课件25张PPT。Lesson 4
Car Culturek carbon monoxide
highway
construction
pavement
crossroads
amount
physical
motor 一氧化碳
n. 公路
n. 建筑;建筑物
n. 人行道
n. 十字路口
n. 数量
adj. 身体的;物质的
adj. 机动车辆的;
n. 马达,发动机Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
Words Review figure
go up
engine
per
centigrade
admit
addicted
on average
occupy
somehow
whichever
suitn. 数字,数目
上升
n. 发动机,引擎
adj. 每,每一
n. 摄氏(度)
vt. 承认,供认
adj. 沉溺于……的
平均;通常
vt. 占用(空间、面积、时间等)
adv. 以某种方式
pron. 无论哪个
vt. 适合What kinds of cars do you usually see on the road?
JeepSUV
(Sports Utility Vehicle)AudiBenzHondaTOYOTAVWBMWCadillac1. 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?Group DiscussionExample We’ve got a Polo. My dad uses it for work. I don’t travel much in it.Imagine you are driving a car to work, what are the possible delays on your way?traffic accidentspeed limitconstruction work/sitestraffic jamWhat other problems do cars cause? air pollution
(carbon monoxide)anger and stressdeathsHow to give up the addiction to driving a car? for
general ideasSkimming What does text 1 mainly talk about?
2. What does text 2 mainly talk about?Problems caused by cars in Britain.How to give up addiction to car.Bad effects caused by heavy traffic
We often_____________ traffic jams. We often arrive at work or school __________, tired and angry.
Over three thousand people die every year in____________ in Britain.
In London, car engines produce 99% of all _______________ in the atmosphere.
Some types of cancer____________ traffic pollution.
Traffic is one of the causes of _____________ and climate changes. get stuck in stressed out road accidents carbon monoxide are related to global warming III. Fill in the blanks.Advice on how to give up driving
● Use your legs. Leg power can save you money, __________ and help you live longer.
● Use public transport. You can _______ on the bus or train.
● Think before you go. Before you get into your car, think about whether you really need to ________________.
● Share cars.
● Don’t believe advertisement!
● Take action somehow! Ask for a ____________. Ask for a pedestrian area. Don’t just ____________ and complain. keep you fit relax make that journey speed limit sit around for
specific informationScanningI. Read the article and make notes.Number of cars:
Increase in the last ten years:
Amount of TV advertising:
Short car journeys:
Chemicals produced by cars:
Health effects of air pollution:
Number of road deaths:
Advantages of buses over cars:
Advantages of sharing a car:
Advantages of physical exercise:
Ways of making streets safer: Number of cars:
Increase in the last ten years:
Amount of TV advertising:
Short car journeys:
Chemicals produced by cars:
Health effects of air pollution:
Number of road deaths: Check your answers:25 million 30%carbon monoxide25,000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution 1/425% under 2 milesover 3,000 per yearAdvantages of physical exercise:
saving money, keeping you fit, helping you live longer, and cutting the risk of heart disease
Ways of making streets safer:
speed limit, pedestrian area Advantages of buses over cars: 40 people travel in 1 bus(but the same number occupy 33 cars), you can relax on a bus.cheaper and kinder to environment Advantages of sharing a car: II. Answer these questions.1. What are the A10, the M11 and the M25?
2. What effect does traffic have on people?
3. Why do people make excuses?
4. What does Jenny Trowe think about
car advertisements on TV?
5. How does she think we should change our lifestyles? 1. What are the A10, the M11 and the M25? Roads. 2. What effect does traffic have on people? Making them stressed out, tired and angry.3. Why do people make excuses? Because they want to continue using their cars.Check your answers:4. What does Jenny Trowe think about
car advertisements on TV? They present an untrue picture of driving a car.5. How does she think we should change our lifestyles? We should take action by talking to our neighbours about it, writing to the papers, and going to the city government to ask for a speed limit and a pedestrian area. Post-reading activities The Road to Destruction
In the past ten years, the number of cars inBritain has increased (1) ____ 30%. Nearly a quarter of all the advertisements on TV are about cars, but don’t believe them. Because the motor car has some bad (2) ______ on the British society. Every year over 3,000 people die in road accidents in Britain. In London, 99% of all carbon monoxide in the atmosphere (3)_____________ car engines. byFill in the blanks and try to retell.effects is produced by25,000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution and some types of cancer (4) ___________ traffic pollution. Traffic is also one of the major causes of global warming and climate change. Here is some advice on how to (5) ________ using our cars. Using our legs or bicycles for short journeys can (6)______ us money and keep us fit. Use public transport, or (7) ______ car journeys _____ someone else. Take action (8)_________ sitting around. By writing to the papers or visiting the city government, (9)__________ a speed limit or a pedestrian area, every one of us can help the environment.are related togive up share
with saveinstead of asking for HomeworkFind out the key language points of this lesson and refer to a dictionary when necessary.1. Are the traffic problems in your city better, worse or the same as those in Britain?
2. Are there a lot of advertisements for cars on TV in your city?
3. What has the government done or what should it do to help with traffic problems?