冀教版高中英语Book3 课件-Unit 6课件 Lesson 32.pptVIP

THINK ABOUT IT How do you usually travel to other cities? Talk about your first time taking a train. In the 1700s, many scientists worked on steam engines. In the 1760s, a scientist in England found a way to put steam engines and wheels together. Soon people had a new type of transportation: the steam train. In 1804, the first train engine was born in England. It travelled only about fifteen kilometres in two hours. In 1825, the first passenger railway opened. The Rocket was the most famous early engine. During the 1830s, countries all over the world started to bui