(共18张PPT)
The Olympic Games in 2000 were held in Sydney.
This is Australia.
Canberra is the capital.
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Australia is the largest English-speaking country in the southern part of the world
Listen and choose the best answer .
1.Tony wants to visit _____.
A. America B.Australia C.England
2.Ayers Rock is a huge rock in the____of Australia.
A .north B .south C.centre
3.Australia is __________ English-speaking country in the southern part of the world.
A.the largest B.the second largest C.We don't know .
Talk about Australia.
animals
location
places of interest
weather
population
Australia
Can you tell us some famous places and animals in Australia
Ayers Rock
Great Barrier Reef
huge/special/magic/
348 metres high
be seen from outer space/
natural wonder
The Sydney Opera House
like a sailing boat
kangaroo
koala
crocodile
shark
Tips : A picture is worth a thousand words
Listen for the first time .
1.What is Tony going to write about
2.How long is the Great Barrier Reef ?
3. Why do many Australians speak English
A letter
Over 2600km long
Because many Australians came from Britain.
Listen for the second time and complete the table.
Facts about Australia
Name Sydney Opera House Great Barrier Reef
Location Sydney
Details a special huge rock
Ayers Rock
central Australia
like a huge sailing boat
off the northeast coast of Australia
over 2,600 kilometres long
Read the text and complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expression in the box.
according to ant brush central diary hat hate height scissors
Tony is going to write a letter about Australia. His dad helps him. He shows Tony some photos. Tony sees a photo of Ayers Rock in _________ Australia. Ayers Rock has a(n) _______ of 348 metres, and _____________ the local people, it is a magical place. Tony also sees some photos of sheep famers with special _____ to keep away flies. The farmers use _____ to cut the wool off sheep. Tony’s dad says Tony can read his ______. He also says he ________ the _________ that he had to ________ off his clothes
central
height
according to
hats
scissors
dairy
hates
ants
brush
Make notes about this country and talk about it in pairs . (Conversation in P85 may help you.)
animals
location
places of interest
weather
population
country
student A:Hi,how was your holiday
student B:Wonderful.I went to ......
student A:Where did you go when you were there
student B:I went to ......
.......