2013北师大版高1下Unit9“Wheels”〔Lesson 4〕课件.pptVIP

* 新课标北师大版课件系列 《高中英语》 必修3 Lesson 36 Car Culture Do you know how many cars are on road every day? What is happening on road every minute? Are cars good or bad? Here we’ll read an article about traffic in Britain and talk about traffic problems. With the improvement of living conditions, more and more people have their own cars. As a result, there are more cars are on roads, and more highways or express ways are built.Good or bad? Talk about traffic problems with your friends. Make a mini survey in your group to collect information of traffic conditions in your city. Use the key words in Exercise 2. Interview your classmates about the general conditions of the traffic in your city. The following is for your reference. A: Do you have a car? B: Yes, my family has a car? A: How often do you travel in your own car? B: Every day. A: How do you use your car, for long journeys or short ones? B: Often short ones. For example, my father goes to work, my mother goes shopping, or I go to school. A: Have you ever thought what would happen on the roads if everybody travel in his own car? B: Oh, … Traffic in Our City Traffic problems How often to use cars Increase of cars Me General impression of traffic Name Traffic jams often occur on highways wherever two lanes must merge into one. Lanes of cars cannot merge if there are no large gaps between cars. Therefore, drivers who create large gaps between cars will ease this type of traffic jam.  When and how does a traffic jam happen? Read the first part of the article ( on Page 42 ) to learn about the traffic in Britain. Take notes while reading. The writer’s complain Heath problems Rate of increase of cars Air pollution by cars Number of cars Climate effect Death of road accidents Traffic in Britain Work in pairs asking and answering questions about what you have just read. How many people have you learned from the conversation met with traffic jams that morning? What do A10, M11 an