Unit9WheelsLesson1OnYourBike

1、Unit 9 Wheels Lesson 1 On Your Bike (Extended Reading and Writing)Teaching objectives:By the end of the lesson ,students should be able to:1 .talk about the benefits of bike-sharing services;2 .write something on what they can do to lead a low-carbon life;3 .be aware of the environmental protection

2、;Teaching important and difficult points:1 .How to encourage students to speak up freely;2 .How to guide students to do group work efficiently;Teaching method:Student-centered Teaching Approach, Communicative Teaching Method,Task-based Teaching MethodTeaching aids:PPT slides,Multi-media Facility,Cha

3、lk,Learning sheetTeaching procedures:Step1.Lead in the topic with pictures and video clips.Brief introduction of bike sharing service e.g.Ofo bike ,MobikeStep2 Extended R eading(1) China was once known as the kingdom of bicycles; however, with improvements in people's livelihood, more and more p

4、eople are replacing their bikes with cars. One major reason for this is that owning a car in China is a status symbol. Additionally, bicycles have fallen out of favor with many because of long daily travel .(2) When news broke that Didi invested $100M in a small bike-sharing startup company called O

5、fo, people's attention shifted back to bikes as a form of urban transportation. Worldwide, the sharing economy has become a way for cities to overcome the challenge of providing innovative urban solutions to many people, and two startups in China, Ofo and Mobike, are attracting lots of attention

6、, and lots of funding.(3) In China, some cities have established their own bicycle-sharing system to provide individuals with an alternative form of public transportation. The scenic city of Hangzhou, for example, has 78,000 public bikes and more than 2,000 parking stations, and the city has plans t

7、o increase the number of bikes to 175,000 by 2020. This effort to expand the public bike rental service comes at a time of increasing competition from the sharing economy. Both Ofo and Mobike are expanding their well-funded business models from city to city.(4)Many young Chinese see the sharing econ

8、omy as cool stuff , and some see sharing as an alternative to owning. What's more, sharing-economy companies such as Ofo and Mobike are infused with green values. Users know that riding and sharing bicycles promotes a healthy lifestyle and helps the environment.(5) Advances in mobile technology

9、accompanied by increased environmental awareness are helping to revitalize China's bicycle culture. In bike-friendly Beijing, Ofo bikes are common on university campuses and Mobike is common on the streets of Beijing. Unlike Ofo, which started as a university service but is now expanding, Mobike

10、 allows people to locate and reserve bicycles in their area using GPS technology. Bikes are unlocked using a QR code, and the bikes can be returned to almost any location in the city service area.(6) New startups are changing the way we think about urban transportation, but the public rental model a

11、lso has advantages. Bike stations are located at or near subway stations and bikes must be returned to a bike station. Bikes are also moved around if necessary, all of which makes public rental bikes a dependable form of transportation.(7) The bicycle-sharing system is gaining popularity in China, e

12、specially in some big cities like Beijing ,Shanghai .With the time going by ,it will soon appear in the streets of many smaller cities like Hefei,Chaohu.So next time when you go out ,you can choose to ride a shared bike instead.Task 1:Phrase Translation1)Chinese to English1 .自行车王国2 .随着人们生活水平的提高3 .共享

13、单车4 .停车场5 .自行车租赁服务6 .共享经济Answers:1 .the kingdom of bicycles2 .with the improvementsin people's livelihood3 .bike sharing service4 .parking station5 .bike rental service6 .sharing economy2)English to Chinese1 .public transportation2 .green values3 .environmental awareness4 .university campus5 .QR

14、 code(Quick Response Code)6 .gain popularityAnswers:1 .公共交通2 .环保理念3 .环保意识4 .大学校园5 .二维码6 .受欢迎Task2:Reading comprehensionClosed questions:Q1:According to the passage,whats the authors attitude towards bike-sharingservice ?( A)A.PositiveB.NegativeC.IndifferentB)D.DoubtfulQ2:Which can be the best title

15、of the passage ?(A.The kingdom of bicycles:ChinaB.The popularity of bike-sharing services in ChinaC.The means of transport in ChinaD.The low-carbon lifeStep3:Open questionBrainstorming:Why is bike-sharing service so popular at present ?Try to encourage students to come up with benefits of cycling.Following aspects:1.health2.budget3. environment4.sense of freedomStep 4.Introduce the concept of the low-carbon life1.no waste2.low energyStep 5 ： Homework AssignmentTry to think about what you can do to live a low-carbon life as a student.Write your ideas down in no less than 100 words.Tips