徐州三中 马聿新
Brainstorming:
What caused it?
What can we do to solve the problem?
The London
Underground
Divide the text into 4 parts according to the main idea
of each part and discuss in groups.
Part
Para
Main idea
Brief introduction and Reasons
Para 1
for developing the underground
Part 1
system
Part 2 Para 2-4 Development before World War II
Part 3 Para 5
Some unusual uses during
World War II
Part 4 Para 6-7 Development after World War II
1. Role-play
Assuming that you are a guide, give a brief
introduction to the London Underground.
G: Welcome to the
London Underground, or
____
as it is usually known,
the Tube. It has the
distinction
_________ (声誉)of being
the oldest and most
complex
_______ underground
system in the world.
2. Work in pairs:
Make up a dialogue between the guide and the visitor about
the reasons for building the underground system.
the oldest
V: Why did they build __________
complex
and most __________
underground
system in the world?
outer city limits
G: Most trains into London only went to the______________.
would have damaged
Because building railway tracks into the city _________________
many old building.
horse-drawn buses,
V: Why didn’t they use other vehicles such as___________________
________________________?
trams, cabs and carriages
convey people to and around the city centre
G: They were used to _____________________________________,
unbelievable traffic jams
causing ________________________.
3. Read quickly and find the history of the London
Underground according to the time order.
Year
Event
1854
The British government approved
the construction of an underground railway.
1863
The first/initial tunnels were opened.
1890
The first electric underground railway was opened.
1933
The London passenger Transport Board was created.
1918-1938
Many new stations were constructed.
4.Describe the picture
1863 The initial/first tunnels were opened
Passengers were transported in carriages without.
windows, which were pulled through the narrow
tunnels by steam engines.
Because of the smoke from the steam engines, early underground
lines needed large holes leading to the surface at regular intervals,
so that people could get fresh air and would not choke.
5.Which of the following is NOT the unusual use
of the underground system during the Second
World War?
A. Bomb shelter.
B. An anti-aircraft centre.
factory
C. airplane
A hospital.
D. Meeting rooms for the
government administration.
6. Fill in the blanks
After the Second World War , more people traveled on
the underground, so the system was enlarged
________ and more
added The last line added was the Jubilee
lines were _______.
in honour of the twenty-fifth
Line in 1977, ______________
anniversary of Elisabeth II becoming the queen.
The network of the underground
12
system includes _____ lines
26
and now goes _______Miles
out of central London.
Consolidation:
Learn and use
Find the sentences you like in the text and
make your own sentences according to them.
e.g. Welcome to the London Underground.
It has the distinction of being the oldest and
most complex underground system in the world.
My sentences:
Welcome to NO.3 Middle School.
It has the distinction of being one of the best
schools in Xuzhou.
Homework :
Finish D & E on P52-53.
Thank you !