(共35张PPT)
What do you know about Australia
animals
scenery
Australian football
customs
Christmas
Australian Aborigines
Unit 2
The game that they like most
is Australian football.
Warming up
Australia is a beautiful country. Let’s enjoy the charming scenery.
Do you know about Australian football
Australian football
New words
surprised adj. 感到惊讶的，惊喜的
be surprised at 对..感到惊奇
surprise n. 惊喜；v. 使惊奇
surpring adj. 令人惊讶的
amazed adj. 惊奇的，吃惊的
relative n. 亲戚
(pl.) relatives
---relate v.相关
---relation n. 关系；家属
---relationship n. 关系
surf v. 冲浪；
网上冲浪=上网
kangaroo n. 袋鼠
New words
surfs surfed surfing
kangaroos
Mother kangaroo
New words
period n. 阶段；时期
(pl.) periods
spirit n. 精神；精灵
1.The Olympic is “faster, higher and stronger” .
2. One of our came to visit us.
3. The boy likes very much.
4. I’d like to go to the beach for .
5. I was greatly at the news(新闻).
6. Every class is 45 minutes.
spirit
relatives
kangaroos
surfing
surprised
suprised relative surf kangaroo period spirit
period
lazy adj.
懒惰的; 懒散的
riding n. 骑马(运动)
ride n. 骑马; 乘车
v. 骑，乘
go riding 骑马
lazier laziest
n. laziness
adv. lazily
grape n. 葡萄
ham n. 火腿
salad n. 色拉
[C, U]
(pl.) grapes
a bunch of grapes
1. ______ is made of meat.
2. They made wine(果酒) from the ______.
3. I go ______once a week.
4. Would you like some for lunch
5. She doesn’t want to work. She is .
Ham
grapes
riding
salad
lazy
riding ham salad grape lazy
surprised
adj. 感到惊讶的，惊喜的
relative n. 亲戚
surf v. 冲浪；
网上冲浪=上网
kangaroo n. 袋鼠
period n. 阶段；时期
spirit
n. 精神；精灵
grape n. 葡萄
ham n. 火腿
salad n. 色拉
lazy adj.
懒惰的; 懒散的
riding n. 骑马(运动)
ride n. 骑马; 乘车
v. 骑，乘
Look at the pictures and describe them.
Reading
Now guess what Tony is going to say in his letter.
Read the letter and find out what the pictures show.
Fast-Reading
Now guess what Tony is going to say in his letter.
Read the letter and find out what the pictures show.
Ayers Rock and an Aborigine
a kangaroo
surfing
fields, hills and sheep
Fast-Reading
Enjoy the cartoon and answer:
Now guess what Tony is going to say in his letter.
Read the letter and find out what the pictures show.
Ayers Rock and an Aborigine
a kangaroo
surfing
fields, hills and sheep
Fast-Reading
Read the letter in Activity 2 again and find:
1. 5 colours: purple, red …
2. 3 animals:
3. 4 kinds of food:
4. 4 sports:
1. five colours:
2. three animals:
3. four kinds of food:
4. four sports:
purple, red, dark blue, yellow, green
sheep, kangaroos, horses
ham, beef, salad, grapes
Australian football, swimming, surfing, horse riding
Main idea
Ayers Rock and Aborigines
Australians
weather, environment and animals
Language:
Australian English
riding
back home
Notes about Australia Ayers Rock
The Aborigines
Complete the table.
3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high;
a centre of local Aboriginal culture
have lived in Australia from the earliest times
Australian way of life
Weather
Language
ham and beef with lots of salad, Australian football, going to the beach
sunny
English, special expressions: G’day! No worries.
On the first day, we took a plane tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was …
be surprised at + n. /(v.-ing)
对……感到惊奇 主语是人
e.g. I was surprised at the news about his death.
他去世的消息令我感到震惊。
Language points
be surprised 后还可接不定式和 that 引导的从句。
e.g. I’m surprised that he should have been so foolish.
我很奇怪他竟然会这么傻。
【联想】
surprise n. 吃惊
to one’s surprise “让某人吃惊的是”, 常位于句首, 作状语, 表示行为的结果。
e.g. To her surprise, she failed in the examination.
让她吃惊的是, 她考试没及格。
2. During different periods of the day, the colours of the rock turn dark blue, purple, yellow and red.
period n. 阶段; 时期
e.g. The students’ lunch period is from 11:30 to 12:30.
学生们的午餐时间是从11点半到 12点半。
We lived in Beijing for a period.
我们在北京住过一段时间。
3. The Australians have a close relationship with the British.
relationship n. 关系
e.g. Is there any relationship between them
它们之间有联系吗
We have a working relationship.
我们是工作上的关系。
4. Many have British relatives, and they are like us in many ways.
relative n. 亲戚
e.g. These are the gifts to relatives.
这些就是送给亲戚的礼物。
【区别】
relative & relation
两者都指根据血统或婚姻关系的远近来
说, 较近的亲戚用relation, 较远的亲戚用
relative。
5. For example, when they say “G’day” and “No worries”, they mean “Hello” and “Don’t worry about it. It’s not a problem!”
G’day 和 No worries 是澳大利亚人的常用语。
e.g. “G’day!” he said in a loud voice.
“你好！”他大声地说。
— Can you deliver on Thursday
你能周四送货吗？
— No worries. 可以, 没问题。
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
grape ham lie period relationship relative salad spirit
We can eat _________ or drink their juice.
2. ________ is made of cold vegetables that you do not need to cook.
3. ________ is made from pork.
grapes
Salad
Ham
Exercises
4. I have some _________ in Australia —my mother’s brother and his family live there.
relatives
5. The Aborigines have many stories about the ________ that created the world.
6. The Aborigines lived in Australia for a long ________ of time before the Europeans arrived.
7. We were _____ on the beach in the sun yesterday afternoon.
8. The close ____________ between the two countries has a long history.
lying
relationship
period
grape ham lie period relationship relative salad spirit
spirits
Increase your writing vocabulary by noting down example sentences with the words you want to use in your compositions. Then try to write your own sentences after the examples.
Learning to learn
Write a letter about a visit to a place in China.
Choose a place you have visited in
China.
Make a list of things you are going to
write about:
1 people 2 food
3 ways of life 4 events during the trip
Writing
Now write a letter to a relative or a friend and tell them about your visit. Begin and end the letter like Tony’s.
