1、Made in Germany 奥迪奥迪Made in AmericaBuick别克别克Made in Japan丰田丰田HondaMade in Japan本田本田奇瑞奇瑞QQCan you recognize the following car logos?本田本田奥迪奥迪 丰田丰田福特福特 宝马宝马 Peugeot 标致标致别克别克红旗红旗奔驰奔驰奇瑞奇瑞马自达马自达1. Do you know how many cars are on the roads every day? 2. What is happening on the roads every minute? 3. Are
2、cars good or bad?carbon monoxidehighwayconstructionpavementcrossroadsamountphysicalmotorfigure一氧化碳一氧化碳n. 公路公路n. 建造，建筑业建造，建筑业n. 人行道人行道n. 十字路口十字路口n. 数量数量adj. 身体的，物质的身体的，物质的n. 马达，发动机马达，发动机n. 数字，数目数字，数目Words previewgo upenginecentigradeaddictedadmiton averageoccupysomehowwhicheversuit上升上升n. 发动机，引擎发动机，引擎
3、n. 摄氏度摄氏度adj. 上瘾的上瘾的vt. 承认，供认承认，供认通常通常vt. 居住，占有居住，占有adv. 以某种方式以某种方式adv. 无论哪个无论哪个v. 适合适合Words previewWhat happened? Whats your feeling about this? Traffic jam.Im fed up with it.What happened? Whats the result of it? Traffic accident. people will get stuck or hurt, sometimes even killed in the acciden
4、t.Whats this? What disadvantages did it bring us? Carbon monoxide. It is related to some types of cancer. ReadingSkim the passage to get main ideasFast readingPara 1Para 2Para 3introduction: traffic in Britainbody: the advice from Jenney Troweconclusion: the difficulty in limiting the use of cars1.
5、How do you understand the title The Road to Destruction?A. Too many cars destroy roads.B. We should build enough roads to reduce traffic jams.C. Actually too many cars are destructive to our lives.D. Using cars is destructive. Choose the best answer.Reading Comprehension 2. The writers opinion is su
6、pported by_. A. conversations B. examples C. figures D. explanations3. How many pieces of advice does the write give on stopping car uses? A.4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 74. Whats the writers attitude towards cars?A. He thinks they have more disadvantages than advantages.B. He knows what he should do, but uses hi
7、s car because it is convenient.C. He thinks it would be easy for us all to use our cars less.D. He thinks it not practical to use cars.Complete the notes.Reading Strategies:Completing notesLook at the notes.Get the general idea.Number of cars: Increase in the last ten years: Amount of TV advertising
8、:Short car journeys:Chemicals produced by cars:1/425 million 30%25% under 2 miles Traffic in Britain Complete the note using reading strategies to help you.carbon monoxide Health effects of air pollution:Number of road deaths: Advantages of buses over cars: Advantages of sharing a car: 25,000 deaths
9、 per year, some types of cancer caused by traffic pollutionover 3,000 per year40 people travel in 1 bus, you can relax on a bus cheaper and kinder to environment Advantages of physical exercise: Ways of making streets safer: saves money, keeps you fit and helps you live longer, cuts the risk of hear
10、t diseasespeed limit, pedestrian area Scan the passage to get detailed informationAnswer 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. It makes people angry, tired and stressed out.Because they want to cont
11、inue using their cars.Reading Comprehension 4. What does Jenny Trowe think about car advertisements 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 pr
12、otest group together. Quiz1 to make a) the corner2 around b) traffic3 to go up c) in a traffic jam4 to get stuck d) by 20%5 heavy e) an excuseMatch to form common expressions. Quiz6 a short f) fit7 to keep g) journey8 to have h) transport9 public i) twenty minutes10 to take j) a conversationTranslat
13、ion.1. How often do we _ (陷入交通堵陷入交通堵塞塞)?2. Some types of cancer _ (与与有关有关) traffic pollution.3. So why do we _(继续继续) using our cars so much?get stuck in traffic jamsare related to carry on Quiz II4. I m _(对对上瘾上瘾) my car.5. _ (平均起来平均起来), about forty people travel in one bus, while the same number _ (
14、占有占有) thirty-three cars.6. I have to _(搭载搭载) my daughter at four oclock.addicted to On average occupy pick up destruction be addicted tobe/get stuck in stressed out compare to occupy complain aboutQuiz IIIComplete the sentences with the words in the box.1. The floods brought death and _ to the area.
15、 2. The boat _ the mud.3. Workers who had lost their jobs _the way they had been treated.4. Three companies _ the new building.destruction was stuck in complained about occupied 5. I tried to give up smoking several times before I realized I _ _ it.6. _ our small flat, Bills house seemed like a pala
16、ce.7. Studying for exams always _. had beenCompared to stresses me out addicted toRead the passage carefully to solve difficult points1. get stuck 陷入陷入,卡住卡住 Use a dictionary if you get stuck. 2. stressed out 极度焦虑的极度焦虑的 He looks so stressed out since he started this new job. 3. relate to 有关有关,涉及涉及 Ji
17、m is related to the man who was killed in the war.Languages points4. comparedto (with) 与与相比相比 Compared with most of the women at that time, she was lucky. compare sb/sth to 把把比作比作 You cant compare the war to the Vietnam War.5. go up to 上升至上升至 go up by 以某种速度以某种速度(比例比例)上升上升 The visitors today have gon
18、e up to 3,000. Industrial production went up by nearly two-fifths in the past three years.6. be addicted to 对对上瘾上瘾 It does not take long to become addicted to drugs. 7. on average 平均起来平均起来,一般来说一般来说 On average we receive ten junk e-mails every day. Work in pairs, asking and answering the questions1.D
19、oes your family have a car?2. What kind of car is it?3. How often do you travel in it?4. -How do you use your car, for long journeys or short ones? -Often for short ones. For example1.Does your family have a car?2.What car would you like to have in the future? Why?3.-How will you use your own car, f
20、or long journeys or short ones? - Ill use it for Example AExample BWrite an article about the advantages and disadvantages of having a car according to the text.Advantages:It can provide quick and easy transportation.Its convenient for shopping and transporting children to and from school.Its more c
21、omfortable than using public transport.You dont have to wait for buses or the underground.Disadvantages:Air pollution:harmful to people cause disease and even deathcause greenhouse effect/global warming/climate change/acid rain A waste of money and energy :Car engines use only 10 to 20% of energy in
22、 the fuel. The rest is lost as noise, heat and pollution.Traffic jam: slow down life and work rather than speed it upOccupy too much land from agricultural use: for road building/parking placeTraffic accident:The more cars there are on the roads, the more traffic accidents occur.For individuals: Use
23、 your legs. Use public transport.Think before you go.Share cars with someone else.Dont believe advertisements.Take action somehow, dont just sit around and complain.Develop modern public transportation system and limit the use of cars.Try to make clean cars, such as solar cars, to replace the traditional ones.For government:Make it convenient for pedestrians and cyclist.For car producers:
