课件30张PPT。Module 7 Unit 4 Public transport★Think deeplyWhat means of transport will you
be likely to choose? On foot/Bikes/Buses/Coaches/Trains/The Underground/Ships/Planes?What do you know about high-speed trains?The underground The first underground in the world
In which city is the first underground system? London★What type of article is the reading passage?A tourist brochurea tourist brochure about a place of interest
the_______of its development dates or years in the _____of the timeimportant________ who influenced or changed the development Interesting ____ Sentences that_________ you to visit the place for yourselfhistory
orderpeoplefactsencourageREADING STRATEGY CAREFUL READINGRead the text by listening, and find detailed information under the 4 categories.1. the history of its development2. Important people who influenced or changed the development 3. interesting facts4. Sentences that encourage you to visit the place for yourself 1. the history of its developmentCAREFUL READINGWhy was the first underground in the world developed?
An important war is used to mark the different periods of its development
Why was the first underground in the world developed?Trains The increased number of vehicles roadsDistant boundary
Damage
choked off trafficSo busy that…Before the war:Match the dates with the events185418631868188419331918-1938 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.during the war:some _______uses of the undergroundVictoria LinelastJubilee LineThree milliontwelveAfter the war:unusualWho are mentioned in the text?CAREFUL READING2. Important people who influenced or changed the development Charles Yerkes
Charles Holden
Queen Elizabeth
Prime MinisterA. It was Queen Victoria who first came up with the idea that an underground system should be developed in London.
B. The Prime Minister, together with the government administration dug the first railway tunnel under the River Thames.
C. Many railway stations in London, which are still in use today, were built by Charles Holden .
D. It was Charles Yerkes who bought many different lines and set up the Underground Group, which later became part of the London Passenger Transport Board.Which of the following statement about these people is TRUE ?DOf the four people, who do you think have contributed more to its development ?Charles YerkesCharles Holden Some unusual uses of the underground system during the World War II
It has functioned as a bomb shelteran aeroplane factoryanti-aircraft centremeeting rooms
3. Interesting facts
CAREFUL READINGSentences that encourage you to visit the place for yourself In fact, it is like an advertisement.Similar expressions:
Why don’t you…?
How about…?
You’d better…
…“Why not take a trip to…?”A tourist brochure READING STRATEGY1. the history of its development2. Some influential people 3. interesting facts4. Sentences that encourage you to visit the place for yourself Appreciative comprehensionWhat is your impression of the
London underground? Please use some adjectives from the text.Old
User-friendly
Complex
Convenient
…Appreciative comprehensionCan you find out some sentences which impress you most?
Explain your reasons, please.It has the distinction of being the oldest and most complex underground system in the world. (L1-3)
Building railway tracks into the city would have damaged many old buildings.(L5-6)
In 1854, the British government gave approval to the construction of an underground railway.(L11)
Early underground lines needed large holes (leading to the surface at regular intervals), so that people could get fresh air and would not choke.(L23-25)
These new ways of digging accelerated the pace of the London Underground’s development. (L27-28)
Travelling on these lines was not convenient, though, as each line was possessed by a different company, and many were far from each other. (L31)
Between 1918 and 1938, many new stations were constructed, the most famous of which were designed by an architect named Charles Holden. (L40-42)
The last line added was the Jubilee Line, which was opened in 1979 in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elizabeth II becoming the queen.
(L53-54)
Voice your opinion Nowadays, a lot of young people go to work by underground. But some of them are too hurry to have breakfast. So they eat on the underground. Do you think we should forbid eating on the underground? SummaryWe should put our feet into others’ shoes, and try to be civilized citizens.HOMEWORKRead the passage again and underline some important language points.