1、Module 3 ReadingMy First Ride on a Trainby air by seav 1.It is the 6th large country in the world,but has a relatively small population.v 2.There are 19,731,984 people living there.Fast readingv 1.Try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.v Para 1:v Para 2:v Para 3:v Para 4:v Para 5:v Para 6:I
2、 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 nowadaysRead the passage quickly and silently,judge T or F and correct the error:1.Alice got on in Alice Springs,and got
3、 off in Sydney.()2.The scenery of the whole journey is very colorful.()3.On the train,Alice still studied.()4.They used camels instead of horses because horses are not good at traveling a long distance.()5.The government built a new railway line in 1925.()1.Did Alice travel on the train a long time
4、ago?2.Was her destination on the coast of Australia?3.Was the scenery the same during the whole journey?4.Did she study while she was on the train?5.Did the Australians use horses to travel to the central part of the country?6.Do they still use camels to deliver goods?(Paragraph 1,Line 3)(Paragraph
5、1,Line 3)(Paragraph 1,Line 7)(Paragraph 1,Line 7)(Paragraph 2,Line 3)(Paragraph 2,Line 3)(Paragraph 3,Line 4)(Paragraph 3,Line 4)(Paragraph 4,Line 6)(Paragraph 4,Line 6)(Paragraph 6,Line 1)(Paragraph 6,Line 1)v 1.No.She travelled on the train recently.v 2.No,it was Alice Springs in the central part
6、of Australia.v 3.No,at the first there were fields,then it was desert.v 4.Yes,she studied Chinese.v 5.Yes,at first,but the horses didnt like the hot weather.v 6.No,they use the train now.Reading Whats the passage about?The writer travelled on a train taking him to Alice Springs,right in the middle of Austrilia.Say sth.about your travel: