Unit 9 Wheels Lesson 4 Car Culture

get stuck in traffic jams feel stressed out What happened? What’s your feeling about this?

China London New York Aucland Traffic jam in the world

You ’ re both lucky. It took me two hours! You don ’ t have to use the M25. M25 Oh really? It took me over an hour. There was an accident on the M11. This morning it took me forty minutes to get to work. More road construction works on the A10! construction works

Culture corner: There are 4 classifications of British road system. M roads are motorways which go long-distance and are free of pedestrian traffic, A roads are major routes that go from city to city, B roads are minor roads that usually go from towns, villages to cities, unclassified roads which are small roads that are usually country lanes. M roads ---- blue A roads ---- green B roads ---- orange

Anger and stress are nothing compared to the real costs of the motor car. angry stressed out tired deaths pollution weather

Traffic in Britain Read the article and make the choice quickly. Use the Reading Strategies to help you.

1.How many cars are there in Britain: ____ A.25 million B. 40 million 2. How much has the number of cars on the roads increased in Britain in the last ten years?: ____ A. 10% B. 30% 3. How many people die in road accidents in Britain every year? A B How many deaths are caused by air pollution per year? A. 10,000B. 25, How much of carbon monoxide is produced by cars in London? A. 79% C. 99%

What is the main idea of the first part? a.accidents caused by cars b. problems caused by cars c. pollution caused by cars

Problems caused by cars getting stuck in traffic jams arriving at work or school stressed out too many cars on the road too many deaths caused by road accidents some types of cancer are related to traffic pollution serious air pollution global warming and climate change

What excuses do people make for using cars? What excuses do British people make for carrying on using cars? What advice does Jenny Trowe give about how to give up cars? What advice can you think of to reduce the use of cars?

“ The buses are terrible. ” “ The trains are always late! ” “ I haven ’ t got time to walk. ” People are addicted to cars! can ’ t stop doing sth.

1. Use _______. 2. Use ____________. 3. ______ before you go. 4. ______ cars. 5. Don ’ t ________________! 6. ________ somehow! your legs public transport Think Share believe advertisements Take action Advice about how to give up cars:

Reasons for advice: Advantages of walking: Advantages of buses over cars: What to think before going: Advantages of sharing a car: Reasons for not believing advertisements: Actions we can take to make streets safer: save money, keep fit, live longer, cut the risk of heart disease reduce the number of cars, relax, read…, talk… go to nearby shops, whether…need to make that journey cheaper & kinder to the environment not true, not attractive, road…not empty, be stuck in a traffic jam talk to neighbours, write to the papers, go to the city government, ask for a speed limit, ask for a pedestrian area

Reading for inference: What ’ s the writer ’ s attitude towards cars?

Traffic in Britain In the last ten years, the number of cars on the roads in Britain has gone up by 30%. There are now 25 million cars in Britain. Over 3,000 people die every year in road accidents in Britain. Car engines produce 99% of all carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. 25,000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution. The average global temperature is about 0.5 degrees centigrade higher than it was 100 years ago. 30% 25 million Over % 25, degrees

Use your legs. Use public transport. Think before you go. Share cars. Don ’ t believe advertisements! Take action somehow! Personal Social Get stuck in traffic jams, arrive stressed out Too many cars, too many deaths, cancer, air pollution, climate change Save money, keep fit Save the number of cars, relax Go to nearby shops Cheaper & kinder Not true, be stuck in a traffic jam Talk …, write …, go to …, ask for … Problems Advice Writer ’ s attitude Reasons

Traffic accident, global warming, air pollution, carbon monoxide, traffic jam, stressed out, highway, tired, speed limit, pedestrian area, complain, angry, construction works

Traffic Influence Road Feeling & behaviour traffic jam air pollution carbon monoxide constructio n works accident stressed out angry complain tired highway speed limit pavement crossroads Global warming pedestrian

I ’ m sorry I must finish this article. I ’ ve got to pick up my daughter from school at four o ’ clock. Then I ’ ve got to drive to Sainsbury ’ s to do the shopping. After that I have to take my son to a party. And tomorrow we ’ re driving over to see my mother. The traffic ’ s going to be awful, but what can we do? Sainsbury ’ s

I ’ m sorry I must finish this article. I ’ ve got to 1) pick up my daughter from school at four o ’ clock. Then I ’ ve got to 2) drive to Sainsbury ’ s to do the shopping. After that I have to 3) take my son to a party. And tomorrow we ’ re 4) driving over to see my mother. The traffic ’ s going to be awful, but what can we do?

Homework: 1.Finish Ex 2,3 and 4 on page 84(language power) 2.Find at least two pieces of information about cars and problems caused by cars in China from the following: - number of cars in China - number of deaths caused by road accidents in China - increase rate of cars in China per year - things the Chinese government is doing to reduce carbon monoxide in the atmosphere Thank you!