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1、Reading 2,Unit,4,The first underground in the world,课件描述：,本节课是阅读教学的第二课时，其目的是帮助学生在进一步理解课文信息的基础上，感知、领悟、操练和运用单词及短语。,What information did you get about the London Underground from the text?,introduction reasons development unusual functions popularity,The brief introduction to the London Underground,Wel
2、come to the London Underground, or as it is _ known, the Tube.,usually,It has the _ of being the oldest and most _ underground system in the world. (L2),1. The school makes no distinction between male and female students. 2. No one today doubts Yao Ming is a basketball player of distinction.,distinc
3、tion,complex,Why do we call it the most complex underground system?,Many different parts are closely connected.,My God, the case is so _!,Can you guess what the detective is saying to himself?,complex,Why did they build such a complex underground system instead of using trains or other vehicles?,The
4、 reasons for building the underground system,Most trains into London only went to the outer city.,If the railway tracks _ _ built into the city, they would have caused damage to many historic building.,had been,So trains only went to the places that are _ away from the city.,far,Because building rai
5、lway tracks into the city would have damaged many old building.,Horse-drawn buses, trams, cabs and carriages were used to convey people to and around the city centre. (L5),solution,Would you please find another word to replace “convey”?,All this information can be conveyed in a simple diagram. 2. Yo
6、ur luggage will be conveyed to the hotel by taxi.,expressed,carried,Unfortunately, the number of vehicles on the road caused unbelievable traffic _, and the road became so busy that no one could travel anywhere. (L7),A situation where it is difficult or impossible to move because there are many cars
7、.,jams,This traffic problem led to the development of the underground system.,the development of the underground system,The British government gave approval for the construction by the Metropolitan Railway Company.,1854,The construction is officially accepted by the government.,However, new trains h
8、ad to be developed and the plan required raising a large amount of money, so the digging was _ until 1860.,postponed,delay, put off,So the company _ _ until 1860.,postponed,digging,1863,The initial tunnels were opened.,beginning,Passengers were transported in carriages without windows, which were pu
9、lled through the narrow tunnels by steam engines,Because of the smoke from the steam engines, early underground lines needed large holes leading to the surface at regular intervals, so that people could get fresh air and would not choke. (L21),She choked to death on a fish bone. “I cant bear it,” he
10、 said in a choked voice. The garden is choked with weeds.,窒息,哽咽,阻塞，充满,the same distance between from each other,In 1868, the next section of the underground system was opened in the south of London by another company called the Metropolitan District Railway,part,In 1884, the Metropolitan Railway Com
11、pany and the Metropolitan District Railway linked up and provided the underground service. This later became the Circle Line. (L20),connected,the Metropolitan Railway Company,the Metropolitan District Railway,1. Facing the financial crisis, what should small companies do to reduce the competition?,3
12、. Whats the purpose of this organization?,Would you please answer the following questions with the phrase “link up”?,2. What do the policeman usually do with the clues when looking into the case?,What else happened in 1884?,As better procedures for digging tunnels were developed, the first railway t
13、unnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884. These new ways of digging accelerated the pace of the London Undergrounds development. (L24),The advanced ways of digging tunnels made the development of the London Underground _ than expected.,faster,The Ferrari Mondial can _ from 0 to 60mph in 6.3 seco
14、nds.,accelerate,It is famous for its excellent _.,acceleration,New technology _ the development of car industry.,accelerated,In 1890, the City and South London Railway opened the first electric underground railway.,Over the next twenty-five years, six independent deep underground lines were made.,Tr
15、aveling on these lines was not convenient, as each line was possessed by a different company, and many were very far from each other.,have, own,result,Different company is in possession of each line.,Each line is in different companys possession.,Traveling on these lines was not convenient, as each
16、line was possessed by a different company, and many were very far from each other.,_ (see) the situation, a wealthy American businessman, Charles Yerkes undertook improving the system by obtaining ownership of the many different lines and setting up the Underground Electric Railways of London. (L30),Having seen,After Charles Yerkes had seen the situation,get
