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Unit 6
Go with Transportation!
Lesson 32
Trains Go Faster!
掌握词汇:wheel, born, passenger, railway, most, station, standard, speed
接触词汇:easily, steam, engine, per
短语和句型:be born, get on/off
让学生学会用发展的眼光的看待世界。
能读懂描述火车发展史的短文;能向他人介绍火车的发展史。
学习目标
1. When was the first railway born
2. What is the fastest speed of today’s trains
In 1804.
About 500 kilometres an hour.
Lead in
Words and expressions
wheel
born
passenger
railway
most
station
standard
n. 车轮;轮子
v. 出生;诞生;产生(仅用于被动语态)
n. 乘客
n. 铁路
adj.大多数的;最多的 adv.最 n.最大量;最多数
n. 站;所;车站
n. 标准;规格
speed
easily
steam
engine
per
steam engine
standard
be born
get on/off
n. 速度
adv. 容易地
n. 蒸汽
n. 发动机;引擎
prep.每
蒸汽机
出生;产生;形成
上/ 下(车、船等)
Think about it
How do you usually travel to other cities
Talk about your first time taking a train.
Listen and answer.
(1) During the 1830s, countries all over the world started to build ________.
(2) Trains may have no ________ in the future.
railways
wheels
Listening
新课讲授
Time What happened
in the 1700s
in the 1760s
in 1804
after 50 years
Many scientists worked on steam engines.
A scientist in England put steam and wheels together, the stream train.
The first train engine was born in England.
Many countries had railways and train stations.
Reading
1. Where was the first train engine built
2. When did the first passenger railway open
3. How fast do today’s trains go
4. What might future trains be like
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
In England.
In 1825.
Today’s high-speed trains can travel at about 300 kilometres per hour. The fastest trains can go about 500 kilometres an hour.
Maybe trains will have no wheels and ride on the air in the future.
Listen to the dialogues and tick the correct information.
1.□in 1804 □in 1825 □in 1830
2.□30 kilometres an hour
□45 kilometres an hour
□54 kilometres an hour
3.□seven □seventeen □seventy
4.□50 kilometres an hour □500 metres an hour
□500 kilometres an hour
√
√
√
√
railway station speed passenger
Tom: Hello John. How are you doing
John: Hi Tom. I’m doing well. Have you been to
our new ________ _______
Tom: Not yet. How about you
Tom: I went there last month. It’s bright and beautiful. It’s easy for ___________to get on and off the train. It was exciting. The train went really fast. It can reach a top _______of 500 kilometres an hour.
Tom: That’s really fast! I hope to ride it soon.
railway
station
Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of the words in the box.
passengers
speed
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Over two thousand years ago, Chinese people invented kites. Kites can fly like birds, but they can’t take people up into the sky. Hundreds of years later, the Wright brothers made the first successful experiment. A machine carrying a man rose into the sky using its own energy. It was the first plane. Inventors went on to improve planes. Two engineers, Frank Whittle of the U.K. and Hans Von Ohain of Germany, developed the jet plane during the late 1930s.
1.Who invented kites
2.Can kites take people up into the sky
3.Where was Frank Whittle from
Chinese people invented kites.
No, they can’t.
He was from the UK.
1. In the 1700s, many scientists worked on steam engines.
18世纪,许多科学家致力于发明蒸汽机。
(1) in the 1760s 意为“在18世纪60年代”。
in the 1760s = in the 1760's, “in the + 年代的复数或所有格”意为 “在……世纪……年代”。
He was born in the 1950s.
他出生在20世纪50年代。
(2) work on 从事于……; 继续工作,致力于
That teacher worked on in the office until eleven o’clock last night.
昨晚那位老师在办公室工作到十一点。
The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching
outer space today.今天科学家们仍致力于发明到达外层空间的新方法。
Language points
2. In the 1760s, a scientist in England found a way to put steam engines and wheels together. 在18世纪60年代,在英国的一位科学家发明了把蒸汽机和轮子结合在一起的方法。
(1) a way to do sth. 意为“做某事的方法”,也可以用a way of doing sth.来表示。
Do you know the best way to learn Chinese
= Do you know the best way of learning Chinese
你知道学习语文的最好方法吗?
(2) put ... together 意为“把……放在一起”。
You can't put salt and sugar together.
你不能把盐和糖放在一起。
3. The Rocket was the most famous early engine.
“火箭号”是最著名的早期机车。
most〔副词〕最
可与多音节或部分双音节的形容词或副词连用,构成最高级。
Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world.
茶是世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一。
【拓展】① most〔形容词〕意为“大多数的”,只能作定语。most还是many,much的最高级, 意为“最多的”。
Most students like listening to popular music.
大多数学生喜欢听流行音乐。
She has the most friends in our class.在我们班她的朋友最多。
I spent the most time on the first question.
我在第一个问题上花的时间最多。
② most〔代词〕最大量;大多数,大部分;大多数人
He spends most of his time playing computer games.
他把大多数时间用在了玩电脑游戏上。
most〔副词〕最大,最高,最多 表示程度。
What did she enjoy(the)most?
她最欣赏的是什么
Ⅰ. 单项选择。
__________,not every family could buy a car.
A. In 1960s B. In the 1960s’
C. In the 1960 D. In the 1960s
2. —What’s that in the picture
—I think it’s __________engine.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
3. A car is running __________ about 100 kilometres per hour.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
4. The questions aren’t difficult. You can answer them __________.
A. easy B. easily C. easier D. easiest
D
B
当堂检测
C
B
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思写出短语。
1. 蒸汽机______________
2. 出生;产生;形成__________
3. 上/下(车、船等)__________
4. 从事…… __________
5. 全世界_________________
steam engine
be born
get on/off
work on
all over the world
1. Remember the new words and expressions in this lesson.
2. Preview Lesson 33.
Homework