Peopleareonmove.Themeansoftransportationaremoreandmoreimportant.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,transportationincitiesisimproving,butwiththeconvenienceithasbroughttous,someotherproblemsarecomingout.…Whatdoyouthinkofthetransportationinyourcity?Talkaboutitwithyourfriendsinyourgroup.Collectinformationwhileothersaretalking.MeansoftrMeansoftransport-atioansport-ationnPopularityPopularityadvantagesadvantagesDisadvantagesDisadvantagesBusesBusesCarsCarsBikesBikesWhatdoyouthinkaboutcycling?Iscyclingcommoninyourcity?Whatgoodcancyclingdotoyouandyourcity?Doyouknowaboutcyclingmovementsaroundtheworld?Let’sgetintoAmsterdam!ThereisacityinNetherlandswhichhasquietstreetseveninthecenterwithveryfewcars.Howdopeopletravelthere?Readthepassageandlearnaboutit.Readthepassagetogetthemainideaofeachparagraphandthatofthewholepassageandfinddetailsforeachtopic.No.No.Mainidea/TopicMainidea/TopicDetailsDetails11223344TheThearticlearticleAmsterdamisagoodcityforcyclingHowtheWhiteBikebeganThereislesstrafficinthecityTheWhiteBikeisbackTheWhiteBikeinAmsterdamFlat,ConvenientfacilitiesforbikesAgroupofcyclingfans,Inordertosaveenergy,reducepollutionBikesforusecontrolledbycomputersBothlocalpeopleandtravelersusebikesThetopicforeachparagraphRereadthepassageandthendiscusstheWhiteBikesinAmsterdamwithyourfriendbyaskingandansweringquestions.Questionsforreference:1.WhenandwhydidtheWhiteBikesbegin?2.Whydiditstop?3.WhatchangeshavetheWhiteBikesbroughttothecity?4.WhydoyouthinkcyclinginAmsterdamiscalledWhitebike?5.CantheWhiteBikesbepossibleinyourcity?Giveyourreason.Amsterdamisanunusualcityinthatithasalltheadvantagesofabigcity–culture,history,food,entertainment,goodtransport–withrelativelyfewofthedisadvantages:itisphysicallysmall,beautiful,relativelyquiet,andlargelythankstothecanals,hasrelativelylittletraffic.DoyouwonderwhyAmsterdamissuchanunusualcity?Readthepassagetolearnaboutit.CyclinginAmsterdamAmsterdamisacitywithcyclistsgalore:peoplecycletowork,toschoolandtotheshops.Thecouriersusebikes,asdothepoliceanddeliveryboys.Therearepedalboats,and,ofcourse,touristsgoaboutonbikes.NearlyhalfofalltrafficmovementsinAmsterdamarebybike.VocabularyforCyclingVOCABULARYThemainpartsofabicycleareshowninthediagram.Inaddition:Ahandbell(orbell)canbeusedtoattracttheattentionofdrivers.Adynamo,frontlightandbacklightmaybeneeded.Astrongbicyclelockmaystopsomeonefromstealingyourbike.Thewordbicycleisoftenshortenedtobike.Apersonwhoridesabikeiscalledacyclist.Apersonwhowalksisapedestrian,andadriverisamotorist.Acyclewayorcyclepathispartofaroadthatcyclistscanusesafely.Learnbyheart
