Unit 8 people and Events Reading and Writing课件-2023-2024学年高一上学期中职英语高教版（2021）基础模块1

People and Events Unit 8 英语1 基础模块（修订版） 1 get details about people and events talk about your favorite things exchange ideas about important people and events write a key information summary learn from great people and events in history Learning Objectives 2 01 Warming Up 02 Listening and Speaking 03 Reading and Writing 04 Culture Understanding 05 Language Practice 06 Group Work 07 Self-assessment 3 03 Reading and Writing 4 读以下谜语并给出答案。 Read and guess. I am a dragon, but I can’t fly. I am a snake, but I can’t bite. I am a worm who can go across the country day and night. What am I? a train 蛇 蠕虫 咬 穿过 日日夜夜 What do you know about trains? What do you know about the history of railways in China? Jingzhang Railway The Jingzhang Railway the solution begining year of building main difficulty designer Watch a video The Jingzhang Railway the solution begining year of building 1905 main difficulty designer engineer 工程师 province 省份 interest 兴趣 interested 感兴趣的 interesting 有趣的 machine 机器/机械 piece 片/段/张/块... task 任务 mountain 山/高山 hill 山丘/小山 return 返回/返还 born v. 出生/ adj.天生的 university 大学 ahead of 在...之前 Jingzhang Railway The Jingzhang Railway stretches from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. It is well known in China because it was the first of its kind designed and built by Chinese people. The chief engineer for this railway was Zhan Tianyou. Born in 1861 in Guangdong Province, he showed an interest in machines at an early age. At eleven, he went to study in the US. Upon his graduation from Yale University in 1881, Zhan returned to China and began his work on the Jingzhang Railway in 1905. The Jingzhang Railway must go through an area of hills and mountains. At that time, many people believed no one could ever build a railway there. However, Zhan Tianyou overcame all kinds of difficulties and succeeded in finishing the task. The 200-kilometer-long railway was completed in 1909, two years ahead of schedule. It is considered a brilliant piece of