U4 Lesson 4 Virtual Tourism
Objectives
·To practise intensive and extensive reading skills (anticipating meaning, scanning).
·To develop strategies to match topics with paragraphs.
·To identify important words in a text.
·To practise using linking words (addition) –also, as well as, too
·To practise collocations with do and make.
·To listen to a talk to find out main facts.
Pre-Reading
1. Do you like travelling ? Have you been to New Zealand ? Now today, we are going to travel to New Zealand . Where is New Zealand ?
Show some pictures about New Zealand
2. Look at the photos and guess a few things about Auckland .
Example
Auckland ?is near the sea.
Reading
1. True or False?
???Listen to the tape , are these statements true or false?
??????1) Auckland is the capital of New Zealand .
??????2) Auckland is located on South Island .
??????3) Sky Tower is Auckland ’s tallest Tower.
??????4) Maoris were the first people of New Zealand .
??????5) The climate in Auckland is wet and rainy.
??????6) It’s the paradise(天堂) for water lovers.
Answers: FFTTFT
2. Read the text and complete the table below.
Population
less than a million
Location
On North Island
History
*Maoris settled 650 years ago
European settlement began in 1840
Famous sights
*Mt Eden; * Parnell village;
* Auckland Harbour Bridge ;
* Sky Tower ; * Auckland museum;
Climate
Warm, plenty of sunshine
3. Match the topics a-f with the five paragraphs in the text. There is one extra topic.
a) the history of the city□
b) travel links□
c) things to see in Auckland□
d) night-life in Auckland□
e) for water lovers□
f) New Zealand ’s largest city□
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Post-Reading
Match this information with the words in blue in the text. These are called “hot words”. On a real internet page you can “click” on these words to get more information.
1 New Zealand produces iron and steel, machines and cars.
2 The first people of New Zealand came from other Pacific islands.
3 The capital of New Zealand is on the Cook Strait , which separates the two islands.
4 This bridge is one of the city’s most famous sights. It was built in 1959.
5 New Zealand does not allow nuclear materials anywhere in the country.
1?business and industry
2?Maori
3 Wellington
4 Auckland ?Harbour Bridge
5?nuclear-free zone
Vocabulary
1. population??n.
人口;(动物的)种群
What is the?population?of this city?
这个城市的人口是多少?
住在某一地区的人;生长于某一地区的动物
The?population?in these villages still uses well water.
住在这些乡村里的人依然饮用井水。
2. locate vt.
找到…位置
I can not?locate?the shop.
我找不到这家商店。
设置;住(在)
The new building will be?located?in the center of town.
这座大楼将建在市中心。
Their factory is?located?at the foot of the mountain.
他们的工厂坐落在山脚下。
3. settle?? vt. , vi.
定居;使定居
My son has?settled?happily in America .
我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。
安置;安顿
We are?settled?in our new home.
我们住入新居。
落下;栖息
The insect?settled?on a leaf.
一只昆虫落在一片树叶上。
使平静,使安静,使镇静
Wait until the excitement has?settled?down.
等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。
Speaking
Imagine you have a weekend in Auckland . Choose places you would like to visit and things you would like to do. Then work in pairs. Plan a weekend together in Auckland .
Example
A: Why don’t we visit Auckland Museum on Saturday morning?
B: That’s a good idea. Do you fancy going to the beach after that?
Tell the class what you have decided to do.
Homework:
There are some tourist from America . They are going to visit Zhongshan. Suppose you were a tour guide in Zhongshan, How would you like to introduce Zhongshan to the tourists??(图见后附)
Writing
Write an E-mail to a pen friend who is from America about Zhongshan.
???1. Introduction/history
?????Zhongshan
?????located: ……
????general: modern/beautiful city
??????population: almost_______
??????history: …….
2: Things to see:
??Places to visit:……
3: Things to do:
??Sports:
?tourism: Wugui Mountain