Module 3 My First Ride on a Train Reading and Vocabulary material 教案 高中英语外研版必修一.doc

Module3 My First Ride on a Train Reading and Vocabulary By lovely FridaStep one Lead in New words:scenery coastdesertshinediamond abandoned cassetteshootcamels. Step two Pre-readingWhich country is it?Step three While-reading1. Fast reading Read the title first and answer the question.How did she travel?Read this passage as fast as possible in 2 minutes and answer the question.(Tip:You can only read the title,the first paragraph and the last paragraph.) What is the passage about?A. a train ride to SydneyB. taking the train to AustraliaC. travelling to the central part of AustraliaD. a child visiting her grandmother2.Match the main idea with each paragraph in 3 minutes.Underline key words of each sentence.(Tip: Focus on the first sentence and the last sentence in each paragraph.)Para.1 A. Food on the train and the scenery outside the train.Para.2 B. The reason why the train is called Ghan.Para.3 C. The use of camels in the past.Para.4 D. What the author did on the train.Para.5 E. How the Afghans dealt with the camels.Para.6 F. The author's first ride on a long-distance train.3.Try to find her route(路线) and scenery(what she saw).4.Read the text carefully and answer the question.Which of the following sentences is WRONG according to the passage?A.Alice experienced completely different scenery during the journey.B.Alice Thompson and her friend travelled from Sydney to Alice Springs.C.Dark red soil was seen for the first few hundred kilometers of the journey.D.Trained camels carried food and other supplies,and returned with wool and other products until the 1820s.5.Make sentences wrong by changing one word according to the text.Make sure others can not find the mistakes easily.1.Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train with her friend.Example: Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train without her friend. Or Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train with her parents.2. We saw abandoned farms built over a hundred years ago.3. Before the 1920s,camels were important in travelling through desert.4. In 1935, the police in a town shot 153 camels in one day.Step four Post-reading 1. SummaryMy name is Alice Thompson. I had my first ride on _1_long-distance train.My friend and I got _2_the Ghan train in Sydney and got off in Alice Springs. We ate meals _3_(cook) by experts and saw fields, desert and _4_(abandon) farms. In the daytime, I talked to other passengers and read books. At night, I watched the stars in the sky_5_ shone like diamonds.Why is the train _6_(call) the Ghan? It is short for Afghanistan.A long time ago, Australians wanted to travel to the middle of their country, so they brought some _7_ (train) camels from Afghanistan _8_ (carry) food and other_9_ ( supply), and returned with wool and other products. I enjoyed the_10_(wonder) scenery so much!2. Discuss in groups.Share your first travel in China,including when; where; how; what;with whom,feelings.(Answer questions with full sentences.)Hints: When did you travel? Where did you travel?How did you travel?What did you see during your travel?With whom you travelled? Whats your feelings?(unforgettable难忘的,interesting,wonderful.)Step five Homework1.Write a short passage about your first travel in China,including when; where; how;what; with whom;feelings. (About 100 words)2. Underline key words and phrases.3Reading ten thousand books is like travelling ten thousand miles.读万卷书行万里路。