MyFirstRideOnaMyFirstRideOnaTrainTrain•Geton/offGetintoGetoutofTalkaboutthequestionslistedbelowbyworkinginpairs1.Doyouknowhowmanypeoplelivethere?2.Doyouknowthenameofthecapitalcity?3.Wheredoyouthinkmostofthepeoplelive,inthecentralpartofthecountryoronthecoast?4.Whatdoyouthinkthecentralpartofthecountryislike?5.WhatAustraliananimalsdoyouknowabout?About20millionCanberraOntheeast/southeastcoastDesertKoalabear,duck-billedplatypus,kangarooTalksomethingaboutAustraliaAustraliaAustraliaSydney(奥运会）kangaroo尖峰石阵地大、人少(20million)Canberra(堪培拉)首都Variableclimate??KoalabearDuck-billedplatypus（鸭嘴兽）SydneyOperaHousedesertCheckthemeaningofthesewords.abandonedcamelscassettedesertdiamondsdistanceexpertfamousgovernmentfieldsmealmidnightpassengersrecentlysceneryshineshootsoilsupplyproductsPleasereadthepassagequicklyandtrytofindoutappropriateinformationtofillinthetwoformsbelow.WhowhenwherewhatwhyhowfoodsceneryFirsthundredkmsAfterthatsuddenlyAliceandafriend18yearsoldSydneyAridetravelOnatrainVerycolorful;fields;darksoilDesert;sunshine;nowindandnocloudsAplacefromanothertime;abandonedfarmsMyFirstRideonaTrain•MynameisAliceThompson.Icomefrom,AustraliaandI’m18yearsold.RecentlyIhadarideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!AfriendandItravelledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometersaway.Wespendtwodaysandnightsonthetrain.•AliceThompsonSydney•AliceSprings•2daysandnights•Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometersofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolorful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuildmorethanahundredyearsago.fieldfood(Expert)soilwonderfuldesertSunfarms•Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes(I’mstudyingChineseatschool).Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarshonelikediamonds.DuringthedayAtnighttalkingreadingwatchingstars•WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?Alongtimeago,Australiansneedesawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorse,butthehorsedidn’tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.GhanAfghanistan•Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsefortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.Food…Wool…..•TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuildanewrailwayline,sotheydidn’tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.The1920sReadthepassageagaincarefullyandanswerthequestions•1.DidAlicetravelonthetrainalongtimeago?•2.WasherdestinationonthecoastofAustralia?•3.Wasthescenerythesameduringthewholejourney?•4.Didshestudywhileshewasonthetrain?•5.DidtheAustraliansusehorsestotraveltothecentralpartofthecountry.•6.Dotheystillusecamelstodelivergood?No,shetraveledonthetrainrecently.No,itwasAliceSpringsinthecenterofAustralia.No,atfirsttherewerefields,thenitwasdesert.Yes,shestudiedChinese.Yes,atfirst,butthehorsedidn’tlikethehotweather.No,theyusethetrainnow.Retellthepassage•AliceThompsonSydney•AliceSprings•2daysandnightsfieldfood(Expert)soilwonderfuldesertSunfarmsDuringthedayAtnighttalkingreadingwatchingstarsGhanAfghanistanFood…Wool…..The1920sHomework1.FinishiworkbookvocabularyEx4and62.Recallyourfirstjourneyorinterestingjourney.
