My First Ride On a My First Ride On a TrainTrain•Get on/off Get intoGet out ofTalk about the questions listed below by working in pairs1.Do you know how many people live there?2. Do you know the name of the capital city?3. Where do you think most of the people live, in the central part of the country or on the coast?4. What do you think the central part of the country is like?5. What Australian animals do you know about?About 20 millionCanberraOn the east/southeast coastDesertKoala bear,duck-billed platypus, kangarooTalk something about AustraliaAustralia AustraliaSydney ( 奥运会）kangaroo尖峰石阵地大、人少 (20 million)Canberra( 堪培拉 ) 首都Variable climate??Koala bearDuck-billed platypus （鸭嘴兽）Sydney Opera HousedesertCheck the meaning of these words.abandonedcamelscassettedesertdiamondsdistanceexpertfamous governmentfieldsmealmidnightpassengersrecentlysceneryshineshootsoilsupplyproductsPlease read the passage quickly and try to find out appropriate information to fill in the two forms below.Who whenwherewhatwhyhow food sceneryFirst hundred kmsAfter that suddenlyAlice and a friend18 years old SydneyA ridetravelOn a trainVery colorful; fields; dark soil Desert; sunshine; no wind and no cloudsA place from another time; abandoned farmsMy First Ride on a Train • My name is Alice Thompson. I come from, Australia and I’m 18 years old. Recently I had a ride on a long-distance train. And what a ride! A friend and I travelled on the famous Ghan train. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometers away. We spend two days and nights on the train.• Alice ThompsonSydney•Alice Springs•2 days and nights• The train was wonderful and the food was...
