Module3MyFirstRideonaTrainReadingandVocabularyDoyouknowthecapitalcityofAustralia?Wheredoyouthinkmostofthepeoplelive,inthecentralpartofthecountryoronthecoast?WhatAustraliaanimaldoyouknow?SydneyOperaHouseFast-reading•What’sthepassageabout?travellingtothecentralpartofAustralia.•Who:•When:•What:•How:Mainideas•Para1:theauthor’sfirstrideonalongdistancetrain.•Para2:thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.•Para3:thetrainwaswonderfulandthepeoplewerenice.•Para4:whyisthetraincalledtheGhan?•Para5:camelswereusedtocarrygoodsintheolddays.•Para6:thefateofthecamelCareful-reading•DidAlicetravelonthetrainalongtimeago?•No,shetravelledonthetrainrecently.•WasherdestinationonthecoastofAustralia?•RightinthemiddleofAustralia.•Wasthescenerythesameduringthewholejourney?•No,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandsoilwasdarkred.Afterthatitwasdesert.•Didshestudywhileshewasonthetrain?•Yes,shereadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes.•DidtheAustraliansusehorsestraveltothecentralpartofthecountry?•Yes,atfirst.•Didtheystillusecamelstodelivergoods?•No,theyusetrainnowDiscussion•Doyouagreewiththegovernmenttoallowkillingthecamels?Why?