高一新教材Module3MyfirstrideonatrainReadingpa.ppt

Review Magnetically levitated trains travel in a vacuum between two magnets. The maglev reached a speed of 501 kilometres per hour on the track. Downtown-suburb Premier zhu and German chancellor attended the opening ceremony. Module 3(Period 2: Reading and Vocabulary-My first ride on a train by air by sea Sydney Opera House Landmarks in Australia Sydney Harbor Bridge(coat hanger) 悉尼海港大桥 The Great Barrier Reef(大堡礁) Uluru乌卢鲁/Ayers Rock艾尔斯石 Canberra Capital city Capital city ? kangaroo Koala bear /kul/ Platypus pltips Scanning What 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 The main idea of each paragraph My first ride on a long distance train The scenery along the railway The way I spent the time in the train Why is the train called Ghan Things about the camels The fate of the camels today Post Reading 1 Recently I had my first ride on a _ train with my friends, We _ two days and nights on the train. The train was_. We got on in Sydney，and_ in Alice Springs, right in the _of Australia，more than four thousand kilometers _. We ate great meals _ by experts. The scenery was first_, and then we saw _ farms. Why was the train called Ghan? A long time ago, Australians tried_ horses, but the horses didnt like the hot weather and sand. They brought _ from Afghanistan. Camels are _ better than horses for _a long distance. Then, the government has built a new_. So they didnt need the camels any more. long-distance got off spent comfortable middle awaycooked abandoned colorful riding camels much traveling railway Choose the best anwers 1.The writer thinks highly of all but_during his trip. A. food B. the service on the train C. the scenery D. the people B 2. Which of the following is true? A. Australians traveled to Afghanistan a lot in the 19th century. B. The police shot the camels with the permission of the government. C. The Afghanistan government passed a law to shoot trained animals. D. The writer used to travel long distances on trains alone. B 3. Austeralians used to travel on camels for _. A. Business B. tour C. farming D.animal training 4. In general, the writer _. A. showed no interest in his trip by train B. thinks his ride was interesing but too long C. enjoyed his ride on the train D. disliked the way the camels were treated in Australia A C 5. The writer talked a lot about camels in his writing, because_ A. Camels played an important part in his traveling B. He was planning to travel on a camels C. Readers are often interested in animals D. The writer wanted to explain why the train was called Ghan D Match the words with these definitions 1. an area of land where it is always dry 2. valuable stones 3. people who travel on a train, bus or plane 4. where p