1、山西省永济市涑北中学高三英语复习：学案：Moudle 3 My first ride on a train Learning goals:1. know of something about Australia by reading.2. learn how to improve the abilities of reading in a different ways.(skimming;scanning;etc.)3. learn what the Ghan train is and its origin,mastering some ways of writing a story abou
2、t a trip. 4. master some words and phrases in this period.Learning procedures:. Go over some words.Check the meaning of these words and match some of the words with these definitions.abandoned camels cassette clouds colourful desert diamonds distance experts famous farms fields food government law m
3、eal midnight passengers products recently sand scenery shine shoot soil supply weather1. an area of land where it is always dry_ 2. valuable stones _ 3. people who travel on a train, bus or plane _ 4. you find this on beaches _ 5. white or grey things made of water in the sky _ 6. where plants grow
4、_ 。Fast reading: (Skimming) Read the text quickly and silently in 6 minutes and answer the following question. What is the text about? A a train ride to Sydney B taking the train to SydneyC traveling to the central part of AustraliaD a child visiting her grandmother Go through the text again and mat
5、ch each part with their main ideas. parts main ideasParagraph 1 A the origin of the Ghan trainParagraph 2 Paragraph 3 B an introduction to the tripParagraph 4Paragraph 5 C the experience on the trainParagraph 6 。Careful reading(scanning)para.1-31.Was her destination(目的地) on the coast of Australia?2.
6、How long did it take them to get there?3.Was the scenery the same during the whole journey? 4.How did she spend time on the train? Para. 4-6 Put the following sentences in the right order , * Camels were trained to carry supplies back from the central part.* Camels were shot because of the new railw
7、ay line built by the government.* They brought camels from Afghanistan.* Australians needed a way to the central country.* They tried riding horses, but failed.。Consolidation Read the passage again carefully and fill in the blanks.Alice Thompson made her first long-distance train ride at the age of
8、_. She got on in _ and got off in Alice Springs. They ate meals cooked by _. 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_. Why is the train called
9、 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.Underline the following sentences and translate them:1. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four
10、 thousand kilometers away. 2. We ate great meals cooked by experts! 3. Suddenly , it looked like a place from another time.4. We saw abandoned farms( which were) built more than a hundred years ago. 5.During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers. 6. Au
11、stralians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country.They tried riding horses.7.Ghan is short for Afghanistan.8.Camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distance.9. The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s.10.In 1925, they passed a law which allowed people to s
12、hoot the animals if they were a problem.Do remember these phrases:abandoned farms get on/get offmeals cooked by experts more than trained camels colourful sceneryIt looked like- look out of.during the 1920s /1920s at midnightin ones fifties not .untilpass a law much bettertry doing - try to do allow
13、 sb.to dobe short for be short of allow doing.Test yourself!* 1. We _ in Sydney and we _ in Alice Springs, _Australia, four thousand kilometers away. * 我们在悉尼上车，在4，000多公里以外的澳大利亚中部的爱丽丝普林斯下车。* 2. We ate great meals _!* 我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹饪大师们做的！* 3. Suddenly , _ _a place from another time.* 突然之间又好像来到了另一个时代的地方。
14、* 4. We saw _farms( which were) built more than a hundred years ago.* 我们看到被遗弃了的100年前建造的农庄。* 5.During the day, I sat and _ the window, and sometimes _ other passengers.* 在白天，我坐着看窗外，有时和别的旅客说说话。* 6. Australians needed_ the middle of the country.They _.* 澳大利亚人需要一条去往这个国家中部的通道。他们就试着骑马。* 7.Ghan_Afghanistan
15、. * Ghan是阿富汗的缩写。 * 8.Camels were _better than horses for travelling a long distance.* 对于长途旅行而言，骆驼比马匹要好得多。* 9. The Afghans and their camels did this_.* 直到20世纪20年代，阿富汗人和他们的骆驼还在做着这样的工作。* 10. In 1925, they _ which _ if they were a problem.1925.* 1925年通过了一条法令，规定如果这些动物成为问题，就允许人们杀死它们. Write down the phrases in English! 被遗弃的农场 上车，/下车 专家做的大餐 超过 受过训练的骆驼 景色多姿多彩 看起来像是 向窗外望去 在20世纪90年代期间 在午夜 在某人50多岁时 直到.才 通过一项法律 好多了 试着做/尽力做 允许某人做某事 是的缩写/缺乏. 允许做某事. Please write an essayMy Unforgettable Journey._
