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s growing population. Authorities say a number of key transport projects including the magic levitation train and the Lupu Bridge are expected to be pleted next year and will hopefully relieve the city39。s roads has skyrocketed (急劇上升 ) five times the figure a decade ago. Transport authorities in Shanghai say measures will be strengthened to improve public transport in the new year to ease traffic conditions. Recently, a new regulation prohibited (禁止 ) all vehicles ing from outside Shanghai, learner drivers and taxis without passengers from using the city39。s public transport infrastructure (基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施 ) have been made. Three urban (城市的 ) rail lines stretching a total of more than 70 kilometers have been built, providing convenient light rail and subway services for the public. And the total length of city roads has doubled with the construction of elevated (提高的 ) ring roads and a series of crossriver links. However, with more people buying newly developed properties along the urban rail lines, the city39。 ● Word power Step 1: Brainstorming Boys and girls, in this section we’ll learn words and expressions related to transport. First let’s look at some pictures. Do you know what we call these roads in English? First you can guess and write down your answer, then read the passage in Part A on page 54 to check your answer right or wrong. Step 2: Vocabulary learning 1. Now let’s check your understanding of the passage. T: What are very small roads called in English? S: Lanes or paths. T: What are roads where cars can go very fast called? S: Motorways in Britain, freeways or expressways in the USA. T: What kinds of roads are called flyovers? S: Roads that go over other roads. T: What kinds of roads are called underpasses? S: R