8.3 “White Bikes” on the Road 导学案（2）-北师大版高中英语必修第三册

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Lesson3 “white bikes” on the road导学案
Lead in: 1. What do you see in the picture?
       2. What do you know about shared bike?
Activity 1 Activate and share
Are there any shared bikes in your neighbourhood or 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
Activity 2 Read and explore
Amsterdam is called “the city of Bicycles” why is it a good city for cycling? Read the first paragraph and take notes about the reasons.

Why is Amsterdam a good city for cycling


Activity 3 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 timetable.
In the 1960s
     
In 1999
now
Activity 4. Answer the following questions based on your note.
1.Why did cycling fans put forward the idea of “white bikes” in the 1960s?
2.What is the difference between the “white bikes” ?
3. What effects have “white bikes” had on Amsterdam?
4. Why has the idea spread to the other parts of the world in recent years?
Activity 5 Group work Introduce white bikes in Amsterdam with the help of the flow chart.
“white bikes” in the 1960s                  .propose                  .actions                  .resultstodayThe return of “white bikes ” in 1999.actions.resultsInfluence in the worldAmsterdam the city of bicycle
Activity 6 Think and share

• What does the title “white bikes on the Road” mean?
  

• What does the writer mean by saying “Where will bike-sharing go in China ? You decide”?
  

Activity 7 Complete the summary
People in Amsterdam have been 1 _______cycling for years. They are particularly lucky because the city is very flat and therefore 2 _______cycling. Back in the 1960s, a group of cycling fans 3 _______ an idea of using free shared bikes. They believed that this would help to 4 _______5 _______and 6 _______. However, shortly after setting up the new system, there was a serious problem as all the bikes 7_______.In 1999, the bike-sharing idea returned to Amsterdam. This time they were 8 _______ a computer9 _______ 10 _______ the efforts of many people, the idea of “ shared bikes “ has now pedalled its way around the world
Activity 8 Focus on language: Verbs or Nouns
Look at the word Builder. Compare the two sentences in each pair. Decide what the word in bold expresses
a the name of an object/a thing             b an action/ to do sth
1. The group painted hundred of bicycles white.
  I need a can of red paint.
2.Make sure you put your school bag in a proper place.
   placed them in many areas
3. This time with a computer tracking system to record their every move!
   Try to keep a record of what you have learnt.
4. Nowadays, the idea of “white bikes” has pedaled its way around the world.
Both pedals of my bicycle were broken.
Add other pairs of words similar to the words above.
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Activity 9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words form Activity 8  
1 Jason ___________ down the road to his school.
She put her foot down on the ___________.
2 The house will look bright with white  ___________ .
The old man asked "Who  ___________  all these on my wall?”
3 You should wash your cup and it  ___________ on the table.
This is a great  ___________ for a holiday.
4 I try to keep a ___________ of everything I spend.
Her mum made her  ___________ every penny she spent.
Activity 10 Express yourself  
What are the similarities and differences between  “white bikes” in Amsterdam and shared bike in your city/town?