Module 3

MY FIRST RIDE ON A TRAIN

designed by Li yanxia

Some questions about the above pictures

1.Do you know the name of the country? 2.Do you know its capital? 3.Where do you think most people live， in

the central part of the country or on the coast？

What do you think the central part of the country is like？

What Australian animals do you know about？

Suggested answers：

1.Australia 2.Canberra 3.On the east/southeast coast 4.Desert 5.Kangaroo， duck-billed platypus， Koal

a bear

According to the text， please judge whether the following statements are

true or false. 1.The writer had this trip alone.() 2.The writer prepared meals for himself when he

was on the train. () 3.The writer traveled from the east to the west in

Australia. () 4.The writer is a Chinese. () 5.“There were fields and the soil was dark red.”

writes about the west scenery of Australia. () 6.The government didn’t build the new railway u

ntil the 1920s. ()

We can divide the text into two parts. Part I(Paragraph1-3)Main idea:My first ride on the train. 1.We got on in Sydney ， and____in Alice Springs,right in the ___of Australia ， more than____kilometers away.We spent____on the train. 2.The food was____. 3.The scenery was first____ ， and then it was____. 4.The train was____and the people were____.

Part II(Paragraph4-6)Main idea:Why is the train called Ghan? 5.Long ago,the horses didn’t like the hot ____and____.

6.From 150 years ago until the 1920s,camels were brought from Afghanistan and Ghan is_____for Afghanistan. 7.Since the 1920s, the government has built a new_____.Then the camels were___.

Read the passage again carefully and answer the questions.

1.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 during the whole jo

urney? 4.Did she study while she was on the train? 5.Did the Australians use horses to travel to the

central part of the country? 6.Do they still use camels to deliver goods?

Grammar 1 The –ed form

1.We ate great meals cooked by experts!

2.We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.

3.For many years， trained camels carried food and other supplies， and returned with wool and other products.

Grammar 1 The –ed form

1.Tv programs and printed articles help people to understand more about the world.

2.Society needs well educated citizens,so education is very important in one’s life.

3.This is a present sent from abroad by my friend.

4.The problem discussed at the meeting is very important.

根据汉语提示完成下列句子 1.I read two books____( 鲁迅写的 ) 2.Tom saw a film_____Spieberg.( 被…导演 ) 3.____can do many things.( 受过训练的猴子 ) 4.____is hard to catch.( 移动着的物体 ) 5.People were moved by his___story.( 感人的 ) 6.Don’t cry over___.( 打翻的牛奶 ) 谚语 : 覆水难收 7.A patient___got angry.( 等着看医生的 ) Suggested answers: 1.written by Luxun; 2.directed by; 3.Trained monkeys; 4.A moving object; 5.moving; 6.spilt milk; 7.waiting to see the doctor

Language points 1 What a ride! get on/off in the middle of look like during the day look out of listen to try doing/to do be short for /of in the 1920s not …any more allow sb. to do sth./allow doing sth. one day refer to more than one More than one student likes English on/off the coast for the first/next/last… play with fire/water/toys play basketball/the piano/computer games

Language points 2 1.match match sth. to/with 把……和……搭配起来 / 调和起来 match sth. in/for sth. 与……匹敌 , 成为……的好对手 , 势均力敌 match 多指大小、色调、性质等方面的搭配； suit 多指合乎需要、口味、性格、条件、地位等； fit 多指尺寸形状合适，引申为“吻合，协调”。 2.means by means of ； by no means ； by any means ； by all means ； by…means ； in…way ； in … manner ； with…method mean to do/mean doing 3.distance in the distance/at a distance 4.abandoned adj. 被遗弃的 abandoned car 被遗弃的汽车； abandoned baby 弃婴 abandon vt.1.go away without intending to return,not want any more=desert 抛弃， 丢弃 abandon one’s family/friend 2.give up abandon one’s hope/a habit/a plan/a project/a scheme 5.exhausted adj.very tired exhaust vt.( Make a person or an animal very tired;use sth.up completely) exhaust one’s money; exhaust a well 6.desert n. vt.=abandon desert a house; desert one’s wife and children 7.supply /provide supply sb with sth/ supply sth to sb ； provide sb with sth/ provide sth for sb

Language points 3 Here it is./Here you are. out of date/up to date Excuse me… Could I see your ticket? Would you mind showing me your ticket? Would you mind if saw your ticket? I’m very sorry but this is an old ticket. The fact is that it’s out of date. visit 1. vt. visit sb./some place; 2. n. pay/go on a visit to sb./some place all the time at kindergarten/at school/at table/in hospital/in prison make films go to bed until midnight the differences between …and… the advangtage of doing sth. at a speed of reach a speed of attend the opening ceremony take the train to some place go downtown