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《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Listening
Speaking
II. Speaking
Discuss with your partner the following questions based on the information from the passage you have just heard.
Listening
Speaking
I. Listening Listen to the passage and supply the missing words or phrases.
There is no doubt that traffic congestion has become residents of most urban areas. a growing worry for the (1) ________ Many major roads are regularly choked with traffic (2) ___________ in rush hours . The limited transport capacity (3) _________ largely to the vexing problem. How can we contributes solve this headache?
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
B. Group Work Develop a story together beginning with the sentences given below. Each of you should contribute at least two sentences so that finally there will be a complete story. Ariel wants to move to the suburbs where housing costs less and the air is fresher. Michelle laughs at her decision, saying that the daily journey into and out of the city will ...
Speaking
2. How does the problem affect our life?
Hints
Many major roads are regularly choked with traffic in rush hours.
3. What should we do to solve the problem?
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
2. Xiao Zhang is newly married. He and his wife earn 5,000 yuan a month, but an average three-bedroom apartment in the city now costs about 600,000 yuan. The couple are talking about their daily expenses and the money they can save, and about the prospects of buying a three-bedroom apartment within ten years. Both are worried. 3. Julie loves all the facilities the city provides: shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants, cinemas, libraries, the subway, so on and so forth. But city life, with all its problems of traffic, housing and pollution, does not have much appeal to Jessica. Each girl tries to convince the other but neither succeeds.
Unit 7 Problem Facing Cities
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Objectives In this unit, you will — listen to a passage about traffic jams and the actions to take; — read two articles about the problems facing cities; — enlarge your vocabulary related to cities; — get some tips about participle; — read and write instructions.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Listening
Speaking
The existing (4) __________________ solutions to traffic jams mainly aim broadening at creating metro bus systems and (5) __________ major roads. Widening the existing roads can solve traffic snarlups (6) ___________ on some level . Soaring car ownership (7)__________ compounds the chronic problem, so we must sharply reduce the heavy reliance on cars and drive a shift to mass (8) transportation ___________ . We can create a system of customized bus routes and (9) highlight _______ the development of subway, trolleys and light rail. The effective (10) combination __________ of these solutions will enable urban areas to enjoy a smooth traffic flow.
Hints
The existing solutions to traffic jams mainly aim at creating metro bus systems and broadening major roads. Also we must sharply reduce the heavy reliance on cars and drive a shift to the mass transportation. We can create a system of customized bus routes and highlight the development of subway, trolleys and light rail.
1. What problem is becoming more and more serious in urban areas? Hints Traffic congestion.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Listening
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
C. Presentation Make a three-minute presentation in answer to either of the following questions. 1.Were you ever stuck in traffic? How did you respond, waiting patiently or grinding your teeth and cursing?
2. Can you list some other problems people who live or work in the city have to face on a daily basis?
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
A. Pair Work Work out a short dialogue based on any of the following situations. 1. Li Ping usually goes to work by bus and is often stuck in traffic. Zhu Li tells her that bicycling would be a better choice because it is good for health and often saves people time, especially during the morning rush hours. After the talk, Li Ping agrees to try bicycling the next morning.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
Americans’ housing can be roughly divided into three types: apartment buildings, town/country houses and mobile homes. The costs of housing are terribly high, nearly 30% to 50% of a family’s income.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
Housing in the US The United States is a restless, mobile nation. Statistics show throughout their lifetime, most Americans will move around 14 times. Generally speaking, the house of an American is small when he is young and again when he is elderly; usually for financial or home maintenance. But it might be very large while he is in his prime.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Warm-up Listening and Speaking Text A Grammar Tips Text B Comprehensive Exercises Practical Reading and Writing
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Listening
Speaking
II. Speaking
Discuss with your partner the following questions based on the information from the passage you have just heard.
Listening
Speaking
I. Listening Listen to the passage and supply the missing words or phrases.
There is no doubt that traffic congestion has become residents of most urban areas. a growing worry for the (1) ________ Many major roads are regularly choked with traffic (2) ___________ in rush hours . The limited transport capacity (3) _________ largely to the vexing problem. How can we contributes solve this headache?
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
B. Group Work Develop a story together beginning with the sentences given below. Each of you should contribute at least two sentences so that finally there will be a complete story. Ariel wants to move to the suburbs where housing costs less and the air is fresher. Michelle laughs at her decision, saying that the daily journey into and out of the city will ...
Speaking
2. How does the problem affect our life?
Hints
Many major roads are regularly choked with traffic in rush hours.
3. What should we do to solve the problem?
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
2. Xiao Zhang is newly married. He and his wife earn 5,000 yuan a month, but an average three-bedroom apartment in the city now costs about 600,000 yuan. The couple are talking about their daily expenses and the money they can save, and about the prospects of buying a three-bedroom apartment within ten years. Both are worried. 3. Julie loves all the facilities the city provides: shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants, cinemas, libraries, the subway, so on and so forth. But city life, with all its problems of traffic, housing and pollution, does not have much appeal to Jessica. Each girl tries to convince the other but neither succeeds.
Unit 7 Problem Facing Cities
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Objectives In this unit, you will — listen to a passage about traffic jams and the actions to take; — read two articles about the problems facing cities; — enlarge your vocabulary related to cities; — get some tips about participle; — read and write instructions.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Listening
Speaking
The existing (4) __________________ solutions to traffic jams mainly aim broadening at creating metro bus systems and (5) __________ major roads. Widening the existing roads can solve traffic snarlups (6) ___________ on some level . Soaring car ownership (7)__________ compounds the chronic problem, so we must sharply reduce the heavy reliance on cars and drive a shift to mass (8) transportation ___________ . We can create a system of customized bus routes and (9) highlight _______ the development of subway, trolleys and light rail. The effective (10) combination __________ of these solutions will enable urban areas to enjoy a smooth traffic flow.
Hints
The existing solutions to traffic jams mainly aim at creating metro bus systems and broadening major roads. Also we must sharply reduce the heavy reliance on cars and drive a shift to the mass transportation. We can create a system of customized bus routes and highlight the development of subway, trolleys and light rail.
1. What problem is becoming more and more serious in urban areas? Hints Traffic congestion.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Listening
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
C. Presentation Make a three-minute presentation in answer to either of the following questions. 1.Were you ever stuck in traffic? How did you respond, waiting patiently or grinding your teeth and cursing?
2. Can you list some other problems people who live or work in the city have to face on a daily basis?
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
A. Pair Work Work out a short dialogue based on any of the following situations. 1. Li Ping usually goes to work by bus and is often stuck in traffic. Zhu Li tells her that bicycling would be a better choice because it is good for health and often saves people time, especially during the morning rush hours. After the talk, Li Ping agrees to try bicycling the next morning.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
Americans’ housing can be roughly divided into three types: apartment buildings, town/country houses and mobile homes. The costs of housing are terribly high, nearly 30% to 50% of a family’s income.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Background Information
Classroom Activity
Housing in the US The United States is a restless, mobile nation. Statistics show throughout their lifetime, most Americans will move around 14 times. Generally speaking, the house of an American is small when he is young and again when he is elderly; usually for financial or home maintenance. But it might be very large while he is in his prime.
《实用综合教程（第二版）》第4册电子教案
Unit 7 Problems Facing Cities
Warm-up Listening and Speaking Text A Grammar Tips Text B Comprehensive Exercises Practical Reading and Writing