1、2021/8/11 星期三1Lesson 12021/8/11 星期三2 People are on move. The means of transportation are more and more important. With the development of science and technology, transportation in cities is improving, but with the convenience it has brought to us, some other problems are coming out. 2021/8/11 星期三3A

2、Travel Diary2021/8/11 星期三4 What do you think of the transportation in your city? Talk about it with your friends in your group. Collect information while others are talking.Means of transport-ationPopularity advantagesDisadvantagesBuses Cars Bikes 2021/8/11 星期三5What do you think about cycling? Is cy

3、cling common in your city? What good can cycling do to you and your city?Do you know about cycling movements around the world?2021/8/11 星期三6Lets get into Amsterdam!2021/8/11 星期三7 There is a city in Netherlands which has quiet streets even in the center with very few cars. How do people travel there?

4、 Read the passage and learn about it.2021/8/11 星期三8 Read the passage to get the main idea of each paragraph and that of the whole passage and find details for each topic.No.Main idea/TopicDetails1234The articleAmsterdam is a good city for cyclingHow the White BikebeganThere is less traffic in the ci

5、tyThe White Bike is backThe White Bike in AmsterdamFlat, Convenient facilities for bikesA group of cycling fans, In order to save energy, reduce pollutionBikes for use controlled by computersBoth local people and travelers use bikesThe topic for each paragraph2021/8/11 星期三9 Reread the passage and th

6、en discuss the White Bikes in Amsterdam with your friend by asking and answering questions. Questions for reference:When and why did the White Bikes begin?Why did it stop?What changes have the White Bikes brought to the city?Why do you think cycling in Amsterdam is called White bike?Can the White Bi

7、kes be possible in your city? Give your reason.2021/8/11 星期三10 Amsterdam is an unusual city in that it has all the advantages of a big city culture, history, food, entertainment, good transport with relatively few of the disadvantages: it is physically small, beautiful, relatively quiet, and largely

8、 thanks to the canals, has relatively little traffic. Do you wonder why Amsterdam is such an unusual city? Read the passage to learn about it.2021/8/11 星期三11Cycling in Amsterdam2021/8/11 星期三12 Amsterdam is a city with cyclists galore: people cycle to work, to school and to the shops. The couriers us

9、e bikes, as do the police and delivery boys. There are pedal boats, and, of course, tourists go about on bikes. Nearly half of all traffic movements in Amsterdam are by bike.2021/8/11 星期三13Vocabulary for Cycling2021/8/11 星期三14VOCABULARY The main parts of a bicycle are shown in the diagram. In additi

10、on:A hand bell (or bell) can be used to attract the attention of drivers.A dynamo, front light and back light may be needed.A strong bicycle lock may stop someone from stealing your bike. 2021/8/11 星期三15The word bicycle is often shortened to bike.A person who rides a bike is called a cyclist.A person who walks is a pedest