高中英語-Unit-9-Lesson-36-Car-Culture課件-北師大版必修3

Lesson36CarCultureDoyouknowhowmanycarsareonroadeveryday?Whatishappeningonroadeveryminute?Arecarsgoodorbad?Herewe’llreadanarticleabouttrafficinBritainandtalkabouttrafficproblems.第一頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Withtheimprovementoflivingconditions,moreandmorepeoplehavetheirowncars.Asaresult,therearemorecarsareonroads,andmorehighwaysorexpresswaysarebuilt.Goodorbad?Talkabouttrafficproblemswithyourfriends.Makeaminisurveyinyourgrouptocollectinformationoftrafficconditionsinyourcity.UsethekeywordsinExercise2.第二頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Interviewyourclassmatesaboutthegeneralconditionsofthetrafficinyourcity.Thefollowingisforyourreference.A:Doyouhaveacar?B:Yes,myfamilyhasacar?A:Howoftendoyoutravelinyourowncar?B:Everyday.A:Howdoyouuseyourcar,forlongjourneysorshortones?B:Oftenshortones.Forexample,myfathergoestowork,mymothergoesshopping,orIgotoschool.A:Haveyoueverthoughtwhatwouldhappenontheroadsifeverybodytravelinhisowncar?B:Oh,…第三頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。TrafficinOurCityNameIncreaseofcarsHowoftentousecarsGeneralimpressionoftrafficTrafficproblemsMe第四頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Trafficjamsoftenoccuronhighwayswherevertwolanesmustmergeintoone.Lanesofcarscannotmergeiftherearenolargegapsbetweencars.Therefore,driverswhocreatelargegapsbetweencarswilleasethistypeoftrafficjam.

Whenandhowdoesatrafficjamhappen?第五頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Readthefirstpartofthearticle(onPage42)tolearnaboutthetrafficinBritain.Takenoteswhilereading.TrafficinBritainNumberofcarsAirpollutionbycarsRateofincreaseofcarsHeathproblemsDeathofroadaccidentsClimateeffectThewriter’scomplain第六頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Workinpairsaskingandansweringquestionsaboutwhatyouhavejustread.Howmanypeoplehaveyoulearnedfromtheconversationmetwithtrafficjamsthatmorning?WhatdoA10,M11andM25mean?Whatisthemaincauseoftrafficjamsorroadaccidents?Whatdoesthewritercomplainabout?Howcanthewriterrelateglobalwarmingandclimatechangewithtraffic?第七頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Readthesecondpartofthearticle(onpage43),takingnoteswhilereading.AdviceAdvantagesReason123456JennyTrown’sAdviceonHowtoSolveTrafficProblemsUseyourlegs.SavemoneyKeepfitShortjourneystakeupover25%第八頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Askandanswerquestionsaccordingwhatyouhavejustreadabout.Whatexcusesdosomepeoplegiveforusingtheirowncarsomuch?Whataretheadvantagesofbusesovercars?Howcanyoupersuadeothertoshareacarwithyou?Whatistheeffectofadvertisementsonpeople?WhatdoyouthinkofJennyTrowe’sadvice?第九頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Talkinyourgroupaboutthetrafficproblemsinyourtownorcityinthepast3years.Remembertotakenotesofimportantinformation.NameIncreaseofcarsHighwaysbuiltTrafficjamsoraccidentsPollutionproblemsMe第十頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Toeaseajam:

Bigcitiesarefacedwithserioustrafficproblems.Thereareoftentrafficjams.Whenyouaretrappedinatrafficjam,thefollowingadvicemaybehelpful.Maintainalargespaceaheadofyourcar.Encourageone,twoeventhreecarstomergeaheadofyou.Iftrafficslowstoacompletestop,KEEPTWOCAR-LENGTHSOFSPACEOPENAHEADOFYOU.Never"punish"mergingdriversbyclosingyourgap.第十一頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。TrafficproblemsinbigcitiesReadandlearnabouttrafficproblemsinsomebigcities.第十二頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。LosAngelestopslistfordriversgettingstuckfumingCOLLEGESTATION,Texas(CNN)--TrafficjamsintheUnitedStatesarecostingAmericans$68billioneachyearinwastedtimeandfuel,accordingtoanewreport.

第十三頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Basedontheanalysisof75U.S.cities,theannualUrbanMobilityReportfromtheTexasTransportationInstitutefindstheaveragerush-hourdriver--notjustcommuters,butalldrivers--wastesabout62hoursintrafficeachyear.第十四頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。That'snottotaltraveltime,that'sjusttheextratimespentgoingsloworgoingnowherebecauseoftrafficcongestion.Byseveralmeasures,thereportfoundLosAngeleshadtheworsttraffic.ThereportstatedthattheaverageLosAngelesrush-hourdriverwasted136hoursayearinsloworstoppedtraffic.第十五頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Therunner-upmetroareasinthistime-drainingcategory:SanFrancisco,California;Washington;Seattle,Washington;Houston,Texas;SanJose,California;Dallas,Texas;NewYork;Atlanta,Georgia;andMiami,Florida.第十六頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。ThereportalsomeasuredcitiesaccordingtoaTravelTimeIndex,whichlookedathowmuchsloweraparticulartriptakesduringrushhourcomparedwiththesametripdrivenwhentrafficisflowingfreely.第十七頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。LosAngelestoppedthatlist,too.ThestudysaidarushhourtripinLosAngelestakesanaverage90percentlongerthanthesametripduringanon-rushhourperiod.Therunner-upmetroareasinthiscategory:SanFrancisco,California;Chicago;Washington;Seattle,Washington;Miami,Florida;Boston,Massachusetts;SanJose,California;Denver,Colorado;andNewYork.第十八頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Thestudyalsofoundthatrushhoursarelastinglonger.In1982,thereportfoundtrafficwascongestedabout4.5hoursadayforthe75citiesstudied.In2000,trafficwascongestedanaverageofsevenhoursaday.第十九頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。"Allofthisdemandcan'tbehandledinthe(rush)hourlikeitusedtobe,sotrafficspillsover,trailsoverintootherhours,"saidTimLomax,oneofthereport'sleadauthors."Andthat'sspreadingtomoreoftheurbanizedareas,soinsteadofjusttheareainthebeltwaybeingcongested,it'salotmorethanthatnow."第二十頁，編輯于星期五：十一點五十分。Lomaxsaidroadsandalternativeslikepublictransportationandtelecommutingaren'tkeepingpacewiththeincreasednumberofmilespeoplearedriving,whichiscausingthecongestion.IntheaverageU.S.city,peopletraveled85percentmoremilesbyc