The United States is a big country with lots of people, but it doesn't have fast trains like some other places. There are two big train projects happening now. One train will go from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and another from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The Las Vegas train might be ready by 2028. There are also ideas for trains in other places, but they are not moving fast.

In America, people like to drive cars, so trains are not as popular. The government train company, Amtrak, is not helping with the new fast trains. Some people think the government should help more with trains. Other countries, like China and places in Europe, have lots of fast trains and they help cities grow. If America wants fast trains, it needs to change how it thinks about travel and get more help from the government.

Original news source: Is the US finally on track to build a high-speed rail network? (BBC)

– CHARADES
Instructions: Students will take turns acting out different modes of transportation (e.g., train, car, bus) without speaking. The rest of the class will guess what mode of transportation they are acting out.
– OPINION POLL
Instructions: Students will walk around the classroom and ask their classmates if they prefer trains or cars for travel. They will tally the responses and share the results with the class.
– VOCABULARY PICTIONARY
Instructions: Students will be divided into small groups. Each group will receive a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g., train, travel, government). One student will draw a word while the others guess what it is.
– THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Instructions: Students will think about the question, "Why do you think fast trains are important?" They will take a minute to think, then pair up to discuss their thoughts before sharing with the class.
– HEADLINE CREATION
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The United States is a big country with lots of people, but it doesn't ? fast trains like some other ?. There are two big train projects happening now. One train will go from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and another from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The Las Vegas train might be ? by 2028. There are also ideas for trains in other places, but they are not moving fast. In America, ? like to drive cars, so trains are not as popular. The government train ?, Amtrak, is not helping with the new fast trains. Some people ? the government should help more with trains. Other countries, like China and places in Europe, have lots of fast trains and they help ? grow. If America ? fast trains, it needs to change how it thinks about travel and get more help from the government.

1. What is a train?
2. Do you like to ride trains? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if you could travel on a fast train?
4. What is a car?
5. Do you think cars are better than trains? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever been on a train? What was it like?
7. What is your favorite way to travel?
8. Do you think it is good to have fast trains? Why?
9. How would you feel if you could take a train to a fun place?
10. What is a city?
11. Do you think the government should help build more trains? Why?
12. How would you feel if there were more trains in your city?

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