WALA: TRANSPORT

WALA: TRANSPORT

L.O: to Compare and contrast transport today and in past.

Identify the pros and cons of various means of transport. 

LESSON 2&3

INTRODUCTION

Review the previous lesson.

• How did people travel in the past?

• most people walked or travelled by horse or other animals.

• How do people travel today?

GROUP WORK

GROUP 1: Pros and Cons of Bicycles.

GROUP 2: Pros and Cons of Trains.

GROUP 3: Pros and Cons of Ships.

GROUP4: Pros and Cons of Aeroplanes.

Group present

Each group present their findings.

AEROPLANES

PROS

+Quick and reliable

+ Can reach far-away areas

+ Makes it possible to come closer to the area of operations

CONS

+High cost

+Depending on size of plane, cargo capacity may be small

+Subject to weather conditions

+Requires special fuel and safe conditions to operate.

SHIP

PROS

+Large load capacity

+ Economical

CONS

+Slow

+ Need to use other transport to take the supplies to the warehouse or operations sites

TRAIN

PROS

+ Large load capacity

+ Operating costs are generally low

CONS

+ Limited network.

+ Need to use other transport to take the supplies to the warehouse or operations sites.

BICYCLE

PROS

+ Inexpensive and quite.

+ It does not pollute the air.

CONS

+ Not good for long journey.

+ Not comfortable in bad weather.

CONCLUSION

Review the lesson by asking oral questions.