Lead inHave you ever read any brochures from a tourist agency?brochures What do you think would be included in a tourist brochure?What might be included in a brochure about the first underground in the world?The first underground in the worldskimming1. When was the first underground system opened?2.Who first linked some of the different lines? 3. What did Charles Holden do? In 1863.Charles Yerkes.He designed many of the new stations built between 1918 and 1938.Read again and answer the following questions1. Why was an underground system first developed in London? Most railway tracks did not go into the London city centre, so buses were required. This increased traffic on the road. The underground system transported more people without increasing traffic on the road.2. What pulled the first carriages? The first carriages were first pulled by steam engines through narrow tunnels.3. What did the American businessman Charles Yerkes do? He bought many of the different lines and set up the Underground Group. 4. What was the underground used for during the Second World War? The underground was used as a bomb shelter, an airplane factory, an anti-aircraft centre and meeting rooms for the government administration.5. What happened to the Underground after the Second World War? More lines were added because more people travelled on the underground.6. Why was the Victoria Line important? It means 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.What happened during the following years?DateEvent1854186318681884An underground railway was decided to be built.The first tunnels were opened.The next section of the ...
