Electric Airplanes Tested in America

Hi students! Today we're talking about electric vehicles. 我們今天要講的是電動交通工具。 There are electric bicycles, electric cars, and even electric buses! The world is changing: now, there is even an electric airplane! 現在有電動腳踏車、電動車、電動巴士，甚至還有電動飛機！ No way! That's amazing! A new electric airplane! They are testing the electric airplane in America. This electric airplane is small. It can carry just 11 people. 現在美國在測試電動飛機。這台飛機很小，只能載11個人。 And after testing, if everything is safe, some companies will start using small electric airplanes for short trips with only a few people. 經過測試，如果一切安全，有一些公司就會用來進行短程旅行！ But in just a few years, electric airplanes will get bigger and stronger! One day very soon, airplane companies are going to make big electric airplanes. Maybe one day you'll fly to Europe or America in an electric plane! 也許有一天，我們就可以搭電動飛機去歐洲或美國了！ Ahh, that would be so nice. It would be so quiet! And it would be much, much better for the environment! 它們很安靜，而且對環境也很好！ I can hardly believe it, but electric airplanes are here! Soon, maybe every kind of vehicle in the world will use electric power! ________________________________ Vocabulary 為了環保，現在很多交通工具都變成電動的。 1. plane 飛機 Hey, what's that? 嘿，那是什麼？ I can't believe it! It's a plane! 真不敢相信！是一架飛機！ 2. electric 電動的 Why isn't it making any sounds? 為什麼它都沒有聲音？ I think it's an electric plane. 我想它是電動飛機。 Really? Even my electric bike makes more noise. 真的嗎? 我的電動腳踏車聲音比它還大。 3. safe 安全的 Do you think it's safe? 你覺得它安全嗎？ My bike is very safe. 我的腳踏車很安全。 No, I mean the plane. 不，我是說飛機。 4. company 公司 It should be. 應該安全。 The company making the plane would make sure it's safe. 製造那架飛機的公司會確保它是安全的。 Let's read today's vocabulary together. plane 飛機 electric 電動的 safe 安全的 company 公司 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are they testing in America? A: An electric garbage truck B: An electric airplane C: An electric monkey 2. How big is the airplane in the story? A: Small. It can carry 11 people B: Small. It can only carry 2 people C: Super big! It can carry 500 people 3. Electric cars, buses, and airplanes are… A: …quiet, and good for the environment B: …noisy and ugly C: …funny and stinky Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn