PARAGRAPH 1 : Train transportation is very important in many countries...

Have train tracks changed a lot over the years?

Have trains changed a lot over the years?

PARAGRAPH 2 : MAGnetic LEVitation (maglev) trains may be the future...

PARAGRAPH 3: The first operational high-speed maglev railway...

What does “maglev” stand for?

What kind of energy do maglev trains use?

What 3 things do maglev trains use this energy for?

Where was the first usable maglev railway built?

What is the top speed for this particular maglev train?

Unit 11Maglev Trains

First Name: _______________ Last Name: _______________ Student #: _______________

Group: _______________ Week: _______________

PARAGRAPH 4 : Japan has a test track in Yamanashi prefecture...

PARAGRAPH 5 : This is much faster than the fastest wheeled train...

Can the test trains in Yamanashi prefecture go faster than the Shanghai train?

Which is faster; the Nozomi shinkansen or a maglev train?

Our Linimo in Aichi is the world’s first ___________________________?

How fast can the Linimo go?

What was Linimo used for in 2005?

The PROS are: / The CONS are:

日本語でmaglevの長所を書いてください：＊

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日本語でmaglevの短所を書いてください：＊

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1. transportation __________2. train tracks __________3. technology __________4. electromagnetic energy __________5. lift __________6. motion __________7. steering __________8. magnetic field __________9. operational __________10. journey __________11. fully __________12. automated__________13. top speed __________14. safety __________15. reliability __________16. wear out __________17. noise pollution__________18. steep hill __________19. landscape __________20. normal __________

k)技術

l)使用可能な

m)自動の

n)使い古す

o)電磁エネルギー

p)風景

q)持ち上げる

r)通常の

s)安全性

t)旅

a)完全に

b)騒音公害

c)線路

d)最高速度

e)モーション

f)信頼性

g)急な坂

h)交通

i)磁場

j)ステアリング

They are not much different from the tracks of 200 years ago.

Our __________________________ (is/are) not much different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago. 　　　 名詞　　 　　　 　　　　 同じ名詞　　　　　　　　年 　　　　　　

Our __________________________ (is/are) not much different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago. 　　　 名詞　　 　　　 　　　　 同じ名詞　　　　　　　　年 　　　　　　

Our __________________________ (is/are) not much different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago. 　　　 名詞　　 　　　 　　　　 同じ名詞　　　　　　　　年 　　　　　　

Our __________________________ (is/are) very different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago. 　　　 名詞　　 　　　 　　　　 同じ名詞　　　　　　　　年 　　　　 　　

Our __________________________ (is/are) very different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago. 　　　 名詞　　 　　　 　　　　 同じ名詞　　　　　　　　年 　　　 　 　

Our __________________________ (is/are) very different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago. 　　　 名詞　　 　　　 　　　　 同じ名詞　　　　　　　　年 　　 　　 　

This train is called Linimo, and it has a top speed of 100 km/hr.

A maglev can accelerate to 300 km/h in only five kilometers.

ANSWERING ABOUT 速さ

_______________ has a top speed of ___________km/h.

A ______________ can accelerate to _____________km/h in only

___________________(kilometers / seconds / etc...)

ASKING ABOUT 速さ

What is the top speed of __________________?

How fast is ____________________?

1. Q: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Q: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________