Reading by air by seaWhich part of Australia did the writer travel to? The central part of Australia.v1. It is the 6th large country in the world, but has a relatively small population.v 2.There are 19,731,984 people living there.FAST READINGv1. Try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.vPara 1:vPara 2:vPara 3:vPara 4:vPara 5:vPara 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 ThompsonSydney,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 didnt likeBrought camels/Afghanistan/better thanBuilt/railway line/didnt need/any moreDesert /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 during the whole journey? 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? v1. No . She travelled on the train recently.v2. No, it was Alice Springs in the central part of Australia.v3. No, at the first there were fields , then it was desert.v4. Yes, she studied Chinese.v5. Yes , at first , but the horses didnt like the hot weather.v6. No, they use the train now. Fill in the blanks: Recently I had my first ride on a _ train with my friends, We _ two days on the train.For the first few hundreds kilometers of the journey,the _ was very colorful, suddenly ,we saw _ farms.During the day,I sat and looked out of the window,and talked to the other _. I listed to my Chinese _.At midnight, the stars shone like _ .Why was the train called Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country.They tried_ horses, but the horses didnt like the hot weather and sand.They brought camels from_.Camels are much better than horses for _a long distance.Then the government built a new _ line, so they didntneed the camels any more.long-distancespentsceneryabandonedpassengerscassettesdiamondsridingAfghanistantravelingrailwayReading Whats the passage about?Whats the passage about? The writer travelled on a train taking him to Alice Springs, right in the middle of Austrilia.Say sth. about your travel: When:Where: With whom: How did you go there: What did you do and see: Whats your feeling: Homework:1.Write a summary of the passage.2.Write a composition about your trip.