Module 9 Unit 3 Australia
Passage 1:
I. Do pre-reading Exercise 3 on Page 22.
II. Multiple choice
1. On Australia Day, ________.
A. people sing and dance together
B. people enjoy Australian food
C. some people from overseas were accepted as the citizens in Australia
D. people can travel all over Australia
2. If you trip from Sydney to Perth, you can see _______.
A. mountains and trees B. mountains and plains
C. mountains, plains and wildlife D. plains, trees and wildlife
3. The rock in Uluru is amazing because _____
A. it is very high B. it is very large
C. it is sacred D. It can change colour
III. Fill the chart
Capital
Population ______________ million, approximately 80% live in the ________________________________________________.
Area _________km2, the __________________ country in the world.
The number of states
Two largest cities
Famous for
Australia Day On________________, more people who come from overseas will become ____________________.
Uluru Rock It appears to ________________________.
Cradle Mountain National Park It is famous for ________________, ________________ and __________________.
Passage 2:
Australia’s dangerous creatures
Name kinds Dangerous in what aspect
The poison of most snakes can ____________________ only small creatures; a few varieties can _________ humans.
The majority ______________ humans or cause only ______________.
________________________ are harmless to humans.
/ Especially kill a person with _________________; the tiniest amount of poison can kill in ______________________.
Only the ________crocodile has been known to kill humans.(共28张PPT)
Sydney Opera House
Bondi Beach
Parliament House, Canberra
Ayers Rock, Uluru
the Great Barrier Reef
St. Kilda, Melbourne
Warming-up
Have you ever been Australia What places do you know in Australia (well-known cities, famous scenic spots, etc. )
Look at the pictures. What do you see in the pictures Can you recognize them
Sydney
Perth
Kakadu
Canberra
Uluru
Great Barrier Reef
Sydney: Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the capital of New South Wales. The bridge and the Opera House are two world famous landmarks of Sydney and often appear on souvenirs and on travel brochures.
Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest state in area.
Kakadu: a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists
interested in Australia's tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles..
Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here.
Uluru: formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a huge pink rock in the middle of flat, desert in the Northern Territory. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. It is another popular tourist destination.
Great Barrier Reef: a chain of coral reefs stretching about 2,000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland. This is a world heritage area, famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals.
a postcard from someone on holiday
part of a text in an encyclopedia
part of a tourist brochure
a newspaper article
an advertisement
Match each reading passage with a description below.
Pre-reading
Skim the five short passages and find the answers to the questions in Exercise 1, Comprehending part.
Task 1
Where do most Australians live
2. In what city do federal politicians
work
3. How many people live in Australia
The south-eastern costal area of Australia.
Canberra.
20 million.
4. When is Australia Day
5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney
6. How many World Heritage Sites are
there in Australia
26th January.
4,352 kilometers
14.
7. Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall
8. Why do most people choose not to
climb Uluru
A few coastal areas.
Most people do not climb Ayers Rock out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred.
9. What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts
Cradle Mountain National
Park &Uluru
Now read the five texts again more carefully. Underline any information about Australia that you didn’t know before. Write down five facts that you consider to be the most interesting. Share your facts with others in your class.
Task 2
Discuss questions with others in your class.
Task 3
What kind of people do you think make Australia their home
People chose to settle in Australia might be :
1) want a better life than they had at home, a change of lifestyle or a challenge;
2) are attracted to the climate, the beauty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country; 3) have been forced to leave their country for some reason and must find somewhere else to live.
So we have a reason to believe that people who go to a new country to start again are likely to be courageous, curious and strong minded, and they enjoy challenges, since there might be tremendous hardships. They are probably confident of their abilities and open to new ideas and ways of doing things.
2. Each year large numbers of people become Australian citizens. Why do you think they choose to become citizens
They choose to become Australian citizens in order to feel truly a part of their new country,
to feel secure in their new country and know they cannot be made to leave, or to gain an Australian passport and enjoy the rights of a citizen. Only Australian citizens can vote so some may take a greater part in the political life of the country.
3. When do you think travelling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think travelling by plane would be most suitable
Obliviously, if you have to get to your destination quickly, you would travel by plane.
It is also cheaper to travel by plane as these long distance trains are luxurious and therefore expensive. You might travel by train for the experience or to view the scenery on your journey. You might travel by train because you are frightened of flying.
4.In what part of Australia do you think most agriculture takes place Give reasons.
(Text 1 is most relevant for this question.) As you need water to grow things, farming is most suitable in the wetter, coastal areas of the country.
5. Why do you think the population of Australia is so small when it is such a large country
Part of the reason is that much of the centre of Australia is uninhabitable desert.
Another reason is that the Aboriginal population was fairly stable for thousands of years and others settled in the country just over two hundred years ago. A third reason is that the government has strict quotas on how many people can immigrate to the country.
1. Finish Ex.1,2,3, Page24-25.
2.Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.
HomeworkModule 9 Unit 3 Australia
Passage 1:
I. Do pre-reading Exercise 3 on Page 22.
II. Multiple choice
1. On Australia Day, ________.
A. people sing and dance together
B. people enjoy Australian food
C. some people from overseas were accepted as the citizens in Australia
D. people can travel all over Australia
2. If you trip from Sydney to Perth, you can see _______.
A. mountains and trees B. mountains and plains
C. mountains, plains and wildlife D. plains, trees and wildlife
3. The rock in Uluru is amazing because _____
A. it is very high B. it is very large
C. it is sacred D. It can change colour
III. Fill the chart
Capital
Population ______________ million, approximately 80% live in the ________________________________________________.
Area _________km2, the __________________ country in the world.
The number of states
Two largest cities
Famous for
Australia Day On________________, more people who come from overseas will become ____________________.
Uluru Rock It appears to ________________________.
Cradle Mountain National Park It is famous for ________________, ________________ and __________________.
Passage 2:
Australia’s dangerous creatures
Name kinds Dangerous in what aspect
The poison of most snakes can ____________________ only small creatures; a few varieties can _________ humans.
The majority ______________ humans or cause only ______________.
________________________ are harmless to humans.
/ Especially kill a person with _________________; the tiniest amount of poison can kill in ______________________.
Only the ________crocodile has been known to kill humans.
Keys:
Passage 1:
II. CCD
III. 1.Canberra 2. 20; the south-eastern coastal area 3.7,686,850; sixth largest 4.Six 5. Melbourne and Sydney 6.it huge, open spaces, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and it unusual wildlife 7.26 January; Australian citizens
8. change colour 9.it’s mountain peaks, lakes, ancient forests
Passage 2:
1. Snake; 170; kill of paralyze; kill
2. spider; 2000; have no effect on; mild sickness
3. shark; 160; all but two or three kinds
4. jellyfish; a weak heart; less than 5 minutes
5. crocodile; 2; saltwater
