Bài tập 1 Skills 1 sgk tiếng anh lớp 9 trang 66

1. Work in pairs to answer the following questions.

(Làm việc theo cặp rồi trả lời những câu hỏi sau.)

1. What are the things in the pictures?

- The first picture shows an old tram. The second picture shows a modern train.

2. When and where can you see them?

- The tram would have been seen in a town or city. These trains can be seen nowadays in big, modern cities.

3. How different are they?

- They are different in many ways:

+ the first has fewer compartments (two or three) than the second (four).

+ the first runs much more slowly.

+ the first is not air-conditioned while the second is.

+ the first runs along tracks on the ground at street level, while the second runs on elevated tracks.

+ the first is powered by overhead electricity wires, while the second runs on electromagnetics.