Module3Module3ReadingMyFirstRideonaTrainMyFirstRideonaTrainbyairbyseaWhichpartofAustraliadidthewritertravelto?ThecentralpartofAustralia.1.Itisthe6thlargecountryintheworld,buthasarelativelysmallpopulation.2.Thereare19,731,984peoplelivingthere.Fastreading1.Trytofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Para6:IhadmyfirstrideonalongdistancetrainThesceneryalongtherailwayHowIspentthetimeinthetrainWhyisthetraincalledGhan?ThingsaboutthecamelsThefateofthecamelsnowadaysReadthepassagequicklyandsilently,judgeTorFandcorrecttheerror:1.AlicegotoninAliceSprings,andgotoffinSydney.()2.Thesceneryofthewholejourneyisverycolorful.()3.Onthetrain,Alicestillstudied.()4.Theyusedcamelsinsteadofhorsesbecausehorsesarenotgoodattravelingalongdistance.()5.Thegovernmentbuiltanewrailwaylinein1925.()FFTTFName:Comefrom:Age:Thingsshedidrecently:ThefirstfewhundredKM:Afterthat:Day:Night:Alongtimeago:150yearsago:Untilthe1920s:AliceThompsonSydney,Australia18Firstride/Ghantrain;gotonin/gotoffinColourful/fields/soil/darkredSatandlookedoutof/talkedto/readandlistenedtoWatchedsky/thestarsshonelikeNeededawayto/triedriding/butdidn’tlikeBroughtcamels/Afghanistan/betterthanBuilt/railwayline/didn’tneed/anymoreDesert/sunshone/nowind/noclouds/sawabandonedfarms1.DidAlicetravelonthetrainalongtimeago?2.WasherdestinationonthecoastofAustralia?3.Wasthescenerythesameduringthewholejourney?4.Didshestudywhileshewasonthetrain?5.DidtheAustraliansusehorsestotraveltothecentralpartofthecountry?6.Dotheystillusecamelstodelivergoods?(Paragraph1,Line(Paragraph1,Line3)3)(Paragraph1,Line7)(Paragraph1,Line7)(Paragraph2,Line3)(Paragraph2,Line3)(Paragraph3,Line4)(Paragraph3,Line4)(Paragraph4,Line6)(Paragraph4,Line6)(Paragraph6,Line1)(Paragraph6,Line1)1.No.Shetravelledonthetrainrecently.2.No,itwasAliceSpringsinthecentralpartofAustralia.3.No,atthefirsttherewerefields,thenitwasdesert.4.Yes,shestudiedChinese.5.Yes,atfirst,butthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweather.6.No,theyusethetrainnow.Fillintheblanks:RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideona__________trainwithmyfriends,We____twodaysonthetrain.Forthefirstfewhundredskilometersofthejourney,the_____wasverycolorful,suddenly,wesaw__________farms.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andtalkedtotheother_________.IlistedtomyChinese_______.Atmidnight,thestarsshonelike______.WhywasthetraincalledGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytried________horses,butthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweatherandsand.Theybroughtcamelsfrom__________.Camelsaremuchbetterthanhorsesfor_______alongdistance.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanew________line,sotheydidn’tneedthecamelsanymore.long-distancespentsceneryabandonedpassengerscassettesdiamondsridingAfghanistantravelingrailwayReadingWhat’sthepassageabout?ThewritertravelledonatraintakinghimtoAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustrilia.Saysth.aboutyourtravel:When:Where:Withwhom:Howdidyougothere:Whatdidyoudoandsee:What’syourfeeling:Homework:1.Writeasummaryofthepassage.2.Writeacompositionaboutyourtrip..