3.1MyFirstRideonaTrain课件（外研版必修1）.ppt

Section Ⅰ　Introduction Reading and Vocabulary;Step One：Warming up What do you know about Australia？What is it famous for? _______________________________________　;答案：　It is home to Koala Bear，Kangaroo. It is famous for Sydney Opera House.;Step Two：Fast reading Read the text (P23) quickly and answer the following questions. 1．How long did it take the writer to travel from Sydney to Alice Springs by train? ________________________________________________________________________ 答案：　Two days and nights.;2．Why did Australians stop riding horses for travelling a long distance? ________________________________________________________________________ 答案：　Because the horses didn’t like the hot weather and sand.;Step Three：Careful reading Ⅰ.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers. 1．The sentence“And what a ride！” in the first paragraph means that________. A．the writer enjoyed the long journey B．the writer was made too tired from the long ride C．that was a long and dangerous journey D．he had nothing to see but desert 答案：　A;2．The whole passage mainly tells us________. A．the importance of the desert in Australia B．horses are of no use in travelling in a desert C．it’s cruel to kill thousands of camels D．the transport to the middle of Australia 答案： 　D;3．Which is the right order of the following things? a．A new railway line was built and the camels were no longer used. b．Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. c．Australians trained camels to carry food and other supplies. d．They tried riding horses to travel. A．bdca 　　　　 B．dbac C．acbd D．cabd 答案： 　A;4．Australians used to travel on camels for________. A．business B．shopping C．farming D．pleasure 答案： A;5．The writer talked a lot about camels in the text because________. A．they played an important part in Australian life B．she was planning to travel on a camel C．she wanted to speak highly of the animals D．she wanted to explain why the train was called Ghan 答案： 　D;Ⅱ.Read the text again an