Unit 4 Public transport Period 2 课件 3

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1、Unit4PublictransportPeriod2课件3ReadingVariousmeansoftransportationLead-inQ:Amongallthesetransportationmeansmentionedabove,whichcanyoutakeinourcity?Q:Haveyouevertriedothermeanswhichdonotexistinourcity?Q:Isthereanyundergroundrouteinourprovince?WhenwetalkaboutLondon,w

2、hatwillyouthinkabout?SomeScenerySpotsinBritainBigBenLondonTowerBuckinghamPalaceTheCityofFogSomeoutstandingpeopleDavidBeckhamQueenElizabethWhenvisitingLondon,youcan…OldfashionedtaxicabTwo-storybusTheoldestandthebestundergroundsystemintheworld:Fastreadingforgenerali

3、deas:1.Whenwasthefirstundergroundsystemopened?2.WhywastheVictoriaLineimportant?3.WhatdidCharlesHoldendo?Checkyouranswers:1.Whenwasthefirstundergroundsystemopened?In1863.2.WhywastheVictoriaLineimportant?Becauseitlinkedwithotherlinesatalmosteverystation,makingthesys

4、temmoreuser-friendly.3.WhatdidCharlesHoldendo?Heisthearchitectthatdesignedmanyofthenewstationsbuiltbetween1918and1938.Manyofthestationsarestillinusetoday.Detailedreadingforimportantinformation(1)WhywasanundergroundsystemfirstdevelopedinLondon?Mostrailwaytracksdidn

5、otgointotheLondoncitycentre,sobuseswererequired.Thisincreasedtrafficontheroad.Theundergroundsystemtransportedmorepeoplewithoutincreasingtrafficontheroad.(2)WhatwastheLondonUndergroundlikein1863?Thecarriagesdidnothavewindowsandwerepulledbysteamenginesthroughnarrowt

6、unnels.(3)WhatdidCharlesYerkesdotoimprovetheunderground?HeboughtmanyofthedifferentlinesandsetuptheUndergroundGroup.(4)Whataresomeofthedifferentthingsthattheundergroundhasfunctionedas?Theundergroundhasfunctionedasabombshelter,anaeroplanefactory,ananti-aircraftcentr

7、eandmeetingroomsforthegovernmentadministration.(5)WhathappenedtotheLondonUndergroundafterWorldWarII?AfterWorldWarII,morelineswereaddedbecausemorepeopletraveledontheunderground.(6)Whatdoesitmeanwhenthebrochuresaysthattheundergroundsystemisuser-friendly?Itmeansthatm

8、anyofthelinesarelinkedatmanystations.Therefore,itisveryconvenientforriderstogotodifferentplacesinthecityfromanystation.DateEvent1854Anundergroundrailway