A Teaching Design
Title Traffic accidents and road safety
Thematic
context
Human and society
Analysis
on the
material
The material informs the students of some causes of traffic accidents,
who are to blame for these accidents and what should these people do
when they are on the road. Even if the topic of this unit is
transportation, the theme of the article chosen in project is aimed to
raise the students’ awareness of road safety, and respect and cherish
people’s lives.
Teaching
targets
Senior two students
Analysis
on the
students
Students of this age are more concerned about their studies, believing
everything is possible if they are devoted to it. However, there is
another thing that is very important. It is life itself. They should learn to
cherish their and other people’s lives.
Teaching
objectives
By the end of the class, learners will be able to:
By the end of the class, learners will be able to:
1. Know some knowledge of causes of traffic accidents and road
safety.
2. Complete an action plan.
3. Be more aware of road safety and learn how to respect and
cherish lives.
Important
points
&difficult
points
1. To know main causes of traffic accidents and some useful
expressions
2. To foster the Ss' consciousness of traffic rules and road safety
3. To know what should be included in an action plan and how to
organize the information
Teaching
Methods
The Communicative Teaching Approach
The Task-based Teaching Method
Teaching
aids
multimedia
Teaching procedure
Part A
Reading
A. Lead-in
Brainstorm
Prediction
From the title, what information do you think the reading passage
will give us?
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B. Read for gist
1. Why was the notice released?
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2. Who is to blame for the road accidents?
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Read for main idea
Para 1 the target readers of the notice
Para 2 the causes of accidents involving drivers, cyclists
and pedestrians and some suggestions
Para 3&4 a call/ an appeal
Para 5 the reason for putting out the notice
and the purpose of the notice
C. Read for details
Causes of accidents involving drivers(line9-30):
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Suggestions for drivers (True or False):
①Just pay attention to the traffic in front of you. ( )
②Be patient in the traffic jam. ( )
③Don’t call someone or answer the phone when driving. ( )
④ A little bit alcohol before driving is OK. ( )
⑤ Drive slowly and watch out for people crossing the road,
especially the teenagers. ( )
Causes of accidents involving cyclists(line33-50):
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Suggestions for cyclists:
Read and fill (Lines 51-60)
Dos Don’ts
Pay attention to cars that
_________them.
Never ride too______ to cars.
Always ______ at turnings. Avoid riding on the
__________.
Have a ______ on your bike
and check it on a _______
basis.
Try not to carry more than a
light _____.
Keep the bicycles in
____________.
Causes Solutions
Pedestrians crossing the
Road i______
Pedestrians should always cross the
road on a c______ and should never
r____ across the road.
I_______ traffic lights Traffic lights that we should all
o____ are there to g____ traffic in
an orderly way.
Thinking
Are there other causes of road accidents?
Part B
Project
Make a road safety action plan, a proposal or a post.
Introduce yourself:
I’m…I’ll give a presentation on behalf of Group…
State the reason and purpose for making your poster :
(reason) …has risen dramatically/…on the increase/ …cause
huge losses to... /….witnessed a sharp increase/ (purpose)
Therefore, … to raise people’s awareness of…
Describe the poster:
The title of our poster is…, which is intended for…We have
included …in our poster. Our slogan is…
Ending:
Hopefully, …
Part C
Language
points
A. Useful expression
1. 由…引起 ____________________
2. 目的,旨在 ____________________
3. 意识到 ____________________
4. 有责任做某事 ____________________
5. 一些主要原因 ____________________
...
B. Sentences
1. The number of road accidents and the death arising from those
accidents has increased over the past year.(Page 62, Lines 1-2)
在过去的一年里,道路事故及由此造成的死亡人数均有所增长。
(1) 分词短语 arising from those accidents 用作 the death
________。
(2) 短语 arise from something 的意思是“因某事而产生,由某事
而引起”如:
More and more family problems arising from lack of
communication.
___________________________________________
这些事故是由粗心引起的。
___________________________________________
...
Homework Level A: Polish up your poster
Level B: Write a composition about road safety.