Reading(1)：Thefirstundergroundintheworld.ppt

1、Unit 4 Public transport,1.Which city is it in the video?,Warming up,House of Parliament,Big Ben,London Tower,Tower Bridge,British Museum,Warming up,2. When you are travelling in London,what kind of transport can you take?,When visiting London, you can ,Old fashioned cab,Two-story bus,trains,trams,Un

2、derground,Reading The first underground in the world,Fast reading for general ideas: 1. When was the first underground system opened? 2. Why was the Victoria Line important? 3. What did Charles Holden do?,Check your answers: 1. When was the first underground system opened? In 1863. 2. What did Charl

3、es Holden do? He is the architect that designed many of the new stations built between 1918 and 1938. Many of the stations are still in use today. 3. Why was the Victoria Line important? Because it linked with other lines at almost every station, making the system more user-friendly.,Go through the

4、passage again and find out how many parts the passage can be divided into.,1,2-4,5,6-7,Reasons,Developments,unusual uses,Expansion,popularity,Reading strategy: reading a tourist brochure,a tourist brochure about a place of interest,1.the_of its development,dates or years in the _of the development,2

5、._people who influenced or changed the development,3._,4._you to visit the place for yourself,history,order,important,interesting facts,encourage,Paragraph 1 answer the question,Why was an underground system first developed in London?,Part1,Paragraph 1 answer the question,Why was an underground syst

6、em first developed in London? Most railway tracks did not go into the London city centre, so buses were required. This increased traffic on the road. The underground system transported more people without increasing traffic on the road.,Part1,Part2Q:What was the London Underground like in 1863?,A:Th

7、e image below shows the carriages without windows.,The following years indicate the important stages in the development of the London Underground. Find the information to match the years.,Part2:Paragraph 2-4,Part2:Paragraph 2-4 Listen to the tape and match the time with the envents,1854,1863,1868,18

8、84,1933,1918-1938,An underground railway was decided to be built.,The first tunnels were opened.,The next section of the underground system was opened.,The first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug.,London Transport was expanded.,A public organization was created.,True or false,1.The Metro

9、politan Railway Company created the Circle Line. 2.With the help of the new ways of digging tunnels , the city and South London Railway linked other places in London. 3. Traveling on the six independent underground lines was convenient , as each line was very close to each other. 4. An American busi

10、nessman set up the London Transport. 5. An architect called Charles Yerkes was responsible for designing many of the new stations between 1918 and 1938.,F,and the Metropolitan Railway District Company,T,F,inconvenient,far from,F,Underground Electric Railways Company,Charles Holden,F,Part3:Paragraph

11、5 find the information,Some unusual uses of the underground system during the World War II It has functioned as,a bomb shelter,an airplane factory,anti-aircraft centre,meeting rooms,Which sentence tells us the main idea of this paragraph?,So the underground system had some unusual uses during the wa

12、r.,Part4Paragraph6-7 task-based reading comprehension,World War II,Victoria Line,last,Jubilee Line,Three million,twelve,travel cards,Part 4,Encourage you to visit the place for yourself .,In fact, it is an advertisement.,So why not take a trip on the oldest underground system today?,After reading activity: What is your impression of the London underground? Please use some adjectives to give a description.,Old,User-friendly/Convenient,伦敦地铁图,complex,Role-play,Suppose you are a guide. Now y