My First Ride on a Train教学课件4.pptVIP

Module 3 My First Ride on a Train Western Australia Northern Territory South Australia New South Wales Queensland Victoria ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) 1. Which is Australia’s flag? What do you know about Australia? Australia was discovered about 53, 000 years ago. It is possible that the first people crossed into Australia from Asia on great land bridge when the water above of the oceans was lower. In 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was formed, with Canberra as its capital. English is its official language. Its flag shows the UK flag and a large star with seven points. Australia is famous for its animals such as kangaroos and koalas. Capital city-- Canberra Sydney Melbourne The Great Barrier Beef Kangaroos---large animals jump about on two legs carrying their young in a stomach pocket Australian native dog --- Dingo Koala -bears climbing trees The duck-billed platypus?is an egg-laying mammal. What Australian animals do you know about? Listen to the tape and choose the main idea of this passage. a child visiting her grandmother a train ride to Sydney taking the train to Australia traveling to the central part of Australia How many parts can we divide the passage into? What is each about? Paragraph 1 She tells when and where their travel took place. Paragraphs 2-3 She describes the scenery of all the journey. Three parts. Paragraphs 4-6 She explains the origin of the Ghan train and the means of transport for traveling a long distance in the past. Listen and put them in the right order. Camels were trained to carry supplies back from the central part. Camels were shot because of the new railway line built by the government. They bought camels from Afghanistan. Australians needed a way to the central country. They tried riding horses, but failed. 4 5 3 1 2 Read the passage again carefully and answer the questions. 1. Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago?