英语Car Culture.pptVIP

American Car Culture For Americans, car is friend、the partner and family member. they are crazy about their cars - and always have been. Americans dream of cars as they dream of lovers. The cars express their fantasies and fulfill their desires. Use the key words in Exercise 2. Americas love affair with the car has matured into a marriage - and an addiction. Americans have always cherished personal freedom and mobility. The American really loves nothing but his automobile. The average person in the United States takes four trips per day. Americans love cars so much theyve remade their communities because of them. Ask and answer questions according what you have just read about. Their intense love affair with cars began as soon as they were invented. People buying these kinds of cars usually do not do it because these are the “best” cars but as a sign of status. Traffic in Our City Car grants more and more people a wide range of personal choices - where to travel, where to work and live, where to seek personal pleasure and social recreation. There are now more than 200 million cars in the United States. In Los Angeles there evidently are more registered cars than people. Some families spend more on their monthly car payments than on their home mortgage. Interview your classmates about the general conditions of the traffic in your city. The following is for your reference. A: Do you have a car? B: Yes, my family has a car. A: How often do you travel in your own car? B: Every day. A: How do you use your car, for long journeys or short ones? B: Often short ones. For example, my father goes to work, my mother goes shopping, or I go to school. A: Have you ever thought what would happen on the roads if everybody travel in his own car? B: Oh, … Read the first part of the article ( on Page 42 ) to learn about the traffic in Britain. Take notes while reading. Traffic in Britain Number of cars Air pollution by cars Rat