1、 Unit 9 Lesson 1 On Your Bike RETURN of the white bikes!returning a borrowed white bike reappearing of the white bikes getting white bikes back from thieves 750,000 600,000Amsterdam-City of Bicycles 80%populationbicyclesMinister of Social Affairs,riding to office“City of Bicycles”Amsterdamcapital of
2、The NetherlandsHollanddam大坝What helps Amsterdam to become a city of bicycles?1.Flat 2.Plenty of places for bicycle parking3.A bicycle path in most streetsA white bike planWhite bikes _Did the plan work?Problems:Return:“White”bikes_Who came up with the first idea of the white bikes?What were their pu
3、rposes?What were the rules for use?What are the changes about the bikes and the rules for use?Why?What benefit have people enjoyed from the return of the“white”bikes?thieveschanges Less traffic in central Amsterdam no cars on city centre streetsin the1960s30 years laterProblem Solution RETURN of the
4、 white bikes!returning a borrowed white bike reappearing of the white bikes getting white bikes back from thievesRead Para2 and find out the answers1.When was the plan carried out?2.Who offers the idea?3.Why to make the plan?4.How to carry it out?5.Did this plan succeed?If it failed,whats the proble
5、m?The White Bike Plan Who offers the ideaWhy to make the planHow to carry it outn They _the bicycles white n They _them in lots of neighborhoods for people to use n Anyone was _ to take them for a short journey and to _them for some others to use wherever they _the journey.nTo save energyn To reduce
6、 pollutionn To provide free public transportA group of cycling fanspaintedplacedallowedleavefinishedWhats the problem?Thieves took the bicycles away.in the 1960sThe White Bike Plan(in the 1960s)failed.Did the plan continue?How to solve the problem?Did it work?The White Bike PlanHow to solve the prob
7、lem?Whats the effect of the plan?n A computer chip records its move.n insert a card when you want to use itn design it unusually with bright colorsn be parked at special parking placesnless traffic in central Amsterdam.nno cars on city centre streetsRead Para3-4 and find out the answersmore than 30
8、years later Which is the main difference of the“white bikes”nowadays?Thanks to the good ideas of many people,people have been enjoying city center streets without cars for many years.a.feeling thankful b.because ofWhat does the title“Return of the White Bikes”mean?A.The white bikes stolen before wer
9、e sent back 30 years laterB.The white bikes plan is mentioned(提出提出)again after 30 years.C.The white bikes appear again in the townD.The white bikes plan is carried out again 30 years later.Further Reading:1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.The Effect of Bicycles in Amsterdam B.The Traffic Change
10、 in Amsterdam C.The White Bikes in Amsterdam3.Whats the main difference of the“White Bikes”nowadays?A.Its an unusual design with bright colors.B.Its every move is recorded with a computer.C.You have to insert a special card to take a bike.D.The bikes are not parked anywhere you want but at a special
11、 parking place.Further Reading:4.The passage is a/an _ A.Advertisement B.Report C.Story SummarySummary Amsterdam is called the“City of Bicycles”because it is _ and therefore is _ for bikes.In the city center,there are _ of places for bicycle _ and most streets have a bicycle _.Fill in the blanks.fla
12、tconvenient plenty pathparkingIn 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 _,the“white bicycle”is back in town.To take a bicycle,you
13、 need to _ a special card.In this way,people can enjoy the _ of cycling in Amsterdam for many years.cyclingthieveschipinsertbenefitsIn order to reduce the traffic stress,you will talk to the governor in your town about the advantages of using bicycles,you can take“The White Bike”for example.Useful E
14、xpression: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 situation.1)Why should we use bicycles more?（advantages)2)What can we learn from“The White Bikes”?introduce“The White Bikes”first Voice Your Op
15、inion:Read the passage to get the main idea of each paragraph and that of the whole passage from certain details No.Main idea/TopicDetails 1Amsterdam is a good city for cycling.Flat,convenient facilities for bikesFurther Reading:No.Main idea/TopicDetails 2 3 4The articleHow the White Bike beganThere is less traffic in the cityThe White Bike is back.The White Bike in Amsterdama group of cycling fans,in order to save energy,reduce pollutionbikes for use controlled by computersBoth local people and travelers use bikes.
