Lesson 1

On Your Bike

Lesson 1

On Your Bike

They are cycling.

traffic jam

1. Do you use a bicycle? When?

2. Which one do you like, a bicycle or

a car? Why?

3. What are the advantages of bicycles

over cars?

4. Today’s story is about Netherland.

What do you know about Netherland?

What is Netherland famous for ?

bicycle lane

Do you know?

The Netherlands has the highest

proportion of bicycles in the world –

14 million bicycles among 15 million

people!

Read the text. Are these

statements true (T) or false (F)?

1. Using a computer chip is to stop

bikes from being stolen.

2. Now in Amsterdam all the bicycles

are painted white.

T

F

3. In Amsterdam riding a bicycle is

very convenient. You can find a

bicycle anywhere.

4. Over 30 years people have been

enjoying the benefits of cycling in

Amsterdam.

5. In Amsterdam no car is allowed in

the city centre and only bicycles

are.

F

T

F

6. In order to reduce pollution and

save energy, cycling fans had

another idea of using a computer

card 30 years later.

7. Almost every one buys bicycle in

Amsterdam.

F

F

1. Why Amsterdam is called the “City

of Bicycles”?

Because there are plenty of places to

park bikes and most streets in the

city centre have a bicycle lane.

Read the text again and answer

these questions.

2. Why did the first “white bikes” plan

fail?

Thieves stole the bikes.

3. What effects have the white bikes

had?

There is less traffic in central

Amsterdam.

• 1.right now 3. be anxious for sth.

• 2. differ from sb. in sth./ be different from sb. in sth. 4. risk doing sth. 5. turn up 6. get across

• 7.go through with 8. in turn 10. be worth waiting

• 9. to one’s amazemment

• 11 look down upon 12. back out

• 13. take up doing sth. 14. come up with

• 15. date back to 16. do trade with/ trade with

• 17. be impressed by / impress sb. with sth./ impress sth. on sb. 18. stand by 19. break out

• 20 break down 21. on one’s way to

• 22. in preparation for/ prepare for sth.

Review the words & phrases from the songs Leaving on the Jet Plane• 打包 pack • 所有的行李都打包好了．• All my bags are packed.• 天亮了．• The dawn is breaking.• 吹响号角• blowing the horn• 孤独的• lonesome

• 让某人失望　• let sb. down= disappoint sb.

• 玩耍• play around

• 想起…… • think of

在路上，启程• be on one’s way

• 独自离开• leave alone

Find out the English phrases for the following Chinese.

• 享受着骑自行车的益处• 对自行车很方便• 在城市的中心• 把阿姆斯特丹称做“自

行车之城”• 在２０世纪６０年代• 一群自行车迷• 节约能源

enjoy the benefits of cycling be convenient for bikes

in the city centre

call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” in the 1960s

a group of cycling fanssave energy

• 减少污染• 提供免费公共交通工

具• 把数百辆自行车漆成

白色• 把他们放在许多临近

的街区• 短途旅行• 完成一个旅行• 在几周内

reduce pollution

provide free public transport

paint hundreds of bikes white

place them in lots of neighbourhoods a short journey

finish a journeywithin weeks

• ３０多年以后• 用一个电脑芯片来记

录它的每一个行动• 插入一张特别的卡设计独特 , 颜色鲜艳• 特殊停放地• 在阿姆斯特丹中心• 当地人和旅行者• 多亏

more than 30years laterwith a computer chip to record its every move

insert a special cardan unusual design with bright coloursspecial parking place

in central Amsterdamlocals and touriststhanks to

1. work 起作用 ,行得通The plan just won’t work.

这个计划将行不通。 药物奏效了。

The medicine have worked.

work (机器、器官等 ) 运转 ,活动The machine works smoothly.

My brain doesn’t seem to be working

well today.

3. thanks to 由于 , 因为 (后面只能跟短语 )

Thanks to the efforts by Dr. Smith, I

can walk around again now.

David kicked the ball into his own goal.

It was thanks to his stupidity that we

won the game.

a repeated or continuous activity

that started in the past and hasn’t been

finished.

Grammar

We use the Present Perfect Continuous

to talk about:

e.g. I’ve been going everywhere by

bike for the last two months.

an activity from the recent past whic

h has consequences in the present.

He’s been doing his science project al

l night. (that’s why he’s so sleepy now.)

The Present Perfect Continuous is fo

rmed in this way: Subject + have/has +

been+ ing

You’ve been studying very hard.

Has Steve been complaining about it?

We haven’t been waiting for you long.

I’ve been sitting in a traffic jam for

hours.

1. I’ve ____ going everywhere by bike.

2. I _______ been using the car for the

last two months.

Use the dialogues in Exercise 4 to

complete the table.

been

haven’t

3. Have you ____ watching Euro

sport?

4. What have been _____?

5. _____ you ____ cycling in the rain?

been

doing

Have been

a). We’re so tired. We _____________

(cycle) in the forest all morning.

b). Why was he arrested? ___ he ____

______ (sell) stolen cars again?

’ve been cycling

Has been

selling

Put the verbs in brackets in the

Present Perfect Continuous.

d). The kids are very good today. They

________________ (play) quietly for

two hours.

have been playing

c). I don’t want him to give us a lift. He

_________________ (not drive) for a

long time.

hasn’t been driving

Exercise8• 1. A small boy has been fighting, as a consequence,

he has a black eye.• 2. A dog has been eating a bone, therefore, it has

looked happy.• 3.A boy has been getting the ball out of the pond,

and then is coming out of it in the park, all wet.• 4. A woman has been swimming a lot, then she has

healthy-looking skin.• 5 A woman has been jogging in the park, then she

is walking now out of the park, sweating.

Exercise9

• 1. She has been swimming.

• 2. He has been exercising.

• 3. He has been eating chocolates.

• 4. He has been painting.

Grammar Practice

1. You want to find out why someone

is late.

a) What have you been

doing? b) What have

you done?

a) What have you been doing?

Which sentence, a or b fits each

situation best?

2. You want to talk about your success

in your golf training programme.

a) I’ve been running toda

y. b) I’ve played fo

r six hours today.

b) I’ve played for six hours today.

3. You want to complain about your

garage.

a) They’ve been repairing my car

for over a week.

b) They’ve repaired my car.

a) They’ve been repairing my car

for over a week.

Mike: At last! Where ____________

(be)? I ________________ (wait)

for an hour.

have you been

have been waiting

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present

Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Helen: Sorry, I _____________ (talk)

to an old friend. I ___________

(not see) her for years. And

imagine, we met in the middle

of the street, just like that.

Mike: What ___ she __________(do)

since you last saw her?

’ve been talking

haven’t seen

has been doing

Helen: She ______________ (work) as

a telephone operator in a hotel

but she wants to change her job.

She ___________________ (not

get on ) well with her boss

recently.

’s been working

hasn’t been getting on

Mike: Our company is looking for an

operator. (8) ___________

(have) any interesting offers

yet?

Has she had

Helen: I don’t think so. She __________

_______ (not look) for a long

time. She just _____________

(start).

Mike: Then tell her about this offer.

She’ll appreciate it.

hasn’t been

looking

has just started

Language in UseLanguage in Use

Work in pairs. Act out dialogues

using the cues.

Student A Questions:

b. Your English is good. Have you be

en doing lots of exercises?

No, I haven’t. I’ve been practising

using it a lot.

c. Your eyes are red. Have you been

crying?

No, I haven’t. I’ve been sleeping

badly for the last few days.

d. You look healthy. Have you been

working out in the gym?

No, I haven’t. I’ve been jogging a lot

recently.

Student B Questions:

a. You look tired. Have you been

sleeping all right?

No, I haven’t. I’ve been sleeping

too little.

b. You’re fit. Have you been cycling a

lot?

No, I haven’t. I’ve been swimming

every night.

c. You look angry. Have you been

arguing with someone?

No, I haven’t. I’ve been waiting for

Mary for an hour.

d. You’re late. Have you been waiting

for the bus?

No, I haven’t. I’ve been trying to

catch a taxi.

Homework

Finish Exercises 8-9 on P37.Finish Exercises 8-9 on P37.

Language points

1. paint… (color) 染上某种颜色 He has decided to paint the ceiling

light blue, which can make the roo

m look nice and cool.

Fences are always painted white.