Lesson4 Car Culture

CrazyEnglish1.Thismorningittookmefortyminutestogettowork.2.Butangerandstressarenothingcomparedtotherealcostsofthemotorcar.3.Sometypesofcancerarerelatedtotrafficpollution.4.Legpowercansaveyoumoney,keepyoufitandhelpyoulivelonger.疯狂英语1.今天早上，我开车上班用了四十分钟。2.但是比起汽车的实际代价，紧张和恼怒还是微不足道的。3.有些癌症和交通污染有关系。4.步行既可以省钱，保持健康，又有助于长寿。CrazyEnglish1.Thismorningittookmefortyminutestogettowork.2.Butangerandstressarenothingcomparedtotherealcostsofthemotorcar.3.Sometypesofcancerarerelatedtotrafficpollution.4.Legpowercansaveyoumoney,keepyoufitandhelpyoulivelonger.Lead-intheaccidentsceneWearenotontheroadtofreedom,butonTheRoadtoDestruction.Objectives1.Topractisemakingnotesof(记下，记住)theimportantinformationfromareadingtext.2.Topractiseusingcollocations(词语搭配).3.Totalkabouttrafficandtrafficproblems.ScanningSection1trafficinBritainSection2advicefromJennyLine1toLine26Line28totheendStep2:ExploringthetextReadingstrategies:Lookatthenotesanddecidewhatkindofinformationyouarelookingfor(eg.name,numbers,percentages,objects,times).Readthetextquicklytogetthegeneralidea.Thenreadthetextagaincarefullyandcompletethenotesasyouread.Useabbreviations(缩写)（eg.millionm.,yearsyr.,minutesmins).Part1TrafficinBritainExploringthetextReadfromline1toline12andfillintheblanks.3minsforyou.TheRoad__1___Destruction“Thismorning__2__tookmefortyminutestogettowork.MoreroadconstructionworksontheA10!”“Ohreally?It___3___(take)meoveranhour.Therewasanaccident__4___theM11.”“You'reboth__5___(luck).Ittookmetwohours!Youdon'thavetousetheM25.”Howoftenhaveyouheardtheseconversations?Howoftendowegetstuck__6___trafficjams?How__7___dowearriveatworkorschoolstressedout,tiredand___8____(anger)?FormanypeopleinBritain,theansweriseveryday.Butangerandstressarenothing____9______(compare)totherealcostsofthemotorcar.Herearesome___10____(figure):toitluckytookoninoftenangrycomparedfiguresPart1TrafficinBritainExploringthetextReadfromline13toline26andcheckthestatementstrueorfalse2minsforthispart1.Inthelasttenyears,thenumberofcarsontheroadsinBritainhasgoneupby30%.2.Therearenow20millioncarsinthiscountry.3.OverthirteenthousandpeopledieeveryyearinroadaccidentsinBritain.4.InLondon,carenginesproduce99%ofallcarbonmonoxideintheatmosphere.TF25threeFT5.Twenty-fivethousanddeathsperyeararecausedbyairpollution.6.Alltypesofcancerarerelatedtotrafficpollution.7.Trafficisthemaincauseofglobalwarmingandclimatechange.8.Theaverageglobaltemperature100hundredyearsagowasabout0.5degreescentigradelowerthanitistoday.FTSomeFoneofthemajorcausesTPart2advicefromJennyExploringthetextJustlookatthescreenandchoosethebestonefromthesevenoptions5minsforthispartWeknowthatcarsarebadforus.Sowhydowecarryonusingourcarssomuch?Weallmakeexcuses:“Thebusesareterrible.”“Thetrainsarealwayslate!”“Ihaven'tgottimetowalk.”I'mtalkingaboutmyself,too.Iadmit:I'maddictedtomycar.WhenIaskedJennyTroweofGreenpeaceforadviceabouthowtogiveup,shetoldmesixthings:1_______________.Over25%ofcarjourneysareundertwomiles–shortjourneyswecouldeasilywalkorcycle.Legpowercansaveyoumoney,keepyoufitandhelpyoulivelonger.Andregularexercisecutstheriskofheartdiseaseby50%!A.ThinkbeforeyougoB.UseyourcarinalongjourneyC.UseyourlegsD.Don'tbelieveadvertisementsE.UsepublictransportF.forbidotherstousecarsG.SharecarsC.Useyourlegs——————————————————————————2__________________.Onaverage,aboutfortypeopletravelinonebus,whilethesamenumberoccupythirty-threecars.Sometimesitcantakealittlebitlonger,butsowhat?Youcanrelaxonthebusortrain,readabook,talktosomeone,meettheloveofyourlife–whoknows?A.ThinkbeforeyougoB.UseyourcarinalongjourneyC.UseyourlegsD.Don'tbelieveadvertisementsE.UsepublictransportF.forbidotherstousecarsG.SharecarsE.Usepublictransport————————————————————————————————————————3_____________________.Doyoureallyhavetogotothatshoppingcentreontheothersideoftown?Whatabouttheshopsaroundthecorner?Beforeyougetintoyourcar,thinkaboutwhetheryoureallyneedtomakethatjourney.A.ThinkbeforeyougoB.UseyourcarinalongjourneyC.UseyourlegsD.Don'tbelieveadvertisementsE.UsepublictransportF.forbidotherstousecarsG.SharecarsA.Thinkbeforeyougo——————————————————————————————————4______________.Ifyou'vereallygottouseacar,sharejourneyswithsomeoneelse.Itismuchcheaperandkindertotheenvironment.A.ThinkbeforeyougoB.UseyourcarinalongjourneyC.UseyourlegsD.Don'tbelieveadvertisementsE.UsepublictransportF.forbidotherstousecarsG.SharecarsG.Sharecars—————————————5_____________________________!NearlyaquarterofalltheadvertisementsonTVareaboutcars.Youseeanattractivemanorwomandrivingafastcarthroughbeautifulcountryside.It'snottrue!Thatnewcarwon'tmakeyoumoreattractive.Andyouwon'tbedrivingonanemptycountryroad.You'llbestuckinatrafficjaminacityoronahighway!A.ThinkbeforeyougoB.UseyourcarinalongjourneyC.UseyourlegsD.Don'tbelieveadvertisementsE.UsepublictransportF.forbidotherstousecarsG.SharecarsD.Don'tbelieveadvertisements—————6Takeactionsomehow!Weoftenthinkthereisnothingwecandoaboutthenoise,pollutionanddangeroftraffic.Thereis.Ifyourstreet'sfullofheavytraffic,talktoyourneighboursaboutit.Writetothepapers.Gotothecitygovernment.Askforaspeedlimit.Askforapedestria