2019-2020学年度第13期总第771期

Didi curfew causes controversy  (P2)邯郸市第一中学 王永仙

 

 I. Leading in

•Have you ever used Didi Hitch?

•What is ride-hailing？

The ride-hailing industry is a new business form that combines traditional taxi services with internet technology and a sharing economy.

 

Didi Chuxing：MORE THAN A JOURNEY

[官方]滴滴出行是全球卓越的移动出行平台;为超过4.5亿用户提供出租车、专车、快车、顺风车、豪华车、公交、小巴、代驾、租车、企业级、共享单车等全面的出行服务。

 

II. Skimming

What is the text mainly about?

It introduces a trial re-launch of Didi Chuxing's carpool (拼车) service, and a controversial curfew (宵禁) for women.

 

III. Scanning

Activity 1 Read and judge

•1. Didi Chuxing announced a trial re-launch of its carpool service, Didi Hitch, nationwide with a range of new safety features.

•2. After the public backlash, Didi Chuxing changed its decision. Both men and women will be able to use Didi Hitch till 11 pm.

•3.Despite all the safety features, riders should check their drivers’ number plates, ensure they are being taken on the correct route, and inform friends of travel plans.

•4. With new safety features, Didi Chuxing will win back users’ trust.

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Activity 2

What are the safety features of the following ride-sharing apps?

 

Activity 3

1. Why did Didi Chuxing suspended its ride-hailing service?

•Because of the murders of two separate female passengers last May and August, respectively.

 

2. Which one of the new measures proved controversial? Why?

•It imposed an 8 pm curfew on women, but allowed men to use the service until 11 pm.

•Many users complained on social media that the policy was sexist.

 

IV. Language focus

•1. According to Didi, China’s top ride-hailing app, 81.3 percent of passengers preferred using an online service last year.

•prefer用法归纳

prefer sth

prefer doing/to do

prefer A to B; prefer doing A to doing B

prefer to do A rather than do B

 

•Despite all the safety features, riders should check their drivers’ number plates, ensure they are being taken on the correct route, and inform friends of travel plans.

并列谓语：三个谓语动词连用

 

我下了出租车，付了费就冲向火车站.

I got off the bus, paid the fair and dashed to the station.

 

V. Further exploring  

Further thinking:

•With ride-hailing businesses slowly popping up around the world, how could riders remain safe  while enjoying the services?

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References:

•Hitch accounts for a "small portion of Didi's service." Didi Express, its main service, accounts for 80% of the company's business in terms of the number of rides.

•Didi is best known for successfully driving Uber out of China in 2016. Since then, investors have pumped billions more into the company.

•The company has been expanding internationally, buying a Brazilian Uber rival in January 2018 and launching its own service in Mexico in April, 2018.

 

Homework:

•1. Review key words and expressions.

•2. Try to make a summary of the news story.

 

 

2019-2020学年度第13期总第771期

Low-carbon diet (P6)

北京市北京中学  李萍

Lead-in

What may you think of when speaking of low-carbon life?

Brainstorming

•Have you ever heard about low-carbon dieting?

•What do you think a low-carbon diet might be?

•Are there any relationships between our diets and the environment?

 

Prediction

   When reading the title “Low-carbon diet”, what do you think the article might be about?

 

Read and explore

Read the article and answer the following questions:

1. What is the article mainly about?

It’s about how our diet affects our health and the environment.

 

2. What is the writing style of the article, narrative, argumentative or expository writing?

Expository writing.

 

Read the article and draw a structure to show how the article is organized.

Para. 1: Lead in the question.

Para. 2: Briefly introduce the study.

Para. 3. The aim of the study.

Para. 4-5: The findings of the study.

Para. 6-8: What the study suggests.

 

Read for details.

Para. 1: Lead in the question         

Para. 2: Briefly introduce the study:      

Para. 3. The aim of the study.       

Para. 4-5: The findings of the study.      

 

Para. 6-8: What the study suggests

      

Read for further understanding

Read the article carefully and choose the best answers.

1. Why was the study carried out?

A.To study how food affects our health.

B.To show how food affects the environment.

C.To investigate how our diet affects health and the environment.

D.To explain what a low-carbon diet is.

 

Detailed reading

Read the article carefully and choose the best answers.

2. What kind of food or drink was not included in the study?

 A. Vegetables.   B. Milk.   C.  Cola.     D. Hamburgers.

 

3. What did the study find about red meats?

A.They offer the perfect amount of nutrition.

B. They harm both our health and the environment.

C.They can lower the risk of heart disease and cancer.

D.They produce more carbon dioxide.

 

4. What do we need to do, according to the study?

A.Reduce the beef consumption by 90 percent and dairy consumption by 60 percent.

B.Increase bean consumption by four to six times the present rate.

C. Produce reasonable guidelines of what a healthy diet is.

D.All of the above.

答案: CDBD

 

Summary

Write a short summary of what you have learnt from this article.

 

Discussion

Do you agree with the result of the study? Why or why not?

What else can you do to live a low-carbon life?

 

 

 

 

Writing

TEENS is going to hold a speech contest on “Low-carbon diet”. Please write a speech based on what you have learnt from this article.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expressions

1.  carbon footprints

2.  look into

3.  to reach this conclusion

4.  dairy products

5.  sustainable diets

6.  a portion of vegetables

7.  contributing to

8.  cut beef consumption

9.  reasonable guidelines

1.低碳足迹

2.调查

3.为了实现这一结论

4.奶制品

5.可持续性饮食

6.一份蔬菜

7.对…有贡献

8.减少牛肉摄入量

9.合理的指导

 

Language focus

1. Choosing better, more sustainable diets is one of the main ways people can improve their health and help protect the environment.

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