Unit 3 L3Owning a Car

Nov.10, 2011

What do you think of these cars?

fast, modern, cool, enjoyable…

Time: 40 minutes

Time: 15 minutes

Time is saved.

The commuting time is shortened.More time will be available for sleeping/sports/work/recreation…

Driving a car makes Jack more punctual.

Owning a car brings Jack a lot of convenience, but sometimes it is also a nuisance.

trouble, problem

on time

difficult to park

expensive

cause a lot of pollution

parking space, traffic jams, major source of pollution, commuting time, punctual, nuisance

About a month ago, Jack bought a car. Since then, his ____________has been shortened. Driving a car makes him more______________. Although the car brings Jack a lot of convenience, sometimes it is a _________ because there is less and less ________________, but more and more ___________________. What’s more, cars are the __________________________.

commuting time

punctual

nuisance

parking space

traffic jams

major source of pollution

Who is the speaker?

Is “Let’s Talk” the name of the show?

What’s the topic for today?

Listen to the beginning of the text and try to answer the following questions.

The hostess

Yes, it is.

To own or not to own a car.

To own or not to own a car

Name for or

against

opinion

Mr

Zhang

Miss

Wang

Ms

Li

for

against

against

which sentence shows the opinion

which sentence shows the opinion

which sentence shows the opinion

I’ll certainly buy one.

I would prefer public transport.

They are also a nuisance.

To own or not to own a car

Namefor or

againstreasons

Mr

Zhang

My _________ time will be ________. More time _________________________.

Miss

Wang

Travelling by ____________and ______________will become ______________,and more ____________________.

Ms Li

They are the major ________of _____________.

Owning a private car is______________.

for

against

against

commuting

shortenedwill be available for work and recreation

underground

light railcheaper, faster

punctualsource

pollution

expensive

To own or not to own a car

advantages disadvantages•Time will be saved.•Driving is enjoyable/cool.•Life will be easier and more convenient.•People don’t need to travel on crowded buses or underground trains any more.•Car owners feel pretty comfortable, especially on rainy days.…

•More traffic jams will be caused.•Owning a car is expensive.•More people will be killed in car accidents.•More spaces will be used to build parking lots.•Driving a car for a long time is not good for health.…

advantages disadvantages

Are you for or against owning a private car?

Is it a wise decision to own a private car?I think

I believe

In my opinion

From my point of view

First

Second

What’s more

In addition

Finally

However

In one word

In a word

In brief

I think owning a private car is a wise decision. Because first, if I drive to work, my commuting time will be shortened and more time will be available for work and recreation. Second, driving a car is cool and enjoyable. What’s more, people don’t need to travel on crowded buses or underground trains any more. In addition, car owners feel pretty comfortable, especially on rainy days. So life will be easier and more convenient. In brief, when I grow up, I will buy a car.

From my point of view, it’s not a wise decision to own a private car. First, owning a car is expensive. Second, they are the major source of pollution. What’s more, more traffic jams will be caused and more people will be killed in car accidents. In addition, travelling by underground and light rail will become cheaper, faster and more punctual. In one word, I’m against owning a private car.

I believe owning a private car has both advantages and disadvantages. First, if I have a car, my commuting time will be shortened and more time will be available for work and recreation. Second, owning a car is enjoyable. What’s more, we don’t need to wait for buses. However, owning a car is very expensive. In addition, they are the major source of pollution. Sometimes more cars will cause traffic jams. So before you decide to buy a car, you should think about these problems.

Fill in the blanks:

At eight o’clock in the evening, the hostess of Let’s Talk invited a few guests to the programme. Their topic was “To ______ or not to own a car”.

Mr Zhang, an __________, was among them. He said he would _______ _______ ________ because his commuting time would _______ ___________ if he had a car. But Miss Wang, a _________, would rather travel by __________ __________ because the service of underground and light railway lines will be greatly __________ in the future and it is ________, __________ and more punctual. Ms Li __________ with Miss Wang. She thought that cars were a nuisance. According to Ms Li, cars were not only ___________ but also a major source of ____________.

own

engineerbuy a car

be shortenedteacher

public transport

improved cheaper fasteragreed

expensivepollution

Homework:

1. Read and recite the new words.

2. Read the text fluently and do the exercise on your workbook at p53.

3. Say sth. about your opinions on owning a private car.