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1、Teaching and Learning Plan for Senior Grade II Designed by Shtsh Checked by SlhM7U4 The first underground in the worldReading (2) Language pointsTeaching aims:1. Make students master some important language points.2. Improve students ability in solving problems.Teaching aids:Multi-media computer, bl

2、ackboardTeaching procedures:Step I Revision Retelling the textStep II Language learningI. However, most trains into London only went to the distant boundary of the city because building railway tracks into the city would have caused damage to many historic buildings.1.句中building railway tracks into

3、the city 是_短語(yǔ)，在because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語(yǔ)從句中作主語(yǔ)。該從句中使用的是_，意思相當(dāng)于if railway tracks had been built into the city, they would have caused damage to many historic building.2. distant adj. far away in the distant past/future: far away in the past or future:拓展：distance： n. C or U the amount of space between two places

4、:He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day. _ Does she live within walking distance of her parents? _高考鏈接The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.（2004全國(guó)） A. length B. distance C. way D. spaceII. Unfortunately, the increased n

5、umber of vehicles on the road choked off traffic, and the roads 1. choke n. C v. 窒息；堵塞；阻塞 1). The child swallowed a pen and chocked to death. _ 2). The roads to the coast were choked with traffic. _ 3). At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic. 4). Children can choke on peanuts.2. choke off

6、 使中斷，停止High prices have choked off demand. _拓展: chock back 忍住，抑制 chock up 因激動(dòng)等說(shuō)不出話來(lái) chock down 哽咽；硬吞自我檢測(cè)： During the rush hours the roads are usually _ up with traffic.A. chocked B. crowded C. blocked D. checked III. Passengers were transported in carriages without windows, which were pulled through

7、 the comparatively narrow tunnels by steam engines.pull through 恢復(fù)健康；完成，做成（十分困難的事）He will pull through his illness soon. _Its going to be tough but well pull through it together. _IV. Sixteen years later, in 1884, the Metropolitan Railway Company and the Metropolitan District Railway linked up and p

8、rovided 1. link v. T to make a connection between two or more people, things or ideas: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:The organization's aim is to link up people from all over the country who a

9、re suffering from the disease. They linked up two areas by telephone.用法拓展: be connected with 與相接，和 有聯(lián)系 V. These new ways of digging accelerated the pace of the London Undergrounds development. 1. accelerate v. 加速;促進(jìn) The bad weather accelerated our departure. 2. accelerate the pace of 加快的步伐The confer

10、ence accelerated the pace of educational reforms.VI. Having seen the situation, a wealthy American businessman, Charles Yerkes, tried to improve the system by buying many of the different lines and setting up the Underground Group.1. 分詞短語(yǔ)Having seen the situation 作_，因?yàn)楸硎镜膭?dòng)作發(fā)生在主句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)作之前，所以用分詞的完成時(shí)態(tài)。又如

11、：Having finished his homework, the boy went to out to play football. _VII. An architect called Charles Holden was responsible for designing many of these stations and they are still in use today.1. be responsible for _Everyone should be responsible for his work. 2. in use _The new version of this di

12、ctionary is not in use yet. VIII. During World War II, when London was bombed, many underground stations functioned as bomb shelters. function as _This big room functions as a meeting room.同義短語(yǔ)：serve asIX. The last line added was the Jubilee Line in 1997 in honour of the twenty-fifth anniversary of

13、Queen Elizabeths crowning.1. in honour of 為紀(jì)念，為慶祝The monument was erected in honour of the soldiers who died for the country. _2. 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

14、admiration or respect:She received an honor for her services to the community.in honor of sb./ sth. in order to celebrate or show great respect for someone or sth.:a banquet in honor of the president _高考鏈接My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was _ it. (2006陜西)A. in favor of B. in mem

15、ory of C. in honour of D. in search ofX. Visit our ticket office and buy one of the travel cards that permit you to travel all over the underground system.1. permit sb. to do sth. _My mother doesnt permit me to go out alone at night.2. permit v. -tt- T to allow sth.:The regulations do not permit muc

16、h flexibility.+ ing form of verb The prison authorities permit visiting only once a month.+ object + to infinitive The security system will not permit you to enter without the correct password.allow與permit的用法區(qū)別1. 兩者均可表示“答應(yīng)”，但permit 通常指上級(jí)、規(guī)則或法令等表示的準(zhǔn)許，語(yǔ)氣較重；而 allow 通常指消極地不加反對(duì)，有時(shí)含有聽(tīng)任或默許之意，語(yǔ)氣較輕。如：These s

17、tores do not permit sales of alcoholic beverages. The nurse allowed him to remain there，though it was not permitted.2. 在用法上，兩者后接動(dòng)詞作賓語(yǔ)時(shí)，均要用動(dòng)名詞形式，而不能用不定式。如：We dont allow / permit swimming in the pool. 但是若其后接有名詞或代詞，須接不定式。如：We dont allow / permit children to swim in the pool.XI. Another feature is that

18、or changed the development can also be referred to.1. refer to 1) to talk or write about someone or sth., especially briefly 提到，談到In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays.2) If writing or information refers to someone or sth., it relates to that person or thing: 涉及到，與某人

19、或某事相關(guān)The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.XII. They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.1. discount: n. C a reduction in the usual price: 折扣They offer a 10 percent discount on rail travel for students.2. at a discount: _I bought a ticket at a discount

20、 and rode the underground three times.自我檢測(cè) They sell the sweater _ a discount of 30 percent.A. on B. for C. at D. withConsolidation exercises1. Fill in the blanks:The London underground system has the (1) _ of being the oldest and most complex underground system in the world. Before 1850, train serv

21、ices to London had already been (2) _, but people couldnt 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

22、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) _

23、and provided the underground service in the middle of the city.With the development of the (8) _ ways of digging tunnels, the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884, and over the next 25 years, six (9) _ deep underground lines were made. But because they were (10) _ owned and far away from each other, traveling on these lines was (11)_Having seen the situation, Charles Yerkes, tried to improve the system. He bought many of the different lines and setting up the Underground Group. In 1933, a public (12) _ called the London Passenger Transport Board was created, whi