Subway Station
Listening Activity 2 News
Speaking Activity 1 Talking about Security Check in the Metro
Speaking Activity 2 Discussing Security of New York Subway
Reading Activities
Reading A New York Subway Safety Tips
Reading B Beijing Stages Subway Fire Drill Ahead
Writing Activity
Job Application Letter
Translation Skills
Supplement Reading
References