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高一精耕团队
范冬烨
Unit 8 Lesson 3
White Bikes on the Road
What are the advantages and disadvantages of shared bike?
Shared bike
convenient
saving energy
reducing pollution
providing public transport
making ”the last-mile distance” easy
causing parking problems
causing accidents on the road
Where were the first shared bikes born?
Amsterdam—the City of Bicycles
Read Para. 1, find out and underline.
Why is Amsterdam
a good city for cycling?
It’s flat and therefore
convenient for bicycles.
There are plenty of places for bicycles parking;
Most streets in the city center have a bicycle path.
1) When and where did
white bikes appeared?
Read Para. 2, answer the questions.
2) What did people do?
3) What happened soon after?
White bikes appeared.
1960S/Amsterdam
painted...white
placed...in many areas
disappeared
thieves stole them
White bikes appeared.
1960S/Amsterdam
painted...white
placed...in many areas
disappeared
thieves stole them
White bikes__________.
1999/______________
with a computer ________________ to record...
________________
________________
________________
_______________________.
now/_____________________
_______________
like to use...
enjoy the _________
__________ develop...
trying different ways...
Read the rest of the text, finish the mind map.
returned
Amsterdam
tracking system
painted...bright
parked at
special places
Shared bikes appear
around the world
and in china
benefits
problems
Why did cycling fans put forward the idea of “white bikes” in the 1960s?
What is the difference between the “white bikes” of the 1960s and of 1999?
What effects have “white bikes” had on Amsterdam?
Why has the idea spread to other parts of the world in recent years?
Read the the passage again and answer questions in Ex4.
1
Why did cycling fans put forward the idea of “white bikes” in the 1960s?
They believed that it would be better for everybody if cars weren’t allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were. They were hopeful that this would help to save