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Unit 6 Go with Transportation! Lesson 32 Trains Go Faster! 冀教版　八年级上册 How exciting the passengers were! It was fun to take a train. n. 乘客 Today we will read about the history of trains. Trains weren’t always as they are today. New trains are faster than old ones. Lesson 32 Trains Go Faster! 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. 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. The Rocket was the most famous early engine. Do you know what a railway is? A railway is the special road that trains travel on. During the 1830s, countries all over the world started to build railways. n. 铁路 People built many train stations to help passengers get on and off the trains easily. 上、下车 Early trains were slow by today’s standards. Today’s high-speed trains can travel at about 300 kilometers per hour. When was the first railway born? 2. Why did people build train stations? In 1804. People built them to help passengers get on and off the trains easily. Let’s Do It! Ex. 1. Group work: The history of trains. Discuss in groups. Try to think about which events are the most important ones. Then use short sentences to explain. 1 2 6 3 5 4 1760s-Scientists invented the steam engine. 1804-The railway was born. 1825- 1830s- Now- Future- railway station speed passenger get on and off be born The first railway __________ in England. Today, high-speed trains can have a top ___________ of 500 kilometres an hour. I went to the new _______________ last Sunday. It’s bright and beautiful. It’s easy for ____________ to ________________________ the train. was born speed railway station passengers get on and off Over two thousand years ago, Chinese people invented kites. Kites can fly like birds, but they can’t take people up in