Lesson 32Trains Go Faster!Check the previewsCheck the previews• How do you usually travel to other cities?• Talk about your first time taking a train.1 Read the lesson and answer the questions.1. Where was the first train engine built?2. When did the first passenger railway open?In 1804,the first train engine was built in England.In 1825,the first passenger railway opened.• 3. How fast do today’s trains go?• 4. What might future trains be like?Today’s high-speed train can travel and about 300 kilometres per hour. Maybe trains will have no wheels in the future, maybe they will ride on the air.TimeWhat happened?in the 1700sin the 1760sin 1804in 1825during the 1830safter 50 yearsRead quickly and find the answers to the questions:Many scientists worked on steam engineA scientist in England put steam engines and wheels together,the steam engine1. What happened at that time?The first train engine was borm in EnglandThe first passenger railway opened , RocketCountries all over the world started build railways Many countries had railways and many train stations2. How fast do trains go?Kinds of TrainsSpeedEarly trainsThe fastest trainsToday’s high speed trainsThe future trains45 kilometres in two hours500 kilometres per hourabout 300 kilometres per hourhave no wheels, ride a air12. Listen to the dialogues and tick the correct information.1. A in 1804 B in 1825 C in 18302. A 30 kilometres an hour B 45 kilometres an hour C 54 kilometres an hour3. A seven B seventeen D seventy4. A 50 kilometres an hour B 500 metres an hour C 500 kilometres an hour3 Complete the dialogue with the correct forms of the words in the box.railway station speed passengerTom: Hello John. How are you doing?John: Hi Tom. I’...
