Module 3 Module 3 Reading My First Ride on a TrainMy First Ride on a Train Koala BearKangarooSydney Opera House澳大利亚联邦（ The Commonwealth of Australia ）by air by seaWhich part of Australia did the writer travel to? The central part of Australia.• 1. It is the 6th large country in the world, but has a relatively small population.• 2.There are 19,731,984 people living there.Fast reading• 1. Try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.• Para 1:• Para 2:• Para 3:• Para 4:• Para 5:• Para 6:I had my first ride on a long distance trainThe scenery along the railwayHow I spent the time in the trainWhy is the train called Ghan?Things about the camelsThe fate of the camels nowadays Read the passage quickly and silently, judge T or F and correct the error:1. Alice got on in Alice Springs,and got off in Sydney.( )2. The scenery of the whole journey is very colorful. ( )3. On the train,Alice still studied. ( )4. They used camels instead of horses because horses are not good at traveling a long distance. ( )5.The government built a new railway line in 1925.( )FFTTFName:Come from:Age:Things she did recently:The first few hundred KM:After that:Day:Night:A long time ago:150 years ago:Until the 1920s:Alice Thompson Sydney,Australia18First ride/Ghan train;got on in/got off inColourful/ fields/ soil/ dark redSat and looked out of /talked to/read and listened toWatched sky/the stars shone likeNeeded a way to/tried riding /but didn’t likeBrought camels/Afghanistan/better thanBuilt/railway line/didn’t need/any more Desert /sun shone/ no wind/ no clouds/saw abandoned farms1.Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago? 2.Was her destination on the coast of Australia? 3.Was the scenery the same dur...
