Unit4ThefirstundergroundintheworldReading2Teachingaims:Afterthisclass,studentswillbeableto1.furtherunderstandingofthetext.2.understandandusethewordsandphrases:distinction,complex,distant,choke,accelerate.3.beplacedundertheauthorityof…,linkup,permit.4.helpstudentsanalyzethefollowingsentences：1）However,mosttrainsintoLondononlywenttotheoutercitylimits,becausebuildingrailwaytracksintothecitywouldhavedamagedmanyoldbuildings.2）Havingseenthesituation,awealthyAmericanbusinessman,CharlesYerkes,undertookimprovingthesystembyobtainingownershipofthemanydifferentlinesandsettinguptheUndergroundElectricRailwaysofLondon,in1902.5.applythetargetlanguagetopracticaluseandincertaincontexts.Teachingprocedures:Step1AbriefrevisionofthetextTrytohelpstudentstorecalltheinformationoftheLondonUndergroundintheworldinthefollowingaspects:introduction,reasons,development,unusualfunctions,popularity(ppt.4)Step2LanguagefocusPartonethebriefintroductiontotheundergroundDuringthisprocess,teachercanofferrelevantexercisestostudentsandhelpthemmakeasummaryaboutusagebythemselves.Studentsaresupposedtoworkfirstindividuallyandtheninpairsoringroups.1.Pleasefillintheblanksinthetwosentences(ppt.5)☆WelcometotheLondonUnderground,orasitis________known,theTube.☆Ithasthe___________ofbeingtheoldestandmost_________undergroundsystemintheworld.Answers:usually,distinction,complex2.Askstudentstoreadthefollowingsentenceswiththeword“distinction”andchoosethesentencewhichhassimilarmeaningtothatinthetext.(ppt.6)☆Theschoolmakesnodistinctionbetweenmaleandfemalestudents.☆NoonetodaydoubtsYaoMingisabasketballplayerofdistinction.3.Askstudentstoanswertwoquestionsandexplainthemeaningsoftheword“complex”.(ppt.7-8)☆whydowecallitthemostcomplexundergroundsystem?☆Canyouguesswhatthedetectiveissayingtohimself?Answers:NoonetodaydoubtsYaoMingisabasketballplayerofdistinction.Manydifferentpartsarecloselyconnected.MyGod,thecaseissocomplex!ParttwoThereasonsforthebuildingoftheunderground1.Helpstudentstoparaphrasethesentence(ppt.10)MosttrainsintoLondononlywenttotheoutercitylimits,becausebuildingrailwaytracksintothecitywouldhavedamagedmanyoldbuildings..Iftherailwaytracks________builtintothecity,theywouldhavecauseddamagetomanyhistoricbuilding.Sotrainsonlywenttotheplacesthatare_____awayfromthecity.Answers:hadbeen,far2.Helpstudentstofindanotherwordtoreplace“convey”?(ppt.12)Horse-drawnbuses,trams,cabsandcarriageswereusedtoconveypeopletoandaroundthecitycentre.☆Allthisinformationcanbeconveyedinasimplediagram.☆Yourluggagewillbeconveyedtothehotelbytaxi.Answers:expressed,carried3.helpstudentstofillintheblank.Unfortunately,thenumberofvehiclesontheroadcausedunbelievabletraffic________,andtheroadbecamesobusythatnoonecouldtravelanywhere.Thistrafficproblemledtothedevelopmentoftheundergroundsystem.Answer:jamPartthreeThedevelopmentoftheundergroundsystem(ppt.14-23)Helpstudentsfinddetailedinformationaboutthedevelopmentoftheundergroundsystem.Atthesametime,explainsomenewwords.PartfourTheunusualusesoftheundergroundHelpstudentsunderstanddifferentmeaningsbyanalyzingthefollowingtwosentences(ppt.24)☆DuringWorldWarII,whenLondonwasbombed,manyundergroundstationsfunctionedasbombshelter.(L41)☆Whatotherfunctionsdoestheundergroundsystemhave?PartfiveThepopularityoftheunderground1.Helpthestudentslistthereasonsforthepopularityoftheunderground(ppt.26)☆TheLondonundergroundsystemisworkingtotransportmillionsofpeopleasithasdoneformanyyears.☆Threemillionpeopletravelontheundergroundeveryday.☆Thenetworkoftheundergroundsystemincludestwelvelinesandnowgoestwenty-sixmilesoutofcentralLondon.2.Helpthestudentsfillintheblankandexplainthemeaningof“permit”(ppt.26)So,whynottakeatripontheoldestundergroundsystemtoday?Visitourticketofficeandbuyoneofthetravelcardsthat__________youtotravelallovertheundergroundsystem.Answer:permit3.Helpthestudentssummarizetheusageof“permit”byanalyzingthefollowingtwosentencesandlistsomefunctionsofacardofNanjingUndergroundbyusingtheword“permit”.(ppt.27)☆Thisclubdoesnotpermitsmoking.☆Thesecuritysystemwillnotpermityoutoenterwithoutthecorrectpassword.Answers:+ingformofverb,+object+toinfinitiveStep3LanguageinuseHelpthestudentsusethefollowingwordstosaysomethingabouttheundergroundsysteminNanjing.(ppt.28)Suggestedwords:distinction,complex,distant,choke,accelerate,permit,linkup
