Module 3 My First Ride on a Train Tips: I first travelled to_ by _ when I was _. Opera HousekangarooKoala BearAustralia Module 3 My First Ride on a TrainReading wordsabandoned camels cassette clouds colourful desert diamonds distance experts famous farms fields food government law meal midnight passengers products recently sand scenery shine shoot soil supply weatherchoose the right words1.an area of land where it is always dry _2.valuable stones _3.people who travel on a train, bus or plane _4.you find this on beaches _5.white or grey things made of water in the sky _6.where plants grow _ cloudssandpassengers diamondsdesertfields /soil /farms阅读方法基本上可分为四种。基本上可分为四种。第第1种是种是找读找读(scanning reading skill)第第2种是种是略读略读(skimming reading skill)第第3种是种是泛读泛读(extensive reading skill)第第4种是种是精读精读(intensive reading skill)Reading comprehensionStep 1FastreadingRead the text quickly and judge T or F :1. It was the first time that Alice had her ride on along-distance train.( )2. Alice Springs is in the east of Australia. ( )3. The train was comfortable, but the food cooked by experts was bad. ( )4. Alice read books and listened to Chinese cassettes during the journey.( )5. In1935,Australians passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem.( )FTFTF1. Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago?1. Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago?2. Was her destination2. Was her destination（目的地）（目的地）（目的地）（目的地） on the coast of Australia?on the coast of Australia?3. Was the scenery the same during the whole journey?3. Was the scenery the same during the whole journey?4. Did she study while she was on the train?4. Did she study while she was on the train?5. Did the Australians use horses to travel to the central 5. Did the Australians use horses to travel to the central part of the country? part of the country?6. Do they still use camels to deliver(6. Do they still use camels to deliver(运输）运输）运输）运输） goods?goods?No, she travelled on the train recently.No, it was Alice Springs in the centre of Australia.No, at first there were fields,then it was desert.Yes, she studied Chinese.Yes, at first ,but the horses didnt like the hot weather.No, they use the train now.Step 2Careful- readingRead the text carefully and find out some detailed information, then answer the questions below.Step 3Summary 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 1920sgovernment Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 Paragraph 6 Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 She tells She describes She explainsA. the origin （起源）（起源）of the Ghan train and the means（方（方法）法） of transport for traveling a long distance in the past .B. when and where their travel took place.C.the scenery of all the journey.How to write a travel experence1. Tell when ,where and how your travel took place.2. Describe the scenery of all the journey.3. Explain some interesting or unforgettable things in the journey.Tips: I first travelled a long distance by _ when I was _. I went with _ from _ to _. HomeworkWrite a short passage about The first journey of my life