【课时通】2015-2016学年高一英语外研版必修4课件：Module 2 Cultural Corner .pptVIP

Module 2 Traffic Jam Cultural Corner Learning aims 1.To know something about congestion charge. 2.To know more about the development of big cities and raise awareness about environment and society. 3.To learn some daily expressions. Watch a video and tell us what it is about. It is about congestion charge in big cities in China. 交通拥堵费 Leading in The London Congestion Charge Read the text quickly and answer the two questions. (1)What is a congestion charge? A congestion charge is a tax for cars entering the centre of the city. (2) Does the congestion charge work? Yes, it does. After only six months, traffic coming into central London was reduced by about 30 percent, and journey times by 15 percent. Fast Reading Careful reading 1.Read carefully and answer more questions: (1) Which cities have traffic problems? Give some examples. Besides Beijing, there are Sao Paolo in Brazil, Lagos in Nigeria, and Los Angeles in the USA. (2) Why are the roads in London so busy? Because the roads are planned and built before cars. (3) What do the Londoners think of the solution? Most people think the congestion charge is expensive and limits their freedom, while a few people think the charge should be much higher. 2.Fill in the blanks Every car coming into the centre has to pay _____ a day. Drivers can ______________at any of the 10,000 pay points in the capital before________. As the cars come into the centre, video cameras record their _____________ numbers, and these are _________ with _________drivers who have paid the _______ for that day. People who do not pay the charge will face a _____of ￡80. ￡5 pay the charge 10 pm registration checked a list of charge fine Would a congestion charge be a good idea in your town? Post reading Discussion 1. suffer vi. 受痛苦, 受苦难 vt. 遭受(痛苦, 损害等) But even cities in developed countries such as the US suffer. 但是在一些像美国一样的发达国家的城市里交通阻塞现象也十分严重。 The injured man was still suffering. 那个受伤的男人还在受着折磨。 His health suffered terribly from heavy d