Unit8GreenLivingLesson3-WhiteBikes-ontheRoad课件-高中英语北师大版

Unit8GreenLiving

Lesson3“WhiteBikes”ontheRoadLeadinDoyouknowtheearliestbikeintheworld?LeadinLeadinThehistoryofthebikeWarmupHaveyoutriedsharedbikesWhataretheiradvantagesanddisadvantagesLeadinLet’sread!ReadandthinkWhat’sthemainideaofthetextReadandthinkReadandthinkPara1ThereasonwhyAmsterdamisagoodcityforcycling.

WhatisthemainideaofeachparagraphReadandthinkPara2Theideaof“whitebikes”appeared.ReadandthinkPara3What“whitebikes”areandhowtousethem.ReadandthinkPara4Peoplecanuse“whitebikes”inmoderntimes.ReadandthinkPara5Theideaof“Whitebikes”spreadallovertheworld.ReadandthinkPara6The“whitebikes”inChina.Amsterdamiscalled“theCityofBicycles”.WhyisitagoodcityforcyclingReadthefirstparagraphandtakenotesaboutthereasons.Readthe1stpara.ReadandthinkTherearealsoplentyofplacesforbicycleparking.Amsterdamisagoodcityforcyclingbecauseit’sflatandthereforeconvenientforbikes.Moststreetsinthecitycentrehaveabicyclepath.

PeopleinAmsterdamhavebeenenjoyingthebenefitsofcyclingforyears.Theideabeganabout50yearsago,andwasfirstknownas

“whitebikes”.Amsterdamisagoodcityforcyclingbecauseit’sflatandthereforeconvenientforbikes.Therearealsoplentyofplacesforbicycleparkingandmoststreetsinthecitycentrehaveabicyclepath.Becauseofitsconvenienceforbicycles,Amsterdamhasbecomeverypopularwithcyclists-anamazing38%ofalltripsaremadebybike.SomepeopleevencallAmsterdam“theCityofBicycles”.ReadandthinkReadagain.Wheredidtheideaof“whitebikes”start?Whathappenedtoitsoonafter,andwhatisthesituationnow?Makenotesinthetable.ReadandthinkLet’scheck!Developmentof“whitebikes”Inthe1960swhowhatresultsWheredidtheideaof“whitebikes”comefromInthe1960s,agroupofcyclingfanscameupwithanidea.Theybelievedthatitwouldbebetterforeverybodyifcarsweren’tallowedinthecitycentreandonlybicycleswere.Theywerehopefulthatthiswouldhelptosaveenergy,reducepollutionandprovidefreepublictransport.ThegrouppaintedhundredsofbicycleswhiteandplacetheminmanyareasaroundAmsterdamforpeopletouse.Anyonewasallowtotakethemandusethemforshortjourneys.Peoplewouldleavethebikeintheplacewheretheyfinishedtheirjourney,sothatsomeoneelsecouldthentakeitanduseitfromthere.Soonafter,however,problemscameupandthe“whitebikes”alldisappeared-thievesstolethemallinamatterofweeks!ReadandthinkLet’scheck!Developmentof“whitebikes”In1999What’sthedifferencebetweenthe“whitebikes”ofthe1960sandof1990In1999,the“whitebikes”returnedtoAmsterdam-thistimewithacomputertrackingsystemtorecordtheireverymove!Totakeabicycle,youhadtoputinaspecialcard.Thenew“whitebikes”werenotactuallywhitebutpaintedinbrightcolours.Thebikeswereparkedatspecialparkingplaces.Thuspeoplewhowantedtousethemhadtotakethemtoanotherspecialparkingplaceneartheirdestinationandleavethemthere.ReadandthinkLet’scheck!Developmentof“whitebikes”NowWhateffectshave“WhiteBikes”hadonAmsterdam

Thankstotheideasandeffortsofmanypeople,likethecyclingfansofthe1960sandthosewhoenabledthereturnof“whitebikes”,youcannowenjoycleanairandeasytransportincentralAmsterdam.Nowadays,theideaof“whitebikes”haspedalleditswayaroundtheworldandtherehasbeenaglobalincreaseinbike-sharing.InChina,moreandmorecitieshavetheirown“whitebike”programmes.Boththelocalsandtouristsliketousesharedbikesbecausebike-sharingisacheapandeasywaytosaveenergy,reduceairandnoisepollution,andenjoythebenefitsofexerciseincities.However,problemscanalsodevelop,likethetheftofbikesandparkingissues.Fortunately,peoplearetryingdifferentwaysofsolvingthoseproblems.Wherewillbike-sharinggoinChinaYoudecide.GroupworkIntroduce“whitebikes”inAmsterdamwiththehelpoftheflowchart.GroupworkThinkandshare.GroupworkLet’scheck!1.Itmeansthat“whitebikes”beingusedtoridearoundthestreetsofacity.Besides,italsomeanthattheefforttoimplement“whitebikes”projecttakestimeandit’sstillontheway.GroupworkLet’scheck!2.Youngpeoplewilldeterminehowsuccessfulthesharedbikesareinthefuturebydecidingwhetherornottheywanttouseit.1.NowadayssomepeoplecallAmsterdam“theCityofBicycles”because

.A.therearemorebicyclestherethaninotherplacesB.itisconvenientforbicyclesthereC.allthepeopletherelikeridingbicyclesD.itproducesmanybicycleseveryyear2.The“whitebikes”havethefollowingeffectsEXCEPT

.A.savingenergyB.reducingpollutionC.makingthecitymorecrowdedD.providingfreepublictransport3.Whydidthefirst“whitebikes”planfailA.Peopleweretiredofridingbikes.B.Therewerenotenoughparkingplaces.C.Thievesstoleallthebikeswithinweeks.D.Thegovernmentallowedpeopletodrivecarsfreely4.Howdoesthe“whitebikes”planworkthirtyyearslaterA.Allthebikesareparkedatspecialparkingplaces.B.Allthebikesshouldbekeptproperlybyspecialpeople.C.Enoughroomisleftforkeepingbicycles.D.Byusingbothcomputertrackingsystemandspecialparkingplaces.5.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsthe“whitebikes”is

.A.supportiveB.opposedC.notstatedD.pessimistic

Inthe1960s,agroupofcyclingfanscameupwithanidea1itwouldbebetterforeverybodyifcarswerenotallowedinthercitycentreandonlybicycleswere.Itcouldcontributeto2(save)energyandprotectingenvironment.Then,peoplewerefree3(use)thebicyclespaintedbythegroupforshortjourneys.4,allthebicycleswerestolenbythieves,whichannoyedthecyclingfans!5threedecadeslater,the“whitebikes”havereturned,witheachone6(fix)withacomputerchip,bywhichthebike’severymove7(record).Inaddition,thebicycleshavespecialparkingplaces.No