Unit4Publictransport.docVIP

M7Unit4 Public transport Teaching aims: Know something about a tourist brochure Grasp the development of the London underground and retell the development of it. Guess the intention of the author Learn how to relieve the traffic jams. Procedures: Step I. Lead-in Name various means of transport. Step II. Reading strategy. What would be included in a tourist brochure? _______of its ____________, including its ______ or _____ 2. Some important_______ concerned 3. Interesting _____ 4. ______________to visit the place for yourself Step III. Reading Activity I. Get the main idea of each paragraph. P1. ___________ for developing underground system. P2. ______________ of the Circle Line. P3. the first railway tunnel under the River Thames and six ____________ lines P4. important _______ P5. __________ _________ during Word War two. P6. _________ after World War II. P7. __________ of the first underground system and _________ to visit the place. Activity II. Divide the article into parts and give the main idea of each part. PartI. ( ) ___________ for developing underground system. PartII. ( ) ___________ of the first underground. PartIII. ( ) __________ of the first underground system and _________ to visit the place. ActivityIII. Detail reading PartI. Reasons: Question: Why was the underground system developed in London? Part II. Fill in the table. Year Event ? An underground railway was approved to be built. 1863 ? 1868 ? The first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug. 1884-1909 ? 1933 ? 1918-1938 ? During W.W. II ? After W. W.II ? ? The last line was added. Part III. Fill in the blank with correct numbers. Today London Underground is a major business, with over ____million passengers traveling a day on ____ lines. It travels as far as ______ miles out of central London. You can travel all over the underground system with just ___ travel card. Activity IV.Retell the development of the first underground in London. Year Event