1、ReadingThe first underground in the worldReview of different means of transportationSteam trainbusshipcoach maglevundergroundaeroplaneLead-inAmong all these means of transportation mentioned above, which can you take in our city?In recent years, Nanjing has got a new means of transportation, do you

2、know what it is?Do you know something about the first underground in the world? Skimming(1)Skim the text and find the general idea of the passage.This article is a tourist brochure about how the London Underground developed. What might be included in a brochure about the first underground in the wor

3、ld?The first underground in the worldSkimming(2) In 1863.Charles Yerkes.He designed many of the new stations built between 1918 and 1938.1. When was the first underground system opened?2. Who first linked some of the different lines? 3. What did Charles Holden do?scanningWhy was an underground syste

4、m 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 was the London Underground like in 1863? The carriages d

5、id not have windows and were pulled by steam engines through narrow tunnels. 3. What did Charles Yerkes do to improve the underground? He bought many of the different lines and set up the Underground Group. 4. What are some of the different things that the underground has functioned as? It has funct

6、ioned as 1. a bomb shelter2. an aeroplane factory, 3. anti-aircraft centre4. meeting rooms for the government administration. 5. What happened to the London Underground after World War ? More lines were added because more people traveled on the underground. 6. What does it mean when the brochure say

7、s that the underground system is user-friendly? 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.Structure analyzingPart paragraphsPart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Paragraph 1Paragraph 2-4Paragraph

8、5Paragraph 6-7The main ideas of the four partsPart 1 (para1)reasons why the first underground in the world was developed.Part 2 (para2-4)developments of the first underground before World War .Part 3 (para5)some unusual uses of the first underground during World War .Part 4 (para6-7)expansion and po

9、pularity of the first underground system Development of the LU system before World War IIdatesevent1854186318681884An underground railway was decided to be builtThe first tunnels were openedThe next section of the underground system was openedThe underground service was provided in the middle of the

10、 cityDevelopment of the LU system before World War II19331918-1938After 19451977A public organization was createdLondon transport was expandedMore people traveled on the underground and more lines were addedThe last line was addedReading strategy: reading a tourist brochure Key facts of a tourist br

11、ochure1. History of a certain place or an item, including its dates and years2. Some important people concerned3. Interesting facts4. Persuasive and interesting languageDISCUSSIONWhat is your impression of the Londonunderground? Please use your own wordsto give a description.Old User-friendlyComplex

12、ConvenientFurther discussionApart from the information mentioned in the passage, what other things do you know about the London Underground?Why was the first underground opened in London instead of in cities of any other European country?Do you know some basic rules to be obeyed on the London Underg

13、round?Dont read over peoples shoulders.Dont stand too close to me.Look before you sit.Let passengers off the train first before you get on. Mind The Gap. Dont talk loudly on the tube.Dont think your bags and suitcases are entitled a seat.Dont throw up on the tube.Shut your legs.If at first your tick

14、et doesnt work, dont try it again.Blank-fillingWhile I went sighting in London, I visited the London _. Like most tourists, I was very interested in it as it is the _ system in the world. It is also very _. I was told that the first part of the underground system opened in _ and it took people from

15、the _ of London to the city _. The tunnels under the ground were very narrow compared to the last line that was constructed in _. When _ first ran in these tunnels, there was lots of _ and _. I think it must have been horrible and damp down there! When I come back, Ill show you the brochure and the

16、album of photos I took there.undergroundoldestcomplex1863boundarycentre1977carriagessmokenoiseAnother problem was that there were a dozen _ lines, which were not linked. This made the system not _ , but now the different lines have been _. The union of the different lines makes traveling on the London Underground much more _. I bought a ticket at a _ and rode the underground three times. It was quite good. Even the stations built in the 1920s were quite _. Another interesting thing w