Pre-reading questions:
- How often do you take trains?
- Which one do you like, train or bus?
Vocabulary:
- train /treyn/
- speed /speed/
- only /ohn-lee/
- company /kuhm-puh-nee/
- also /awl-soh/
[noun] a railway engine connected to a group of vehicles for carrying people or goods
I go to work by train.
[noun] how fast something moves
He was traveling at a speed of 80 kph.
[adjective] used to show that there is a single one or very few of something
She was the only person who finished the project.
[noun] an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money
My friend and I worked for the same company.
[adverb] in addition
I’m tired and also hungry.
China will start to operate a new generation of driverless magnetic levitation (maglev) trains in 2020. The speed of these medium-low-speed maglev trains is 200 kph, which is faster than the older versions. When it starts operation, it will be the fastest commercial train made only by Chinese companies. The trains will be used for traveling between cities of 50 to 200 kilometers in distance. Other than China, Japan, and South Korea also operate maglev trains.
True or False:
- Maglev is short for magnetic levitation.
- The speed of new maglev trains is 50 kph.
- The trains are completely made by Japanese companies.
- China will operate new maglev trains in 2020.
- Japan and South Korea also have maglev trains.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| company | also | only | speed | train |
- The maximum _____ of his car is 120 kph.
- He is a great singer and _____ a good dancer.
- She was the _____ person who attended the party.
- We will take the last _____.
- She works in an insurance _____.