1、Module 3 My First Ride on a TrainCultural Corner1.Learn some new words.2.Understand the material to learn something about the fastest train in the world.trainThe Maglev上海磁悬浮列车宣传片The Maglev the Fastest Train in the World1.Travelling _(at;with)a speed of over 400 kilometres per hour,the train can comp
2、lete the 30-kilometre journey _(in;on)eight minutes.2.Magnetically levitated trains travel _(in;on)a vacuum between two magnets.3._(In;On)December 31,2002,Premier Zhu Rongjiand the German chancellor _(attended;joined)the opening ceremony of the train service.atininOn attendedListen and fill in the b
3、lanks.ListeningFast reading and do True or False1.The fastest train in the world,the TransrapidMaglev,runs between Shanghais Pudong Airport and Longyang Station in downtown Shanghai.2.Travelling at a speed of over 400 kilometres per hour,the train can complete the 30-kilometrejourney in ten minutes.
4、TFFast reading3.Maglev means“magnetically levitated”.4.On December 31,2002,Premier Zhu Rongji and the German chancellor attended the opening ceremony of the train service.5.On November 12,2003,the Maglev reached a speed of 500 kilometres per hour.TTF1.What are the main differences between a magnetic
5、ally levitated train and an ordinary train?First,it travels in a vacuum between two magnets.Second,there are no rails and no noise.Third,it travels very fast and it uses less energy.Fast read and answer the following questions.2.What are the advantages of travelling on a Maglev train?Firstly,there i
6、s no noise.Secondly,it travels very fast.Thirdly,it uses less energy.Careful readingCarefully read and answer:1.What does Maglev mean?Maglev means“magnetically levitated”.2.How does a magnetically levitated train travel?It travels in a vacuum between two magnets.3.Where does it run between?Between S
7、hanghais Pudong Airport and LongyangStation in downtown Shanghai.1.Travelling at a speed of over 400 kilometres per hour,the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes.以每小时400多千米的速度行驶，火车能在8分钟之内完成30千米的旅程。travelling at a speed of 在句中作状语，其逻辑主语即主句的主语 the train。现在分词作状语与句子的主语存在逻辑上的主动关系；过
8、去分词作状语与句子的主语存在逻辑上的被动关系。at the/a speed of 以的速度Language points 30-kilometre 为复合形容词。复合形容词只能作定语，不能作表语，且不管数字是几，其中的名词都为单数。例如:a three-year-old boy,a 50-metrewide river。1._ in a long queue,we waited for the store to open to buy a new iPad.【2012陕西高考】A.Standing B.To stand C.Stood D.Stand【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词。句意：我们排了
9、很长的队，等着商店开门买一台新的iPad。动词stand和wait之间没有连词连接，且和主语we之间是主动关系，故选A。【即学即练】2.It took us quite a long time to get there.It was _ journey.A.three-hour B.a three hour C.a three-hour D.three hours【解析】选 C。句意：到那儿花了我们很长的时间。这是三个小时的旅程。考查复合形容词three-hour三个小时的。2.On December 31,2002，Premier Zhu Rongji and the German chan
10、cellor attended the opening ceremony of the train service.the opening ceremony开幕式【辨析】attend,join,take part in,join inattend:指出席、参加某一活动，强调出席者不起积极作用，主要指参加会议、上学、参加典礼、听演讲等。join:指参加某一团体或组织，成为其中一员，也指参加某项正在进行的活动。join the Army。take part in:指参加活动，并在其中起积极作用。join in：指参加小规模的活动如“球赛、游戏”等，常用于日常口语。例如：Come along,and
11、 join in the ball game.快，来参加球赛。【即学即练】1.He didnt _ the ceremony.2.Do you know how many people _ the organization?3.The teacher decided to ask all the students to_ the clean-up work.4.Why didnt you _ the talk last night?attendjoinedtake part injoin in1.动词-ing形式作状语，与句子主语之间是_关系。动词的过去分词作状语，与句子主语之间是_关系。2.
12、以的速度 _3.一个三岁的女孩 _at the/a speed ofa three-year-old girl 主动被动4.选词并用其适当形式填空：attend,take part in,join,join inShe _ a dance company when she was three years old.They _ college together at the same university last year.The whole school will _ the concert.A great number of students _ May 4th Movement.join
13、edattendedjoin intook part in1.We will have a _ holiday after the exam.A.two month B.two-monthC.two-months D.two months【解析】选B。考查复合形容词。句意：我们考试后将会有两个月的假期。two-month两个月的。2._to work overtime that evening,I missed a wonderful film.【2012重庆高考】A.Having been asked B.To ask C.Having asked D.To be asked【解析】选 A。
14、考查非谓语动词。句意：因为那天晚上被要求加班，所以我错过了一场好电影。逗号前为原因状语，空白处与句子的主语之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，由此可排除表示主动关系的B和C选项，D选项常作目的和结果状语，不作原因状语，也可排除，而A选项为现在分词完成式的被动形式，可作时间状语、原因状语、结果状语、伴随状语等。因此，正确答案为A选项。3.Would you like to attend to my little girl for ten days while Im out?Id like to,but I have to _ a meeting in one week.A.attend B.join C.take part in D.join in【解析】选A。句意：我不在家的时候，你能照顾我的小女儿十天时间吗？我愿意，但是我一周后要参加一个会议。attend参加，后接会议、典礼、演讲等；join参加团体组织；take part in参加活动并起作用；join in参加小规模活动。Go over what we have learned in this module.HomeworkThe empty vessels make the greatest sound.满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。
