Module3MyFirstRideonaTrainTheFifthPeriodExtensiveReadingTeachinggoals1.Targetlanguagedowntown,TransrapidMaglev,rail,track,souvenir,reachaspeedof...,ataspeedTravelingataspeedover400kilometersperhour,thetraincancompletethe30-kilometerjourneyineightminutes.P292.AbilitygoalsEnabletheSstolearnabouttheTransrapidMaglevtrainintheworld.EnabletheSstolearnaboutanunusualjourneymadebyChrisJones.3.LearningabilitygoalsEnabletheSstotellthedifferencesbetweenamagneticallylevitatedtrainandanordinarytrain.Teachingimportant&difficultpointsTheadvantagesoftravelingonaMaglevtrain.Teachingmethods:Task-basedreading.Teachingaids:Arecorder,aprojectorandacomputer.Teachingprocedures&waysStepIRevisionCheckthehomework.Asampleversion:ThefirsttimeIwentawayfromhomewithoutmyparentswaswhenIwasfifteen,whenIgraduatedfrommyJuniorMiddleschool.IwentonaholidaytoSichuanwithmyfriends.Onthefirstdaywegotupatfiveo’clock.First,wewenttoLeshan,whereweclimbedallthewayuptothemountaintoseetheBuddha.TheBuddhawasreallyverybig:tallerthanthehighestbuildinginourvillage.Lookingupatthelargeheadanddownatthelargefeetmadeusfeelsosmall.WeiBintookphotosofusstandinginfrontoftheBuddha.Thenextmorning,weclimbedMountEmei.Thereweremanyoldtemplesandtheforestonthemountainthatwasverybeautiful.ThewildmonkeyswerethemostexcitingthingsonMountEmei.Theywerenotafraidofpeopleatall.Inasecondtheywouldcometoyouandtouchyou.Themonkeysreallylikedtotouchmyhair.XiaoHuatookaphotoofamonkeywhichwassittingonmyhead.Themonkeyslookedgentle,buttheycouldbeverynaughty.AsmallmonkeysuddenlyputitshandinXiaoHua’spocket.WeiBintookoutsomepeanutsanditwasfuntoseethemonkeyeatfromhishand.Finally,towardseveningwewereonthewaybacktoChengdu.Wewerealltiredandsleptonthebus,butourtriptoSichuanwasreallyunforgettable.StepIILead-inT:Inthismodule,wehavetalkedalotaboutone’sfirsttrainrideorjourney.Howtotravelhasbecomeahottopicnowadays.Somepeopleliketotravelbytrain,becauseitissafeandcheap.Somepeopleliketotravelbyplane,becauseitisfastandcomfortable,andstillsomeliketotravelbybusbecauseitisconvenient.TodayI’llintroduceanewtraintoyou.Thistrainhasnowheelsandnoengine.It’sfastandcleananditdoesn’tmakeanynoise.Maybeonedayyouwilltravelbyit.DoyouknowwhatIamtalkingabout?NowpleaseturntoP29,youwillgettheanswerafteryoureadthepassage.StepIIICulturalCornerT:Nowreadthepassageandanswerthequestionsaboveit.Youmaydiscusswithyourpartners.Severalminuteslater,theSsreporttheiranswerstotheclass.Sampleanswers:1.Firstofall,theMaglevtrainisfasterthananordinarytrain.Itisahigh-speedtrain.Second,ithasnowheelsandnoengine,ittravelsbetweentwomagnets,butanordinarytrainhaswheelsinavacuumanditmustuseenginetostart.Third,theMaglevtraincauseslesspollutionthananordinarytrain.2.AMaglevtraintravelsveryquicklyandquietly.Norailsandnonoise.T:NexttimewhenyouvisitShanghai,don’tforgettohaveatryonaMaglevtrain.StepIVReadingT:Weknowmanydifferentmeansoftransport.Usuallywetravelbytrain,byplane,bybus,andsomeonetravelsbybike.Canyouimagineatravelonanelephant?Whatwillitbelike?S:Thatmustbefantastic!Iwouldliketohaveatryifpossible.T:Someonealreadydidit.HeisChrisJones.Nowlet’ssharehisexperiences.PleaseturntoP82.Firstlookatthepictureandthetitle,predictwhatitisabout.Workingroupsanddiscussit.S:IthinkitisaboutChris’firstrideonanelephant.T:Wheredoyouthinkthisstorytakesplace?S:InIndia,Iguess,becausetherearemanyelephantsinIndia.Localpeoplealwaysrideonthem.T:Youareright.ItisanunusualjourneythathappenedinIndia.NowreadthepassageandfinishExercises8and9.AftertheSsfinishthem,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.StepVHomeworkT:FinishTASKonP30accordingtotheinstructionsandsummarizewhatyouhavelearntinthismodule.
