1、Unit 4 The first underground in the worldReading 1Teaching aims: After this class, students will be able to:1. get some information about the first underground in the world;2. know how to get general idea of each paragraph with the help of some key words;3. know how to read tourist brochure;4. use w
2、hat they have learned to talk about the things around themselves. Teaching procedures: Step 1: Lead-in(1) Begin the class by asking students “If you want to get some information about the place where you want to go, what can you do?” Show the picture of a tourist brochure and ask students what a bro
3、chure is used for. (ppt.4)(2) Help students to list information they will get from the brochure of the first underground in the world. (ppt.5)Step 2: SkimmingAllow students two or three minutes to read the first or the last sentence of each paragraph, and then summarize the main idea of each part wi
4、th the guidance shown on the screen. At the same time, ask students to pick out some key words which can help them summarize the main idea. (ppt.6)Step 3: Scanning1. Ask students to read the first paragraph, and help them to analyze the reasons for the development of the first underground in the wor
5、ld. (ppt.7)2. Help students get the information of how the underground developed by filling in the diagram. (ppt.8-9)3. Ask students to answer the following questions so that they can get some details about Charles Yerkes (ppt.10)Who made great contributions to improving the system?Charles YerkesWha
6、t did he do? Undertook improving the system by obtaining ownership of many different lines and setting up the Underground Electric Railways of London.Why did he do so? Travelling on these lines was not convenient, though, as each line was possessed by a different company, many were far from each oth
7、er. 4. Help students to know the unusual function of the underground during the Second World War by doing the multiple choices? (ppt.11)5. Allow students several minutes to find the information in the sixth paragraph and fill in the blanks. (ppt.12-13) After the Second World War, more people travele
8、d on the underground, so the system was _ and more lines were _. This included the Victoria Line which linked with other lines at almost every station. This helped made the system more _.The last line added was the Jubilee Line _ the twenty-fifth anniversary Elisabeth II becoming the queen. Answers:
9、 enlarged, added, user-friendly, in honor of 5. Ask students to read the last paragraph and help them analyze the reasons for the undergrounds popularity. (ppt.14)Step 4: Consolidation Ask four students to come to the front and try to answer the questions raised by others about London underground sy
10、stem. (ppt.15)Step 5: DiscussionHelp the students to compare the London underground and Nanjing underground and then give some suggestions to improve our underground system. (ppt.16)Step 6： Homework1. Finish the exercise D on P52.2. Finish the exercise E on P53. Which of the followings is NOT the unusual use of what was the underground system during the Second World War?A. bomb shelter B. an anti-aircraft centre C. A hospital D. meeting rooms for the government administrationAnswer: C
