高中英语1Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain教学学案

1、My First Ride on a TrainReading Liu Shu Middle SchoolYang FeiStep 1. Lead-in:When you see the word “first”, what things will you think of?Step 2. Fast ReadingWhats the passage about?A. a train to SydneyB. taking the train to AustraliaC. traveling to the central part of Australia D. a child visiting

2、her grandmotherTip 1: Go through the passage quickly and pay attention to the first paragraph and the last one.Read paragraph 1 and finish the task.Who was on vacation?When did they start the trip?How did they get to the destination?Where did they go?Tip 2: Find out the key words.Step 3. Careful Rea

3、dingWhat did they see and do ?(para.2-3) scenery fields desert farmsadj. passengers books cassettes starsDoverbRead paragraphs 4-6, and put the three pictures in order by time.why did Australians abandon them?What are the advantages of camels?Why was the train called the Ghan?What did Alice think of

4、 her first trip ?Step 4. Post ReadingTry to master the structure of the article.Fill in the blanks.Recently, Alice, an18-year- old girl, from Sydney, Australia, together a friend, had her first ride on a long-distance train. They ( spend) two days and nights on the famous Gthan train. The meals (coo

5、k) by experts were great and the (scene) was verycolourful.They first saw fields with dark red soil and then desert. There were even some (abandon)farms built more a hundred years ago. During the day, Alice sat by the window, sometimes ( talk)to other passengers, sometimes reading books or listening

6、 to cassettes. One night. she watched the stars (shine)like diamonds. The reason why the train is called the Ghan is that (train) camels from Afghanistan were once taken there to carry food and other supplies. Ghan is short Afghanistan. In the 1920s, a new railway line was built and the camels were no longer neede