Unit 4 Public transport

Project

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

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

2. write an action plan.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

1. Show some pictures of traffic accidents and get students to know some statistics. (PPT 4-5)

> 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. Read the passage and answer some questions. (PPT 8-9)

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,

drivers should ... cyclists should ... pedestrians should ... Encourage students to find more ways to avoid 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 action plan.