1、 Learning aims:1.Know about the train history.2.What will the future train be like?Learning important and difficult points:1.The invention of the steam engine,the first steam locomotive,railways and the firstpassenger.2.Who invented the inventions and when did they invent them.steam n.蒸汽engine n.发动机
2、；引擎wheel n.车轮；轮子born v.出生；诞生；产生passenger n.乘客railway n.铁路most adj.大多数的；最多的 adv.最大量；最多数New Wordsstation n.站；所；车站easily adv.容易地standard n.标准；规格speed n.速度per prep.每，每一steam engineHow do you usually travel to other cities?Talk about your first time taking a train.Read quickly and find the answers to the
3、 questions:What happened at that time?Time What happened?in the 1700sMany scientists worked on steam engines.in the 1760sA scientist in England put steam and wheels together,the stream train.in 1804The first train engine was born in England.in 1825The first passenger railway opened.during the 1830sC
4、outries all over the world started to build railways.after 50 yearsMany countries had railways and train stations.1.In the 1700s,many scientists worked on steam engines.在在18世纪，许多科学家从事于蒸汽引擎。世纪，许多科学家从事于蒸汽引擎。“in the+年代年代+-s”表示表示“在在世纪世纪年代年代”。e.g.in the 1760s在在18世纪世纪60年代年代 Most of us were born in the 199
5、0s.我们大多数出生于我们大多数出生于20世纪世纪90年代。年代。work on意为意为“从事从事,致力于致力于;忙于忙于”,后接名词后接名词,代词或动名代词或动名词形式。词形式。e.g.Im sorry I cant go out with you.Im working on my homework.很抱歉我不能和你出去了。我在做我的家庭很抱歉我不能和你出去了。我在做我的家庭作业。作业。2.In the 1760s,a scientist in England found a way to put steam engines and wheels together.在在18世纪世纪60年代，
6、一位年代，一位英国科学家发现了一种把蒸汽引擎和轮子结合的方法。英国科学家发现了一种把蒸汽引擎和轮子结合的方法。way表示表示“方式方式,方法方法”,后面经常跟不定式或后面经常跟不定式或of短语作后置定短语作后置定语。语。e.g.Another way of making new friends is to join a club.另一种交新朋友的办法就是参加俱乐部。另一种交新朋友的办法就是参加俱乐部。He has thought of a new way to deal with that problem.他已经想出了一个解决那个问题的新方法。他已经想出了一个解决那个问题的新方法。3.In 1
7、804,the first train engine was born in England.在在1804年，第一辆动力火车在英国诞生。年，第一辆动力火车在英国诞生。be born出生出生,产生产生,形成形成,born 是动词是动词bear的过去分的过去分词词,be动词常用动词常用was或或were。当表示出生地点或日期时。当表示出生地点或日期时,后面可以接由介词后面可以接由介词in,at或或on构成的介词短语。构成的介词短语。e.g.He was born in Shijiazhuang.他生于石家庄。他生于石家庄。4.People built many train stations to
8、help passengers get on and off the trains easily.人们建造了很多火车站以帮助人们建造了很多火车站以帮助乘客便于上下火车。乘客便于上下火车。to help passengers 是一个不定式短语是一个不定式短语,在句中作目的状语在句中作目的状语,表示修建火车站的目的是帮助乘客。不定式表示修建火车站的目的是帮助乘客。不定式(短语短语)作目的作目的状语是不定式状语是不定式(短语短语)的一个重要功能的一个重要功能,在英语中很常见。在英语中很常见。e.g.I got up early to do morning exercises.为了做早操我起得很早。为
9、了做早操我起得很早。get on/off意为意为“上上/下下(车、船等车、船等)”。e.g.I saw him get on the bus.我看见他上了公共汽车。我看见他上了公共汽车。After you get off the boat,please call me.你下船后你下船后,请给我打电话。请给我打电话。【拓展拓展】get into意为意为“上上(出租车出租车/小汽车小汽车)”;get out of 意意为为“下下(出租车出租车/小汽车小汽车)”。easily为副词为副词,意为意为“容易地容易地”,是是easy的副词形式的副词形式,在句中在句中修饰实义动词。修饰实义动词。e.g.I
10、can finish my homework easily.我能轻松地完成我的家庭作业。我能轻松地完成我的家庭作业。Read the lesson and answer the questions.1Where was the first train engine built?2When did the first passenger railway open?3How fast do todays trains go?4What might future trains be like?Maybe they will have no wheels and ride on air.In Engl
11、and.In 1825.Todays trains can go at about 300 kilometres per hour.The fastest trains can go about 500 kilometres an hour.Listen to the dialogues and tick the correct information.1in 1804 in 1825 in 1830230 kilometres an hour 45 kilometres an hour 54 kilometres an hour3seven seventeen seventy450 kilo
12、metres an hour 500 metres an hour 500 kilometres an hour Complete the dialogue with the correct forms of the words in the box.Tom:Hello John.How are you doing?John:Hi Tom.Im doing well.Have you been to our new _ _？Tom:Not yet.How about you?John:I went there last month.Its bright and beautiful.railwa
13、ystationspeedpassengerrailway stationIts 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：Thats really fast!I hope to ride it soon.passengersspeedRead the passage and answer the questions.Over two thousand years ago，
14、Chinese people invented kites.Kites can fly like birds，but they cant 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
15、.Two engineers，Frank Whittle of the UK.and Hans Von Ohain of Germany，developed the jet plane during the late 1930s.1Who invented kites?2Can kites take people up into the sky?3Where was Frank Whittle from？Chinese people.No，they cant.The UK.1.The car has four _(车轮车轮).2.He often drives at a top s_ on h
16、is way home.3.They have rented(租赁租赁)this house for 2,000 yuan p_ year.4.This bus is crowded with _(乘客乘客)on such a snowy morning.5.The _(发动机发动机)cant start.There is something wrong with it.I.根据汉语或首字母提示，完成下列句子。根据汉语或首字母提示，完成下列句子。enginewheelspeederpassengers1.He was one of the greatest _(invent)in the wo
17、rld.2.Do you know when Henry Fords factory _(open)?3.The movie theatre _(build)last year.4.It isnt easy for the little girl _(carry)the heavy box.5.What _ you _(do)at this time yesterday?II.用所给单词的适当形式填空。用所给单词的适当形式填空。were doinginventorsopenedwas builtto carry1.这座房子是石头建成的。这座房子是石头建成的。The house _ _ _ st
18、one.2.这些发明都是这些发明都是20世纪世纪80年代发明的。年代发明的。These inventions were all produced _ _ _.3.你听说玛丽昨天晚上发生什么事了吗？你听说玛丽昨天晚上发生什么事了吗？Did you hear _ _ _ Mary last night?III.翻译句子，每空一词。翻译句子，每空一词。what happened tois made ofin the 1980sHomeworkThink about the following questions with a partner:What do you know about the railways in China?What is the speed of the trains in China?Which do you like better,a high-speed train or a low-speed train?Why?
