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Transport of the future

WEBQUEST ON TRANSPORT OF THE FUTURE

INTRODUCTION

Since the dawn of civilization, humans have been on the hunt for more efficient and less labor-intensive ways to transport themselves and their goods. From horse-drawn carriages to electric cars, the history of transportation has seen an incredible amount of innovation. The question is what is the future of transportation and what’s on the horizon for this ever-evolving industry.

TASK 1 - In this task, we’ll take you on a journey through the timeline of transportation evolution.

TASKS

TASK 2

Read a text about famous inventors in READING and answer following questions:

1. Who built the first car assembly line?

2. Where was the compass invented and what was it used for at first?

3. What is James Watt famous for?

TASK 3

Find 8 future transport technolgies in WORDSEARCH and then read about them and decide which one do you find most useful or suprising or interesting and tell the group about it.

TASK 4

The need to cut down carbon emissions has become more urgent than ever. Transportation tech has responded with eco-friendlier forms of transport which reduce consumers’ dependency on oil in favor of renewable energy. WATCH a video and answer questions while watching

TASK 5

Go to WORDART green button and create a picture with as many adjectives from the text from task 3 as you can.

PROCESS AND RESOURCES

Watch a video about electric cars. One group presents PROS and CONS of them	Read the article about traditional cars and present PROS and CONS of them
	Read the following article

Discuss all PROS and CONS and decide which car ( traditional or electric) is better in your opinion.

EVALUATION

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Presentation Style	Team consistently used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	Team usually used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	Team sometimes used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	One or more members of the team had a presentation style that did not keep the attention of the audience.
Understanding of Topic	The team clearly understood the topic in-depth and presented their information forcefully and convincingly.	The team clearly undestood the topic in-depth and presented their information with ease.	The team seemed to understand the main points of the topic and presented those with ease.	The team did not show an adequate understanding of the topic.
Respect for Other Team	All statements, body language, and responses were respectful and were in appropriate language.	Statements and responses were respectful and used appropriate language, but once or twice body language was not.	Most statements and responses were respectful and in appropriate language, but there was one sarcastic remark.	Statements, responses and/or body language were consistently not respectful.
Use of Facts/Statistics	Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.	Every major point was adequately supported with relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.	Every major point was supported with facts, statistics and/or examples, but the relevance of some was questionable.	Every point was not supported.

CONCLUSIONS

The transportation technologies have changes over the centuries to make our life easier. How do you think the future transport will look like??