What are trains? (briefly mention the verb "to train.")
What comes to mind when you hear the word "train"?
Girl tied up on the tracks. Men on the roof of trains. Men jumping off trains. Hobos riding trains to get from town to town.
Important train vocabulary: Engine, car, caboose, track, rail, railroads, derail, derailment, crossings, line
Finish this sentence. Trains are _____________________. Trains have _____________________.
Are trains powerful? How powerful are they?
What do you like about trains? What do you dislike about trains?
Do you think train travel is safe?
Do you prefer car travel, train travel, boat travel or plane travel? Why?
Do you enjoy riding trains? Do you like train stations?
Do you like long-distance train rides?
What do you do when you are riding the train? Do you like to watch the passing scenery?
Are trains important in your country? For passenger traffic or transporting goods?
Does China have a good train system?
Some people enjoy watching trains and spotting trains. Why is this? Do you think these people are weird or anti-social?
What trains are interesting to look at?
Which trains are the most interesting: Steam engines, Diesel engines, Electric engines, Subway trains?
(A steam engine goes choo-choo in English. What about in Chinese?)
Does your city need to have a subway system?
Some people like to build model train sets. Doesn't anyone in the class like to do this? Did you like to do this when you were a child?
Why do children find trains fascinating? Is it okay for adults to build train sets?
Do you have any interesting train stories? What was your most interesting experience with trains?
What is the longest train you have ever seen?
Do you live near a train track? Have you ever walked on the train track? What happens if you listen to the rail – that is, you place your ears on the rail?
Have you meet any interesting people on the train?
What was your best train journey?
Where is the best place in China to ride the train?
Can train travel be romantic?
Do the Chinese have songs about trains?
(Pardon me boys! Is this the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?
Expressions
To be on the gravy train.
His plains have been derailed
I lost my train of thought
He is like a train coming down the tracks
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