1) choose to travel by to faraway cities today?

　　2. From your common knowledge, what means of public transport do people usually use in their daily lives? (buses, coaches, trains, the underground, ships, cargo ships, planes, aircraft...)

Step2

1. Fast reading for general ideas:

1. When was the first underground system opened?

2. Why was the Victoria Line important?

3. What did Charles Holden do?

2. Detailed reading for important information

(1) Why was an underground system first developed in London?

(2) What was the London Underground like in 1863?

(3) What did Charles Yerkes do to improve the underground?

(4) What are some of the different things that the underground has functioned as?

(5) What happened to the London Underground after World War II?

(6) What does it mean when the brochure says that the underground system is user-friendly?

Step3 Consolidation

1. Listen to the tape and find the information to match the year.

Date Event 1854

1868