1、Unit9 Lesson4 Car Culture-The Road to DestructionAudi(Germany)Mercedes or Benz(Germany)Buick(America)AmericaHowever,cars also cause a lot of problems.What are they?Do you like those cars?Why?Cars can bring us convenience and lots of enjoyment.In China,over 104,000 people die in traffic accidents eve
2、ry year.Carbon monoxide causes air pollution,which affects people lives directly.Traffic jams are everywhere in our life.How to prevent this from happening?Therefore,though cars can improve the quality of our life in some way,it may also lead us to the road to destruction.accident air pollutioncarbo
3、n monoxide traffic jam highwayconstruction works speed limitpavement crossroads(交通)意外空气污染一氧化碳交通堵塞公路,大路施工工程速度限制人行道十字路口Step1:check the meaning of this words:Lesson4 The Road to Destruction毁灭之路accident,air pollution,carbon monoxide,speed limit,highway,construction works,pavement,traffic jam,crossroadsS
4、canning Section 1 traffic in BritainSection 2 advice from JennyLine 1 to Line 26Line 28 to the endStep2:Exploring the textPart1 traffic in BritainListen and make notes:traffic in BritainIncrease in the last ten yearsNumber of carsNumber of road deathsHealth effects by air pollutionEffect on climateE
5、xploring the textReading strategies:Look at the notes and decide what kind of information you are looking for(eg.name,numbers,percentages,objects,times).Read the text quickly to get the general idea.Then read the text again carefully and complete the notes as you read.Use abbreviations(缩写)（eg.millio
6、n m.,years yr.,minutes mins).Part1 traffic in BritainListen and make notes.Increase in the last ten yearsNumber of carsNumber of road deathsHealth effects by air pollutionEffect on climateExploring the text30%25 m.over 3000 per yr.25,000 per yr.Some types of cancerOne of the major causes of Conclusi
7、on:From the figures（数据）in the table,we know that the traffic in Britain _.is getting worse and worsePart2 Advice from Jenny1.Over 75%of car journeys are under two miles.2.Regular exercise cuts the risk of heart disease by 50%.3.The people make excuses because they want to continue using their cars.4
8、.The car adverts present a true picture of driving and cars.FTTF25%an untrueExploring the textRead from line28 to line67 and decide whether the following statements are true or false.Complete the Notes1.Advantages of physical exercise:saves money,_,_,cuts the risk of _.2.We should take action by wri
9、ting to the papers,_,_ and asking for a pedestrian area.keeps you fithelps you live longerheart diseasegoing to the city governmentasking for a speed limitExploring the textphysical exercisetake actionAlthough we know cars bring us many problems,we make all kinds of excuses to use cars.To solve this
10、 problem,Jenny gave us six pieces of advice:1.2.3.4.5.6.summary:Use your legsUse public transportThink before you goShare carsDont believe advertisementsTake action somehowA.He thinks the cars have more advantages than disadvantages.B.He knows what he should do,but uses his car because it is conveni
11、ent.C.He thinks it would be easy for us all to use our cars less.BRead the last paragraph Whats the writers attitude towards cars?From the text,we know that cars do have bad effect on us.As human beings,what can we do?bad effectIn Town Without My Car!世界无车日more informationA special day for usStatus A
12、nnual event on 22 September.In Town Without My Car!世界无车日“In town without my car!”day is now an international event.Start:on 22 September,1998Aim:educating citizens(公民)about the negative impact(消极的影响)of cars on quality of life and on the environment.OverviewEffect:widespread participation,less air an
13、d noise pollution.Some activities on this dayIn Town Without My Car!In China 世界无车日,新郎用公交车迎娶新娘In Hangzhou,a couple rent bus as their wedding car.Discussion:Form a group of four and exchange(交换)your ideas about“In Town Without My Car!”with each other.What do you think about“In Town Without My Car!”?Would you like to participate in this event?If yes,why and how?What would you like to do on this years“In Town Without My Car!”?HomeworkWriting a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car,and how you will participate in“In Town Without My Car!”
