Module 3 My First Ride on a Train

Module 3 My First Ride on a Train

How many means of transportation do you know? How many means of transportation can you take to go to Beijing/ Chengdu. . . ?

Different vehicles travel in different ways Roads Rails Water Air A long distance taxi tram ferry helicopter plane bicycle train ship plane train motorbike bus helicopter

Match the verbs with the pictures. get on/off get into/out of drive take off/land ride

Describe the first time you travelled a long distance. Say how old you were, where you went and who you went with. Example: I first travelled a long distance by train when I was six years old. I went with my parents from Shanghai to Beijing …

Underline the Language points (p 21) • distance • take off • refer to • match • means

distance 为名词, 意为"间距, 距离" (listen) The whole distance 1. distance 名� 短� : was much longer than they had ①inexpected. the distance"在�� , 在� 方"(较远处) What's the distance between Beijing and ②at a distance"在稍�� "(� 近� ) Shanghai? ③ at/from a distance of. . . 在距. . . 远的地方。 keep sb. at a distance" 与. . . 保持距离；�. . . 冷淡"。 2. distant adj. "� 的；疏� 的, �� 的"。如: The station is four miles distant from our school. ~ stars / relatives

油画应该在一定距离外欣赏 Oil painting should be appreciated at a distance 他总是和别人保持一定距离 He always keeps others at a distance. 在距离 500米的地方有一个车站 There is a bus stop at/from a distance of 500 m. 我看着他渐渐消失在远方 I watched him disappear in the distance. 多年后他�� 得疏� 了。 They become distant after many years.

take �� 短� take on / take up / take off /take over / take in After his father died , he ____ took over his business My hometown has taken _______a on new look in the past 10 years. His career has taken ____ off since his new book became the best seller. Part time job has ____most of his time in taken up the evening. in by his charm—he is ruthless. Don't be taken _______

Do you know Australia? answer these questions and see how much you know about Australia.

1. Do you know how many people live there? More than 20 million. 2. Do you know the name of the capital city? Canberra.

Listen to the tape and choose the main idea of this passage. a train ride to Sydney taking the train to Australia traveling to the central part of Australia a child visiting her grandmother

How many parts can we divide the passage into? What is each about? • • Divide the paragraphs into 3 parts 1. The brief introduction to the ride. para 1 2. Enjoyments during the journey. para 2 -3 3. The source of the Ghan. para 4 -6

• For the first few hundred kilometres of the journey … After that … Suddenly…

Paragraphs 4 -6 The history about the Ghan 4 • Camels were trained to carry supplies back from the central part. 5 • Camels were shot because of the new railway line built by the government. 3 • They bought camels from Afghanistan. 1 • Australians needed a way to the central country. 2 • They tried riding horses, but failed.

Read the passage again carefully and answer the questions. 1. Did Alice travel on the train a long time ago? No. She travelled on the train recently. 2. Was her destination on the coast of Australia? No, it was Alice Springs in the centre of Australia.

3. Was the scenery the same during the whole journey? No. At first there were fields, and then it was the desert. 4. Did she study while she was on the train? Yes. She studied Chinese.