M7U4-the-first-underground-in-the-world

Module7Unit4PublictransportLEAD-INInrecentyears,theundergroundorthemetroinChinaisverypopular.Doyouknowsomethingaboutthefirstundergroundintheworld?ThefirstundergroundintheworldFASTREADINGInwhichcitywasthefirstundergroundsystemdeveloped?Whenwasitfirstopened?Whywasitfirstbuiltthere?Whywasthefirstundergroundintheworlddeveloped?TrainsThenumberofvehiclesroadsOutercitylimitsDamagebuses…causedtrafficjamsSobusythat…MosttrainstoLondononlywenttotheoutercitylimits,because…damage…sobuses…wereused.Thenumberofvehiclescausedtrafficjams,…theroads….Thistrafficproblemledtothedevelopmentoftheundergroundsystem.ReadtheREADINGSTRATEGYandfillintheblanks•Whattypeofarticleisthereadingpassage?AtouristbrochureatouristbrochureaboutaplaceofinterestAbrief_______ofitsdevelopmentdatesoryearsinchronological_____important________whoinfluencedorcontributedtothedevelopmentInteresting____Sentencesthat_________youtovisittheplaceforyourselfhistoryorderpeoplefactsencourageCAREFULREADINGReadthetext,andfinddetailedinformationunderthe4categories.1.thehistoryofitsdevelopment2.Importantpeoplewhoinfluencedorcontributedtothedevelopment3.interestingfacts4.SentencesthatencourageyoutovisittheplaceforyourselfthehistoryofitsdevelopmentCAREFULREADINGPart1•AnimportantwarisusedtomarkthedifferentperiodsofitsdevelopmentBeforeWorldWarⅡDuringWorldWarⅡAfterWorldWarⅡ•Findeventsoftheimportantdatesandyearsintheseperiods•Beforethewar:Matchthedateswiththeevents185418631868188419331918-1938Anundergroundrailwaywasapprovedtobeconstructed.Theinitialtunnelswereopened.Thenextsectionoftheundergroundsystemwasopened.ThefirstrailwaytunnelundertheRiverThameswasdug.Manynewstationswereconstructed.Apublicorganizationwascreated.•duringthewar:some_______usesoftheundergroundIn1945,morelineswereadded,whichincludedthe____________.In1979the______lineaddedwasthe_______________.Recentyears___________peopletravelontheundergroundeveryday.Thenetworkoftheundergroundsystemincludes_________linesnow.VictoriaLinelastJubileeLineThreemilliontwelve•Afterthewar:unusualWhoarementionedinthetext?CAREFULREADINGPart2ImportantpeoplewhoinfluencedorcontributedtothedevelopmentCharlesYerkesCharlesHoldenQueenElizabethPrimeMinisterA.ItwasQueenVictoriawhofirstcameupwiththeideathatanundergroundsystemshouldbedevelopedinLondon.B.ThePrimeMinister,togetherwiththegovernmentadministrationdugthefirstrailwaytunnelundertheRiverThames.C.ManyrailwaystationsinLondon,whicharestillinusetoday,werebuiltbyCharlesHolden.D.ItwasCharlesYerkeswhoobtainedownershipofthemanydifferentlinesandsetuptheUndergroundElectricRailwaysCompany.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutthesepeopleisTRUE?DOfthefourpeople,whodoyouthinkhavecontributedmoretoitsdevelopment?CharlesYerkesCharlesHoldenSomeunusualusesoftheundergroundsystemduringtheWorldWarIIfunctionedasbombsheltersanundergroundairplanefactoryCentrefordirectingthedefencemeetingroomsCAREFULREADINGPart3interestingfactsCAREFULREADINGPart4SentencesthatencourageyoutovisittheplaceforyourselfInfact,itislikeanadvertisement.Similarexpressions:Whydon’tyou…?Howabout…?You’dbetter……“Whynottakeatripon…?”DISCUSSIONWhatisyourimpressionoftheLondonunderground?Pleasegivesupportingdetailsfromthetext.OldUser-friendlyComplexConvenient…FURTHERDISCUSSIONAssumingthatyouareatouristinLondon,doyouthinkthisbrochuregivesyouenoughinformation?IfIweretheauthorofthebrochure,Iwouldliketoadd____________________because____________________________ToknowmoreaboutpublictransportinFranceThedifferenttypesofpublictransportinFranceByWuLingyuHOMEWORKReadthetextafterclassFinishPartDandEonpage52and53.