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1、Unit 4 Reading The first underground in the world,Different means of transport,transport,land,air,sea,?,?,?,air,sea,land,airplane, helicopter,ship, ferry, motorboat,light railway, underground, subway, metro, motorbike, bicycle, railway, train, car, minibus, taxi, coach, bus,Public Traffic,public tra
2、nsport,buses,coaches,trains,underground,ships,airplanes,high-speed trains,_ have routes. They pick up and drop off people at different places on the route.,Buses,_ are buses that carry people over long distances.,Coaches,_ were a popular way to travel from place to place.,Ships,_ are used to travel
3、quickly over long distances.,Airplanes,The _ has become popular in crowded cities.,underground,_ run much faster than normal trains.,High-speed trains,Your choice!,Situation 1 If you are going to Shanghai from Nanjing, what means of transport would you use? Why？ Situation 2 If you want to go to Taiw
4、an from Xiamen, will you go there by ship or by plane? Why?,2. What did Charles Holden do?,He designed the most famous of the new stations constructed between 1918 and 1938.,When was the first underground system opened?,In 1863.,Skimming,3. Why was the Victoria Line important?,Because it linked with
5、 other lines at almost every station, helping make the system more user-friendly.,Read again and answer. C1,1. Why was an underground system first developed in London? Most railway tracks did not go into the London city centre, so buses, trams, cabs and carriages were required. The number of vehicle
6、s on the road caused unbelievable traffic.,2. What was the London Underground like in 1863? The tunnels were just beneath he surface of the ground. The carriages didnt have windows and were pulled by steam engines through the narrow tunnels.,3. What did Charles Yerkes do to improve the underground s
7、ystem? He obtained ownership of the many different lines and set up the Underground Electric Railways Company of London.,4. What unusual uses did the tube have during World War ? The tube was used as a bomb shelter, an airplane factory, a centre for directing the defence against air attacks and meet
8、ing rooms for the government administration.,5. What happened to the London Underground after World War? The underground system was enlarged and more lines were added because more people travelled on the underground.,6. What does it mean when the brochure says that the underground system is user-fri
9、endly? It means it is very convenient for passengers to go to different places in the city from any station.,The following years indicate the important stages in the development of the London Underground. Find the information to match the years.,An underground railway was decided to be built.,The fi
10、rst tunnels were opened.,The next section of the underground system was opened.,The underground service was provided in the middle of the city. The first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug.,The first electric underground railway was opened.,The London Passenger Transport Board was created
11、.,More new stations were constructed.,The Jubilee Line was opened.,How many parts can the passage be divided into? What does each part focus on?,1,Reasons,2-4,5,Developments,unusual uses,6-7,Expansion,popularity,Reading a tourist brochure What are the main features of a brochure? 1. Dates/years in c
12、hronological order 2. Sometimes persons who have made great contributions 3. Some historical events that have influences,Reading strategy,Work in groups and discuss. 1. Is there an underground system in your city/town? If there is , do you know its history? If there isnt any, do you think you need o
13、ne?,Discussion,2. What other transport systems are there in your city/town? 3. Why are good transport systems important?,Match the new words/ expressions with the correct meanings. the Answers of Section D : 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _,d,e,b,f,c,g,a,Complete the e-mail in Part E. Answers: _ 2
14、. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _,undertook,postponed,section,tunnels,enlarged,convey,user-friendly,Language points,1. have the distinction of 因而优秀，卓越 L2 2. during the first half of the 19th century L3-4 3. traffic jam 交通阻塞 L8 4. lead to L9 5. give approval to 赞成，同意 L11 6. a large amount of money L15 7.
15、pull through 渡过危机（难关），恢复健康 L18 8. link up 连接，联合 L21 9. at regular intervals 每隔一段 L24,10. accelerate the pace of 加快步伐 L28 11. far from L32 12. set up L35 13. under the authority of 在掌管下 L39 14. function as 作为 L44 15. be used as 用作 L45 16. be linked with L51 17. in honor of L53 18. huge numbers of L55 19. why not do sth L59 20. permit sb. to do sth. L60,1. However, most trains to London only went to the outer city limits, because building railway tracks into the c
