Module3myfirstrideonatrainreading

MyFirstRideonaTrainGhanTheReading&vocabularyGuessworkItwasfoundedonJan1st,1901andhasapopulationof20.4million.Thecentralpartofthecountryiscoveredwithdesert.Itisfamousforsomerareanimals,forexampleKangaroo，Koalabearduck-billedplatypusItisacommonwealthandhasmanylargefamouscoastalcities,Sydney,Melbourne,Perth.AustraliaGuessinggameABCD1.WhichisthenationalflagofAustralia?Let’sgotoabeautifulcountry!2.WhichfamoussceneryisofAustralia?ABCDA.CanberraB.Sydneyc.NewYorkD.Wangshiton.D.C堪培拉Canberra堪培拉大学Sydney,AustraliaSydneyTheatre4.Wheredoyouthinkmostpeoplelive,inthecentralpartofthecountryoronthecoast？Ontheeast/southeastcoast5.WhichanimallivesinAustralia?ABCD树袋熊koalaKoalabear考拉熊kangaroo鸵鸟ostrich鸵鸟蛋工艺品鸸鹋emuduck-billedPlatypus鸭嘴兽企鹅penguinDoyouwanttogotoAustralia?byairbyseaIfyoudecidedtotraveltoAustralia,howwouldyougothere?abandoned被遗弃的camel骆驼cassette录音带clouds云colourful多姿多彩的desert沙漠diamond钻石distance距离expert专家famous著名的farm农场fields田地government政府law法律midnight半夜products产品scenery风景shoot射杀ReviewwordswhowhenwherewhatWhyhowAliceandafriend18yearsoldSydneyToAliceSpringsaridetravelbytrainFastreadingsceneryabandonedfarmsbuildmorethanahundredyearsolddesert,sunshine,nowindandcloudsverycolourful,fields,darksoilsuddenlyafterthatfirsthundredkmsCarefulreading1.DidAlicetravelonthetrainalongtimeago?2.WasherdestinationonthecoastofAustralia?3.Wasthescenerythesameduringthewholejourney?4.Didshestudywhileshewasonthetrain?No.Shetravelledonthetrainrecently.No,itwasAliceSpringsinthecentralpartofAustralia.No,forthefirstfewhundredkilometerstherewerefields,thenitwasdesertYes,shestudiedChinese.No,theyusethetrainnow.5.DidtheAustraliansusehorsestotraveltothecentralpartofthecountry?6.Dotheystillusecamelstodelivergoods?Yes,atfirst,butthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweather.PostReading(retellthestory)RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideona__________trainwithmyfriends,We____twodaysonthetrain.______aride!Thetrainwas__________.WegotoninSydney，and________inAliceSprings,rightinthe_______ofAustralia，morethanfourthousandkilometers____.Weategreatmeals_____byexperts.Thescenerywasfirst_______,andthenwesaw________farms.WhywasthetraincalledGhan?Alongtimeago,Australianstried______horses,butthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweatherandsand.Theybrought_______fromAfghanistan.Camelsare______betterthanhorsesfor_________alongdistance.Then,thegovernmenthasbuiltanew_______.Sotheydidn’tneedthecamels_________.long-distancegotoffspentcomfortablemiddleawaycookedabandonedcolorfulridingcamelsmuchtravellingrailwayWhatanymoreForthefirstfewhundredkmsthescenerycolourfulfieldssoilsreddesertshinenowindnocloudsmorethan4000kmsaway2days&nightsAfterthatSuddenlylooklikefromanothertimemorethan100yearsagoRetellthepassage:Alice’sFirstRideonaTrainAlicecomesfromSydney,Australiaandsheis18yearsold.Recentlyshehadherfirstrideonalongdistancetrain.SheandafriendtravelledonthefamousGhantrain.…getongetoffInthemiddleofwonderfulgreatcookedbyexperts•duringthedaysitlookoutoftalktoread•listento•onenight(ataboutmidnight)watchshine•Ahundredandfiftyyearsagocamels•Untilthe1920srailwaylineLifeisAJourney人生如旅WrittenbyJackLondonFromthehelltotheheaven,There'snostraightwaytowalk.Sometimesup,sometimesdown.Hopecreatesaheavenforus,Despairmakesahellforus.地狱天堂路遥遥，理想捷径无处寻。起起落落前行路，一线希望造天堂，千般绝望坠地狱。Somechoicesarewaitingforme,Whichoneonearthisbetter?NoGodintheworldcanhelpme,Choosingisthebynameoffreedom,Differentchoicemakesdifferentfuture.前行歧路须选择，究竟哪条会更好？绝无上帝可依凭，自由别名乃选择，不同抉择造异境。It'sstupidtoputeyesonothers.Ihavetomakeupmyownmind,Goingmywaytothedestination.盲随他人不明智，吾须定夺前行路，不达目标誓不休。Facingsuccessorfailure,It'snoneedtocaretoomuch.OnlyifI'vetriedmybest,It’senoughformysimplelife.纵然面对成与败，谨记无须太在意。Trytodescribethefirsttimeyoutravelledalongdistance.•Tips:Ifirsttravelledalongdistanceby___whenIwas__________.Iwentwith_______from_______to_____by_____.………Ifeltvery______!