Module3MyFirstRideonaTrainDoyouknowAustralia?AnswerthesequestionsandseehowmuchyouknowaboutAustralia.1.Doyouknowhowmanypeoplelivethere?2.Doyouknowthenameofthecapitalcity?Morethan20million.Canberra.3.Wheredoyouthinkmostofthepeoplelive,inthecentralpartofthecountryoronthecoast?Ontheeastcoastandthesoutheastcoast.4.Whatdoyouthinkthecentralpartofthecountryislike?It’slikeadesert.5.WhatAustraliananimalsdoyouknowabout?Listentothetapeandchoosethemainideaofthispassage.achildvisitinghergrandmotheratrainridetoSydneytakingthetraintoAustraliatravelingtothecentralpartofAustraliaHowmanypartscanwedividethepassageinto?Whatiseachabout?Paragraph1Shetellswhenandwheretheirtraveltookplace.Paragraphs2-3Shedescribesthesceneryofallthejourney.Threeparts.Paragraphs4-6SheexplainstheoriginoftheGhantrainandthemeansoftransportfortravelingalongdistanceinthepast.Listenandputthemintherightorder.•Camelsweretrainedtocarrysuppliesbackfromthecentralpart.•Camelswereshotbecauseofthenewrailwaylinebuiltbythegovernment.•TheyboughtcamelsfromAfghanistan.•Australiansneededawaytothecentralcountry.•Theytriedridinghorses,butfailed.45312Readthepassageagaincarefullyandanswerthequestions.1.DidAlicetravelonthetrainalongtimeago?2.WasherdestinationonthecoastofAustralia?No.Shetravelledonthetrainrecently.No,itwasAliceSpringsinthecentreofAustralia.3.Wasthescenerythesameduringthewholejourney?4.Didshestudywhileshewasonthetrain?No.Atfirsttherewerefields,andthenitwasthedesert.Yes.ShestudiedChinese.5.DidtheAustraliansusehorsestotraveltothecentralpartofthecountry?6.Dotheystillusecamelstodelivergoods?Yes,theydidsoatfirst,butthehorsesdidn’tlikethehotweather.No.Theyusethetrainnow.Languagepoints•abandonedadj.被抛弃的，废弃的Thepolicedidnotgoneartheabandonedcar,fearingitwasaboobytrap.Therewasanabandonedhousebytheriverside.•expertn.专家，能手Heisanexpertontheworld'smysticalreligions.Heisanwell-knownexperton/infinance.Sheisanexpertintraininganimals.•productn.产品，成果Ourproducthasbecometheundisputedmarketleader.Wedecidedtoadvertiseournewproduct.词义辨析：manufacture,produce,product,production这些名词均含有“产品、制品”之意。manufacture:一般指机器大量制造的产品。produce:多指农产品(尤指蔬菜水果等)。product:一般指工业产品，也可泛指各种各样的产品。production:含义广泛，不同场合有不同的意思，可表示“产品，产物”，尤指人类智力或艺术劳动的产品。•sceneryn.风景，景色Thescenerywasbeautifulbeyonddescription.Theruralscenerywassobeautifulthathedecidedtostayonemoreweek.词义辨析：scene,view,sight,scenery,landscape这些名词均含“景色、风景”之意。scene:指具体的、局部的或一时的景色，可以是自然形成的，也可人工造成的。view:普通用词，多指从远处或高处所见的景色。sight:侧重指旅游观光的风光，包括城市景色或自然风光景色。也指人造景物或奇特的景色。scenery:指一个国家或某一地区的整体自然风景。landscape:多指在内陆的自然风光。•shootv.发射，射击；射出Heshotatthebird,butmissedit.Getariflethatshootsstraight.Thesearchlightshotalongrayacrossthesky.Hearingthesadnews,hefeltthetearsshootingfromhiseyes.•frightenvt.使惊吓，惊恐Thechildren'sshoutsfrightenedoffthebirds.Hefrightenedtheoldmanintogivinghimallthemoney.frightenedadj.受惊的;害怕的frighteningadj.令人恐惧的,令人害怕的词义辨析：alarm,frighten,terrify,scare这些动词均有“惊吓、惊恐”之意。alarm:着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。frighten:普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。terrify:语气最强，指惊...
