课件10张PPT。My First Ride on a train GhanThe Read the pictures and guess which country it is.sea & kangarookoaladesertSydney Opera Housethe national flagAustraliaAustralia, the largest country in Oceania, lies in the south Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of 7.6 million square kilometers. It has a population of over 23 million. Most of its people live in the east of the country by the sea. Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a beautiful city. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia, which has many places of interest. The Sydney Opera House is well known all over the world. The 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney. There are plenty of natural resources in Australia. Also, there are a lot of animals in Australia, such as koala bear, kangaroo, platypus and dingo. Australia has more sheep than people, so it is a country built on the backs of sheep. Paragraph 6 Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5
the origin of the Ghan train.
an introduction of the trip.
the experience on the train.
1.Find out the starting point and destination of
Alice’s travel.
The starting point :______________
The destination:____________________
2.How many hours did they spend on the train?
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3.During the journey, Alice experienced different scenery . Can you tell us?
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______________________________________.Sydney, AustraliaAlice Springs, AustraliaAbout 48 hoursFirst the scenery was colourful . There were fields and the soil was dark red. Then it was desert and they also saw abandoned farms.4. Why did Afghans train camels?
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5. Why didn’t Australians use horses to travel to the central part of the country ?
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______________________________________.They trained camels to carry food ,other supplies ,wool and other products.Because the horses didn’t like the hot weather and sand.Read the passage again carefully and fill in the blank. 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 1920sgovernmentHomeworkDo exercise 4--6 on page 80.
try to read the text as many as possible.