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Unit 8 Green Living
Lesson 3 “White Bikes” on The Road
Teaching Objective:
· To read and talk about “white bikes”
· To read for general understanding
· To read for specific information and understanding words in context
Difficult points
· Students may need time to answer the comprehension questions.
· Students may need to know how to use the vocabularies.
· Students may need help to figure out the difficult sentences.
Teaching Process:
Step 1:Lead-in
Show students three questions. And let express their own opinions on these questions.
1. Which means of transport do you often choose in your daily life?
2. Which means of transport do you think is environmentally friendly?
3. Have you tried shared bikes?
Step 2:Pre-listening
Activate and Share
Are there any shared bikes in your neighbourhood or around your school? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of them?
Advantages
(
convenient
saving energy
reducing pollution
providing public transport
making “the last-mile distance” easy
)
·
(
causing parking problems
causing accidents on the road
)Disadvantages
Ask students the question “Can you guess in which city the idea of “shared bikes” was born?”
Step 3:While-listening
Read and Explore
(
A. Amsterdam—the City of Bicycles
B. The Return of “White Bikes”
C. “White Bikes” on the road
)Fast-reading: Let students read the text and decide the topic. Choose the best title for the passage.
Careful-reading:
1.Amsterdam is called "the City of Bicycles". Why is it a good city for cycling? Read the first paragraph and take notes about the reasons.
· It’s flat and therefore convenient for bicycles
· There are plenty of places for bicycles parking; Most streets in the city centre have a bicycle
· 38% of all trips are made by bike
2.Where did the idea of “white bikes” start? What happened to it soon after, and what is the situation now? Read the rest of the text. Make notes in the table.
3.Where did the idea of “white bik