外研版必修一module3reading.ppt
外研版必修一module3reading Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. -author -author -date-dateReview distance abandoned camel cassettedesert diamond product scenery soil journey train距离距离 被遗弃的被遗弃的 骆驼骆驼 录音带录音带沙漠沙漠 钻石钻石 产品产品风景风景 土壤土壤 旅程旅程训练训练Learning aims1.To know something about Australia.2. Practice your reading skills such as skimming and scanning.3.Understand the text ,and learn how to describe your journey.澳大利亚联邦(The Commonwealth of Australia) 1. It is the 6th large country in the world, but has a relatively small population. 2.There are 23800,000 (2015)people living. there.by air by seaGroup work:Answer these questions:1. Do you know the name of the capital city? Canberra2. Where do you think most of the people live, in the central part of the country or on the coast?On the east coast and the southeast coast3. What do you think the central part of the country is like?Desert4. What Australian animals do you know about?Kangarookoala bear duck-bill platypusSydneyMelbourne墨尔本墨尔本 Try to find out the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Para 5: Para 6:I had my first ride on a long distance trainThe scenery along the railwayHow I spent the time in the trainWhy is the train called Ghan?Things about the camelsThe fate of the camels nowadays Paragraph 6 Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 She tells She describes She explainsA. the origin of the Ghan train and the means of transport for traveling a long distance in the past .B. when and where their travel took place.C. the scenery all the journey. when whowhathowwhereat the age of 18 first ride by train By Ghan trainSydney to Alice SpringsRead for detailsRead paragraph 1 and finish the task.Alice and her friendsRead paragraphs 2-3, and find the key wordsWhat did she seeWhat did she dofields , dark red soildesert, the sunabandoned farmslooked out of windowtalked to passengerssatread books listened to cassetteswatched the night skyRead paragraphs 4-6, and put the three pictures in order of time.why did Australians abandon them?Why does the train called the Ghan?Whats the advantages of camels?Why did Australians abandon the horses?Whats the advantages of camels?Why do people call us the Ghan?Because they didnt adapt to the hot weather and sand.Camels were much better for travelling a long distance.Because Australians brought some camels from Afghanistan, and Ghan is short for Afganistan.1.It was the first time that Alice had herride on a long-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 talked to other passengers, read books, listened to music and so on.5.In the 1920s, people used camels to carry food and other supplies.6.The train is called the Ghan because of horses from Afghanistan. Alice, an _ girl, _ Sydney, Australia.Recently, she had her first _ on a _ train. They spent two days and nights on the _ Ghan train. 18-year-oldcomes fromlong- distancefamousrideRead the first paragraph:The meals _ by experts were great and the _ was very _.They first saw fields _ dark red soil, the _, some _ farms .cookedscenerycolourfuldesertwithabandonedRead the second paragraph:During the day, she sat and _ of the window, reading books or _ to some cassettes. _, she watched the stars _ like diamonds.listeningAt nightlooking outshining The reason _the train is called the Ghan is that _ camels from Afghanistan _ once _ carry food and other supplies. _, a new railway line was built and the camels _needed _.whytrainedwereused toIn the 1920swerentany moreRead the last three paragraphs: When/Where:The weatherWith whom:How did you go there:What did you do and see:Whats your feeling: how to introduce a journey.A trip to Jiuru Shan1.Write a summary of the passage. 2.Write a composition about your trip. .