Lesson 32 Lesson 32 Trains Go Faster! Trains are faster! 1In the 1700s, many scientists worked on steam engines. 1.

Lesson 32 Lesson 32

Trains Go Faster! The train is faster!

1In the 1700s, many scientists worked on steam engines.

In the 18th century, many scientists were dedicated to the research of steam engine .

1.1in the 1700s in the 18th century

"in the+ whole decade +-s or ''s"

① When the "year" in the structure is an integer multiple of 100, it means "in the... century".

②"in the+ whole decade +-s or ''s" means "in the century... age".

in the 1760s/1760's was engaged in

1.2worke on in the 1760s, dedicated to it.

1.3steam engines steam engine.

2In the 1760s, a scientist in England found a way to put steam engines and wheels together.

2.1find a way to do sth. Find a way to do something.

2.2put sth. and sth. together combine/assemble something with something.

3Soon people had a new type of transportation: the steam train.

Soon, people had a new type of transportation: steam train.

4In 1804, the first train engine was born in England.

4.1train enginetrain locomotive .

4.2be born, produced, and formed. When denoting the place or date, preposition phrases composed of prepositions in, at or on can be followed.

be born in+place name

She was born in Beijing.

be born on+year, month and day.

I was born on July26,2001

5It travelled only about fifteen kilometres in two hours.

5.1in two hours means "within a certain period of time". But in future sentences, it is usually said to be two hours later, because things have not happened in the future. In the past or the last time, it is usually understood as within two hours.

6 In 1825, the first passenger railway opened.

In 1825, the first passenger railway was opened. 6.1passenger[ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)] noun, passenger, passenger.

passenger railway Passenger railway.

7The Rocket was the most famous early engine.

7.1most usage

① When most is used as an adverb, it is the highest level of many and much. It can form the highest level of adjectives or adverbs with two or more syllables. When using it in conjunction with adjectives to form the highest level, the definite article is usually added before, especially when there is a clear scope of comparison. When

most is the highest, it usually refers to the "most" of more than two, but sometimes it can also represent the "most" between the two.

She helped me (the) most when my parents died.

We heard a most interesting talk about Japan.

②most is used as a noun

i. Most is often used in conjunction with of when used as a noun, and is placed before other nouns as a limited use (the noun should have my, our, the and other qualifiers).

ii. When "most+of+noun" is used as the subject, the number of its predicate verb must be determined based on the number of the noun.

Most of her books were stolen.

Most of her books were stolen.

Most of her books were stolen.

Most like it. Most people like it.

③ is a pronoun, meaning "maximum amount, most, most people."

He spends most of his time playing computer games. He spends most of his time playing computer games.

8During the 1830s, countries all over the world started to build railways.

8.1all over the world, all over the world.

8.2start to do sth. Begin to prepare to do something

start doing sth. Begin to do something

start to do sth. Begin to start doing something

start to do sth. Begin to start doing something. It is a state that is about to be done, but it has not been done yet. And start doing sth something has started, indicating the status of the beginning.

9Fifty years later many countries had railways.

Fifty years later, many countries have railways.

9.1later adverb, later; later; then; then.

10 People built many train stations to help passengers get on and off the trains easily.

People built many train stations to help passengers get on and off the trains easily.

10.1get on/off up/down (car, boat, etc.)

get into/out of up/down car, etc.

10.2 easily adverb, easy to use.

11Early trains were slow by today's standards. Early trains were slow by today's standards.

11.1by today's standards according to today's standards.

by a common standard according to a common standard.

12The Rocket had a top speed of only 45 kilometres per hour.

The maximum speed of the Rocket was only 45 kilometers per hour. Usage of

12.1speed

the speed of……i

have a top speed of the maximum speed of

a top speed top speed

at high/low speed at high/low speed.

at a speed of...

speed up Acceleration; Acceleration; Acceleration; Acceleration

speed limit Speed ​​limit; Speed ​​limit; Speed ​​limit; Highest speed

12.2per hour

13Today's high-speed trains can travel at about 300 kilometres per hour. Today's high-speed trains can reach 300 kilometers per hour.

13.1high-speed trains high-speed trains.

13.2 at about 300 kilometres per hour at about 300 km per hour.

14The fastest trains can go about 500 kilometres an hour.

The fastest train can travel 500 kilometers per hour.

15Maybe trains will have no wheels in the future.

Maybe trains will have no wheels in the future.

Maybe trains will have no wheels in the future.

15.1n the future in the future.

16Maybe they will ride on air.

Maybe they will ride on air.

16.1ride on air to fly/drive in the air.

17 That would be amazing!

That's amazing! The difference between

17.1amazed and amazing:

①amazed adjective, which is very surprising.

amazing Adjective, which is amazing; (especially) surprising (or envious, amazing).

②amazed usage: an adjective transformed from the past participle of the verb amaze, and its meaning is equivalent to that of the verb amaze. That is, "very surprising", especially refers to surprise, enviable or amazing, with the subject being other human beings.

③Amazing usage: It can be used as an attribution in a sentence or as a descriptive term. When used as a predicate, you can also follow preposition phrases, verb infinitives, or clauses caused by that and questioning words, and the subject is something.