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Unit 1 The Changing World
Section B 1a-1f Reading
We can travel to a far place easily.
Let’s talk
Where is it?
Bengbu South Railway Station
The station links many important cities in China.
Does it benefit your lives?
It makes our lives more con ve nient.
with ease.
the capital of China
v. 连接
adj. 方便的
v. 得益于;使受益
轻而易举地
Today we’re going to read a text about a train system.
2
Let’s predict
On the Fast Track
What is the text probably about?
How to predict?
The text is probably about ______.
What can you see in the picture?
track
train
Many people are waiting for the train.
What does “fast track” mean?
The train is fast.
Let’s read and check.
Let’s skim
1. Check: The text is about _______ brought by a new _______ in Kenya(肯尼亚).
1
2
3
4
changes
railway
Where is Kenya?
A report.
A story.
A diary.
2. What type of writing is the text?
4
Kenya
Mombasa-Nairobi railway
Kenya’s capital
Kenya’s main port
c
What’s the relationship between the first two paragraphs?
Let’s scan (Para. 1-2)
Compare(比较)
old railway
new railway
c
Scanning
Match the numbers with the information.
1c
about five to six 10 480 1901 2017 over 2 million
1. __________: the year the new railway was opened
2. __________: the year the old railway line was completed
3. __________: the number of people who use the new train every year
4. __________: the length(长度) of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway in kilometres
5. __________: the hours it used to take to reach Nairobi from Mombasa by train
6. __________: the hours it takes to reach Nairobi from Mombasa now by train
2017
1901
over 2 million
480
10
about 5 to 6
slow
fast
&
popular
What do you think of the two railways according to these numbers?
Did Kenyans build the new railway alone?
With China’s help.
Let’s scan (Para. 3)
How does the writer support the idea?
Have local Kenyans benefited a lot from the new railway?
By quoting(引用) others’
words.
B. By telling stories.
C. By using some numbers.
Who are mentioned?
Let’s scan (Para. 3)
How have they benefited from the new railway? (1d,3) Read and complete the table.
Person Benefit
a government worker Many __________ have taken place ________ _____ over the last few years.
The people who _________ have become ____.
a businessman It is very ___________ and ________________
_______.
He is able to get to places _______and makes business deals _________.
a supermarket manager It takes only ___________ trains, which has made food transport __________.
changes
town
in the
live here
rich
convenient
doesn’t cost much
money
on time
with ease
two or three
easier
Why is it important to make food transport easier?
So that people can have more fresh food to eat.
Let’s scan (Para. 3)
Person
a government worker
a businessman
a supermarket manager
Why does the writer quote(引用) these persons’ words? Match with the correct aspects.
He stands for(代表) _____________.
people’s daily lives
government
e co no my (经济)
government (政治)
economy (经济)
people’s daily lives (民生)
The new railway has benefited e________,
not just one group.
EVERYONE
Let’s scan (Para. 4)
What other meaning does the new railway show us?
Different countries can work together to build a better world.
Let’s think
2
3
4
1
What’s the writing purpose of the passage?
To introduce the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway.
To show the importance of international cooperation
(国际合作).
To tell benefits of the new railway.
P4. Conclusion
(总结)
P1. Introduction(介绍)
P3. Comments(评论) from locals
P1.-P2. Compare facts
The Belt and Road Initiative.
(一带一路)
Which road is it?
Think Deeper
After reading the whole passage, let’s come back to the title.
What does “On the Fast Track” mean? (1d,5)
Read the lines
On the Fast Track
It means the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway.
It means Kenya’s fast development.
Read between the lines
Fast railway,
Fast development
Let’s think
Have you seen or heard of any similar changes in the world over the last several years? Where was it and what happened?
Discuss the questions in groups of four. (1f)
The China-Laos railway was opened in 2021.
Traveling between China and Laos was slow and difficult before. Now it takes only about 10 hours by train. It helps trade and tourism a lot.
2. In what other ways can China work together with other countries to build a better world.
Fight climate change.
Fight diseases.
Build schools.
…
知识点讲解
n. 首都
It takes sb +时间+ to do 做某事花费某人多少时间
连接 …和…
主要的港口
崎岖的道路
知识点讲解
On the Fast Track
在某人的帮助下
减少旅行时间至
对旅客来说
多于;反:less than
2百万;millions of
当地的肯尼亚人
发生
对…感到满意
be able to do 能够做…
准时
轻而易举地;
ease n.容易;自在
做生意交易
花很多钱
一位政府工作人员
从…中受益很多
一位商人;复:businessmen
由…建造
在过去几年里
变得富有
adj.方便的
自从 2017年
建设一个更好的世界
尽管
互相
合作
离…很远
一位超市经理
因此
可以吃的新鲜事物
used to do 过去常常做
数百辆卡车
食物的运输
连接…和…
主要的港口
…的首都
崎岖的道路
做某事花费某人多少时间
在某人的帮助下
减少旅行时间至…
多于2百万
当地的肯尼亚人
从…中受益很多
对…感到满意
在过去几年里
发生
一位商人;复
15. 自从2017年
16. 方便的
17. 花很多钱
18. 能够做…
19. 做生意交易
20. 轻而易举地
21. 过去常常做…
22. 数百辆卡车
23. 一位超市经理
24. 因此
25. 可以吃的新鲜事物
26. 离…很远
27. 互相
28. 建设一个更好的世界
连接…和…
主要的港口
…的首都
崎岖的道路
做某事花费某人多少时间
在某人的帮助下
减少旅行时间至…
多于2百万
当地的肯尼亚人
从…中受益很多
对…感到满意
在过去几年里
发生
一位商人;复
link between … and …
a main port
the capital of
rough roads
It takes sb + 时间 + to do
with sb’s help
cut travel time to
more than 2 million
local Kenyans
benefit a lot from
be happy with
over the last few years
take place
a businessman
businessmen
15. 自从2017年
16. 方便的
17. 花很多钱
18. 能够做…
19. 做生意交易
20. 轻而易举地
21. 过去常常做…
22. 数百辆卡车
23. 一位超市经理
24. 因此
25. 可以吃的新鲜事物
26. 离…很远
27. 互相
28. 建设一个更好的世界
since 2017
be convenient
cost much money
be able to do
make business deals
with ease
used to do
hundreds of lorries
a supermarket manager
as a result
fresh food to eat
be far away from
each other
build a better world
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