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1、LEAD-IN:Do you love traveling? Why?Usually when we visit a place for the first time, what do we need to do?What do you think would be included in a tourist brochure?Where can we find brochures?When we talk about London, what will you think about? Reading The first underground in the worldThe oldest
2、and the best underground system in the world:Fast reading for general idea1. When was the first underground system opened?2. Why was the Victoria Line important?3. What did Charles Holden do? Check your answers: When was the first underground system opened? In 1863. 2 Why was the Victoria Line impor
3、tant? Because it linked with other lines at almost every station, making the system more user-friendly. 3 What did Charles Holden do? He is the architect that designed many of the new stations built between 1918 and 1938. DETAILED READING FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION (1)Why was an underground system fi
4、rst developed in London? Most railway tracks did not go into the London city centre, so buses were required. This increased traffic on the road. (2)What was the London Underground like in 1863? The carriages did not have windows and were pulled by steam engines through narrow tunnels. (3) What did C
5、harles Yerkes do to improve the underground? He bought many of the different lines and set up the Underground Group. (4) What are some of the different things that the underground has functioned as? The underground has functioned as a bomb shelter, an aeroplane factory, an anti-aircraft centre and m
6、eeting rooms for the government administration. (5) What happened to the London Underground after World War II? After World War II, more lines were added because more people traveled on the underground. (6) What does it mean when the brochure says that the underground system is user-friendly? It mea
7、ns that many of the lines are linked at many stations. Therefore, it is very convenient for riders to go to different places in the city from any station.FIND THE INFORMATION TO MATCH THE YEAR:Date Event 185418631868 1884 1933 1918-1938 After 1945 1977 CHECK YOUR ANSWERS:Date Event 1854 An undergrou
8、nd railway was decided to be built. 1863 The first tunnels were opened. 1868 The next section of the underground system was opened. 1884 The underground service was provided in the middle of the city. 1933 A public organization was created. 1918-1938 London Transport was expanded.After 1945 More peo
9、ple traveled on the underground and more lines were added. 1977 The last line was added. GO THROUGH THE PASSAGE AGAIN AND FIND OUT HOW MANY PARTS CAN THE PASSAGE BE DIVIDED INTO. Part ParagraphMain idea Part 1 Paragraph 1 Reasons why the first underground in the world was developed Part 2Paragraphs2
10、-4Developments of the first underground before World War II Part 3Paragraph 5 Some unusual uses of the first underground during World War II Part 4Paragraphs 6-7 Expansion and popularity of the first underground system Answers to part D: 1 d2 e3 b4 f5 c6 h7 g8 a ANSWERS TO PART E:1 Underground 2 old
11、est 3 complex 4 1863 5 boundary 6 1977 7carriages 8 user-friendly 9 World War II 10 bomb shelters LANGUAGE POINTSPay attention to the language points in the text. 1. distant adj. far away in the distant past/future: far away in the past or future:distance n. C or U the amount of space between two pl
12、aces:He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day. Does she live within walking distance of her parents?高考鏈接高考鏈接The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.（2004全國全國） A. length B. distance C. way D. space2. choke n. C v. 窒息；堵塞；阻塞窒息；
13、堵塞；阻塞 1). The child swallowed a pen and chocked to death. 2). The roads to the coast were choked with traffic. 3). At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. 4). Children can choke on peanuts.引申引申: chock back 忍住，抑制忍住，抑制 chock up 因激動等說不出話來因激動等說不出話來自我檢測自我檢測During the rush hours the roads are u
14、sually _ up with traffic.A. chocked B. crowded C. blocked D. checked 3. link v. T to make a connection between two or more people, things or ideas:1.The explosions are not thought to be linked in any way. link up: to form a connection, especially in order to work or operate together:2.The organizati
15、ons aim is to link up people from all over the country who are suffering from the disease.3. They linked up two areas by telephone.用法拓展用法拓展:be connected with 與與相接，相接， 和和有聯(lián)系有聯(lián)系 4. honor a quality that combines respect, pride and honesty:a man of honorWe fought for the honor of our country. n. C a rew
16、ard, prize or title that publicly expresses admiration or respect:She received an honor for her services to the community.in honor of sb./ sth. in order to celebrate or show great respect for someone or sth.:a banquet in honor of the president高考鏈接高考鏈接My sister was against my suggestion while my brot
17、her was _ it. (2006陜西陜西)A. in favor of B. in memory ofC. in honour of D. in search of5. permit v. -tt- T to allow sth.:The regulations do not permit much flexibility.+ ing form of verb The prison authorities permit visiting only once a month.+ object + to infinitive The security system will not perm
18、it you to enter without the correct password. 6. order n. U 順序 in order of: 以的順序out of order：雜亂無序 The children lined up in order of age/height.I cant find the file I need because theyre all out of order (= they are no longer arranged in the correct way).Put the files in alphabetical order.高考鏈接高考鏈接Yo
19、u have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of _. (2006廣東廣東) A. date B. shape C. order D. balance 7. refer to phrasal verb: 1) to talk or write about someone or sth., especially briefly 提到，談到In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays.2) If writing or information
20、 refers to someone or sth., it relates to that person or thing: 涉及到，與某人或某事相關(guān) The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors. 8. discount n. C a reduction in the usual price:折扣 They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.They offer a 10 percent discount on rail tra
21、vel for students. at a discount: 打折打折自我檢測自我檢測They sell the sweater _ adiscount of 30 percent.A. on B. for C. at D. withConsolidation exercises The London underground system has the (1) _ of being the oldest and most complex underground system in the world. Before 1850, train services to London had a
22、lready been (2) _, but people couldnt build railways into the city because doing that would cause great (3) _ to many historic buildings. distinction developed damage So many buses were needed to (4) _ people to the city centre, which, however, often (5) _ traffic. This problem led to the developmen
23、t of the underground system. In 1854, Metropolitan Railway Company was allowed to build an underground railway and the first tunnels were opened in 1863. In 1868, the next (6) _ of the underground system was opened by another company called the Metropolitan District Railway. transportchoked off sect
24、ion In 1884, these two companies (7) _ and provided the underground service in the middle of the city. With the development of the (8) _ ways of digging tunnels, the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884, and over the next 25 years, six (9) _ deep underground lines were made. B
25、ut because they were (10) _ owned and far away from each other, traveling on these lines was (11)_.linked up advanced independent separately inconvenient Having seen the situation, Charles Yerkes, tried to improve the system. He bought many of the different lines and setting up the Underground Group
26、. In 1933, a public (12) _ called the London Passenger Transport Board was created, which eventually became London Transport. From 1918 to 1938, the system (13) _ a lot. During World War II, the underground system had some (14) _ uses organization expanded unusual For example, many underground stati
27、ons once (15) _ as bomb shelters. After the war, more lines were added. Now, the network of the underground system includes 12 lines and goes 26 miles out of central London. Three million people travel on the underground every day. Can you imagine what London would be if there were no such underground system?functioned 1. Prepare “Word power”2. Read the passage on Page 130 of the workbook
七年級英語Unit4 The underground in the worldReading課件牛津版選修七
