1、Welcome,Reading,The first underground in the world,Review of different means of transportation,Steam train,bus,ship,coach,underground,maglev,aeroplane,Lead-in,Among all these means of transportation mentioned above, which can you take in our province? In recent years, Nanjing has got a new means of
2、transportation, do you know what it is? Do you know something about the first underground in the world?,The oldest and thebest undergroundsystem 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 is dev
3、eloped.,1. When was the first underground system opened?In 18632. Why was the Victorian time important?Because it linked with other lines at almost every station, making the system more user-friendly.3. What did Charles Holden do?He is the architect that designed many of the stations between 1918 an
4、d 1938. Many of the stations are still in use today.,Skimming(2),Careful reading,Why was an underground system 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 peo
5、ple without increasing traffic on the road.,2. What was the London Underground like in 1863?The carriages did 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 Underg
6、round Group.,4. What are some of the different things that the underground has functioned as?It has functioned 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 line
7、s were added because more people traveled on the underground.,6. What does it mean when the brochure says 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 a
8、ny station.,Go through the passage again and find out how many parts can the passage be divided into.,Structure analyzing,Structure analyzing,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2-4,Paragraph 5,Paragraph 6-7,The main ideas of the four parts,Part 1 reasons why the first underground in the world was developed. Part
9、 2 developments of the first underground before World War . Part 3 some unusual uses of the first underground during World War . Part 4 expansion and popularity of the first underground system,Development of the LU system before World War II,An underground railway was decided to be built,The first t
10、unnels were opened,The next section of the underground system was opened,The underground service was provided in the middle of the city,Development of the LU system before World War II,A public organization was created,London transport was expanded,More people traveled on the underground and more li
11、nes were added,The last line was added,DISCUSSION,What is your impression of the London underground? Please use your own words to give a description. Old User-friendly Complex Convenient ,Reading strategy: reading a tourist brochure,Key facts of a tourist brochure 1. History of a certain place or an
12、 item, including its dates and years 2. Some important people concerned 3. Interesting facts 4. Persuasive and interesting language,Answers to part D: 1 d 2 e 3 b 4 f 5 c 6 h 7 g 8 a,Answers to part E:,1 Underground 2 oldest 3 complex 4 1863 5 boundary 6 1977 7carriages 8 user-friendly 9 World War II 10 bomb shelters,Homework,Preview language points in the text.,
