1. Title: Car Culture: The road to destruction:
Stage: English for starters 11th (Scientific)
Time :( 45 Ms)
Teacher: Tonia Bitar
Trainer (the English supervisor):
Introduction: (3) Ms
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2. I will show them some words from the text itself of different sizes, colours, directions and ask:
air
monoxide
limit
Carbon
awful
car
noise
road
traffic
accident
addiction works
speed
pollution
victims
crossing
stress
jam
zebra
environment
1-What are the words you can you see here?
2-How do you connect these words all together?
Aims:
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
1-Form questions using traffic expressions.
2- Deduce the dangerous effects of car on human being and environment.
3- Recognize how to reduce our dependence on car.
Activities:
I`ll divide the class into 4 groups. Each group has (4) students.
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3. In the first four activities, each group will have a different paragraph to read and form (4-5) questions from
their paragraph.
Foundational knowledge:
The following examples to remind them how to form a question
1- They have finished their homework.
2-She is reading “Hamlet”.
3-Noura sent a letter to her brother last week.
4-He can swim. 5-She is a doctor.
-1st activity: (G1) (15Ms for the first 4 activities)
Evaluation:
I- Fill in the spaces with words from the list :( reasons-stressed-heavy traffic-angry-does-destruction)
1-Our addiction to cars is the road to-----------------.
2-It usually takes a long time to get to work when there is a ---------------------------------------.
3-The road works, traffic cones and accidents are some of the -------------------of traffic jam.
4-Traffic makes us feel----------------and--------------.
5-What ---------------traffic jam cause to us?
Snd activity: (G2)
Evaluation:
I-Right or wrong:
1-The number of cars has gone down by 30% in the last ten years in Syria. ( )
2-A lot of people die because of road accidents in Syria. ( )
3-Cars don`t harm the atmosphere. ( )
4-Thousands of people die because of air pollution. ( )
5-About 30% of road accident victims is children? ( )
3rd activity: (G3)
Evaluation:
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4. I-Choose the correct words between brackets:
1-Cars are (better-worse) than public traffic for us.
2-Buses are (comfortable-terrible).
3-Taxis make you feel (angry-satisfy) than our cars.
4-If one uses his car for all journeys, he is (addicted-not addicted) to his car.
5-Why (do-does) people make excuses?
4th activity: (G4)
Evaluation:
I-supply the missing words:
1-Legs power can ------------- money, keep you fit and help you live longer.
2-Using public transport ------------- the number of cars we use.
3- Walking to the shops around the corner is much --------------------than driving to the shopping centre.
4- Sharing cars is much cheaper and ----------------to the environment.
5- ----------- cycling better than driving a car?
-5th activity :( Jigsaw) (17Ms)
I`ll rearrange them according to Jigsaw, and here they will exchange the information, correct each other`s
questions and answer them.
Foundational knowledge:
Car is one of the achievements of technology, isn`t it?
Does technology have only good sides or it has both sides, good and bad?
In fact each technology has both sides, but the way we use and get benefit from this technology depends
on us and on our culture concerning this technology.
So let`s see the dangerous effects of cars on human being and environment and how to reduce our
dependence on them.
Final evaluation Assessment :( 10) Ms (10 marks)
I-Fill in the spaces with words from the list:
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5. (Increased- traffic jams- global warming- road works - pollution)
1- It takes a long time to get to work because of heavy traffic, road accidents and ------------------------.
2-More children are getting ill because of the high levels of ---------------------.
3-The amount of chemicals produced by cars has---------------- air pollution.
4-Traffic is one of the major causes of climate change and---------------------------------.
II- Right or wrong:
1-Using public transport can take longer but it is better for the environment. ( )
2-peaple make excuses to continue using their cars because they are addicted to them.
3-If you can`t share cars then go by public transport. ( )
4-It`s better to use your car for short journeys instead of walking. ( )
III-Choose the correct answer between brackets:
1-What (do-does) car produce?
2-What could we (do-did) to reduce our dependence on car?
Homework:
Choose one of the following :( 1 or 2)
1-Write a report for your school magazine about the transport situation where you live.
Your report should contain:
-Heading, -Introduction, -List of good points, - List of bad points, -conclusion
Think about the following things:
Buses, trains, bicycles, cars, roads, pedestrian areas, car parks.
Check your G, S, P mistakes.
2-Newsletter about: transport situation (in Aleppo.)
Here are some useful resources:
http://autos.aol.com/article/car-accident-prevention/
http://www.udp-aleppo.org/?id=92
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6. Road works Traffic
cones
Accidents
Traffic jam
Victims of road accidents
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7. Cars produce co this causes air pollution
Buses are terrible
Taxis are annoying
Use your legs
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8. Use public transport
Shopping centre shops around the corner
Share cars
Don`t just sit and complain. Go to the town council.
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9. Ask for zebra
crossing, speed limit
And pedestrian area
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