1、Module 3 My First Ride on a Train,Reading and Vocabulary By Selina,My First Ride on a Train,Ghan,The,Look at the pictures collected by our classmates. Guess what and where they show us.,Australia,Sydney Opera House,the map of Australia,the national flag,Kangaroo,The capital city-Canberra,the biggest

2、 city in Australia Sydney,Sydney Opera House,Australia is surrounded by the oceans and Its population is about 22million,The central part desert,coast,More than 20 million,On the east coast and the southeast coast,Koala,Dingo,Animals:,Duck-billed platypus 鴨嘴獸,Reading skill: Understand the Gist,What

3、is the passage about? _ A. a train ride to Sydney B. taking the train to Australia C. travelling to the central part of Australia D. a child visiting her grandmother,C,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3,Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6,Paragraph 6,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2,Paragraph 3,Paragraph 4,

4、Paragraph 5,She tells She describes She explains,A. the origin of the Ghan train and the means of transport for traveling a long distance in the past . B. when and where their travel took place. the scenery all the journey.,How many parts can we divide the passage into? What is each about ?,Summary,

5、Recently I had my first ride on a _ train with my friends, We _ （spend）two days on the train. The train was _(comfort). We got on in Sydney, and_ in Alice Springs, right in the _ of Australia, more than four thousand kilometers _. We ate great meals _ (cook)by experts. The scenery was first_(color),

6、 and then we saw _ (abandon)farms.,long-distance,got off,spent,comfortable,middle,away,cooked,abandoned,colorful,. Why was the train called Ghan? A long time ago, Australians tried_ (ride ) horses, but the horses didnt like the hot weather and sand. They brought _ (駱駝)from Afghanistan. Camels are _

7、better than horses for _（travel）a long distance. Then, the government has built a new_. So they didnt need the camels any more.,riding,camels,much,travelling,railway,Retell the passage: Alices First Ride on a Train Alice comes from Sydney, Australia and she is 18 years old . Recently she had her fir

8、st ride on a long distance train. She and a friend travelled on the famous Ghan train. get on get off two days &nights great meal cooked by expertFor the first few hundred kms the scenery colourful fields soils dark red.desert . shine no wind no clouds abandoned farm look like from another time ,wat

9、ch the night sky,For the first few hundred kms the scenery colourful,fields soils dark red,desert shine no wind no clouds,more than 4000 kms away,2 days & nights,After that,Suddenly,abandoned farm,get on,get off In the middle of,wonderful,great cooked by experts,Watch a video clip, lets travel aroun

10、d Australia in about 6 mins.,Group talk: Describe one of your journeys: How old are you ? Where did you go ? How did you travel ? Who did you go with ? What was your feelings ? And tell sth about your unforgettable experiences.,Tips : I first travelled a long distance by_ when I was _. I went with _

11、 From_ to_.,1. Words and phrases:,abandoned camels cassette colourful desert diamonds distance experts famous government midnight products passengers recently scenery shoot soil supply be short for look out of during the day at midnight,summary,2. Focus on the speed and accuracy when you are reading

12、 3.Talk about Australia 4. Describe the experiences of your travelling.,1在長途貨車上 2 正好在澳大利亞的中部 3 度過了兩天兩夜 4 烹飪大師做的大餐 5 被遺棄的農(nóng)場 6 在白天、在半夜 7 朝窗外看 8 和其他的旅客交談 9 到國家中部旅行的一個(gè)方法 10.的縮寫 11不再 12允許人們射殺動(dòng)物,1on a long-distance train 2right in the middle of Australia 3spend two days and nights 4 great meals cooked by experts 5abandoned farms 6during the day/at midnight 7look out of the window 8talk to other passengers 9a way to travel to the middle of the country 10be short for 11not .any more 12 al