Means of Transport - Assignment Example

The video is about the Minister of Transport in India explaining the big project about upgrading the transport system that is currently underway. The Minister also explains the importance of transport in the growth and development of the economy as well as human welfare. The chosen article is also about the importance of transport and describes different modes of transport that are available in India. 

I listened and watched the video once then read the article. After reading the article, I then listened to the video clip again. I repeated this process because I wanted to grasp the meaning of the article and what it was about. I realized that the vocabulary used in the article and the video was simple to understand since I did not discover any new words. After my second listening to the video and second reading of the article, I felt very confident about understanding the topic and the vocabulary as well. I developed positive feelings about this particular topic given that transport affects our daily lives in one way or the other. We need to move from a different place to another and our daily needs such as food are delivered to us by transport so it is very important in our lives. I agree with the ideas raised in the article and the video clip.

I learned that pipelines can also be classified as transport from the reading and listening activity to the video. Pipelines are used to transport petroleum and gas to different places and this is a convenient way of moving products in the form of liquid or gas.

I do not think that the topic is connected to my future studies though it is very important in our daily lives. 

The topic was very easy to understand because the author of the article used short and simple words which were very clear. The video was also clearly presented and I could understand all the ideas that were discussed by the presenters in this clip. I imagined seeing a well-connected network of transport making it possible to move to any part of the country you can think of using different modes of transport. Since we use transport every day, there was nothing new in this article as well as the video.  

Nothing was so challenging in reading the article as well as watching the video. Both were presented in simple and clear terms that were easy to understand. The article gave more details as well as explanations of different modes of transport as well as their advantages and disadvantages. The articles also outlined all the factors that make transport important in our daily lives.

Ropeway transport- This is a mode of transport that connects two places on the hills where trolleys move on the rope.
Liner- This is a passenger or cargo vessel which moves over a particular route according to a fixed timetable.
Tramps- This is a vessel that does not ply a fixed route but can move whenever cargo is available.
Sled- This is a mode of transport pulled by dogs to transport goods and people.
Cargo- Heavy goods carried by different modes of transport.