Transportation Technology

Tranportation Technology

Technology through time has influenced human life bringing improvements to our lives. The main idea of technology is to manage the knowledge of tools, machines, systems and techniques in order to solve problems and find solutions to them.
transportation is one of the branches of technology that deals with advances in travelling and communication.Different modes of transport include air, rail, road , water , cable, pipeline and space. Transportation is one the most important technology advances because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the develpment of civilizations. Since the beggining of times human beings have looked how to improve their living conditions focusing on their necessities. The cleverness of men helped to develop different things and techniques in the area of transportation by only using materials and tools available to solve immediate problems . For instance the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling and in controlling their environment; however this event was only the beggining of many changes in technology transportation.

Activities



1.-Read the text about future transportation and fill in the gaps using the words given below.

Technology       Restricted       Transportation      Freedom         Automotive       Glow Roads          Control                 Vehicle               Pollute               Decline     

THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION

 VEHICLES

Transportation ____________is progressing at a much slower pace than some of the other sciences such as information technology, biotech, and nanotechnology .However, transportation technology is about to move ahead more rapidly in the coming years with the advent of two radically new technologies – frictionless vehicles and binary power.

Throughout history we have learned that the two principle driving forces of humanity are ____________and____________.  While current automotive technology gives us the freedom to drive as fast or slow as our vehicle will take us, and control over our timing and direction, we are still ___________to driving on the ground and we have laws to contend with regarding speed, flow, and operation. Understanding the “freedom and control” drivers is the key to understanding the future of transportation.  Any new forms of ___________ that do not measurably improve our sense of freedom or give us added control of our lives will likely fail in the marketplace.

In the near future, automotive companies will focus on fully automated ___________where people can “punch in” or “speak” the place they want to go to and the vehicle will automatically take them there.  This “control feature” will open up huge additional markets for ___________ companies to sell to the elderly, families with kids too young to drive, and the visually, physically, and mentally impaired.  The arrival of fully automated navigation systems for ground-based vehicles will set the stage for fully automated navigation systems for flying vehicles.

Here are a few other transportation landmarks that will help pave the way for the more significant innovations:

·         By 2015 traditional gas-powered cars will start to _____________with electric automobiles and hybrids taking up most of the slack. 

·         By 2020 we will see an industry being built up around self-illuminating highway; highways that glow in the dark. ____________ will dramatically change the night-time aesthetics of major cities and will be shown to improve driving safety at night and reduce the need for streetlights. 

·         By 2025 cars will not __________ the city.

2.-Find the Words given below. They are in every direction.           

Boat                      Bicycle           Airplane                train

Technology               Bus                 Car                   Transport

T	E	C	H	N	O	L	O	G	Y	R
J	J	P	Q	E	M	W	Y	V	C	O
R	X	P	S	C	A	R	T	M	E	P
E	S	S	O	I	F	U	I	N	W	S
L	X	M	R	A	G	X	A	Q	K	O
C	O	A	S	R	A	L	E	X	F	A
Y	L	R	C	T	P	W	L	E	T	X
C	N	T	K	R	I	J	I	J	E	T
I	F	B	I	J	E	M	T	A	O	B
B	E	A	I	C	S	U	B	A	S	M
T	R	A	N	S	P	O	R	T	A	B

3.-Mark with an X the characteristics of the different types of transportation.

Vehicle	Get into	Get onto	passengers	Private	public	wheels	motor	pollute
CAR
MOTORBIKE
PLANE
FERRY
BICYCLE
BUS
TAXI
SHIP
BOAT

4.- 

Complete the puzzle according to the following definitions:

1.       A system for carrying people or goods from one place to other using vehicles, roads, etc.

2.       A vehicle smaller than a ship that travels on water, moved by oars or a motor.

3.       A large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off

4.       To add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant of safe to use.

5.       Scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines.

6.       A railway/railroad engine pulling a number of coaches/cars or trucks, taking people and goods from one place to another

7.       A road vehicle with an engine and four wheels that can carry a small number of passengers.

8.       A thing that is used for transporting people or good from one place to another, such as a car or lorry/truck

9.       A road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals with your feet.

10.   A flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines.

Teachers: Paula Dueñas Vidal- Camila Fuentes Jeria.