Unit 1 Lesson 1
On Your Bike
Do you ride a bike?
what are the advantages of bicycles over cars?
Shared bikes
use our cellphone to scan the QR code (Quick-Response code)
China: 600,000,000 bikes
The Kingdom of Bicycles
(自行车王国)
Do you know which city is called the “City of Bicycles”?
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Do you know which city is called “the city of bicycles”?
Let’s get into Amsterdam!
the capital and
economic center
of Netherlands
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Netherlands has 14 million bicycles among 15 million people.
Amsterdam is called the “City of Bicycles”.
What else do you know about the bikes in Amsterdam?
P36
Return of the white bikes!
What can you predict from the title?
Fast reading
Read -- check & match
Match the main ideas with the paragraphs
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
The white bikes 30 years later.
Amsterdam-- a good city for cycling.
Effects of the white bikes.
The white bikes in the 1960s.
Fast reading
Return of the white bikes!
existed
(purposes)
disappeared
(problems)
came back
(solutions)
Return of the white bikes!
Detailed reading
existed
(purposes)
disappeared
(problems)
came back
(solutions)
1.Why is
Amsterdam
called “the City
of Bicycles”?
2.For what
purposes did
people bring
up the idea?
3.Why did
the “first
bikes” plans
fail?
4.How to solve
the problem?
5.What effects
have the White
bikes had?
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:
1.Why is Amsterdam called the “City of Bicycles”?
2.For what purposes did people bring
up the idea?
3.Why did the first “white bikes” plan fail?
4. How to solve the problem more than 30 years later?
5.What effects have the “white bikes” had?
1.Why is Amsterdam called the “City of Bicycles”?
The reasons are as follows: For on thing, it is a good city for cycling because it is flat. For another thing, there are also plenty of places for bicycle parking and most streets in the city centre have a bicycle path.
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:
2.For what purposes did a group of cycling fans bring up the idea?
They believed that it would be better for everyone if cars weren’t allowed in the center only bicycles were, and they were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport.
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:
2.For what purposes did people bring
up the idea?
3.Why did the first “white bikes” plan fail?
4. How to solve the problem more than 30 years later?
5.What effects have the “white bikes” had?
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:
3.Why did the first “white bikes” plan fail?
The reason why the first “white bikes” plan failed was that thieves took all the bicycles within weeks.
4. How to solve the problem more than 30 years later?
This time they use a computer chip to record its every move. If people want to take a bicycle, they have to insert a special card. Besides, they set up special parking places for people to park.
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:
5.What effects have the “white bikes” had?
For one thing, there is less trafic in central Amsterdam. For another thing, my people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.
Return of the white bikes!
Detailed reading
existed
(purposes)
disappeared
(problems)
came back
(solutions)
1.For what
purposes did
people bring
up the idea?
2.Where were
the bikes
placed?
3.Why did
the bikes
disappear?
4.What did people
do to solve
the problem?
5.Where are
the bikes
parked now?
6.What good
effects have the
bikes had?
1.save energy,
reduce pollution
, provide free
public transport
2.neighborhoods
3.thieves
4.computer chip
- record,
special card
- insert
5.special
parking places
6.less traffic
│ 美文欣赏
美文欣赏
[2011·江西卷] 假设你是星光中学的李华,将参加主题为“Let's Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿,主要内容包括:
1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题;
2.骑自行车的益处,如节能环保、有利健康等。
参考词汇:低碳生活(low?carbon life);节能(energy saving)
注意:1.词数:120词左右;
2.演讲稿开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
结构分析
don't forget to use the words and phrases we have learnt just now.
节能
环保
有益健康
汽车
优点:带来方便,重要交通方式
带来问题:空气污染、交通堵塞
自行车
倡导: 自己的观点
convenient/ ce
traffic jam
save energy
envirnomentally friendly
benefit / beneficial
low carbon life
energy-saving
【精彩美文】
Good morning,everyone,
I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let's Ride Bicycles”.
As is known to all,with the improvement of people's living standards,cars have become a popular means of transport,bringing great convenience to our life. However,they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.
How can we solve the problems then?As far as I'm concerned,riding bicycles is a good solution. For one thing,bicycles don't need any petrol and they are energy?saving. For another,bicycles are environmentally friendly because they won't give off waste gas. What's more,riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health.
Therefore,let's take the responsibility to build up a low?carbon city by riding bicycles. Come on and join us!
Thank you!
Writing
假如你是李华,你的英国朋友Tommy对内乡共享单车很感兴趣,上星期你已经和他介绍了其发展历史。现在请你写封邮件告诉他内乡共享单车的现状。内容包括:
1. 好处
2. 面临的问题
3. 解决办法
注意:1、词数120左右
2、可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
The present situation of shared e-bikes in Neixiang
good effects
problems
solutions
less traffic
save energy
reduce pollution
stolen
parked here and there
damaged
punish
fix
more parking places
Discussion
Dear Tommy,
Last week, I introduced the history of shared e-bikes in Neixiang to you. Now I am writing to talk about their present situation.
Since the shared e-bike plan was carried out, it has brought us many good effects. There is already less traffic in central Foshan and people have been enjoying a better environment with less air pollution. However, shared e-bikes are also facing some problems. For instance, some
thieves take the seats and the wheels, which are sold for money later. Besides, some people leave the bikes here and there, even on the pavement. In order to solve these problems, I have come up with some solutions. The government had better make some rules to punish the thieves. In addition, more parking places should be arranged, and those who don’t park the bikes as required should be fined.
What else do you want to know about shared bikes? Don’t hesitate to tell me.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua