Unit3ConservationLesson3Period1

WarmupTaketurnstoaskandanswerquestions.1Howdoyoutraveltoschooleveryday?2Howmuchtimedoyouspendtravellingtoschooleveryday?3Howdoyoufeelwhenyougetstuckintrafficjams?4Whyhaveyourparentsdecidedtorentanapartmentnearourschool?WarmupReportyourpartner’sanswerstotheclass.MypartnerisdriventoschoolbyherDadeveryday.Theyspendabout30minutestravelingtoschool.Sometimesshegetsuplateandtherearetrafficjamsandittakesthemlongertime.Shefeelsstressedoutandsometimesshefeelsannoyedbecauseshedoesn’twanttobelate.Afterschool,shehastotakethebushome,whichisquitecrowded.Whengettinghome,shefeelsexhaustedanddoesn’twanttodoherhomework.ReadandExploreBelowisapassageaboutcarusesinBritain.Guesstheanswerstothequestionsbeforeyoureadthepassage.?Howmanycarsarethereontheroads?32million/50million/64million?Byhowmuchhasthenumberofcarsgoneupinthelast20years?10%/25%/40%?Howmanypeopledieeveryyearinvehicleaccidents?1,000/2,500/3,000?Howmanydeathsperyeararecausedbyairpollution?10,000/20,000/30,000ReadandExploreReadPart1ofthepassage.Checkyourpredictions/answers.?Howmanycarsarethereontheroads?32million/50million/64million?Byhowmuchhasthenumberofcarsgoneupinthelast20years?10%/25%/40%?Howmanypeopledieeveryyearinvehicleaccidents?1,000/2,500/3,000?Howmanydeathsperyeararecausedbyairpollution?10,000/20,000/30,000ReadandExploreScanandsummarizeThemainideaofPart1is______________________________________________.(Part1)ThecontentofPart2ismainlyabout_______________________.(Part2)Thepurposeoftheconversationsusedatthebeginningisto_________________________________________________________________.Angerandstressarenothingcomparedto_________________________________________________________________.

trafficsituationinBritainproblemscausedbycars

fivewaystogiveupcarsintroducethefollowingtopicaboutcarcultureinBritaintherealcostsofthemotorcarReadandExploreProblemscausedbycars(7)1getstuckintrafficjamsWhataretheproblemscausedbycars?(Part1)2arrivestressedout3toomanycarsontheroad4toomanydeathscausedbyvehicleaccidents5globalwarmingandclimatechange6toomanydeathscausedbyairpollution7sometypesofcancercausedbytrafficpollutionReadandExploreTakingNotes(2)Takingnoteswhenreadingatextisverysimilartotakingnoteswhenlistening(seeBook3,Unit8).?Readthetextquicklyto_________________________.?Decidewhatkindof___________youarelookingfor,s,

places,dates,events,reasons,feelingsornumbers.?Remember:Don’ttrytowrite______________;use_____________

andsymbols.getgeneralideaofthetextinformationinfullsentencesabbreviationsSkillBuilderReadandExploreReviewM3U8L2TakingNotes(1)P34Diagrams,tablesandbulletpointsdiagramstablesbulletpointsReadandExploreReviewM3U8L2TakingNotes(1)P34SymbolsandAbbreviationSymbolsAbbreviationReadandExploreTrafficProblemsEffects:personal?angryEffects:socialPossiblesolution：stressedout,tiredtrafficaccidents,globalwarmingandclimatechange,deathsandcancerbyairpollutionReadPart1morecarefully.Completethenotesinthediagram.Thenthinkaboutanypossiblesolutionstotheproblems.ReadandExploreReadPart2andcompletethenotes.Solutions/AdviceUsepublictransportThinkbefore

yougoSharecarsTakeactionReadandExploreThinkaboutthefollowingquestions:1Whataretheexcusesthatpeoplemakeforusingcars?Excuses:“Thebusesareterrible.”“Thetrainsarealwayslate.”“Ihaven’tgottimetowalk.“Peopleareaddictedtocars!”ReadandExplore2Canyousaymoreaboutthefivetips?Advantagesofwalking:savemoney,keepfit,cuttheriskofheartdiseaseAdvantagesofbusesovercars:savethenumberofcars,relaxThinkbeforeyougo:gotonearbyshops,needtomakethatjourney?Advantagesofsharingcars:cheaper,kindertotheenvironmentTakeaction:talktoneighbors,writetothepapers,gotothecitygovernment,askforspeedlimit,askforapedestrianareaRetellProblemsPersonalSocialAdviceWriter’sattitudeRetellthetextaccordingtothestructureofthetext.?????ReasonsDiscussIngroups,discussthesequestions.1Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardscars?Findsomeevidencefromthepassage.2Howdoyouunderstandthetitle“TheRoadtoDestruction”?Thewriterknowsthatcarshavenegativeeffectsandshewantstohelptheenvironment(“Weknowthatcarsarebadforus”,allquitesimple,isn’tit?Fiveeasywaystoimproveourenvironment”)butshethinksitwillbedifficultforhertogiveuphercar(“I’vegottopickupmydaughterfromschool…Thetrafficisgoingtobehorrible,butwhatcanIdo?”).Theroadtodestructionreferstothefactthatthecarsontheroadwill

eventuallyleadtothedestructionofourplanet.Discuss3Arethetrafficproblemsinyourcitybetter,worseorthesameasthoseinBritain?4Whathasthegovernmentdoneorwhatshoulditdotohelpwithtrafficproblems?Ingroups,di