高中英语模块7第四单元reading课件.ppt

Various means of transport Try to retell the development of the first underground in London. Work in groups of four; Each student retells each part. Unit 4 Public transport When we talk about London, what will you think about? Lead-in The oldest and the best underground system in the world: Unit 4 Public transport Reading The first underground in the world a tourist brochure Fast reading for general idea 1. When was the first underground system opened? 2. What did Charles Holden do? 3. Why was the Victoria Line important? Check your answers: 1When was the first underground system opened? In 1863. 2 What did Charles Holden do? He is the architect that designed many of the new stations built between 1918 and 1938. 3 Why was the Victoria Line important? Because it linked with other lines at almost every station, making the system more user-friendly. Reading strategy What would be included in a tourist brochure? _______of its ____________, including its ______ or _____ 2. Some important_______ concerned 3. Interesting _____ 4. ______________to visit the place for yourself development dates years people facts Encouragement History reading a tourist brochure When Who How Why (dates) (famous people) (events) (reasons) the history of its development Part 1 1868 1863 1854 Event Date decided An underground railway was _________to be built The inital tunnels were________ The next ______of the underground system was opend opend section built by the Metropolitan Railway Company built by Metropolitan District Railway Company 1933 1884 1979 After 1945 1918-1938 provided expanded added The two companies linked up and they __________ underground service in the middle of the city. The first railway tunnel under the River Thames was ______. A public ____________was created. London Transport was____________. More people travelled on the underground and more_________ were added. The las