Unit4ThefirstundergroundintheworldReading2Teachingaims:Afterthisclass,studentswillbeableto1
furtherunderstandingofthetext
understandandusethewordsandphrases:distinction,complex,distant,choke,accelerate
beplacedundertheauthorityof…,linkup,permit
helpstudentsanalyzethefollowingsentences:1)However,mosttrainsintoLondononlywenttotheoutercitylimits,becausebuildingrailwaytracksintothecitywouldhavedamagedmanyoldbuildings
2)Havingseenthesituation,awealthyAmericanbusinessman,CharlesYerkes,undertookimprovingthesystembyobtainingownershipofthemanydifferentlinesandsettinguptheUndergroundElectricRailwaysofLondon,in1902
applythetargetlanguagetopracticaluseandincertaincontexts
Teachingprocedures:Step1AbriefrevisionofthetextTrytohelpstudentstorecalltheinformationoftheLondonUndergroundintheworldinthe