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1、Unit 4 Reading,The first Underground in the World,When we talk about London, what will you think about?,The oldest and the best underground system in the world:,Fast reading for general idea 1. When was the first underground system opened? 2. Why was the Victoria Line important? 3. What did Charles
2、Holden do?,Check your answers: When was the first underground system opened? In 1863. 2 Why was the Victoria Line 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 n
3、ew stations built between 1918 and 1938.,Detailed reading for important information,(1)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. (2)What was the London Underground l
4、ike 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 Underground Group. (4) What are some of the different things that the underground h
5、as functioned as? The underground has functioned as a bomb shelter, an aeroplane factory, an anti-aircraft centre and meeting rooms for the government administration.,(5) What happened to the London Underground after World War II? After World War II, more lines were added because more people travele
6、d 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 any station.,Listen to the tape and fin
7、d the information to match the year.,Check your answers:,Go through the passage again and find out how many parts can the passage be divided into.,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-friendl
8、y 9 World War II 10 bomb shelters,Language points,Pay attention to the language points in the text.,1. distant adj. far away in the distant past/future: far away in the past or future: distance n. C or U the amount of space between two places: He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every
9、 day. Does she live within walking distance of her parents?,高考链接,The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.(2004全国) A. length B. distance C. way D. space,2. choke n. C v. 窒息;堵塞;阻塞 1). The child swallowed a pen and chocked to death. 2). The roads
10、to the coast were choked with traffic. 3). At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. 4). Children can choke on peanuts. 引申: chock back 忍住,抑制 chock up 因激动等说不出话来,自我检测,During the rush hours the roads are usually _ up with traffic. A. chocked B. crowded C. blocked D. checked,3. link v. T to mak
11、e a connection between two or more people, things or ideas: 1.The explosions are not thought to be linked in any way. link up: to form a connection, especially in order to work or operate together: 2.The organizations aim is to link up people from all over the country who are suffering from the dise
12、ase. 3. They linked up two areas by telephone. 用法拓展:be connected with 与相接, 和有联系,4. honor a quality that combines respect, pride and honesty: a man of honor We fought for the honor of our country. n. C a reward, prize or title that publicly expresses admiration or respect: She received an honor for h
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