Jessie (Jin Yan) Taizhou No. 1 High School

The City of Fog: London

The City of Ancient Olympics: Athens

The City of Romance: Paris

The City of Water: Venice

The City of Movies: Hollywood

The City of Bicycles: Amsterdam

Match the main idea with each partMatch the main idea with each part

Para (1)

Para (2)

Para(3)

idea of bicycles

city of bicycles

effects of bicycles

Para (4)

return of bicycles

Reading city of bicycles

flat, convenientplenty of places

reasons

bicycle path

Reading idea of white bicycles

savereduceprovide

benefits problem

use freely

leave there

take …

in the 1960s cycling fans

computer chip

special card

unusual design

special parking place

Reading return of white bicycles

30 years later more persons

Why did the white bicycles return to Amsterdam after 30 years?

Pair work

Discussion

Is it necessary for bicycles to return to big cities in China in another 30 years? Why? Or why not?

Design a future bicycle and explain the instructions about your design.

Group Work

Write a letter to the bicycle designer, and tell him/her your suggestions about future bicycles.

Homework

Para1 : what to do

Para3 : conclusion

Para2: reasons