1、Read the pictures and guess which country it is.澳大利亚国徽澳大利亚国花合金欢Capital:Canberrathe City Of SydneySydney Opera HousedesertMy First Ride on a TrainGhanGhanTheTheWhat is the text about?fast-reading:A a train ride to Sydney B taking the train to SydneyC traveling to the central part of AustraliaD a chil
2、d visiting her grandmotherParagraph 6Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5A.the origin of the Ghan trainB.an introduction to the tripC.the experience on the traincareful-reading:Judge the following sentences T or F.1.Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train with her parent
3、s.2.Alice Springs lies in the middle of Australia.Part 1:Choose the best answer:The sentence“And what a ride!”in the first paragraph means that_.A.the writer enjoyed the long journeyB.the writer was made too tired from the long journeyC.that was a long and dangerous journeyD.he had nothing to see bu
4、t desertcareful-reading:Judge the following sentences T or F.1.Alice had her first ride on the famous Ghan train with her parents.2.Alice Springs lies in the middle of Australia.Part 1:Fa friendTChoose the best answer:The sentence“And what a ride!”in the first paragraph means that_.A.the writer enjo
5、yed the long journeyB.the writer was made too tired from the long journeyC.that was a long and dangerous journeyD.he had nothing to see but desertcareful-reading:Part 2:Answer the following questions:1.Was the scenery the same during the whole journey?2.Did she study while she was in the train?1.Was
6、 the scenery the same during the whole journey?No,at first there were fields,and then it was desert.2.Did she study while she was on the train?Yes,she studied Chinese.careful-reading:Part 3Finish the following questions:1.Why is the train called the Ghan?2.Australians used camels instead of horses,b
7、ecause_.A.horses didnt like the hot weather and sand B.they bought some camels from AfghanistanC.camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distanceD.both A and C3.Australians used to travel on camels for _.A.business B.tour C.farming D.animal training4.The writer talks a lot about ca
8、mels,because_.A.camels are of great use in travelling and quite helpful for manB.she was planning to travel in a camel with her friend soonC.readers are often interested in stories about animalsD.the writer wanted to explain why the train was called Ghan1.Why is the train called the Ghan?Because Aus
9、tralians tried riding horses to travel to the middle of Australia,but the horses didnt like the weather and sand.So they brought some camels from Afghanistan.Ghan is short for Afghanistan.2.Australians used camels instead of horses,because_.A.horses didnt like the hot weather and sand B.they bought
10、some camels from AfghanistanC.camels were much better than horses for travelling a long distanceD.both A and C3.Australians used to travel on camels for _.A.business B.tour C.farming D.animal training4.The writer talks a lot about camels,because_.A.camels are of great use in travelling and quite hel
11、pful for manB.she was planning to travel in a camel with her friend soonC.readers are often interested in stories about animalsD.the writer wanted to explain why the train was called GhanRead the passage again carefully and fill in the blanks.Alice Thompson made her first long-distance train ride at
12、 the age of _.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 call
13、ed 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.18SydneyexpertsabandonedpassengersdiamondsAfghanistancamelsthe 1920sgovernmentConsolidation:Discussion In 1925,the Australian government passed a law allowing people to shoot camels if they were a problem.What do you think of that?Homework:Write your opinion about it within 30 words.
