1. First Name: _______________ Last Name: _______________ Student #: _______________
Group: _______________ Week: _______________
Unit 11
Maglev Trains
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...
What does “maglev” stand for?
What kind of energy do maglev trains use?
What 3 things do maglev trains use this energy for?
PARAGRAPH 3: The first operational high-speed maglev railway...
Where was the first usable maglev railway built?
What is the top speed for this particular maglev train?

2. PARAGRAPH 4 : Japan has a test track in Yamanashi prefecture...
Can the test trains in Yamanashi prefecture go faster than the Shanghai train?
Which is faster; the Nozomi shinkansen or a maglev train?
PARAGRAPH 5 : This is much faster than the fastest wheeled 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:
maglev maglev

3. 1. transportation __________
2. train tracks __________
3. technology __________
4. electromagnetic energy __________ a) k)
5. lift __________ b) l)
6. motion __________
c) m)
7. steering __________
8. magnetic field __________ d) n)
9. operational __________
e) o)
10. journey __________
11. fully __________ f) p)
12. automated__________ g) q)
13. top speed __________
14. safety __________ h) r)
15. reliability __________ i) s)
16. wear out __________
j) t)
17. noise pollution__________
18. steep hill __________
19. landscape __________
20. normal __________
They are not much different from the tracks of 200 years ago.
Our __________________________ (is/are) not much different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago.
Our __________________________ (is/are) not much different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago.
Our __________________________ (is/are) not much different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago.
Our __________________________ (is/are) very different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago.
Our __________________________ (is/are) very different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago.
Our __________________________ (is/are) very different from the ______________________ of __________ years ago.

4. 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
ASKING ABOUT
_______________ has a top speed of ___________km/h.
What is the top speed of __________________?
A ______________ can accelerate to _____________km/h in only
How fast is ____________________? ___________________(kilometers / seconds / etc...)
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2. Q: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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