Reading外研版必修1Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain(Readingandspeaking).ppt

Now more and more people like to travel during the holiday. Do you enjoy travelling? OK! Today well learn a new lesson-My first ride on a train. Ill take you to a beautiful country- Australia.the map of Australia Australia is the only country in the world that covers the whole continent.Sydney Opera Housethe famous Australian landmark What famous Australian animals you know about? Ill show you some pictures about famous animals in Australia . There are two kinds of animals youre familiar with.Kangaroo袋鼠袋鼠 Koala bear树熊树熊Duck-billed platypus扁嘴兽扁嘴兽Dingo澳洲野狗澳洲野狗go for the hills/seaside/deserts Before you read the text, can you tell me whatyou want to know from the passage about the writer?Where and when did you go? What did you travel there? Who did you go with? How did you travel there? If you want to get the answers, read the text with the questions. Find out the general idea.Fast-reading Learning to learnWhen you read, the most important thing to do is to understand the main ideas.Look at photos and titles.Look at the first sentence of each paragraph-these usually contain some or all of the main ideas.a child visiting her grandmotherWhat is the passage about?a train ride to Sydneytaking the train to Australiatraveling to the central part of Australia Travel by train is wonderful, especially for people who want to enjoy the landscape.How about the scenery along the journey? various/ be different from one another Read the text and fill in the blanks.Careful-readingTravelling can keep your eyes open. Alice learns more in the journey.Read the passage again . Divide it into three parts and match the parts with the main ideas.Part1 Part 2Part 3She 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 of the journey.(para.1) (para.2-3) (para.4-6)Read paragraphs(1-3) and answer the following questions.1.How old did the writer travel?18 years old 2.Where did she get on and get off?She got on in Sydney and got off in Alice Spring.3.What kind of food did they eat?They ate great meals cooked by experts.4.What did she do at night?She watched the night sky for about an hour.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.Afghanistancamelsthe 1920sgovernmentRead the last three paragraphs(4,5,6) and fill in the blank.For the first few hundred kmsthe scenerycolourfulfields soils reddesert shine no wind no cloudsmore than4000 kms away2 days & nightsAfter thatSuddenlylook likefrom another timemore than 100 years ago18 long-distance train get on get off spend cooked by experts scenery during the day sit look out of talk to read listen to one night at about midnight watch shine diamondsRetell paragraphs (1-3). Each group retell one paragraph.get on get offIn the middle ofwonderful great cooked by expertsRead the passage again carefully and fill in the gapRead the passage again carefully and fill in the gap Alice Thompson made her first long-distance train ride at the age of _. She got on in _ and got off in Alice Springs. They spent two days and nights on the train. They ate meals cooked by _.The scenery was colorful. 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_. 18SydneyexpertsabandonedpassengersdiamondsNow you know how to write a composition Now you know how to write a composition about traveling from several aspects.about traveling from several aspects.vWhere and whenWhere and when did you go? did you go? v WhatWhat did you travel there? did you travel there?v WhoWho did you go with? did you go with?v How How did you travel there? did you travel there? 1. Read the text aloud and review the important language points.2. Preview Grammar 1 and 2 .