Reading and Vocabulary

ReadingandVocabulary,ModuleThree,Myfirstrideonatrain,DetailedReading,Warmingup,Skimming,Scanning,Listening,Contents,Warmingup,1.Doyouknowhowmanypeoplelivethere?,2.Doyouknowthenameofthecapitalcity?,Morethan20million.,Canberra,Quizs,3.Wheredoyouthinkmostofthepeoplelive,inthecentralpartofthecountryoronthecoast?4.Whatdoyouthinkthecentralpartofthecountryislike?,Ontheeastcoastandthesoutheastcoast.,Desert.,5.WhatAustraliananimalsdoyouknowabout?,Koalabear,Duck-billedplatypus,Dingo,abandonedcamelscassettecloudscolourfuldesertdiamondsdistanceexpertsfamousfarmsfieldsfoodgovernmentlawmealmidnightpassengersproductsrecentlysandsceneryshineshootsoilsupplyweather,OralDictation,anareaoflandwhereitisalwaysdry_2.valuablestones_3.peoplewhotravelonatrain,busorplane_4.youfindthisonbeaches_5.whiteorgreythingsmadeofwaterinthesky_6.whereplantsgrow_,desert,diamonds,passengers,sand,clouds,soil/fields/farms,Skimming,A.atraintoSydneyB.takingthetraintoAustraliaC.travelingtothecentralpartofAustraliaD.achildvisitinghergrandmother,Whatsthepassageabout?,Paragraph6,Paragraph1,Paragraph2,Paragraph3,Paragraph4,Paragraph5,Dividethepassageintothreeparts,I.Alicesjourneyonthetrain.,II.Alicesexperienceandfeeling.,III.ThehistoryofthetransportationinAustralia.,1.DidAlicetravelonthetrainalongtimeago?,2.WasherdestinationonthecoastofAustralia?,3.Wasthescenerythesameduringthewholejourney?,4.Didshestudywhileshewasonthetrain?,5.DidtheAustraliansusehorsestotraveltothecentralpartofthecountry?,6.Dotheystillusecamelstodelivergoods?,Scanthepassageandanswerthequestions.,Scanthepassageandanswerthequestions.,No,shetraveledonthetrainrecently.,2.WasherdestinationonthecoastofAustralia?,No,itwasAliceSpringsinthecenterofAustralia.,1.DidAlicetravelonthetrainalongtimeago?,3.Wasthescenerythesameduringthewholejourney?,No,atfirsttherewerefields,thenitwasdesert.,4.Didshestudywhileshewasonthetrain?,Yes,shestudiedChinese.,5.DidtheAustraliansusehorsestotraveltothecentralpartofthecountry?,Yes,atfirst,butthehorsesdidntlikethehotweather.,6.Dotheystillusecamelstodelivergoods?,No,theyusethetrainnow.,1.AlicehadherfirstrideonthefamousGhantrainwithherparents.2.AliceSpringsliesinthemiddleofAustralia.3.Darkredsoilwasseenforthelastfewhundredkilometersofthejourney.,Detailedreading:Trueorfalse,T,F,F,4.Aliceexperiencedcompletelydifferentsceneryduringthejourney.5.CamelscarriedfoodandothersuppliestoAfghanistan.6.After1925,peoplecouldshootthecamelsfortheirmeat.,T,F,F,Alice,an_girl,_Sydney,Australia.Recently,_afriendshehadherfirst_ona_train.Theyspenttwodaysandnightsonthe_Ghantrain.,18-year-old,comesfrom,togetherwith,long-distance,famous,ride,Listenandfillintheblanks,Listentothefirstparagraph:,Themeals_byexpertsweregreatandthe_wasvery_.Theyfirstsawfields_darkredsoil,andthenthe_.Therewereevensome_farms_morethanahundredyearsago.,cooked,scenery,colourful,desert,with,abandoned,built,Listentothesecondparagraph:,Duringtheday,she_bythewindow,_it,readingbooksor_tosomecassettes._,shewatchedthestars_likediamonds.,sat,lookingoutof,Atnight,shining,listening,Listentothethirdparagraph:,Thereason_thetrainiscalledtheGhanisthat_camelsfromAfghanistan_once_carryfoodandothersupplies._,anewrailwaylinewasbuiltandthecamels_needed_.,why,trained,were,usedto,