国际交流英语视听说
Unit 6 After Oil
Think and Discuss
Think and Discuss
Questions
A pair of vintage gas pumps in a desert landscape
1. Look at the photo. How old do you think these gas pumps are?
Think and Discushoto. How old do you think these gas pumps are?
Example Answer 1
Automobiles were first mass-produced around 110 years ago. The pumps don’t look that old, but I think the pumps are probably 70 or 80 years old.
Think and Discuss
Questions
2. How much do you think a liter of gas cost when these pumps were in use?
Example Answers
A gallon is about four liters. In 1930, a gallon cost about $0.25. By 1970, the price had gone up to about $0.5. In 1990 a gallon cost about $1.25, and in 2010, it cost about $4.
国际交流英语视听说
Book 3
6 Unit
After Oil
国际交流英语视听说
Content
Think and Discuss Exploring the Theme Analytical Listening Sharing Your Ideas Viewing the World Engaging Further Listening
Think and Discuss
Questions
1. Look at the photo. How old do you think these gas pumps are?
Example Answer 3
I don’t think the pumps are very old. They’ve been outside, so the weather has worn away the paint. But the design is fairly modern, so they might be 30 or 40 years old.
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Questions
3. How would your life be different if gasoline cost twice as much as it does now?
Example Answer 2
My life would not be very different because I usually walk or ride a bicycle. I also buy most of my food from local farmers, and higher gas prices wouldn’t affect them much. I don’t buy a lot of clothing, electronics, or other goods, so higher prices on those things wouldn’t affect me very much.
Think and Discuss
Questions
1. Look at the photo. How old do you think these gas pumps are?
Example Answer 2
I think the pumps are 50 or 60 years old. Gas pumps older than that had large glass containers on top. You pumped the gasoline into the container. Then gravity moved the gas down a hose and into your car’s gas tank.
2. How much do you think a liter of gas cost when these pumps were in use?
3. How would your life be different if gasoline cost twice as much as it does now?
Think and Discuss
Questions
3. How would your life be different if gasoline cost twice as much as it does now?
Example Answer 1
My life would be very different because my family has a car. My parents use it to go to work, to go shopping, and to go out at night. If gas cost twice as much, we would use the car less, and only for necessary trips. In addition, the price of many things would also go up, so we might not have enough money to buy all the things we buy now.