Warm-up Step 1 T asks Ss if they ride bicycles, when they ride bicycles and why they use bicycles. 1. 调动学生已有知识。

2. 预教benefit, flat, convenient, convenience, park, neighborhood等单词。渗透词汇学习策略：按类别记忆词汇。 CW

6' Step 2 T asks Ss where they think the "City of Bicycles" is and introduces Amsterdam, the Netherlands. T asks Ss what more they know about the country. 文化背景知识介绍，激活学生的已有知识。 CW

2' Pre-reading Step 3 Ss look at the title of the text and guess what the title means. 预测是本课需要训练的一个策略，此步骤旨在帮助学生体验运用预测策略。 CW

2' While-reading Step 4 1st reading:

Ss skim the text to check their guesses. 通过略读理解课文的主要内容，核查预测。 IW, CW

3' Step 5 2nd reading:

Ss read the text again and find out what each paragraph is about. 进一步阅读课文，理清课文的结构。 IW, CW

4' Step 6 3rd reading:

* Ss read the first paragraph again and find out why Amsterdam is called the "City of Bicycles".

* Ss read the second and third paragraphs and find out detailed information about the development of the event.

* While checking answers, Ss try to think about the process of "having a purpose", "take an action", "come to a result (new problem)" and "find out solutions".

* Ss work in pairs to find out the differences between "white bikes" in 1960s and 30 years later.

* Ss read the last paragraph and find out the effects of white bikes in Amsterdam. 1. 分步骤、用不同方式获取课文细节信息。

2. 引导学生思考分析问题、解决问题的方式。

3. 在理解课文的过程中，通过上下文理解path, wherever, chip, insert, thanks to等词的含义。 IW, PW,

CW

15' Step 7 Ss ask and answer questions about the information in the text in groups. 内化课文的信息和语言。 GW

6' Post-reading