牛津译林版高中英语选修模块七 模块七第四单元Reading教案-新版

模块七第四单元Reading教案

Reading The first underground in the world

Step 1: Lead-in

T: Have you heard of London?

S: Yes. It’s the capital of the UK.

T: When we talk about London, what will you think about? Can you give me some examples what London is famous for?

S1: The Cambridge University and the Oxford University.

S2: London Bridge.

S3: The heavy fog.

S4: The Big Ben.

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T: Well done, everyone. In addition to these, the underground system in London is also the oldest and the best in the world. Today we’ll learn something about the London Underground.

Step 2: Fast-reading for general idea.

Now let’s come to our books. Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A. While reading, you just need to focus on and identify the information which is needed to answer the questions.

Step 3: Detailed reading for important information

1. Now read the passage again more carefully. After it, you are required to answer the questions of Part C1.

2. In the brochure, the following years indicate the important stages in the development of the London Underground. Listen to the tape and find the information to match the year.

3. Go through the passage again and find out how many parts can the passage be divided into.

Step 4: Practice:

1. Let’s complete Part D.

Find these words in the text and try to guess their meanings according to the context, and then match the new words with their definitions.

2. Please finish Part E.

Zhao Ning wrote an e-mail to a friend to tell him abut her trip to London. Here is part of her e-mail. Complete it using the words in the box.

3. Complete the following passage with proper words or phrases from the article on pages 50-51. Change the form where necessary.

The London underground system has the (1) __________ of being the oldest and most complex underground system in the world. Before 1850, train services to London had already been (2) __________, but people couldn’t build railways into the city because doing that would cause great (3) __________ to many historic buildings. So many buses were needed to (4) __________ people to the city centre, which, however, often (5) __________ traffic. This problem led to the development of the underground system.

In 1854, Metropolitan Railway Company was allowed to build an underground railway and the first tunnels were opened in 1863. In 1868, the next (6) __________ of the underground system was opened by another company called the Metropolitan District Railway. In 1884, these two companies (7) __________ and provided the underground