课件27张PPT。Traffic JamProblemCauseSolutionOpinionsTraffic jam: a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or that can only move very slowly.
Congestion: n. the state of being overcrowded; being full of vehicles or traffic:
E.g.: --The problems of traffic congestion have increased in recent years.
--Many big cities in the world are heavily congested.Taiyuan, ChinaCauseSolutionOpinionsProblemSao Paolo, BrazilCauseSolutionOpinionsProblemLagos, NigeriaCauseSolutionOpinionsProblemTaiyuan,ChinaLos Angeles, USACauseSolutionOpinionsProblemLondon, UKCauseSolutionOpinionsProblemLondon, UKCauseSolutionOpinionsProblemIt Is So Congested!!ProblemCauseSolutionOpinionsCultural Corner
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WritingTraffic Congestion charge
in LondonProblemCauseSolutionOpinionsQuestion 1: What Are the Possible Causes of Traffic Congestion?CauseProblemSolutionOpinionsQuestion 2:
What is London's solution to it's
traffic problems?
Question 3:
How does this solution work ?
Question 4:
What's the result of this solution?
SolutionLondon, UKProblemCauseOpinionsProblemSolutionOpinionsCauseQuestion 5: What are Londoners' opinions towards this solution?1. 洛杉矶当初建设时把机动车列入考虑
范围,如今它以六车道高速公路闻名
于世,成为美国最拥挤的城市。 Los Angeles, which was built with
the motor car in mind, and is famous
for its six-lane high-ways, is now the
USA`s most congested city.
Key sentences2. 伦敦市中心, 司机们要花近百分之五十的时间来排队。这种状况如此严重, 当地政府决定采取措施。 The situation in central London, where
drivers spent fifty percent of their time
in queues, became so bad that the local
government decided to do something
about it.
3.2003年2月,伦敦市长肯.利文斯通
布进入市中心的车要交“交通拥挤费”In February 2003 the Mayor of
London, Ken Livingstone, introduced
a “congestion charge”---a tax for cars
entering the centre of the city.
4.想法很简单:每辆进入市中心
的车一天要交5英镑的费用。
The idea is simple: every car coming
into the center has to pay $5 a day.
5. 当小车进入市区,摄像机会拍下车牌号码,用以检查当天司机是否缴费。 As the cars come into the centre, video
cameras record their registration
numbers, and these are checked with
a list of drivers who have paid the
charge for that day.6. 更值得一提的是,虽然车少了,但伦敦市中心的商铺并没有减少营业额。 What’s more, central London shops
didn’t lose business even though there
are fewer cars.
ProblemSolutionOpinionsCauseHow to draw a mind map of the passage?
ProblemSolutionOpinionsCauseTask: Draw a mind map the traffic congestion charge in these ways.
Traffic problems in Yibin. 1.There are enough buses, but they can get very crowded , esp. in rush hour.
2.Some of the streets are too narrow. There’s no room for bus lanes.
3.Trucks are allowed to go in the centre of the city, which worsens the situation of the traffic jam.
4.Many electric bike cyclists ride very fast and they never follow the traffic rules.
5.People sometimes park their cars on both sides of the road.Question: Should Congestion Charge be introduced to Yibin? ProblemCauseSolutionOpinionsYibin's ways to solve the traffic jamWhy?How?Result?ProblemCauseSolutionOpinionsIdentify and introduce the problem. Analyse possible causes of the problemFind out practical solutions
Take into account people's opinions
towards the policy
ProblemCauseSolutionOpinionsAssignment1. Workbook.