1、（金戈铁骑（金戈铁骑 整理制作整理制作）Review the word that we have leant yesterday.(2mins)driver/motoristcyclist1.the person who is driving a car2.the person who is riding a bicycle4.someone who travels on foot5.someone whose job is driving a lorrypedestrianlorry driverStep1 ReviewTraffic jamStep2 Pre-reading ride a
2、bicycleis the largest city of NetherlandsAmsterdamDo you know which city is called the“City of Bicycles”?Step3 While-reading (20mins)Task1 Fast reading(3 min)Skim the text and choose the answer.1 This passage is a/an _A.advertisement B.article(文章）文章）in the newspaperC.speech(演讲演讲)2 Whats the main ide
3、a of this passage?A.Bicycles in Amsterdam.B.There is less traffic in Amsterdam now.C.People like the white bicycles in Amsterdam.TFF TTask 2Scan the text and choose which one is true(T)or false(F).Please underline the information sentences.4 Both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes.(
4、Line 3)(Line 15)(Line 19)(Line 23-24)1 There are a lot of places to park bikes in Amsterdam.2 People hope to save energy,reduce pollution,so the “white bike”plan succeeded.3 The new“white bike”is actually white.Amsterdam is called the“City of Bicycles”because it is _ and therefore is _ for bikes.In
5、the city center,there are _ of places for bicycle _ and most streets have a bicycle _.In the 1960s,a group of _ fans had an idea of the“white bike”.They painted bikes white and allowed people to use them.But the _took all the bikes within weeks.More than thirty years later,with the help of computer
6、_,the“white bicycle”is back in town.To take a bicycle,you need to _ a special card.In this way,people can enjoy the _ of cycling in Amsterdam for many years.cyclingTask3 Summary:Fill in the blanks.(8mins)flatconvenientplentypathparkingthieveschipinsertbenefitsVoice your opinions(15mins)Step 4 Post-r
7、eading:Discuss in your group on the following questions and write down your answers.1)Do you think we should learn from Amsterdam?Why?Useful Expression:In my opinion,we shouldWe can use instead of Use our legs as much as possible.We had better In the future,it will be We can to improve the present s
8、ituation.DebateI(dont)agree with you,I think,Personally,in my opinion,expensive,pollution,fees,steal,accident,traffic jamStep 4 Post-reading:Bicycles are better than cars.Cars are better than bicycles.costenvironmentenergy/timeconveniencehealthsaftyparkingStep 5 Conclusion (1mins)With the developmen
9、t of the society,more and more cars come into our life.Cars do bring us convenience and at the same time they cause many problems.Especially,with the 2008 Olympic Games drawing near,as a Chinese,we should protect our environment and learn from Amsterdam.Step 6 Homework (1min)1 Use the reading strategies to do fast reading on EW 25q 5b.2 Please surf the Internet to get more information about Amsterdam.(http:/www.travelvideo.tv/Amsterdam)
