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2019-2020年高中英语Module3MyFirstRiceonaTrain教案外研版必修1I.模块教学目标技能目标SkillGoals▲Talkaboutatriptoatouristspot▲Learnthe-edformusedasadjective▲Learntousepasttensetimeexpressions▲Writeaboutone-sexperiences▲LearntousepoliteexpressionsII.目标语言功能句式TalkingaboutbeingpoliteExcuseme...CouldIborrowyourbikeCouldIpossiblyuseyourdictionaryWouldyoumindifIsathereI’mverysorrybutyoucan’tchangeit.Thefactisthatit’soutofdate.EverydayEnglishTellme...IsthatrightOhIsee.Goodness!Absolutely!Definitely!词汇四会词汇helicoptermotorbiketramdistanceabandonedcamelcassettedesertdiamondexpertmidnightproductsceneryshootsoiljourneytraincircusseasidestadiumfrighteninterviewinterviewereventexhaustedvacuumrailtrack
2.认读词汇eaglekindergartenapartmentcartoondowntownceremonysouvenir
3.词组getongetoffgetoutoflookoutofpassalawduringthedayatmidnightbeshortforoutofdategetintotakeoffnot...anymorereferto语法The-edformusedasadjectiveTrainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies.PasttensetimeexpressionsDuringtheday...Recently...Onenight...Alongtimeago...Ataboutmidnight...重点句子RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.P23WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSpringsrightinthemiddleofAustralia.P23Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts.P23Thesunshonetherewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.P23Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.P23DuringthedayIsatandlookedoutofthewindowandsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.P23OnenightataboutmidnightIwatchedthenightskyforaboutonehour.P23III.教材分析与教材重组
1.教材分析本模块以MyFirstRideonaTrain为话题,通过模块教学,使学生学会用过去时态和表示过去时态的时间短语来描述过去的旅游经历,并掌握有关交通工具和各种地点及活动的用语功能句式要求学生学会如何在生活中使用礼貌用语以及如何在会话中做出回应、表明态度
1.1INTRODUCTION复习和学习有关交通工具的名词和动词,让学生回忆第一次长途旅游的情景,引出本模块的话题
1.2READINGANDVOCABULARY介绍作者第一次在澳大利亚乘火车旅游的经历,详细描写了旅途中的活动和途中的风景,并介绍了Ghantrain的由来
1.3GRAMMAR包括两部分,第一部是动词的-ed形式做形容词;第二部分回忆、熟悉和运用过去时间的表达法
1.4FUNCTION练习乘车礼貌用语的表达法让学生学会在不同场合使用礼貌用语
1.5VOCABULARY列举了表示地点和相关活动的词汇为后面学生描述记忆中的活动打下基础
1.6READINGANDSPEAKING是五篇回忆童年的段落,叙述在童年发生的开心或不开心的故事为后面的写作提供了范文
1.7LISTENING是听一段对一位90岁高龄的电影演员过去经历的采访录音
1.8WRITING要求学生用第一人称写一篇关于回忆童年假期或外出旅游的短文培养学生用英语写游记的能力
1.9PRONUNCIATION通过听一段对话,让学生识别并准确读出句子重音
1.10EVERYDAYENGLISH训练学生根据对方话语做出回应、表明态度的技能
1.11CULTURALCORNER是一篇关于世界上最快的磁悬浮列车的文章,让学生了解这种列车的优点,并说出与普通列车的不同
1.12TASK要求学生利用照片、明信片、纪念品等介绍自己的一次旅游经历
2.教材重组
2.1把INTRODUCTIONFUNCTIONEVERYDAYENGLISHLISTENINGPRONUNCIATION和WORKBOOK中的Listeningandspeaking整合在一起,上一节“听说课”
2.2把READINGANDVOCABULARY设计成一节“阅读课”
2.3把GRAMMAR1GRAMMAR2和WORKBOOK中的Grammar整合为一节“语法课”
2.4把VOCABULARYREADINGANDSPEAKINGWRITING和WORKBOOK中的Speakingandwriting整合在一起上一节“写作课”
2.5把CULTURALCORNERTASK和WORKBOOK中的Reading整合在一起上一节“泛读课”
3.课型设计与课时分配1stPeriodListeningandSpeaking2ndPeriodReading3rdPeriodGrammar4thPeriodWriting5thPeriodExtensiveReadingIV.分课时教案TheFirstPeriodListeningandSpeakingTeachinggoals教学目标
1.Targetlanguage目标语言a.重点词汇和短语Tramdistancehelicopterferryabsolutelyoutofdategetongetoffgetintogetoutoftakeoffb.重点句式P25Excuseme...CouldI...CouldIpossibly...Wouldyoumind...I’mverysorrybut...Thefactisthat...
2.Abilitygoals能力目标EnabletheSstolearnexpressionsofbeingpolite.EnabletheSstolearnexpressionsusedinaflighttravelbylistening.
3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标HelptheSslearnhowtouseexpressionsofbeingpoliteindifferentsituations.HelptheSslearnhowtouseexpressionsaboutflighttravels.Teachingimportantdifficultpoints教学重点和难点Theuseofpoliteexpressionsinconversations.Teachingmethods教学方法Listeningandspeakinginpairsorgroups.Teachingaids教具准备Ataperecorderandaprojector.Teachingproceduresways教学过程与方式StepIIntroductionT:LastyearIwenttoHainanbyplane.Thatwasmyfirsttimetotravelbyplane.Iwasveryexcited.Ilookedoutofthewindowtoseethesightsbelowme;sometimesItalkedtootherpassengerstoexpressmyexcitement.HaveyoueverbeentoHainanS1:YesIhavebeentheretwice.T:HowdidyougetthereS1:Byplane.Youknowit’sfarawayfromherebutitonlytakesabout2hoursifyoutravelbyplane.S2:Iwenttherelastsummerholidaywithmyparents.Wewenttherebytrain.Ienjoyedthesceneryonthewayverymuch.T:Yes.Therearedifferentmeansoftransport.Sometakeshortertimewhilesomearesaferandmorepleasant.Youmaychoosetheonethatwillsatisfyyourspecialneeds.NowpleaseturntoP
21.Therearesomepicturesofdifferentmeansoftransport.Ithinkyouknowmostofthemverywell.Who’dliketoexplainthethreewordsontheblackboardDoyouknowwhatkindofvehiclestheyareWritethefollowingthreewordsontheblackboard.helicopterferrytramLettheSslookthemupintheirdictionariesandtrytogetthemeanings.T:WhatisahelicopterS1:Anaircraftwithlargemetalbladesontopthatspinandliftitintotheair.T:HowaboutferryS2:Aboatthatmakesshortregulartripsbetweentwoormoreplaces.e.g.Thereisnoferryservicetotheislandinthewinter.T:AndtramS3:Alongnarrowvehiclethattravelsalongmetaltracksinthemiddleofastreetandisusedaspublictransportationinsomeplaces.T:Verygood.Nowpleasematchthewordsintheboxwiththepictures.Afewminuteslaterchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.T:Amongthesevehiclessometravelonroadssomeonwatersomeonrailsandalsosomeintheair.Nowpleaseclassifythem.Askonestudenttowritetheclassificationontheblackboard.Onroads:bicyclebustaxiandmotorbikeOnrails:trainandtramIntheair:planeandhelicopterOnwater:ferryT:Quitegood!NowI’dlikeyoutojudgewhatverbsonthescreengowiththesevehicles.Makesentencesbyputtingtherightonestogether.Showthefollowingverbsonthescreen.getongetoffgetintogetoutofridedrivetakeofflandtakeSamplesentences:
1.IgotonthebusatXiayuanbusstationandgotoffatDananmenbusstation.
2.Irodethebicycledowntowntovisitoneofmyfriendslastweekend.
3.Hurryup!Theplanetakesoffatfiveo’clock.Youaregettinglate.
4.Hegotoutofhiscartoseewhathappenedatthecrossroad.
5.Hedrivestoworkeveryday.
6.TheplanelandedonHongqiaoairportafter10hours’flight.
7.Igotuplatethismorningandhadtotakeataxitomyoffice.StepIIListeningFirstofallgettheSstoguesstheanswerstothequestionsinActivity1onP
27.Thenletthemlistentothetape.Forthefirsttimeletthemlistencarefullyandgetthegeneralidea.Forthesecondtimeletthemanswerthequestionsaccordingtowhattheyhear.T:NowletusturntoListening.Inthisparta90-year-oldsilentmovieactresswasinterviewedabouthercareerandherlife.ShewasborninEnglandbutwenttoAmericatomakefilmsinthe1930s.Firstlet’slookatthequestionsinActivity1onP
27.I’llgiveyou3minutestodiscusswithyourpartnerstoguesstheanswerstothesequestions.HaveyougotitSs:Yes.ThreeminuteslatertheSsgivedifferentanswers.T:AreyouranswersrightNowlistentothetapeandcheckyouranswers.ThenfinishActivity
2.ChecktheanswerstoActivity2withthewholeclass.StepIIIListeningandSpeakingT:Nowlet’sturntoP
83.Youaregoingtohearapersondescribinghisjourney.Beforeyoulistentothetapelookatthepictures.Guesswhathappenedduringhisjourneyandthentrytonumberthepictures.TheSsreadthepicturescarefullyandthinkaboutthestory.Thenplaythetapeforthefirsttime.T:OKnowyoumusthaveageneralideaofthestory.WhatwashisjourneylikeDidheenjoyhisjourneySs:Hisjourneywasterriblybad.T:Right.Hereallyhadabadexperience.Let’slistentoitagainandnumberthepictures.Playthetapeagainthenchecktheanswers.T:LookatthephrasesinExercise12P
84.Workinpairsandtelltheman’sstorybyusingthesephrases.ShowthefollowingphrasesonthescreenandasktheSstoretelltheman’sstoryinthefirstperson.tookatrainbrokedownrushhourtrafficjammissedtheplanegotonanotherflightbadweatherlandedinBangkokarrived12hourslateAsampleversion:I’llneverforgetthefirsttimeItookalong-distanceflight.FirstofallItookatrainfrommyhometoLondonairport.Butthetrainbrokedown.IwasafraidofmissingtheplanesoItookataxitotheairport.Itwasrushhourandthetaxigotstuckinatrafficjam.WhenIfinallygottotheairportImissedtheflightbytenminutes.IhadtowaitforanotherflighttoSingapore.UnfortunatelyafterIwaitedforthreehoursintheairporttheairlinecancelledthatflight.IfinallygotonaflighttoSingaporebutbecauseofbadweathermyplanelandedinBangkokairport.WehadtositintheplaneatBangkokairport.IttookoffagainthreehourslaterandIfinallyarrivedinSingapore12hourslater.StepIVPronunciationT:DoyouknowwordstressinsentencesGenerallyspeakingwordstressmeansinasentencesomewordsarestressedandtheothersarenotstressed.Forexamplenounsverbsandadjectivesareusuallystressedinasentencebutpronounsarticlesandprepositionsarenotstressedinasentence.Nowlistentothetapeandunderlinethewordswhicharestressed.TheSslistenandunderlinethewords.T:Nowreadafterthetapeandpayspecialattentiontowordstress.StepVFunctionLettheSsreadtheconversationbetweenaticketinspectorandapassengeronatrain.ThenanswerthequestionsinActivity2onP
25.Afterthatusepoliteexpressionstorewritetheconversation.T:TurntoP24readtheconversation./NowwouldyoupleaseturntoP24andreadtheconversationAnydifferencebetweenthetwoexpressionsIjustusedWhichsoundsmorepoliteandfriendlySs:Thesecondexpressionsoundsmorepoliteandfriendly.T:Youareright.Don’tforgettousepoliteexpressionswhenyoutalktoothers.NowwouldyoupleasereadtheconversationbetweenaticketinspectorandapassengeronatrainAfteryoureaditdiscussthequestionsinActivity
2.Afewminuteslater.T:WhowouldliketoanswerthefirstquestionS1:Letmetry.Heisveryrudeandimpolite.T:ThesecondquestionS2:Wemayuseexpressionssuchas“MayIhaveyourticketplease”tochangeit.T:Youareright.Therearemanyotherexpressionsthatcanbeusedtoexpresspoliteness.LookattheexpressionsinActivity
3.Usethemtorewritetheconversationbetweentheticketinspectorandthepassenger.Asampledialogue:Ticketinspector:ExcusemecouldIseeyourticketPassenger:PardonTicketinspector:WouldyoumindshowingmeyourticketPassenger:I’msorryIdon’tunderstand.Ticketinspector:WouldyoumindifIsawyourticketPassenger:Ohhereyouare.Ticketinspector:I’mverysorrybutthisisanoldticket.Passenger:PardonTicketinspector:Thefactisthatit’soutofdate.It’samonthold.Passenger:Ohsorrythat’stheticketIusedlastweek.Ticketinspector:Where’syourticketPassenger:Hereitis.Ticketinspector:Right.T:NowlookatActivity4maketheconversationlongerbyusingmoreofthequestionslistedbelow.Workinpairs.Onepairwillbeaskedtoactoutyourconversation.Asampleconversation:Passenger:IsitpossibletoopenthewindowIneedsomefreshair.Ticketinspector:Sureletmedoit.Passenger:WouldyoumindtellingmewhereIchangetogettothenearestairportTicketinspector:Youmaygetoffatnextstationandtakethebusthere.Passenger:Thankyouverymuch.Ticketinspector:Youarewele.Enjoytherestoftheday!StepVIEverydayEnglishForEverydayEnglishenabletheSstolearnthewaysofrespondingtoaspeakerandshowinginterestinconversation.ThenletthempletetheconversationinActivity2onP28withtheexpressionsinthebox.T:Wehavelistenedtoaninterviewwithamovieactress.Intheinterviewthespeakersusedtheexpressionsinthebox.DoyourememberWhydoestheinterviewerusetheseexpressionsAnybodyS1:InmyopinionthefirstexpressionisafriendlywayofintroducingaquestionwhiletheotherthreearewaysofrespondingtoMary’sanswers.T:WhataboutMaryWhydoessheusetheseexpressionsS2:Maryusestheexpressionstoshowthatsheisveryenthusiastic.T:Exactly.NowfinishActivity2onP
28.ChecktheanswerswiththewholeclassaftertheSsfinishit.StepVIIHomeworkDoExercises4and5onP
80.PreviewtheReading:MyFirstRideonaTrain.TheSecondPeriodReadingTeachinggoals教学目标
1.Targetlanguage目标语言a.重点词汇和短语abandoneddesertcolorfulfarmfieldsseasidesoildiamondmidnightsceneryshootjourneygetoutofbeshortforrefertob.重点句式P23Wegotonin...andwegotoffin...rightinthemiddleofAustralia.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwere...DuringthedayIsatandlookedoutof...andsometimestalkedto...
2.Abilitygoals能力目标EnabletheSstodescribethefirstrideexperienceintheirlife.
3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标HelptheSslearnhowtoexpressthefirstrideexperienceintheirlife.Teachingimportantpoints教学重点DealwiththequestionsinActivity4onP
24.Teachingdifficultpoints教学难点EnabletheSstofindthecluesofthewriter’sfirstrideonatrain.Teachingmethods教学方法Askingandansweringactivityreadinganddiscussing.Teachingaids教具准备Ataperecorderaprojectorandaputer.Teachingproceduresways教学过程与方式StepIRevisionGreettheclassasusualandcheckthehomework.StepIILead-inT:Asweknowwiththedevelopmentoftourismtravelbeesveryconvenientandithasbeeaveryimportantpartinpeople’slife.Manypeopletraveleverywhereduringtheholiday.TodayI’lltakeyoutoabeautifulcountry—Australia.ShowthepicturesaboutAustraliaonthescreen.AsktheSstosayoneortwosentencesaboutAustralia.ThenaskthemsomequestionsaboutAustralia.T:BoysandgirlsnowpleaselookatthethreepicturesandsaysomethingaboutAustralia.S1:AustralialiesintheSouthPacificOcean.S2:TheflagshowstheUKflagandalargestarwithsevenpoints.TheotherstarsontheflagrepresenttheSouthernCross.S3:Australiaistheonlycountryintheworldthatcoversanentirecontinent.S4:ThemostfamousanimalistheKangaroo.IthasbeethesymbolofAustralia.S5:Australiahasmoresheepthanpeoplesoitisacountrybuiltonthebacksofsheep.T:Quiteright.NowI’dlikeyoutoanswerthefollowingquestionsonthescreen.Afteransweringthesequestionsyou’lllearnmoreaboutAustralia.Showthefollowingquestionsonthescreen:
1.HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia
2.What’sthecapitalcityofAustralia
3.WheredoyouthinkmostofthePeopleliveinthecentralpartofthecountryoronthecoast
4.Whatdoyouthinkthecentralpartofthecountryislike
5.WhatAustraliananimalsdoyouknowaboutSampleanswers:
1.About19million.MostofAustraliansliveinthesixmajorcitiesaroundthecoast.
2.ThecapitalcityofAustraliaisCanberra.
3.Becausetwothirdsofthecountryisdryanddesertmostofthepeopleliveonthecoast.
4.Ithinktherearemanyfarmsinthecentralpartofthecountrywherefarmersraisesheepandcattle.
5.InAustraliathemostfamousanimalsarekangaroosandkoalabears.Therearealsomanyvarietiesofparrotsandover140differenttypesofsnakes.StepIIIReadingT:Beforewereadthetextlet’slookatthewordsinActivity2onP
22.Matchsomeofthewordsintheboxwiththe6definitions.Ifyouarenotsureyoucanturntoyourdictionaryforhelp.ChecktheanswersaftertheSsfinishit.T:LookatthepictureonP
23.WhereisthetrainheadingAndwheredoesthestorytakeplaceNowreadthepassagequicklyandgetageneralideaaboutit.Afewminuteslater.T:What’sthepassageaboutS1:It’saboutAlice’stravelingtothecentralpartofAustralia.Itwasherfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Shedescribedherjourneyandthesceneryshesawontheway.T:Youarequiteright.NowpleasereadthetextagainandfindtheanswerstothequestionsinActivity4onP
24.Sampleanswers:
1.RecentlyAlicetraveledonalong-distancetrain.
2.HerdestinationwasthecentralpartofAustralia.
3.Thescenerywasnotthesameduringthewholejourney.Forthefirstfewhundredkilometersofthejourneythescenerywascolorful;afterthatitwasdesert;andthentheysawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltlongtimeago.4ShereadbooksandlistenedtoherChinesecassetteswhileshewasonthetrain.
5.TheAustraliansusedcamelstotraveltothecentralpartofthecountry.
6.Theydon’tusecamelstodelivergoodsnow.Theyuserailwayinstead.T:Allofyoudidagoodjob.DoyoustillrememberthepassageweheardinlastperiodItwasabouttheman’sfirstlong-distanceflight.Ss:Yes.ThemaninthepassagecameacrossmanykindsofbadthingsonthewaytoSingaporefromtheverybeginningtotheend.Whenhefinallyreachedthedestinationitwasl2hourslater.Sohefeltthejourneywasveryboring.T:Verygood.Fortoday’sreadingpassagewhatdidthewriterthinkofherfirstjourneyDidsheenjoyherselfduringthejourneySs:Thewriter’snameisAliceThompson.Shethoughtherfirsttrainridewaswonderful.Soshehadagoodtimeduringthejourney.StepIVListeningandExplanationThisprocessismeanttoimprovetheSs’pronunciationandsolvesomelanguagepoints.T:Wehavegotthegeneralunderstandingofthepassage.NowI’llplaythetapeforyoulistencarefullyandimitatethepronunciationandatthesametimepayattentiontothesentencesthatyoudon’tunderstand.WalkaroundtheclassroomtoseeiftheSsneedhelp.T:DoyouhaveanyquestionsS:Idon’tunderstandthissentence“Suddenlyitlookslikeaplacefromanothertime”.T:Thissentencemeanssuddenlyitlooksasiftheplacechangedintoanotherplacefromanothertime.Here“looklike”meanshavingtheappearanceofsborsth.Forexample:Itlookslikerain.Orwecansay:Itlooksasifitisgoingtorain.LettheSspayattentiontothedifferentusagesoflook.Showthefollowingonthescreen.Shelookedbutsawnothing.Shelookedattheactorcuriously.WholookedafterthebabywhenhermotherwasworkingMrsLilookedaroundtheclassroomtoseewhowasabsent.FatherlookedinthenewspapertoseewhatwasonatthePeople’sGrandHall.Thetravelerlookedintothedistanceandfinallysawacaring.Lookingintothefuturewearefullofconfidence.WhyareyoulookingoutofthewindowfromtimetotimeWhatareyoulookingforWearelookingforwardtohearingfromyou.WhyareyoualwayslookingbackLookforwardandyouwillhaveamuchbetterlife.Shelookscheerfulandhealthy.S:Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts.Whatdoes“great”heremeanT:“Great”heremeans“delicious”.Forexample:Yesterdaytheyateagreatmealcookedbytheirmother.S:Canyoutellmewhat’sthedifferencebetween“beshortfor”and“beshortof”T:“Beshortfor”meansservingasanabbreviationofsth.While“beshortof”meansnothavingmuchorenoughofsth;lackingsth.Forexample:“Ben”isusuallyshortfor“Benjamin”.Chinaisshortofarableland.AreyouclearSs:Yes.T:AnyquestionsSs:No.T:OK.Somuchforlanguagepoints.NextwhowouldliketosummarizethewritingstyleofthepassageS:Iwilltry.Ithinkthispassageisatravelnote.AtthebeginningofthepassagethewritertellswhenandwheretheirtraveltookplaceandthenshedescribesthesceneryallthejourneyandatlastsheexplainstheoriginofGhantrainandmeansoftransportfortravelingalongdistanceinthepast.StepVDiscussionInthisprocessdividetheSsintofourgroupsonequestionfortwogroups.Showthetwoquestionsonthescreen.Questions:
1.WhatsortofpeopledoyouthinktravelontheGhantrain
2.WhatkindoftownsandvillagesdoyouthinkthetrainpassedT:NowboysandgirlsareyoureadyfordiscussingthetwoquestionsonthescreenQuestion1forGroup1andGroup
2.S1:WethinkyoungstudentswhoarehavingaholidaytravelontheGhantrain.Theyliketravelingonthetrain.Ontheonehandasstudentstheydon’thaveenoughmoney.Travelingonatrainismuchcheaperthantravelingonaplane.Ontheotherhandtravelingonatrainisrelativelysaferthantravelingonothervehicles.S2:InouropinionagroupofChinesetouriststravelontheGhantrain.TheywanttoseeAustralia.Onthetraintheycanenjoythecolorfulsceneryontheway.BesidestravelingonthetrainisveryfortableandtheycanalsotalktootherpassengersonthetraintoimprovetheirspokenEnglish.T:Verygood.Question2forGroup3andGroup
4.S3:WeconsiderthatthetownsandvillagesthetrainpassedarewildbecausethecentralpartofAustraliaisdesertandtherearenopeoplelivingthere.S4:Wedon’tagreewiththem.Inouropinionmaybesomevillagesandtownsareabandonedbuttheseshouldbeinthemiddle.AlicetravelsfromSydneywhichisonthecoast.Sotheremustbeprosperoustownsandvillagesontheway.T:Allofyoudidagoodjob.Maybesomestudentshavedifferentideas.That’sOK.YoumaysearchontheInternettogetmoreinformationafterclass.Travelingistoexperienceandtolearnmoreaboutotherpartsoftheworldandpeoplewhoareleadingaquitedifferentlife.Tourismasoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcenturyprovidespeoplewithgreatopportunitiestoseeeverythingallovertheworld.Ithasbeealifestyleforsomepeopleandtheglobaltravelhasputitinthespotlight.Onedaywhenyouhavethechancetotravelabroaddon’tforgettowriteatravelnoteandshareitwithyourclassmates.StepVIHomework
1.Retellthepassagein100wordsusingthethirdpersonform.
2.Findthesentenceswhichcontainthe-edforminthepassage.TheThirdPeriodGrammarTeachinggoals教学目标
1.Targetlanguage目标语言a.重点词汇和短语abandonedrecentlymidnightb.语法The-edformandpasttensetimeexpressions.
2.Abilitygoals能力目标EnabletheSstolearnthe-edformusedasadjectiveandpasttensetimeexpressions.
3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标HelptheSslearnhowtousethe-edformasadjectiveandpasttensetimeexpressions.Teachingimportantpoints教学重点Explainthe-edformusedinthepassage.Teachingdifficultpoints教学难点HelptheSslearnhowtousethe-edformthroughpractice.Teachingmethods教学方法Explainingandpracticing.Teachingaids教具准备Aprojectorandaputer.Teachingproceduresways教学过程与方式StepIRevisionT:Goodmorning/afternoonclass!YesterdaywelearnedapassageaboutMyFirstRideonaTrain.NowI’dlikeyoutoretellthepassage.Who’dliketohaveatryS:Letmetry.AliceThompsonwhoesfromSydneyhadherfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.HerdestinationwasAliceSpringsrightinthemiddleofAustralia.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Sheenjoyeddifferentsceneryontheway.Shewasveryexcitedandquiteenjoyedthejourney.Duringthejourneyshealsolearnedsomeknowledge.SheknewwhythetrainwascalledtheGhanandthatcamelsusedtobethemainmeansoftransportfortravelingalongdistanceinthepast.T:Quitegood.Nowpleaseshowmethesentencesthatcontainthe-edforminthepassage.S:Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies.T:Verygood.Inthisperiodwe’lllearnanewgrammar—the-edformusedasadjective.StepIIThe-edformShowtheabovethreesentencesonthescreen.T:Nowlookatthesethreesentencesonthescreen.Trainedabandonedandcookedareadjectivesbuttheyarealsopastparticiplesofverbs.WhataretheinfinitivesoftheverbsS:Trainabandonandcook.T:Lookattheorderofthesewords.Thefirstoneisnoun+adjective.WhatisthewordorderoftheothertwowordsS:Theyarebothadjective+noun.T:WhyaretheydifferentWhyisit“mealscookedbyexperts”andnot“cookedmealsbyexperts”AnyideasSs:No.T:Don’tworry.I’llexplainittoyou.Whenweusepastparticipleasattributeifitisasinglewordweputitbeforethenounbutifthiswordisfollowedbysomephrasessuchasadverbialphrasesorprepositionalphrasesetc.weputitbehindthenoun.AreyouclearSs:Yes.T:I’llgiveyoumoresentences.Lookatthefollowingsentencesonthescreen.Findoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthem.Showthefollowingsentencesonthescreen.
1.a.Trainedstudentswonthematch.b.StudentstrainedbyMrGaowonthematch.
2.a.Thisisthefinishedhomework.b.ThisisthehomeworkfinishedbyLiKang.
3.a.Isawapaintednewhouseinthedistance.b.Isawanewhousepaintedwhiteinthedistance.S:Inthe“a”sentencesthe-edform:trainedfinishedandpaintedareallputbeforenouns.Inthe“b”sentencesallofthe-edformareputbehindnounsbecausetheyarefollowedbyphrases.T:Youareright.Nowtrytogivemoresentenceswiththe-edform.Ss:Let’sgotothebookstoreopenedlastmonth.Idon’tliketogotosupermarketscrowdedwithshoppers.Thethreeinjuredstudentsweresenttohospital.Tomcan’tgotoschoolbecauseofhisbrokenleg.T:Youdidagoodjob.Let’sdomorepractice.TurntoP79andfinishExercises1and
2.Afterawhilechecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.T:Nowlookatthescreenparethe-edformwiththe-ingformofverbs.Showthefollowingpracticeonthescreen.a.ThemandisturbingtheotherworkersiscalledJamesSmith.ThemandisturbedbytheotherworkersiscalledJamesSmith.b.TheteenagersdiscussingtheeventintheTVtalkshowwereallschoolchildren.TheteenagersdiscussedintheTVtalkshowwereallschoolchildren.c.Thedriverinformingusoftheaccidentquithisjobaweeklater.Thedriverinformedoftheaccidentquithisjobaweeklater.d.IhadalreadymetthemaninterviewingmebeforeIcamehere.IhadalreadymetthemaninterviewedbythebossbeforeIcamehere.e.DoyouhappentoknowthehostpresentingtheprofessorDoyouhappentoknowthehostpresentedbytheprofessorLettheSsparethedifferencesbytranslatingthemintoChinese.T:Onemorepracticeforyou.TranslatethefollowingChinesephrasesintoEnglishusingthepastparticipleformofverbs.Showthefollowingonthescreen.A.一本受到好评的书籍B.一头落入陷阱的动物C.一条参考答案D.一次徒劳的旅行E.一个男女生混合组F.一个分裂的国家G.一尊雕像H.一条洪水淹没的街道I.一块犁过的田地J.一次有导游的旅行Sampleanswers:A.avaluedbookB.atrappedanimalC.asuggestedanswerD.awastedjourneyE.amixedgroupF.adividedcountryG.acarvedfigureH.afloodedstreetI.aploughedfieldJ.aguidedtripStepIIIPasttensetimeexpressionsIntheprocessasktheSstoreadMyFirstRideonaTrainagainandfindpasttensetimeexpressionsthenfinishActivity2inGrammar2onP27andExercise3onP
80.T:Nowlet’sgobacktoMyFirstRideonaTrainagainandlistthepasttensetimeexpressionsinit.Severalminuteslater.T:HaveyoufinishedWho’dliketowritethemontheblackboardVolunteerAstudentwritesthefollowingexpressionsontheblackboard.Duringtheday...Onenight...Ataboutmidnight...Alongtimeago...Ahundredandfiftyyearsago...In
1925...T:Theseexpressionsareusedwhenwedescribepastexperiences.NowturntoP27andpletethesentencesinActivity2withsimilartimeexpressions.ChecktheanswersaftertheSsfinishit.ThenletthemdoExercise3onP80andchecktheanswers.StepIVHomework
1.Makefivesentencescontainingthe-edform.
2.Writeashortpassageusingpasttensetimeexpressions.TheFourthPeriodWritingTeachinggoals教学目标
1.Targetlanguage目标语言a.重点词汇和短语cinemacircusseasidestadiumfrightenkindergartentheatreunusualfantasticwonderfulrideabicycleseeafilmlearntodrawplaysportsreadicbooksmeetbestfriendsb.重点句式Isaw...forthefirsttimewhenI...P26Iremembertheday...P26Iwillneverforgetmyfirstvisitto...P26ItwasthebesttripIcanremember!P84ThefirsttimeI...waswhenI...P
842.Abilitygoals能力目标EnabletheSstalkabouttheirchildhoodmemories.EnabletheSstowriteapassageaboutanunusualtravelexperience.
3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标HelptheSslearnhowtowriteaparagraphaboutapastjourneyortrip.Teachingimportantdifficultpoints教学重点和难点EnabletheSstousepasttimeexpressionsintheirwriting.Teachingmethods教学方法Readingspeakingandguidedwriting.Teachingaids教具准备Arecorderaprojectorandaputer.Teachingproceduresways教学过程与方式StepIGreetingandRevisionT:Goodmorning/afternoonboysandgirls.Firstshowmeyoursentenceswiththe-edformplease.AnyvolunteerS:a.Thetelegramsentbymysisterbroughtmethegoodnews.b.TheyareexperiencededitorsinEnglishWeekly.c.Someusedtextbooksweregiventothechildreninthecountryside.d.ThearticlesprintedbyLiMingareexcellent.e.Tenhousewivesinterviewedabouttheproductsaidtheylikedit.T:Verygood.Nowlet’schecktheotherhomework.I’llasksomeofyoutopresentyourpassagestotheclass.Ss:...Asampleversion:AfewdaysagoItraveledbybustomeetafriendofminewhonowlivesinanothercity.ThatmorningIgotupveryearlyandafterhavingawashIhurriedtothebusstation.Luckilytherewerestillsomeseatsleft.Iboughttheticketandseatedmyselfinthebus.IlistenedtomyMP3andexpectedthebustostart.Atlastthebuswasonitsway.Ilookedoutofthewindowandenjoyedthesceneryontheway.SometimesItalkedwithotherpassengersaboutthechangestakingplaceintheseyears.AfterabouttwoandahalfhoursIreachedmydestination.Isaidgoodbyetoothersandgotoffthebus.StepIIReadingandSpeakingLettheSsread5people’schildhoodmemoriesandtellwhethertheirmemoriesarehappyorunhappyT:Childhoodhasbeenpartofourmemories.DoyoustillrememberthingsthathappenedwhenyouwerelittleboysandgirlsYourfirstdayatkindergartenYourfirstexperienceinazooNowturnstoP26hereare5people’schildhoodmemories.Let’ssharetheirstories.Afterafewminutes.T:WhatdoyouthinkoftheirchildhoodArethesememoriesallhappyorunhappyS:Thefirstoneisunhappyandtherestareallhappymemories.T:Right.NowworkinpairsandtelleachotheraboutthefirsttimeyoudidoneoftheactivitiesonP25VOCABULARY.Youmayalsorefertotheplacesabove.TheSstalktoeachotherabouttheirfirstexperiences.StepIIIWritingT:Justnowwetalkedaboutourfirstexperiences.NowturntoP27lookatthetopicsinWRITINGI’llshowyouasampleaboutoneofthetopics.Thenchooseonetopicandwriteaparagraphaboutit.Beforeyourwritingprepareyourselfforthefollowingquestions.Theymayhelpyouwithyourwriting.15minutesforyou.Questions:WhereandwhendidyougoHowdidyoutravelthereWhodidyougowithWhatdidyoudothereandwhatdidyouseethereDidyouenjoythetriporjourneySampleversion1:MyFirstFamilyHolidayThefirstfamilyholidayIcanrememberwaswhenIwasfive.WeallwenttoDalianforourholiday.Atsixo’clockinthemorningwewenttotherailwaystationandtookatraintoDalian.Ittookussixhourstogetthere.Whenwegottherewefirstsettledinahotel.Thenwewentouttolookforarestauranttohaveameal.Thenextmorningwetookabustotheseaside.MyparentswentswimmingwhileIplayedonthebeachwithbucketsandspades.Atlunchtimeweatemarinefoodbytheseaside.Atnightwewenttotheentertainmentroom.Weallhadalovelyholidayanddidn’twanttogohomefromourfirstholiday.Thenmyparentspromisedmewewouldhavemoreholidays.Sampleversion2:MyFirstTrainRideLastsummerholidaymyparentsandIwenttoQingdaobytrain.Earlyinthemorningthatdaywewenttothesupermarketandboughtalotofdrinksandfoodbecausethethingsonthetrainareveryexpensive.Thenwetookataxitotherailwaystation.Atabout8:30wegotonthetrain.Thetrainwasfortable.Onthetrainsomepassengerswereplayingcardssomeweretalkingandsomewerewalkingaround.IevensawaforeignertalkingwithaChinesestudenttopracticehisChinese.Isatnearthewindowandaprettygirlsatoppositeme.Afterawhilewekneweachotherwellandwetalkedhappily.Isometimeslookedoutofthewindowandenjoyedthesceneryontheway.AfteralongtimeIfellverytiredsoIfellasleepwiththesoundof“clickclick”.Atabout8:00pmwegottoQingdaowherewehadagoodtime.ButIwillneverforgetmyfirsttrainridewhichwasveryfortableandexciting.Sampleversion3:TheMostUnusualJourneyLastmonthourclassmadeajourneytovisitMartyrs’TombsonthetopofNiuTouzhai.ThatwasthemostunusualjourneyI’vemadeinmylife.Thatmorningourheadmastergatheredthewholeclassatthegateofschoolandtoldussomeruleswhenwegotthere.Ittookus20minutestowalkthere.Whenwegottothebottomofthemountaintheguidefirstexplainedthedeedsthatthemartyrsdidduringthewarthenheguidedustovisittheexhibitionoftoolswhichthemartyrshadusedandsomephotosduringthewar.Afterthatwewenttothetopofthemountainwherethereweretombs.Infrontofthetombsisatowerwhichisnearly20metershigh.Thenativescalledit“theKeyTower”becauseitlookslikeakey.Intheeveningwewentbacktoourschool.Althoughwefelttiredwelearnedalotfromthisunusualjourney.Allofusfeltwemustvalueourhappylife.Sampleversion4:TheBestJourneyofMyLifeIhavemadealotofjourneysinmylife.Butthejourneytoaforesttostudythewildlifeisthebestjourneyinmylife.LastMondayourclasswentonanorganizedtriptoaforesttostudythewildlife.Wetraveledbybus.Ittookustwoandahalfhourstogettotheforest.Whenwearrivedweweregivenprintedquestionpapers.Wehadtofillintheanswers.Thepurposeofthistripwastorecordallthewildlifeandplantsthatwecouldfindintheforest.Thegateintotheforestwasopensoweenteredit.Weallstartedtolookfornewtypesofplants.Atnoonallofushadfoundsomenewplants.Afterwehadourpicniclunchintheforestweallwentoffseparatelytolookfornewplants.At5:00westartedwalkingbacktotheentrancetotheforest.Allofusfelthappy.StepIVHomeworkFinishExercises16and17onP
84.TheFifthPeriodExtensiveReadingTeachinggoals教学目标
1.Targetlanguage目标语言a.重点词汇和短语downtownTransrapidMaglevrailtracksouvenirreachaspeedof...ataspeedb.重点句式Travelingataspeedover400kilometersperhourthetraincanpletethe30-kilometerjourneyineightminutes.P
292.Abilitygoals能力目标EnabletheSstolearnabouttheTransrapidMaglevtrainintheworld.EnabletheSstolearnaboutanunusualjourneymadebyChrisJones.
3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标EnabletheSstotellthedifferencesbetweenamagneticallylevitatedtrainandanordinarytrain.Teachingimportantdifficultpoints教学重点和难点TheadvantagesoftravelingonaMaglevtrain.Teachingmethods教学方法Task-basedreading.Teachingaids教具准备Arecorderaprojectorandaputer.Teachingproceduresways教学过程与方式StepIRevisionCheckthehomework.Asampleversion:ThefirsttimeIwentawayfromhomewithoutmyparentswaswhenIwasfifteenwhenIgraduatedfrommyJuniorMiddleschool.IwentonaholidaytoSichuanwithmyfriends.Onthefirstdaywegotupatfiveo’clock.FirstwewenttoLeshanwhereweclimbedallthewayuptothemountaintoseetheBuddha.TheBuddhawasreallyverybig:tallerthanthehighestbuildinginourvillage.Lookingupatthelargeheadanddownatthelargefeetmadeusfeelsosmall.WeiBintookphotosofusstandinginfrontoftheBuddha.ThenextmorningweclimbedMountEmei.Thereweremanyoldtemplesandtheforestonthemountainthatwasverybeautiful.ThewildmonkeyswerethemostexcitingthingsonMountEmei.Theywerenotafraidofpeopleatall.Inasecondtheywouldetoyouandtouchyou.Themonkeysreallylikedtotouchmyhair.XiaoHuatookaphotoofamonkeywhichwassittingonmyhead.Themonkeyslookedgentlebuttheycouldbeverynaughty.AsmallmonkeysuddenlyputitshandinXiaoHua’spocket.WeiBintookoutsomepeanutsanditwasfuntoseethemonkeyeatfromhishand.FinallytowardseveningwewereonthewaybacktoChengdu.WewerealltiredandsleptonthebusbutourtriptoSichuanwasreallyunforgettable.StepIILead-inT:Inthismodulewehavetalkedalotaboutone’sfirsttrainrideorjourney.Howtotravelhasbeeahottopicnowadays.Somepeopleliketotravelbytrainbecauseitissafeandcheap.Somepeopleliketotravelbyplanebecauseitisfastandfortableandstillsomeliketotravelbybusbecauseitisconvenient.TodayI’llintroduceanewtraintoyou.Thistrainhasnowheelsandnoengine.It’sfastandcleananditdoesn’tmakeanynoise.Maybeonedayyouwilltravelbyit.DoyouknowwhatIamtalkingaboutNowpleaseturntoP29youwillgettheanswerafteryoureadthepassage.StepIIICulturalCornerT:Nowreadthepassageandanswerthequestionsaboveit.Youmaydiscusswithyourpartners.SeveralminuteslatertheSsreporttheiranswerstotheclass.Sampleanswers:
1.FirstofalltheMaglevtrainisfasterthananordinarytrain.Itisahigh-speedtrain.Secondithasnowheelsandnoengineittravelsbetweentwomagnetsbutanordinarytrainhaswheelsinavacuumanditmustuseenginetostart.ThirdtheMaglevtraincauseslesspollutionthananordinarytrain.
2.AMaglevtraintravelsveryquicklyandquietly.Norailsandnonoise.T:NexttimewhenyouvisitShanghaidon’tforgettohaveatryonaMaglevtrain.StepIVReadingT:Weknowmanydifferentmeansoftransport.Usuallywetravelbytrainbyplanebybusandsomeonetravelsbybike.CanyouimagineatravelonanelephantWhatwillitbelikeS:Thatmustbefantastic!Iwouldliketohaveatryifpossible.T:Someonealreadydidit.HeisChrisJones.Nowlet’ssharehisexperiences.PleaseturntoP
82.Firstlookatthepictureandthetitlepredictwhatitisabout.Workingroupsanddiscussit.S:IthinkitisaboutChris’firstrideonanelephant.T:WheredoyouthinkthisstorytakesplaceS:InIndiaIguessbecausetherearemanyelephantsinIndia.Localpeoplealwaysrideonthem.T:Youareright.ItisanunusualjourneythathappenedinIndia.NowreadthepassageandfinishExercises8and
9.AftertheSsfinishthemchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.StepVHomeworkT:FinishTASKonP30accordingtotheinstructionsandsummarizewhatyouhavelearntinthismodule.附件I.课文注释与疑难解析
1.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.TheTransrapidMaglevistheworld’sfirsthigh-speedtrainusingmagneticlevitationtechnology.注意long-distance和high-speed的表达法,这是由adjective+noun构成的复合形容词类似的有full-time全日制的,second-hand二手的,first-rate一流的,high-class高级的,large-scale大规模的
2.Theytriedridinghorsesbutthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweatherandsand.注意try的不同用法trydoingsth...试着干某事trytodosth...设法干某事eg.Theytriedtocatchthebusbuttheydidn’t.Weshouldtrytomakeeverythingreadybeforetheteacheres.Thestudentstrieddoingtheexperimenttheotherway.TryteachingthesewordsinameaningfulcontextandIguessitwouldbebetter.
3.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.1)until的不同用法TheystayedinBeijinguntiltheendofAugust.Shestoodthereuntilhersonwalkedoutofsight.Theydidn’tleaveBeijinguntiltheendofAugust.Thestudentdidn’tknowthemeaninguntilherclassmatetoldher.2)the1920s20世纪20年代the1840s19世纪40年代the50s50年代inher80s在她八十多岁的时候
4.Travelingataspeedover400kilometersperhourthetraincanpletethe30-kilometerjourneyineightminutes.注意速度speed和介词at的连用atfullspeedataspeedofatthetopofone’sspeedII.文化背景知识MeansoftransportationfortravelingPeoplewhotravellongdistanceswillhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobylandseaorair.Maybenobodywouldsaytheyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.Thetrainwillsoongetcrowdedanddirty.Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.Readingmayhelpyoukilltimebutsoontheclickingontherailswillbringyoutosleep.Duringthedaysleepneverlastslong.Atnightwhenyoureallywishtogotosleepyoufindyoucanhardlymanagetodoso.Ifyouareluckytogetasleepingseatyouspendhalfthenightlookingatthesmallbluelightoveryourheadandwhenyoufinallyarriveatthestationyouaresotiredthatyoudon’twanttoleave.Longcarjourneysareevenlesspleasantforitisimpossibleeventoread.Onmotorwaysyoucanatleasttravelfairlysafelyathighspeedbutmoreoftenthegreatpartofthejourneyisspentonnarrowbumpy不平的roadswhicharecrowdedwithtraffic.Whentravelingbyseayouhaveadifferentexperience.Youcanhaveawalkontheboardplaygamesswimmeetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfoodandofcourseonlywhentheseaiscalm.Ifitisnotyouarelikelytogetseasickandyouwillfindnojourneycanbeworsethanthat.Evenifyoutravelingoodweatherseajourneytakesalongtime.Fewpeoplewouldliketospendathirdoftheirholidaysforthepleasureoftravelingonaship.Travelingbyplaneseemstobedangeroustosomepeopleanditisalsothemostexpensiveofalltravelingformsthoughnothingcanmatchwithplanesforspeedandfort.Flyingataheightof30000feetfarabovethecloudsandat500milesanhourisaveryexcitingexperience.Thejourneyissosmooththatthereisnothingtopreventyoufromreadingorsleeping.Howeveryoudecidetospendyourtimeonethingiscertain:youwillarriveatyourdestinationfreshlyandeasily.Youwillnothavetospendthenextfewdaysrecovering恢复fromalongandtiringjourney.Travel:benefitorproblemPeopleusuallytravelformanyreasons.Somearelookingforcultureandsomesimplywanttohavetheirpicturestakeninfrontoffamousplaces.HowevermostEuropeantravelersprefertohaveasunnybeachtolieon.NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.PeopleofcitieslikeLondonandAmsterdamspendmuchoftheirwintersinthedarkbecausethedaysaresoshortandmuchoftheyearsisintherain.ThisisthereasonwhytheMediterraneanhasalwaysattractedthem.EverysummermanypeopletraveltotheMediterraneanfortheirholidays.Theyalleforthesamereason:sun!ThehugecrowdsmeanlotsofmoneyforMediterraneancountries.Italy’s30000hotelsarebookedwithoutabreakeverysummer.And13millionpeoplecampoutonFrenchbeachesparksandroadsides.Spain’slongcoastlineattractsmorepeoplethananywhereelse.37milliontravelersvisitthereeveryyear.Ontheotherhandsometimestourismcanalsocauseproblems.Forexampletoomanytravelerscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbythenatives.Iftravelerscreatetoomuchtrafficthenativesbeeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketravelersandtreatthemimpolitely.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofthedestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethehealthandhappinessoflocalpeople.Toomuchtourismalsocanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquicklypeoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetouristindustry.Thismeansthatotherindustriesofthecountrywillsufferfromthis.MaglevsMagneticallylevitatedtrainsIntroductionTheprincipleofaMagnettrainisthatitfloatsonamagneticfieldandispropelledbyalinearinductionmotor.Theyfollowguidancetrackswithmagnets.ThesetrainsareoftenreferredtoMagneticallyLevitatedtrainswhichareabbreviatedtoMagLev.Althoughmaglevsdon’tusesteelwheelonsteelrailusuallyassociatedwithtrainsthedictionarydefinitionofatrainisalonglineofvehiclestravelinginthesamedirection—itisatrain.HowitworksMaglevtrainfloatsabout10mmabovetheguidewayonamagneticfield.Itispropelledbytheguidewayitselfratherthananonboardenginebychangingmagneticfieldsseeright.Oncethetrainispulledintothenextsectionofthemagnetismswitchesthetrainispulledonagain.Theelectro-magnetsrunthelengthoftheguideway.WhataretheadvantagesofMaglevTheprimaryadvantageismaintenance.Becausethetrainfloatswherearenocontactwiththegroundandthereforenoneedforanymovingparts.Asaresulttherearenoponentsthatwouldwearout.Thismeansintheorytrainsandtrackwouldneednomaintenanceatall.Thesecondadvantageisthatbecausemaglevtrainsfloatthereisnofriction.Notethattherewillstillbeairresistance.Thethirdadvantageislessnoisebecausetherearenowheelsrunningalongthereisnowheelnoise.Howevernoisesduetoairdisturbancestilloccur.Thefinaladvantageisspeedasaresultofthethreepreviouslisteditismoreviableformaglevtrainstotravelextremelyfasti.e.500km/hor300mph.Althoughthisispossiblewithconventionalrailsitisnoteconomicallyviable.Anotheradvantageisthattheguidewaycanbemadealotthickerinplacese.g.afterstationsandgoinguphillwhichwouldmeanamaglevcouldgetupto300km/h186mphinonly5kmwherecurrentlytakes18km.Alsogreatergradientswouldbeapplicable.WhatarethedisadvantagesofMaglevThereareseveraldisadvantagesofmaglevtrains.Maglevguidepathsareboundtobemorecostlythanconventionalsteelrailways.Theothermaindisadvantageislackinginexistinginfrastructure.Forexampleifahigh-speedlinebetweentwocitiesisbuiltthenhigh-speedtrainscanservebothcitiesbutmoreimportantlytheycanserveothernearbycitiesbyrunningonnormalrailwaysthatbranchoffthehigh-speedline.Thehigh-speedtrainscouldgoforafastrunonthehigh-speedlineandtheneoffitfortherestofthejourney.Maglevtrainswouldn’tbeabletodothat;theywouldbelimitedwheremaglevlinesrun.Thiswouldmeanitwouldbeverydifficulttomakeconstructionofmaglevlinesmerciallyviableunlessthereweretwoverylargedestinationsbeingconnected.Ofthe5000kmthatTGVtrainsserveinFranceonlyabout1200kmishigh-speedlinemeaning75%ofTGVservicesrunonexistingtrack.Thefactthatamaglevtrainwillnotbeabletocontinuebeyonditstrackmayseriouslyhinderitsusefulness.。