2022_실생활영어회화

Unique Transportation Around the World Look at the pictures below and guess what the correct feature is. A ⓐ no regular stops      ⓑ no engine or motor      ⓒ automatic doors 1 2 Do not open the door by yourself. There are several reasons why Japanese taxi doors open and close automatically. As the size of taxis increased, taxi drivers could no longer open the doors from the driver’s seat. Automatic doors designed by a company solved this problem. In addition to being convenient, automatic doors encourage passengers to sit in the back seat, reducing the possibility of crimes. Everywhere is a stop. You can get a jeepney to stop by waving at the driver anywhere you see one. When you want to get off, just say, “ Para !” whichmeans “stop” in the Philippines. The driver will pull over anywhere on the route. When you pay the fare, give it to the person next to you, and they will pass it until it reaches the driver. If you need change, youwill get it back the same way. Why are cable cars a San Francisco icon? San Francisco’s cable cars are not only the world’s last manually operated cable cars but also the first, starting their run in 1873. Currently, only three lines are still in operation due to significant earthquakes in 1906. What makes these cable cars unique is that they have no engine or motor; instead, they are pulled by cables using wheels that are located under the tracks. Read the following passage, and check your answers. B Search the Internet to find another unusual type of transportation, and present it to the class. C Culture in Everyday Life Jeepneys (Philippines) Cable Cars (USA) Taxis (Japan) 3 20 Lesson 1