Unit 3 Conservation Lesson 3 The road to destruction 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 3 Conservation Lesson 3 The Road to Destruction Learning Objectives ★ find out effects of cars on people in Britain; By the end of this class, we will ★ talk about effective ways to reduce traffic problems; ★ summarize the main idea and structure of the text; ★ develop environmental awareness and choose green travel. 2 What happened? Lead-in Traffic jam/heavy traffic Lead-in Do you have a similar experience? Every Saturday afternoon... to feel anxious to feel annoyed to feel stressed out to feel tired to feel angry to feel helpless How do you feel when you get stuck in traffic jam? Activity 1 I feel/become/be ..... （adj.）if I get stuck in heavy traffic/taffic jam because......（waste time/late/hate waiting） Part 1 Paragraph 1-2: __________ from individuals. Paragraph 3: ______________socially. Part 2 Paragraph 1: ______________ people make for driving cars. Paragraph 2-6: ________________ friend gave the author. Paragraph 7: The reason why the author has to ____________. Complaints The real costs The excuses Five suggestions drive a car Read the text quickly and find out the main idea. Activity 2 (　　) 1．How many cars are there on the roads? a．32 million. b．50 million. c. 64 million. Activity 3 (　　) 2．By how much has the number of cars gone up in the last 20 years? a．10%. b．25%. c. 40%. (　　) 3．How many people die every year in vehicle accidents? a．1,000. b．2,500. c. 3,000. a b b (　　) 4．How many deaths per year are caused by air pollution? a．10,000. b．20,000. c. 30,000. c Read Part 1 and answer the questions. Traffic problems Effects: social Effects: personal angry, Possible solutions: stressed out, tired 1.vehicle accidents 2. global warming 3.climate change 4. deaths and cancer by air pollution Activity 4 Read Part 1 again and complete diagram. Activity 5 Read Part 2 and complete the notes. Solutions / Advice Think before you go. Share cars. Take action. Walk / cycle more Use public transport. What are the excuses that people make for using cars? Excuses: “The buses are terrible.” “The trains are always late.” “I haven’t got time to walk. “People are addicted to cars!” Advantages × Activity 6 Read Part 2 carefully and answer the following questions. Use your legs (short journey) Use public transport Think before you go Share cars Take action save money, keep fit, live longer, cut the risk of heart disease relax, read a book, talk to someone save time much cheaper, kinder to the environment talk to your neighbours, write to the papers, go to the city government, ask for a speed limit... Advantages Activity 7 Advantages Examples Read again and fill in the blanks. Technology 2. How do you understand the title The Road to Destruction? 1. What is the writer’s attitude towards cars? Does she follow the five solutions? Activity 8 Group work. She knows that cars have negative effects and she wants to help the environment but she thinks it will be difficult for her to give up her car. The road to destruction refers to the fact that the cars on the road will eventually lead to the destruction of our planet. Activity 9 Complete the summary. make excuses get stuck in a traffic jam be addicted to protect the environment do a lot of harm pick up sb cause global warming share cars Many people often 1___________________ when they go to work. How annoyed and stressful they often feel! But the problem is that the number of cars is still going up. Traffic pollution has been found to 2___________________ and climate change to a large degree.Too many cars 3_________________ to the environment and our health. Some advice has been given for people to help 4____________________, for example, using public transport or 5_________________, doing your shopping in the shop just around the corner instead of driving to the other side of town. However, people 6_________________ using cars. They 7_________________ for using their cars, “I need to 8_________________ my daughter. What can I do?” get stuck in a traffic jam cause global warming do a lot of harm protect the environment sharing cars are addicted to make excuses pick up Write a passage about how to solve traffic problems, no less than 50 words. Homework $$