Project

After this period learning, the students will be able to:

1. learn how to protect themselves from dangers on the roads;

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

> How many people die in crashes on the world's roads every year?

　　(1.3 million dead; a further 50 million injured)

> In China, in 2009, how many people died in traffic accidents and how many got wounded? (67,759 dead; 275,125 wounded)

> In the first half of 2010, how many people were killed and how many injured?

(27,270 dead; 116,982 injured)

2. Watch a video clip and think what caused the traffic accident. (drunk driving) (PPT 6)

3. Show some pictures of senses of traffic accidents to show that besides drivers, cyclists and pedestrians also are responsible for road accidents. Therefore, we all should raise our awareness of road safety. (PPT 7)

Step 2 Reading

1) For what purpose is the notice written? Why?

2) What are some major causes of road accidents related to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians?

Encourage students to find more causes of accidents.

2. Read again and complete the following notes: (PPT 10-13)

In order to prevent accidents,

Step 3 Writing an action plan

1. Planning (PPT 14 +Worksheet)

1) Divide students into groups of 4, assigning one of them group leader.

2) The leader assigns different jobs to each member.

2. Brainstorming (PPT 15+Worksheet)

1) Discuss what students could do to help prevent traffic accidents. Encourage students to find new ideas.

Show students how certain sentence patterns to put these items into their