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The Tang Poems. Reading Practice. Poems on the Underground. Lead in questions. Where are the people?. What are they doing?. Can you guess our topic today?. Poems on the underground in Shanghai. Poems on the underground in London. Poems on the underground in London.
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Poems on the Underground Lead in questions Where are the people? What are they doing? Can you guess our topic today?
Read the passage and answer the question: What is poems on the underground? Poems on the ground is a project to fill blank advertising space in London trains with poems.
Para.1 Para.2 Para3 Para4 What poems were chosen How the idea of Poems on the Underground was put forward The popularity and the improvement of the project. When and how the Poems on the Underground was officially launched Match each paragraph with its main idea
Choose the correct answers 1. Poems on the Underground was set up by _____. (a) poets and writers (b) commuters and poetry lovers (c) the London Underground (d) people in advertising
2. Poems first appeared in January 1986 _______. (a) at Aldwych Underground station (b) on the platform at Aldwych station (c) in every zone of the underground network (d) in a train which left from Aldwych station.
3. The poems were ______. (a) removed from books and placed in empty advertising spaces (b) taken from all over the English- speaking world and chosen to please everyone (c) those about London by Shelley, Burns, Keats and by the commuters themselves (d) meant to be read aloud and learnt by heart
4. The advertising space and the production costs are now paid for___. (a) by the British Council (b) by the poetry lovers (c) half by sponsors and half by London Underground (d) by London Underground
5. The best place to see the poems is ___. (a) in any train on the network (b) in libraries around the world (c) in trains on the Central Line and between Hammersmith and Piccadilly (d) in some carriages anywhere on the network
1).对…上瘾 be addicted to 2). 剩余的广告空间 a surplus of advertising space 3). 赞成某事 approve of sth. 4). 异口同声地 a chorus of voices 5). 焕然一新 take on a new life 6). 满足…的需求 cater for 7). 和…有关联 have associations with… 8). 在第三个周年纪念 on the third anniversary Language Study 1. Find out the following phrases：
2. They suggestedfilling the blank spaces with poems, for the entertainment of the traveling public. ※suggest做“建议”讲时，后面常跟v-ing形式作宾语；还可以跟that从句作宾语，从句用虚拟语气，结构为： 主语＋（should）＋动词原型 ※ suggest还可以做“暗示，表明”解，后跟宾语从句时，不用虚拟语气。
※翻译下列句子，体会suggest的用法： ＊John suggested going to Shanghai for a better job. 约翰建议去上海找份更好的工作。 ＊My mother suggested that I (should) turn to my teacher for help. 妈妈建议我请老师帮忙。 ＊The smile on the boy’s face suggested that he was happy to give his life to his motherland. 那男孩脸上的微笑表明，他很高兴把自己 生命献给了祖国。
3. They also update the poems every month. ※update v.更新， 刷新，使现代化 The data should be updated once a day. 这些数据应该每天更新一次。 ※up-to-date adj.最新的 对比: This is the up-to-date model 这是最新款式 The model is up-to-date. 这款式是最新的。 You should update the model frequently. 你应该经常更新款式。
4. It catered for all tastes . ※cater for满足…的需要，迎合 ＊Newspapers and TV programs should cater for many different tastes and interests. 报纸和电视节目应该迎合各种人的爱好兴趣 ＊My sister’s restaurant is a great success because it always caters for the need of the customers. 我姐姐的饭馆开得很成功，因为它总能 满足顾客的需求。
5. Hundreds of people correspond with London Underground suggesting poems, or just to say thank you. ※correspondv. (和…)通信/符合/一致(with)； (和…)相类似/相当（to）； ※翻译下列句子，体会correspond的用法。 ＊Your idea corresponded with hers. 你的主意和她的一致。 ＊You should correspond with your uncle in America, advising him to return. 你应该给在美国的叔叔写信，建议他回来。
＊The arms of a man corresponded to a bird. 人的双臂如同鸟的翅膀。 ＊The two scientists has corresponded with each other about the problem. 关于这个问题，这两位科学家有过书信 来往。 ＊I don’t like those whose actions don’t correspond with their words. 我不喜欢那些言行不一的人。
