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Lesson 3
The Road to Destruction
UNIT 3 CONSERVATION
Think about the questions.
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What
happened in
the picture
Have you
met this
situation
How do
you feel
about it
How do you feel when you get stuck in traffic jams
to feel anxious
to feel annoyed
to feel stressed out
to feel tired
to feel angry
to feel helpless
Read and Explore
Below is a passage about car uses in Britain. Guess the answers to the questions before you read the passage.
How many cars are there on the roads
32 million / 50 million / 64 million
By how much has the number of cars gone up in the last 20 years
10% / 25% / 40%
How many people die every year in vehicle accidents
1,000 / 2,500 / 3,000
How many deaths per year are caused by air pollution
10,000 / 20,000 / 30,000
Read Part 1 of the passage. Check your predictions/answers.
How many cars are there on the roads
32 million / 50 million / 64 million
By how much has the number of cars gone up in the last 20 years
10% / 25% / 40%
How many people die every year in vehicle accidents
1,000 / 2,500 / 3,000
How many deaths per year are caused by air pollution
10,000 / 20,000 / 30,000
Exercise 4 Read and complete the notes in the diagram.
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Taking Notes(2)
Taking notes when reading a text is very similar to taking notes when listening(see Book3, Unit 8).
●Read the text quickly to get the general idea of the text.
●Decide what kind of information you are looking for,e.g. names, places, dates,events, reasons, feelings or numbers.
● Remember: Don’t try to write in full sentences; use abbreviations(缩写) and symbols.
Skill Builder
Skill Builder
Complete the diagram.
Effects of traffic
problems
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stressed out
angry
global warming and climate change
tired
traffic accidents
deaths and some types of cancer
Personal
Social
Read Part 2 and find out the solutions.
START
TENEND
Solutions / advice
02
use
your legs
use public transport
think before you go
share cars
take action
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What is the text type of the passage
N
A
E
N
Narration
Argumentation
Exposition
News Report
记叙文
议论文
说明文
新 闻
Read Part 2 again and finish the table.
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Solutions / Advice Benefits
Use your legs
Use public transport
Think before you go
Share cars
Take action
save money, keep fit and live longer.
relax, read a book and talk to someone.
save time; save energy…
much cheaper and kinder to the
environment.
reduce traffic problems; protect the environment…
Think and share.
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1. What is the writer’s attitude towards cars
Find some evidence from the passage.
START
THE
END
She thinks they have more advantages than disadvantages.
A
B
C
She thinks it would be easy for us all to use our cars less.
She knows that cars have negative effects and she wants to help the environment but she thinks it will be difficult for her to give up her car.
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How do you understand the title The road to destruction
A
B
C
We shouldn’t use cars anymore in case
of traffic problems.
Too many cars destroy roads.
The cars on the road will eventually
lead to the destruction of our planet.
Look at the Word Builder. Match the words (1-8) with the endings (a-h) to form common collocations.
1 make
2 get stuck
3 be
4 protect
5 do
6 pick
7 cause
8 share
a addicted to
b a lot of harm
c cars
d in a traffic jam
e up sb
f the environment
g excuses
h global warming
Word Builder
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Many people often 1. ________________________ when they go to work. How annoyed and stressful they often feel! But the problem is that the number of cars is still going up. Traffic pollution has been found to 2. ___________________and climate change to a large degree. Too many cars 3. _______________to the environment and our health. Some advice has been given for people to help 4. ________________________, for example, using public transport or 5. ______________, doing your shopping in the shop just around the corner instead of driving to the other side of town. However, people 6. ______________ using cars. They 7. ______________for using their cars, “I need to 8. ________ my daughter. What can I do ”
make excuses get stuck in a traffic jam be addicted to
protect the environment do a lot of harm pick up sb.
cause global warming share cars
get stuck in a traffic jam
cause global warming
do a lot of harm
protect the environment
sharing cars
are addicted to
make excuses
pick up
Problems
Personal
Social
Advice
Writer’s attitude
Retell the text according to the structure of the text.
Reasons
Homework
STOP
THANKS!
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