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The Transcontinental Railroad

Odcinek serii Man-made Wonders of America

CEFR: A2, B1
W tym odcinku
  • Ilustrowany pokaz slajdów (49 ilustracji)
  • Słowniczek (15 słów)
  • Quiz ze zrozumienia (18 pytań)
  • Notatki kulturowe
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Fragment: pierwsze 30 sekund odcinka. Cały odcinek trwa 3 min 46 s.
Poziom

O odcinku

Two railroads that met in the middle. In the 1860s, one railroad built east from California and another built west across the plains; in May 1869 they met in Utah, and a journey of months became a journey of a week.

Karty pracy do odcinka (2)

  • Karta pracy Na Twoim koncie nauczyciela
  • Karta nauczyciela Na Twoim koncie nauczyciela

Przewodnik dydaktyczny

Objective & content

The documentary presents the Transcontinental Railroad, which joined the two coasts of America. It explains why it was built (crossing the country took months), how the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific raced towards each other, and how the lines met on 10 May 1869 at Promontory Summit with a golden spike. It names the thousands of Chinese workers who did hard, dangerous work and the cost for Native nations and the bison, in a calm, factual way. The grammar focus is present simple for description and past simple for dated history; the vocabulary covers transport, jobs and government. Learners work on listening comprehension, then answer the in-app quiz.

Materials & prerequisites

  • Student sheet and teacher sheet (PDF and HTML versions, in the printables folder).
  • Prerequisites: present simple, regular and irregular past simple (built, cut, met, took), and basic dates.

Curriculum alignment

Tagged for cycle 3 (6e): the child and passing time, and the child and the wider environment. The episode targets CEFR level A2+.

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