课件27张PPT。My First Ride on a TrainModule 3desertsea & kangarookoalaRead the pictures and guess which country it is .Sydney Opera Housethe national flagAustralia澳大利亚国徽澳大利亚国花——合金欢Capital: Canberra the City Of SydneySydney Opera HousedesertMy First Ride on a Train GhanThe My First Ride on a TrainWhat is the text about? fast- reading:A a train ride to Sydney
B taking the train to Sydney
C traveling to the central part of Australia
D a child visiting her grandmotherParagraph 6 Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5
the origin of the Ghan train
an introduction to the trip
the experience on the train
careful-reading:Judge the following sentences T or F.1.Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train with her parents.
2.Alice Springs lies in the middle of Australia.Part 1:Choose the best answer:The sentence “And what a ride!”in the first paragraph means that_____.
A.the writer enjoyed the long journey
B. the writer was made too tired from the long journey
C. that was a long and dangerous journey
D. he had nothing to see but desertcareful-reading:Judge the following sentences T or F.1.Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train with her parents.
2.Alice Springs lies in the middle of Australia.Part 1:Fa friendTChoose the best answer:The sentence “And what a ride!”in the first paragraph means that_____.
A.the writer enjoyed the long journey
B. the writer was made too tired from the long journey
C. that was a long and dangerous journey
D. he had nothing to see but desertcareful-reading:Part 2:Answer the following questions:
1.Was the scenery the same during the whole journey?
2.Did she study while she was in the train?1.Was the scenery the same during the whole journey?No, at first there were fields, and then it was desert.2.Did she study while she was on the train?Yes, she studied Chinese.careful-reading:Part 3Finish the following questions:1.Why is the train called the Ghan?
2.Australians used camels instead of horses,because_____.
A.horses didn’t like the hot weather and sand
B.they bought some camels from Afghanistan
C.camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance
D.both A and C3.Australians used to travel on camels for _____.
A.business B. tour C. farming D. animal training
4.The writer talks a lot about camels, because_____.
A.camels are of great use in travelling and quite helpful for man
B.she was planning to travel in a camel with her friend soon
C.readers are often interested in stories about animals
D.the writer wanted to explain why the train was called Ghan1.Why is the train called the Ghan?Because Australians tried riding horses to travel to the middle of Australia, but the horses didn’t like the weather and sand. So they brought some camels from Afghanistan.Ghan is short for Afghanistan.2.Australians used camels instead of horses,because_____.
A.horses didn’t like the hot weather and sand
B.they bought some camels from Afghanistan
C.camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance
D.both A and C3.Australians used to travel on camels for _____.
A.business B. tour C. farming D. animal training
4.The writer talks a lot about camels, because_____.
A.camels are of great use in travelling and quite helpful for man
B.she was planning to travel in a camel with her friend soon
C.readers are often interested in stories about animals
D.the writer wanted to explain why the train was called GhanRead the passage again carefully and fill in the blanks. Alice Thompson made her first long-distance train ride at the age of _____. She got on in _______ and got off in Alice Springs. They ate meals cooked by _______. They saw fields, soil, desert and _____________ farms which were built over 100 years ago. On the train, Alice talked to other ___________ and studied Chinese. She watched the night sky and found stars, which shone like__________.
Why is the train called the Ghan? It is short for _____________. The Afghans trained the ________ to carry food and supplies. They did this until _________, when the ____________ built a new railway line.18SydneyexpertsabandonedpassengersdiamondsAfghanistancamelsthe 1920sgovernmentConsolidation:Discussion In 1925,the Australian government passed a law allowing people to shoot camels if they were a problem. What do you think of that ?Homework:Write your opinion about it within 30 words.