Lesson36 Car Culture.pptVIP

* Lesson 36 Car Culture The Road to Destruction By David 09/04/2005 Step 1 Lead in 1.Let’s look at some photos of traffic state in our life. What do think of the traffic jam? London 1924 2.Answer the questions about cars. 1.Does your family have a car? 2.If so,what kind of car is it? 3.How often do you travel in it? 4.What car would you like to have? Step 2 First Reading Read the article and make notes in your note book. Traffic in Britain: Number of cars: Increase in the last ten years: Amount of TV advertising: Proportion of short car journeys: Chemicals produced by cars: Health effects of air pollution: 25 million 30% 1/4 25% under 2 miles Carbon monoxide,ozone 25,000 deaths p.a., 1 in 7 children suffers from Asthma,types of cancer caused by traffic pollution Number of road deaths: Advantages of buses over cars: Advantages of sharing a cars: Advantages of physical exercise: Ways of making streets safe: Over 3,000 per year 40 people travel in 1 bus(but the same number Would need 33 cars), you can relax on a bus. Cheaper and kinder to environment Saves money,keeps you fit and helps you live longer,cuts the risk of heart disease. Speed limit,zebra crossing, pedestrian area Step 3. Second Reading: Read the text again and answer these questions. 1.What are the A10,the M11 and the M25? 2.What effect does traffic have on people? 3.Why do people make excuses? Roads. Makes them angry and stressed/they become addicted to their cars. Because they want to continue using their cars. 4.What dose Jenny Trowe think about car adverts on TV? 5.How does she think we should change our lifestyles? They present an untrue picture of driving and cars. We should take action by writing to the papers,going to the town council,getting a protest group together. *