My first ride on a train 第一课时一、教材分析In this period, we’re going to read a passage about My First Ride on a Train. We’ll finish the five activities on Page 22-24.Let the students answer the questions about Australia match some words with these definitions.Get the general idea of this passage.Answer and discuss some questions.二、教学目标1. 知识与能力目标1）Learn and master the following wordsabandoned camel cassette desert diamond expert midnight product scenery shoot soil journey train 2）Train the student’s reading ability.2.过程与方法 Tell the students something about Australia.3.情感态度与价值观 To know something about traveling to the central part of Australia.三、教学重点1. How to grasp the general idea of the passage.2. Know something about Australia.四、教学难点How to improve the student’s reading ability.五、教学策略1. Fast reading and careful reading to improve the students reading ability.2. Pair or group work to make every student work in class.3. Discussion to help the students grasp the detailed information.六、教学准备1. a computer2. a projector3. the blackboard七、教学环节（一）课堂导入T: The weather in September is very nice. It’s the best time to travel. Do you like travel?Ss: Yes.T: Have you ever been to Australia?Ss: No.T: Today let’s learn something about Australia.（二）课堂讲授 (Show picture of a Kangaroo on the screen.)T: What do you call it?Ss: A Kangaroo.T: Where does it live? Do you know?S: In Australia, of course.T: Open your books at Page 22, let’s come to Australia.T: Do you know the name of the capital city?S: Canberra.T: Do you know how many people live there?S: About 20 million.T: What do you think the cen...
