M7U4ReadingThefirstundergroundintheworld编制：王干元审核：高二英语备课组上课时间:________Teachingaims:1.TohelpSsgetageneralideaaboutthetext.2.TomakeSsbecomefamiliarwiththedetailedinformationaboutthetext.3.TohelpSsmasterReadingStrategy.Teachingimportantpoints:1.Howtomakethestudentsunderstandthepassagebetter.2.Howtohelpthestudentsfinishalltheexercises.3.Howtohelpthestudentsdeveloptheircreative,comprehensiveandconsolidatingabilities.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inLondonisanimportanteconomiccenterintheworld.WhentalkingaboutLondon,whatwillcomeintoyourmind?Step2Fast-reading1.Readthefollowingtwospeechesquicklyandanswerthesequestions.Skimthetextandfindthegeneralideaofthepassage.2.Whenwasthefirstundergroundsystemopened?3.WhatdidCharlesHoldendo?4.WhywastheVictoriaLineimportant?Step3Carefulreading1.Readthepassageagainandfindthemainideaofeachparts.PartParagraphMainideaPart1Paragraph____________whythefirstundergroundsystemintheworldwasdeveloped.Part2Paragraph______________oftheundergroundsystembefore______________Part3Paragraph________________oftheundergroundsystemduringWorldWarIIPart4Paragraph_______________________oftheundergroundsystem2.Readthepassageagainandtrytofillinthefollowingform.(nomorethanthreewords)Time1._____________wasapprovedtobebuiltbytheBritishgovernment.22._____Thefirsttunnelswereopened.1868Thenextsectionoftheundergroundsystemwasopenedinthe3.____________.1884Thetwocompanieslinkeduptoprovide4.________inthemiddleofthecity.Thefirstrailwaytunnelunder5._____________wasdug.1890Thefirst6.____________railwaywasopen.7._______TheLondon8.___________wascreated.9.________Manynewstationswereconstructed.197910.________wasopen.Step4ConsolidationFillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothereadingmaterial.TheLondonundergroundsystemhasthe(1)_________ofbeingtheoldestandmostcomplexundergroundsystemintheworld.Before1850,trainservicestoLondonhadalreadybeen(2)__________,butpeoplecouldn’tbuildrailwaysintothecitybecausedoingthatwouldhave(3)________manyoldbuildings.Somanybuseswereneededto(4)__________peopletothecitycentre,which,however,oftencaused(5)_____________.Thisproblemledtothedevelopmentoftheundergroundsystem.In1854,MetropolitanRailwayCompanywasallowedtobuildanundergroundrailwayandtheinitialtunnelswereopenedin1863.In1868,thenext(6)__________oftheundergroundsystemwasopenedbyanothercompanycalledtheMetropolitanDistrictRailway.In1884,thesetwocompanies(7)__________andprovidedundergroundserviceinthemiddleofthecity.Asthebetterwaysfor(8)________tunnelsweredeveloped,thefirstrailwaytunnelundertheRiverThameswasdugin1884,andoverthenext25years,sixindependentdeepundergroundlineswere(9)___________.Butbecausetheywere(10)__________bydifferentcompaniesandfarawayfromeachother,travellingontheselineswas(11)_____________.Havingseenthesituation,CharlesYerkestriedtoimprovethesystem.HeboughtmanyofthedifferentlinesandsetuptheUndergroundGroup.In1933,apublic(12)___________calledtheLondonPassengerTransportBoardwascreated,whicheventuallybecameLondonTransport.From1918to1938,thesystem(13)__________alot.DuringWorldWarII,theundergroundsystemhadsome(14)_________uses.3Forexample,manyundergroundstationsonce(15)__________asbombshelters.Afterthewar,morelineswereadded.Now,thenetworkoftheundergroundsystemincludes12linesandgoes26milesoutofcentralLondon.Threemillionpeopletravelontheundergroundeveryday.CanyouimaginewhatLondonwo...
