1、Module 3 My First Ride on a Train,Reading,( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ),( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ),1. Which is Australias flag?,What do you know about Australia? Australia was discovered about 53, 000 years ago. In 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia（澳大利亞聯(lián)邦） was formed, with Canberra as its capital. English is its offic

2、ial language. Its flag shows the UK flag and a large star with seven points. Australia is famous for its animals such as kangaroos and koalas.,Capital city- Canberra堪培拉,Sydney悉尼 （第一大城市）,Melbourne 墨爾本 （第二大城市）,The Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁（世界上最長(zhǎng)的珊瑚礁群）,Kangaroos-large animals jump about on two legs carryi

3、ng their young in a stomach pocket,Australian native dog - Dingo澳洲野狗,Koala -bears climbing trees（考拉）,The duck-billed platypus（鴨嘴獸）is an egg-laying mammal（卵生哺乳動(dòng)物）.,Listen to the tape and choose the main idea of this passage.,a child visiting her grandmother,a train ride to Sydney,taking the train to

4、Australia,traveling to the central part of Australia,My First Ride on a Train,Skimming,We can divide the passage into 3 parts. What is each about?,She tells when and where their travel took place.,She describes the scenery of all the journey.,She explains the origin of the Ghan train and the means o

5、f transport for traveling a long distance in the past.,Paragraphs 4-6,Paragraphs 2-3,Paragraph 1,Scanning,Read the passage again carefully and answer the questions.,1. Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago? 2. Was her destination(終點(diǎn)，目的地) on the coast of Australia?,No. She travelled on the tr

6、ain recently.,No, it was Alice Springs in the centre of Australia.,3. Was the scenery the same during the whole journey? 4. Did she study while she was on the train?,No. At first there were fields, and then it was the desert.,Yes. She studied Chinese.,5. Did the Australians use horses to travel to t

7、he central part of the country? 6. Do they still use camels to deliver goods?,Yes, they did so at first, but the horses didnt like the hot weather.,No. They use the train now.,Vocabulary the key words,1、distance n. 距離，遙遠(yuǎn)，疏遠(yuǎn) at a distance of 在.的距離 eg:At a distance of six miles you cant see much. in t

8、he distance 在遠(yuǎn)處 within walking distance 在步行范圍之內(nèi) at /from a distance 在遠(yuǎn)處 keep.at a distance=keep ones distance from 與.保持距離，對(duì).冷淡，疏遠(yuǎn) eg:It was difficult to know her because she always kept everyone at a distance. = It was difficult to get to know her because she always kept her distance from others. di

9、stant adj. 遙遠(yuǎn)的、冷淡的、（指人）遠(yuǎn)親的 take a distant attitude to /towards .對(duì).態(tài)度冷淡 eg：He is a distant cousin of mine.,2、shoot vt.(shot, shot)射擊、拍攝、射門 shoot at 向.射擊（開槍） eg: He shot at the bird,but missed it. Tom shot a goal. The movie was shot in black and white. shoot n. 拍攝 a fashion shoot,3、take off (飛機(jī))起飛 eg:

10、A helicopter is able to take off and land straight up or down. 脫下，解掉 eg:she took off her coat as soon as she came back home. 開始成名，走紅/突然大受歡迎 eg: It was at this point that her acting career really took off.,4、take 其他的常用短語(yǔ)： take back 收回 take down 拿下，取下/記錄，寫下 eg:Can I just take down some details down? t

11、ake in 吸收/理解 take on 承擔(dān)（責(zé)任）/接受（工作）/呈現(xiàn) eg:No one was able to take on the job. Our school takes on a new look.,take over 接管 eg:He took over his fathers business. take up 占用（時(shí)間，空間）/從事/開始做 eg:Im sorry Ive already taken up so much of your time. He wants to encourage others to take up winter sports.,ferry

12、,5、,tram,helicopter,Different vehicles travel in different ways.,taxi,bicycle,motorbike,bus,Air,tram,train,ferry,ship,helicopter,plane,plane,train,bus,helicopter,Roads,Rails,Water,Fill in the form with the means of transport,bus/train/tram/bicycle/ motorbike/ferry/plane,taxi/helicopter,bicycle/motor

13、bike,train/taxi/bus,plane/helicopter,take over 接管 eg:He took over his fathers business. take up 占用（時(shí)間，空間）/從事/開始做 eg:Im sorry Ive already taken up so much of your time. He wants to encourage others to take up winter sports.,6、be short for是.的縮寫、簡(jiǎn)稱 eg:VOA is short for the voice of America. short adj./n

14、/v be short of =lack eg:I can not help you because I am short of money/I lack money. He lacks confidence. in short 總之 for short 縮寫，簡(jiǎn)稱 eg:Her name is Frances,or Fran for short,7、abandoned adj 被遺棄的 abandon vt 拋棄 abandon oneself to(doing) s.th 沉迷于做某事，放任做某事 eg:Those who abandon themselves to(playing)computer games can not succeed.,8、refer to 指的是，提到 eg:When I said some people were stupid,I wasnt refrring to you. 涉及，關(guān)于 eg:What I am going to say refers to all of you. 查閱，參考 refer to a dic