Now match some of the words with these definitions.1.an area of land where it is always dry _2. valuable stones _3. people who travel on a train, bus or plane _4. you find this on beaches _5. white or grey things made of water in the sky _6. where plants grow _desertdiamondspassengerssandcloudsSoil，farms, fields Do you have any experiences of riding on a train? When you were riding on a train, what kind of weather would you prefer? were there any great meals cooked by experts? which would you prefer, listening to any cassettes, enjoying the colourful scenery, talking with other passengers or watching the night sky with the stars shining like diamonds? Have you ever seen any places like abandoned farms, desert, fields with dark red soil and etc.? Have you ever seen any animals, such as camels, sheep and ect.? Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago? Was her destination on the coast of Australia? Was the scenery the same during the whole journey? Did she study while she was on the train? Did the Australians use horses to travel to the central part of the country? Do they still use camels to deliver goods? Summary of the 1st paragraph: Alice Thompson, 18 years old, Sydney, first ride on a long-distance train, Ghan train, friend, got on, Sydney, got off, Alice Springs, two days and nights Summary of the 2nd paragraph:train, wonderful, food, meals cooked by experts,great, scenery, corlourful, desert, fields, dark red, soil, sun, shone, wind, clouds, abandoned farms Summary of the 3rd paragraph: train, comfortable, people, nice, looked out of the window, talked to other passengers, read books, listened to cassettes, at midnight, watch, sky, stars, shone, like diamonds Summary of the last 3 paragraphs: why is the train called the Ghan? Travel, middle of the country, horses, hot weather and sand, camels from Afghanistan, along distance, trained camels, carried, food, other supplies, wool and other products, 1920s, the government, a new railway line, law, shoot animals, 1935, police, 153 camels, in one day Homework: Do the Ex 7,8,9 of Reading on page 81. This reading named An Unusual Journey is similar to the Reading of module 3.