2023学年完整版高中英语4Module2TrafficJamTrafficjams

LearningHandoutContent:ThematicexplorationforthethemeofTransportandSafetyLessonType:reading&speakingActivity1Warmup5mins1.Enjoyashortvideo,andthinkaboutwhatishappeninginthevideo?_________________________________________________________2.ShareyourexperienceinthisNationalDayHoliday.Situation:InthisNationalDayHoliday,wereyoustuckintrafficjams?Wherewereyougoing?Howlongwereyouinthejam_________________________________________________________________________Activity2Read,SummarizeandThinkReadthepassagebelowandanswerthequestions.Trafficjamshavebecomebigproblemsallovertheworld.IncitieslikeMexicoCity,ShanghaiorSaoPaolothequalityofairisgettingworseeveryday.Haveyougotanyideasaboutwhathasbroughtaboutthis?Therearemanycausesforthisproblem，butthefollowingmaybethemostimportantones.Thefirstcauseisthegreatincreaseinthenumberofprivatecars.Privatecarstakeupmorespacebuttheycarryfewerpeople.Asaresult,thereisnoroomforbuslanes.Thismeansthatbusesgetstuckinthetrafficjams,too.Thesecondcauseistheslowconstructionandimprovementoftheroadsandstreets.Trafficjamsarecommonwhencitiesgrowfasterthanlocalgovernmentscanupgradetheroadinfrastructure(基础设施).

Withalargepopulationandnumbersofcarsincreasing，someroadsstillremainunimproved，whichwillsurelyleadtoproblems.Thethirdcauseistheinefficient(低效的)managementofthetrafficsystem.Sometimes,roadusersdonotknowtheroadssituationsaheadoftime.Itisveryoftentoseethatwhensomeroadsarecrowdedwithcars,otherroadsarealmostempty.Theforthcauseisthepeople'slackofawarenessoftrafficrules.Manypedestrians（行人）crossthestreetsevenwhenthetrafficlightsareagainstthem，whichisanobstacle（阻碍）totheflowoftraffic.Someprivatecardrivers，disobeying(违反)trafficrules，driveonlyfortheirownconvenience，blockingthewayofotherpublictransportationvehicles.

Othercommoncausesofjamsincludetrafficaccidents,roadworks,badweatherandoverly(过度地)cautiousdrivers,whichareoftenunavoidable.1.Readthefirstparagraph,whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?________________________________________________________________2.Readtherestofthepassageandsummarizethecausesoftrafficjams.Trafficjamscausessolutions3.Pairwork:workinpairstodiscusswitheachotheraboutsomereasonablesolutionstothecausesoftrafficjams，andfillinrightcolumnofthechartabove.Activity3Groupwork:speakingWorkingroupsof5,supposeyouareasurveyorsenttomakeasurveyaboutthetrafficsituations,thecausesfortrafficjams,andsomesolutions.Nowyouareinterviewingthepeoplelivinginaneighborhood.Youmaybeginlikethis:Interviewer:Excuseme,I‘mmakingasurveytoday,couldyoupleaseanswersomequestions?Interviewee:OfcourseInterviewer:Howoftenareyoustuckintrafficjams?Interviewee:…Interviewer:whatdoyouthinkisthemaincausefortrafficjams?Interviewee:…Interviewer:whatisyourideatosolvetheproblem?Interviewee:Ithinkthat(thegovernment/thedrivers/thepedestrians)…Interviewer:thankyouInterviewee:youarewelcomeActivity4PresentationThetrafficinthisareaisbecoming_______________________________Therearemanycausesfortrafficjams.Firstly,____________________________________________________________________________________Secondly,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lastbutnottheleast,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Somemeasuresmustbetakentoreducetrafficjams.Firstofall,________________________________________________________________________What’smore,_____________________________________________________Inaddition,______________________________________________________.________________________________________________________________Activity5Homework:writingWriteashortpassageaccordingtothefollowingsituation.LastMonday,youwerestuckinatrafficjamduetoatrafficaccidentforsuchalongtimethatyoumissedthewholemorning’sclasses,whichmotivatesyoutowritealettertothelocalnewspaper:1.explainingthepresentsituationoftrafficproblemsinyourcity.thecausesoftrafficproblemsyoursuggestionstoeasetrafficjams,basedonrulesandregulationsandindividualbehaviors.DearEditor,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Self-checklist:1.Ismy