Pre Ind 1: Unit 3 - Lesson F

Pre Ind 1: Unit 3 - Lesson F

Video Lesson

Before you Watch

Task 1. Discussion Time

Discussion Time

Look at the photo and the caption. Why do you think trains are a popular type of transportation in India?

Key Vocabulary

Task 2. Guess the Meaning

Open Ended

Read the sentence. The words in green are used in the video.

Guess the meaning of these words.

1) Don’t walk on the railway track! A train might come.

Open Ended

Read the sentence. The words in green are used in the video.

Guess the meaning of these words.

2) Some of the trains in India have impressive names like The Himalayan Queen.

Open Ended

Read the sentence. The words in green are used in the video.

Guess the meaning of these words.

3) I live in a rural village about thirty kilometers from the nearest town.

Open Ended

Read the sentence. The words in green are used in the video.

Guess the meaning of these words.

4) This toy train is a miniature of the real thing.

Open Ended

Read the sentence. The words in green are used in the video.

Guess the meaning of these words.

5) My company has a large workforce. We employ over five hundred people.

Key Vocabulary

Task 3. Match the definitions

Multiple Choice

Match the definition with the vocabulary from Task 2.

1) Important-sounding

• impressive

• track

• workforce

• rural

• miniature

Multiple Choice

Match the definition with the vocabulary from Task 2.

2) the metal line that a train runs on

• impressive

• track

• workforce

• rural

• miniature

Multiple Choice

Match the definition with the vocabulary from Task 2.

3) the group of people who work for a company

• impressive

• track

• workforce

• rural

• miniature

Multiple Choice

Match the definition with the vocabulary from Task 2.

4) a small copy or model

• impressive

• track

• workforce

• rural

• miniature

Multiple Choice

Match the definition with the vocabulary from Task 2.

5) in the countryside

• impressive

• track

• workforce

• rural

• miniature

While you Watch

Task 4. Watch the video about Indian Railways with the sound OFF.