L.E.ch7transportation资料.ppt

Chapter 7 Transportation Text 1 Transportation Mode Exercises Ⅰ Pair work：talking face to face, and think it over, discuss the following questions. 1.How many kinds of transportation modes do you know? What are they? 2.What are the advantages of those modes? 3. What kinds of commodity can be transported by each of them? Text 1 Transportation Mode 【Para 1】What is transportation（什么是运输？） Transportation refers to the physical movement of goods from a point of origin to a point of consumption. It can involve raw materials being brought into the production process or finished goods being shipped to the customer. . Forms of Carriers Private Carrier For-hire Carrier (contract carriers) Major Modes Of Transport Railway, Road, Waterway, Airline, and Pipeline Each mode has its own requirements and features. In the following paragraphs we look at some of the different characteristics of each transport mode Text 1 Transportation Mode 【 2】Railway Transportation（铁路运输） Rail offers cost-effective transport of large quantities of cargos over long distance. It is especially good for cargoes with high volume and low value, such as coal，timber and grain. Rail transport is one of the most energy efficient modes of land transport. Environmental and safe consideration also favor rail over road transport. Text 1 Transportation Mode Disadvantages : the inherent inflexibility of operation, fixed time schedules and service from terminal to terminal. Text 1 Transportation Mode 【 3】Road Transportation（公路运输） Road transport is widely used in inland delivery of goods. This mode tends to be used for higher-value and lower-volume cargo over relatively short distance. It is capable of providing a door to door service. It has not any break in the journey to change from one vehicle to another. So it can be flexible enough to perform “just-in-time” delivery. Any work place in the country can be serviced by road. Text 1 Transportation Mode Advantages : Flex