Unit4ThefirstundergroundintheworldReading1Teachingaims:Afterthisclass,studentswillbeableto:1.getsomeinformationaboutthefirstundergroundintheworld;2.knowhowtogetgeneralideaofeachparagraphwiththehelpofsomekeywords;3.knowhowtoreadtouristbrochure;4.usewhattheyhavelearnedtotalkaboutthethingsaroundthemselves.Teachingprocedures:Step1:Lead-in(1)Begintheclassbyaskingstudents“Ifyouwanttogetsomeinformationabouttheplacewhereyouwanttogo,whatcanyoudo?”Showthepictureofatouristbrochureandaskstudentswhatabrochureisusedfor.(ppt.4)(2)Helpstudentstolistinformationtheywillgetfromthebrochureofthefirstundergroundintheworld.(ppt.5)[Step2:SkimmingAllowstudentstwoorthreeminutestoreadthefirstorthelastsentenceofeachparagraph,andthensummarizethemainideaofeachpartwiththeguidanceshownonthescreen.Atthesametime,askstudentstopickoutsomekeywordswhichcanhelpthemsummarizethemainidea.(ppt.6)Step3:Scanning1.Askstudentstoreadthefirstparagraph,andhelpthemtoanalyzethereasonsforthedevelopmentofthefirstundergroundintheworld.(ppt.7)2.Helpstudentsgettheinformationofhowtheundergrounddevelopedbyfillinginthediagram.(ppt.8-9)3.AskstudentstoanswerthefollowingquestionssothattheycangetsomedetailsaboutCharlesYerkes(ppt.10)Whomadegreatcontributionstoimprovingthesystem?CharlesYerkesWhatdidhedo?UndertookimprovingthesystembyobtainingownershipofmanydifferentlinesandsettinguptheUndergroundElectricRailwaysofLondon.Whydidhedoso?Travellingontheselineswasnotconvenient,though,aseachlinewaspossessedbyadifferentcompany,manywerefarfromeachother.4.HelpstudentstoknowtheunusualfunctionoftheundergroundduringtheSecondWorldWarbydoingthemultiplechoices?(ppt.11)5.Allowstudentsseveralminutestofindtheinformationinthesixthparagraphandfillintheblanks.(ppt.12-13)AftertheSecondWorldWar,morepeopletraveledontheunderground,sothesystemwas________andmorelineswere_______.ThisincludedtheVictoriaLinewhichlinkedwithotherlinesatalmosteverystation.Thishelpedmadethesystemmore____________.ThelastlineaddedwastheJubileeLine___________thetwenty-fifthanniversaryElisabethIIbecomingthequeen.Answers:enlarged,added,user-friendly,inhonorof5.Askstudentstoreadthelastparagraphandhelpthemanalyzethereasonsfortheunderground’spopularity.(ppt.14)WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtheunusualuseofwhatwastheundergroundsystemduringtheSecondWorldWar?A.bombshelterB.ananti-aircraftcentreC.AhospitalD.meetingroomsforthegovernmentadministrationAnswer:CStep4:ConsolidationAskfourstudentstocometothefrontandtrytoanswerthequestionsraisedbyothersaboutLondonundergroundsystem.(ppt.15)Step5:DiscussionHelpthestudentstocomparetheLondonundergroundandNanjingundergroundandthengivesomesuggestionstoimproveourundergroundsystem.(ppt.16)Step6：Homework1.FinishtheexerciseDonP52.2.FinishtheexerciseEonP53.
