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Module 3 Unit 9. Wheels 4. Car Culture---The Road to Destruction. Objectives. In this lesson, Ss will be able to. Practise making notes of the important information from a reading text. Practise using collocations. Talk about traffic problems and solutions. Period One.
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Module 3 Unit 9 Wheels 4 Car Culture---The Road to Destruction
Objectives In this lesson, Ss will be able to • Practise making notes of the important information from a reading text. • Practise using collocations. • Talk about traffic problems and solutions
Period One Lead-in & Reading
Lead-in Task1: Answer questions 1.Does your family have a car? 2.If so, what kind of car is it? 3.How often do you travel in it 4.What car would you like to have ? Why?
Task 2:Guess the words highway speed limit
Task 2:Guess the words traffic jam traffic accident
Task 2:Guess the words 城市“墨鱼”来了 air pollution carbon monoxide pollute the environment, cause diseases and deaths
Task 2:Guess the words crossroad pavement
Task 3: Reading First reading: Scanning The content on P42 is mainly about __________________________.(section 1) The content on P43 is mainly about _________________________.(section 2) traffic situation in Britain six ways to give up cars
Second reading: careful reading Read the section 1 to fill in the chart below, using Reading Strategies to help you 25 million 30% 99% over 3000 per year 25,000 per year
Jenny Trown’s Advice on How to Solve Traffic Problems save…, keep (…)fit, live…, cut …by… relax…, train, read…, talk…, meet… go to…, think about … need to make… …is cheaper and kinder to… …is not true, won’t make…, won’t be driving…, be stuck in… talk…, write to…, go to…, ask for…
Post-reading Read the text again and answer these questions: 1. What are the A10, the M11 and the M25? Roads. 2. What effect does traffic have on people? Makes them stressed out, tired and angry. 3. Why do people make excuses? Because they want to carry on using their cars.
4. What does Jenny Trowe think about car advertisements on TV? They present an untrue picture of driving and cars. 5. How does she think we should change our lifestyles? We should take action by talking to neighbors, writing to the papers, going to the city government.
Task 4:Talk about prolems of cars in Beijing The number of cars has gone up quickly.
Traffic Jam in London in 1960s Traffic Jam in Moscow traffic jams Traffic Jam in Tokyo Traffic Jam in Beijing stressed out , tired & angry
noise pollution be harmful to people’s health, disturb the people living there
traffic accidents be killed /lose one’s lives, cause enormous economic loss
Task 4:Discussion (group work): In groups or with the class, discuss the questions: • Are the traffic problems in your city better, • worse or the same as those in Britain? • What has the government done or what should it do to help with traffic problems?
Homework 1. P84 — Exx 1-4 2. List some advantages and disadvantages of cars in your note book
Period Two • Practice & Production
In this period, Ss will be able to Objectives • 1. Revise the text by using key words • 2.Use the words and phrases to talk about traffic problems and solutions in Beijing
Lead-in task 1: Questions • How do you come to school everyday? • Are there any advantages? • Are you satisfied with the transport system? • What do you think are the problems?
Lead-in task 2: Speak outKey words of problems caused by cars traffic jams anger and stress too many deaths caused by road accidents too much carbon monoxide too many deaths caused by air pollution some types of cancer related to traffic pollution global warming and climate change
Task 3: Retell the text • be bad for • carry on doing sth • give up • be addicted to (doing) sth • keep you fit • cut the risk of hear disease • on average • improve the bus service • sit around and complain • Improve our environment • get / be stuck in… • speed limit • be / feel stressed out • be fed up • compare A with B • go up by 30% • the major cause of sth • global warming • heavy traffic • be related to
Summary gone up In the last ten years, the number of cars on the roads has ___________ quickly. Traffic has caused many problems, such as death, pollution and ______________. So before you make __________, think about the best form of transport. For example, if you’re just going around ____________ you should walk – global warming a journey the corner a traffic jam you won’t get stuck in _____________ and it will help you to ___________. When you go into a busy town, take _______________. Even in ____________ you’ll be able to relax and you won’t have problems parking. keep fit public transport heavy traffic
Task 4: Collocations • Match the words below: • 1. to make a) twenty minutes • 2. around b) a conversation • 3. to go up c) journey • 4. to get stuck d) fit • 5. heavy e) an excuse • 6. a short f) in a traffic jam • 7. to keep g) by 20% • 8. to have h) transport • 9. public i) the corner • 10. to take j) traffic
Source: IEA Task 5: Solutions
Write a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of having a private car according to unit 9.
Writing task convenient cost a lot of money cause traffic jams comfortable save one's time air /noise pollution traffic accidents signs of wealth protect from bad weather waste energy
2003汽车大国交通死亡人数对比 Task 5:Group work (optional)Talk about the problem with your partner • 中国“万车死亡率”,是发达国家的几十倍,中国的机动车辆相比较而言,看起来更加危险…… 交通事故已超过战争,成仅次于疾病的人类生命的杀手,并给成千上万个家庭带来难以愈合的创伤……
Task 6:Pair work (OPTIONAL)Talk about the problem with your partner 真正人均GDP的AAGR = 比前十年 上升了8.6%;中国现在是世界上 第三大出口国。 公路长度增加了一倍多;建设了40,000千米的高速公路;铁路长度增加了近 50%;城际千延人公理是原来的七倍;城际千延吨公里达到了原来的六倍;城市交通基础设施和城市交通活动获得了巨大的发展。 摩托车拥有量达到了25%的城市家庭;汽车拥有量达到了3.4%的城市家庭;非机动交通 模式的使用量出现了大幅度降低。 ? 与此相关的中国城市空气质量在全世界城市中是最恶劣的; 在许多城市交通拥堵成了一个重大问题; 因交通事故产生的伤亡率不断上升; 交通方面产生的GHG排放也不断上升。
Homework 1. P85 — Focus on reading 2. Translate the interview between a reporter and the mayor of Beijing.
Find 3 problems and 3 solutions by yourself and shares with groups
stressed out go up by be related to be addicted to take action get stuck in give up carry on air pollution cause public transport (3)
Whether China Should Devote Major Efforts To Developing Car Industry
pollution carbon monoxide stressedout global warming angry influence social personal roadaccident traffic jam road construction works speed limit pavement highway pedestrian area traffic