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Unit 3
LESSON 3
THE ROAD TO DESTRUCTION
To read and talk about the road to destruction
To listen and read for general understanding
To listen for specific information and understanding words in context
To learn about and practice taking notes
Describe the picture.
What happened
Traffic jam.
What’s your feeling about this
1. What types of transport have you used Share your most unforgettable experience of taking a vehicle.
2. Cars provide us with lots of benefits, but they also bring us quite a few troubles. What are they Discuss the benefits and troubles brought by cars with your partner.
What does this title mean
How much time do you spend travelling to school every day How do you feel when you get stuck in traffic jams
to feel anxious to feel annoyed to feel stressed out to feel angry to feel tired to feel helpless
I feel stressed out and sometimes I feel angry because I don't want to be late.
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I spend about twenty minutes travelling to school but sometimes there are traffic jams and it takes longer. I feel stressed out and sometimes I feel angry because I don’t want to be late.
Do you have any solutions to solve the problem of traffic jams Watch the video.
Read the passage about car uses in Britain. Guess the answers to the questions before you read the passage.
How many cars are there on the roads
32 million / 50 million / 64 million
By how much has the number of cars gone up in the last 20 years
10% / 25% / 40%
How many people die every year in vehicle accidents
1,000 / 2,500 / 3,000
How many deaths per year are caused by air pollution
10,000 / 20,000 / 30,000
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Read part 1 of the passage and check your predictions.
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How many cars are there on the roads
32 million / 50 million / 64 million
By how much has the number of cars gone up in the last 20 years
10% / 25% / 40%
How many people die every year in vehicle accidents
1,000 / 2,500 / 3,000
How many deaths per year are caused by air pollution
10,000 / 20,000 / 30,000
1. Use your legs.
2. Use public transport.
3. Think before go.
4. Share cars.
5. Take action.
Read Part 2 quickly and find out the advice.
Skim the passage and answer the question.
Part 1: The traffic problems of Britain.
Part 2: Five easy ways to improve the environment.
What's the main idea of each part
Read Part 1 carefully and find out the cause and effects of the traffic problems in Britain.
Taking Notes (2)
Taking notes when reading a text is very similar to taking notes when listening.
Read the text quickly to get the general idea of the text.
Decide what kind of information you are looking for, e.g. names, places, dates, events, reasons, feelings or numbers.
Remember: Don't try to write in full sentences; use abbreviations and symbols.
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边阅读边做笔记是快速获取信息的一种有效方法。我们在做笔记时，首先需浏览文章，掌握大意；其次，确定需要寻找的关键信息，带着问题读文章才能有的放矢。
Part 1通过列数字的方法，介绍了近几十年来英国的交通状况以及它对个人和社会带来的影响；Part 2提出了五条缓解现状的建议。在描述交通拥堵对个人产生的影响时，我们需要锁定stressed out, tired, angry这类表达消极情感态度的形容词。
就对社会产生的影响而言，the number of cars, people have died every year in vehicle accidents, global warming, climate change, air pollution, traffic pollution 以及具体的数字都应被重点标记。至于缓解现状的措施，第二部分的黑体小标题即关键信息。
我们在阅读过程中记笔记时需特别注意以下四点：
（1）笔记内容要言简意赅，切勿誊抄完整句子；
（2）可以使用缩略语；
（3）尝试制订专属笔记符号；
（4）阅读过程中画出关键信息词，阅读结束后整理笔记。总之，我们要学会在不随意打断阅读节奏的前提下，简洁、快速地记笔记，提升阅读效率。
Cause: increase in the number of cars
Effects: personal
angry
Effects: social
Possible solutions:
Traffic
problems
· stressed out
· tired
· traffic accidents
· global warming and climate change
· deaths and cancer by air pollution
· limit the number of cars
· develop convenient public transport
· …
What excuses do people make when they want to use their cars
Read Part 2 carefully and answer the questions.
The buses are terrible.
The trains are always late.
I haven’t got time to walk.
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Read Part 2 and complete the notes.
Solutions / Advice
walk / cycle more
Use public trans-port.
Think before you go.
Share cars.
Take action.
Choose the best answer.
1. What can we know from the first paragraph
A. We often hear the complaints about the road conditions and traffic jams.
B. People shouldn’t complain about the road conditions and traffic jams.
C. Personal anger and stress shouldn’t have happened.
D. The real costs socially are nothing compared with personal anger and stress.
2. What can we know from the figures about Britain
A. In the last two decades, the number of cars roads has gone up to 32 million.
B. Over the last decade, 2,500 people have died evey year in vehicle accidents.
C. Almost 3,000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution.
D. All kinds of cancer are related to traffic pollution.
3. What can we know from the advice on how to give up cars from the author's friend
A. Use our legs regularly in our journeys to prevent heart disease.
B. Reduce the unnecessary journey.
C. Share cars with someone else all the time.
D. Use public transport to save money.
4. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage
A. To inform us of some figures about the traffic in Britain.
B. To advise us to give up cars.
C. To inform us of some figures about the traffic in Britain and tell us five things to give up cars.
D. To suggest ways to reduce traffic pollution.
Part 1
“This morning, it took me 40 minutes to go downtown. More roadworks on the A10!”
“Oh really It took me over an hour. There was an accident on the M11.”
How often have you heard these conversations How often do we get stuck in traffic jams How often do we arrive at work or school, stressed out, tired and angry For many people, the answer is every day. But personal anger and stress are nothing compared to the real costs socially. Here are some figures about Britain:
陷入交通堵塞
焦虑的
但与社会层面的实际代价相比，
个人的愤怒和压力根本不算什么。
B are nothing compared to A B 与 A 相比微不足道
● In the last 20 years, the number of cars on the roads
has gone up by 25%. There are now 32 million cars.
● Over the last decade, an average of 2,500 people have died every year in vehicle accidents.
● Traffic is one of the major causes of global warming and climate change, as car engines produce various types of greenhouse gases.
● Almost 30,000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution.
● Some types of cancer are related to traffic pollution.
上升了（幅度）
在过去的十年里
交通是全球变暖和气候变化的主要原因之一，
因为汽车发动机产生各种类型的温室气体。
一些类型的癌症与交通污染有关。
Part 2
We know that cars are bad for us. But we all make excuses: “The buses are terrible”; “The trains are always late”; “I haven’t got time to walk”. I’m talking about myself, too. To be frank, I’m addicted to my car. When I asked working for a green-living organisation for advice about how to give up, she told me five things:
● Use your legs. In 2014, over 55% of car journeys were under eight kilometres. Instead of taking short car journeys, we could easily walk or cycle. Leg power can save your money, keep you fit and help you live longer. Regular exercise also cuts the risk of heart disease by 50%!
坦率地说，我离不开车。
与其进行短途驾车出行，我们完全可以
选择步行或骑自行车。
省钱，保持健康
并帮助延长寿命
经常锻炼也能降低50%患心脏病的风险！
● Use public transport. Up to 90 people can travel in one bus, while the same number will need at least 18 cars. Sometimes it can take a little bit longer, but so what You can relax, read a book, talk to someone—who knows
● Think before you go. Do you really have to go to that shopping centre on the other side of town What about the shops
around the corner Before you get into your car, think about whether you really need to make that journey.
● Share cars. If you really have to use a car, share journeys with someone else. It is much cheaper and kinder to the environment.
(多达)最多90人
在拐角处
Something is around the corner.
某事即将来临。
● Take action! We often think there is nothing we can do about the noise, pollution and danger of traffic. There is. If your street is full of heavy traffic, talk to your neighbours about it. Write to the papers. Go to the city government. Ask for a speed limit. Do whichever of these things that suit you. Don’t just sit around and complain!
All quite simple, isn’t it Five easy ways to improve our environment. Well, I’m sorry I have to finish this article, but I’ve got to pick up my daughter from school at 4 pm. Then I’ve got to drive to the supermarket to do the shopping. After that, I have to take my son to a party. The traffic is going to be horrible, but what can I do
如果你的街道
交通拥堵严重
（开车）接女儿
要求限速
做这些事情中适合你的那一件。
首尾照应，就是在文章开头出现的内容，在文章结尾处再次出现，从而构成首尾呼应的关系，使全文形成一个首尾圆合的整体。
首尾照应的作用主要表现在两个方面：一是在内容上，它可以强化主题意义，加深读者印象，提高表达效果；二是在结构上，它可以增强文章的完整性和美感。
在Part 2作者首先指出我们都知道汽车带来的危害，但是我们总是找借口开车而不愿乘公交、地铁或步行，作者本人也是这样的人。
最后一段，作者在这里提到的接女儿放学、去超市购物、带儿子去参加派对，其实都是他为自己开车找的“借口”，这从内容上呼应了首段提到的“we all make excuses”。
“The traffic is going to be horrible, but what can I do ”的答案其实很明显，就是上文中Jenny Trowe给出的五点建议。文章结尾以自己为反面教材，同时暗讽包括作者在内的大部分人都在为自己开车出行而寻找借口。
那么环境该由谁、该何时进行保护呢？读者应该心中有数——当然是由我们每一个人来保护，最佳时间就是此刻。
Pair Work Talk about the effects of traffic problmes at the personal and social level, as well as the solutions proposed. Then discuss whether the solutions will help solve the problem. Give your reasons.
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Nobody likes being in a traffic jam. The personal effects like getting angry or being stressed out can lead to more serious problems, like becoming sick or losing your job. Being on the road can also be dangerous as there are many accidents, and the amount of pollution that traffic causes can also give us health problems. Then, there are the environmental effects to our planet, such as global warming. The solutions could be to try to use the car less. We can cycle, walk or use public transport. We can also share our cars. There are simple solutions that we can all do.
1. What is the writer’s attitude towards cars
1) She thinks they have more disadvantages than
advantages.
2) 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.
3) She thinks it would be easy for us all to use our cars less.
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Find some evidence from the passage.
“We know that cars are bad for us”, “All quite simple, isn’t it Five easy ways to improve our environment.”
“I’ve got to pick up my daughter from school… The traffic is going to be horrible, but what can I do ”
2. How do you understand the title “The Road to Destruction ”
The road to destruction refers to the fact that the cars on the road will eventually lead to the destruction of our planet.
Make a poster based on what you have learnt to encourage people in your neighbourhood to use their vehicles wisely. Search for facts and data to make your poster convincing.

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