Practical Writing:
1. Suppose you were a volunteer for the Atlanta Olympics and you
need to help people to use the public transportation system to get
to the Olympic Park. You had to know clearly about the train schedule
for going to the Olympic Park. Read the train schedule below and
try to answer the questions that follow.
Trains from city to Olympic Park
Petersham
Summerhill
Burwood
Flemington
Olympic Park
610AM
616AM
621AM
625AM
630AM
710
716
721
725
730
810
816
821
825
830
910
916
921
925
930
1010
1016
1021
1025
1030
1110
1116
1121
1125
1130
1208PM
1214PM
1221PM
1224PM
1230PM
108
114
121
124
130
208
214
221
224
230
308
314
321
324
330
408
414
421
424
430
508
514
521
524
530
608
614
621
624
630
708
714
721
724
730
808
814
821
824
830
1. If you want to get to the Olympic Park at 10:30 A.M., what time
will you catch the train at Petersham?
2. What time does the last train leave Petersham?
3. If you miss the 3:08 P.M. train at Petersham, when is the next
train?
1.
10:10 A M 2. 8: 08 P M 3. 4:08 P M
2. Design your own schedule about the things you want to do during
the two-week Olympic period in Beijing in 2008. Assume you'll spend
20 hours each week as a volunteer, 20 hours each week as a spectator,
and 20 hours each week on your regular job.