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Unit 8 Green Living
Lesson-3 “White Bikes” on the Road
教学目
Lead-in
Have you ever ridden shared bikes?
What are their advantages and disadvantages?
the capital and the largest city of the Netherlands
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
Disadvantages
causing parking problems
causing accidents on the road
Pre-Reading
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Can you guess in which city the idea of “shared bikes” was born?
Read the text and decide the topic. Choose the best title for the passage.
A. Amsterdam—the City of Bicycles
B. The Return of “White Bikes”
C. “White Bikes” on the road
While-reading
Ⅰ.Fast-reading for main ideas
1.Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each part.
Part 1(Para.1) A.The “white bikes”’s return.
Part 2(Para.2) B.The “white bikes”’s influence on the globe,
especially in China.
Part 3(Para.3) C.The reasons of the “white bikes”’s popularity in
Amsterdam.
Part 4(Paras.4-6) D.The resource of the “white bikes”’s concept.
Activity 2: Careful reading. Then finish the following tasks.
Task 1 Why is Amsterdam a good city for cycling? Read the first paragraph and take notes about the reasons.
Why is Amsterdam a good city for cycling?
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It's flat and therefore convenient for bicycles.
There are plenty of places for bicycle parking;
Most streets in the city centre have a bicycle path.
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38% of all trips are made by bike.
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.
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Understanding Development of Events
The developm