课件51张PPT。 Unit 3 AustraliaReadingWarming upToday we are going to learn about a country. It is a country and also a continent. It is surrounded by oceans. While many other countries are having winter, it is in summer. In this country, you will see many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the kangaroo, kaola bear, etc. Do you know which country it is?Australia is in Oceania, the smallest continent in the world. The capital is Canberra. Sydeney is a famous city, which has the well-known building Sydney Opera House. In the year of 2000, the 27th Olympic Games was held in Sydney. Australia has some unique animals, such as the kangaroo, the emu and the koala.Australia: Have you ever been there? 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? Great Barrier Reef
Perth
Canberra
Uluru
Kakadu
SydneySydney:
the largest cityin
Australia, which is the
capital of the state of
New South Wales and an important financial, industrial, and educational center. It’s known especially for the Sydney Harbour Bridge and for the Sydney Opera House. The Olympic Games was held in Sydney in 2000.Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest city in the western part of the countryKakadu: 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: a very large red rock in the Northern Territory, Australia, which is the world’s largest monolith(= block of stone). It was formerly known as Ayers Rock, but the original Australian Aboriginal name for it, Uluru, is now preferred. 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.543216Pre-listening What topic is common to all five texts?
Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questionsThe five texts are about some aspects of Australia.2. What does Text1 “Glimpses of Australia” mainly tell us? A general description of the physical features and ecology of Australia and its political organization.3. On Australia Day,________.
A. people sing and dance together
B. people enjoy Australia food
C. some people from overseas were
accepted as the citizens in Australia
D. people can travel all over Australia 4. 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 wildlife5. 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 color
6. How many World Heritage is mentioned in the five texts?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 4. 14The Blue MountainsUluru RockCradle Mountain National ParkReadingNow read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form.
Something about AustraliaCommonwealth of AustraliaCanberra 20 the south-eastern coastal area7,686,850 sixth largest 6 Melbourne and Sydney its huge, open space, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife.26 JanuaryAustralian Blue Mountains plains of the Nulbarbor a variety of wildlife the rolling hills the rusty reds of Australia’s center the tropical splendor of Darwin change color grey-red at sunrise burning red at dusk its mountain peaks lakes ancient forests walking a range of short walks Discussion Australia is a large country with multicultural, amazing scenes and unique ecology.What do you think of Australia?Homework1. Finish Ex.1,2,3, Page24-25.
2. Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.Language points 1. Which of the pictures below do you associate with the following places in Australia.
你把哪些图片与澳大利亚的下列地方联系起来?associate vt. to join (people or things) together
to connect (ideas, etc.) in one’s mindassociateassociate sb. /sth. with…
把某人/物与……联系起来Bear them in your mind!be associated with…
与……有关, 与……有瓜葛eg.
I’ve never associated you with this place.
我从未把你和这个地方联系在一起过.
These problems are associated with cancer treatment.
这些问题与治疗癌症有关.2. GLIMPSES OF AUSTRALIA
澳大利亚小览glimpse vt. to see sb for a moment
n. a sight of sb. or sth.glimpseglimpses sb / sth
瞥见某人/ 某物get / catch a glimpse of
瞥见, 看见glance 与 glimpse Compare ! glance 与 glimpse 的区别正在类同于look与see; take a glance at (看一看)的结果便是get a glimpse (瞥见了)eg. He took a glance at her face.他匆匆地看了一下她的脸.[短语连接]
gaze at 盯着看, 注视着 stare at 盯着
glare at 怒视 fit one’s eyes on盯着看3. It is a mainly dry country with only a few coastal areas that have adequate rainfall to support a large population.
这是一个干旱为主的国家, 只有少数沿海地区有足够的降雨, 可以维持众多的人口的生存。常用搭配be adequate for sth…….充足to doing sth. 胜任做某事eg. The money is adequate for the trip.
This is a solution adequate to the problem.[短语连接]
be fit for… 适合……胜任……
be equal to doing sth. 胜任……4. However, Australia has a federal government responsible for matters that affect people all over the country, such as defence, foreign policy and taxation.
然人而, 澳大利亚有一贯人联邦政府, 它负责管理涉及全国人民的事物, 如国防, 外交政策和税收等.be responsible for 对……负责eg. Who is responsible for the accident?[单词积累]
responsibly adv. 负责地, 可靠地
responsibility n. 负责, 责任[短语连接]
have/ take responsibility for
对……负责
assume/ accept responsibility for
承担……责任
have a responsibility to do sth
应有做…..义务
be responsible to sb.
对某人负责Bear them in your mind!5. The federal parliament is located in Canberra. 联邦议会坐落于堪培拉.be located in 坐落于, 位于
eg.
The hospital is to be located in your town.
belocatedsituated in=lie in归纳6. On 26 January, Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation, more than 9000 people will become Australia citizens.
在1月26日, 澳大利亚日那天, 全国200多个地方, 9000多人将成为澳大利亚公民.Word Studynation
国家
national 国家的,民族的
international
国际的
nationwide
全国范围的
nationality 国籍
归纳more than 1. more than + 数词, ……以上, 多于…… ……有余, 等于overeg. By then he was more than forty years of age.
2. more than + 名词, 不只, 不仅仅, 超过, 远不止, 不同于eg. Peace is much more than then absence of war. 和平决不仅仅意味着没有战争.3. more than …can / could +v.不能……
more than 表示否定, 相当于noteg. That’s more than I can tell you. 那一点我是不能告诉您的.4. more than +adj./adv 在语义上表示很高的程度, 意为 “非常” “十分” “更加”等eg. I’m more than happy to hear that.5. more than one…不止一个, 作主语时, 谓语动词应用单数.eg. More than one student has seen it.7. On this 4352-km journey from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide you’ll view some of Australia’s unique scenery from the superb Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of the Nularbor.
在从悉尼经有阿德莱德到佩思的4352千米的旅途中, 你会看到一些澳大利亚的独特风景。 既有巍峨秀美的蓝山, 也有望不见树木的纳勒博平原。Word Studyvia prep. by way of (sth)经, 通过, 经由eg. W flew to Athens via Pairs.superb adj. wonderful; excellent;
splendideg. She is a superb teacher. The food was superb.8. Along the way you’ll spot a fascinating variety of wildlife. 沿着这条路, 你会发现多种多样的奇妙的野生动物.spot vt. find, identify 发现, 辨认出
n. a particular place or area 地点eg. She spotted someone coming out of the building.
As the only man on the spot, he was in a position to take vital decisions.9. It is also possible to climb the rock, but most people don’t do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred.爬上岩石也是可能的, 但大多数人出于尊敬那些土著居民而不那样做, 因为他们认为这块岩石是神圣的.out of respect = because of respect.Word Study out of respect 出于尊敬
out of curiosity 出于好奇
out of kindness 出于好意
out of generosity 出于慷慨 Bear them in your mind!10. I’ll be back in Sydney in a fortnight because I’ve made a reservation on the Indian Pacific train to Perth. 两周后我就会回到悉尼, 因为我已经订了去佩思的印度洋---太平洋号的火车票.make a reservation 预定eg. I made a reservation for a table for two.fortnight 是fourteen nights 的缩写, 意思是“14 天,两周”。如:
a fortnight’s vacation
Her daughter’s birthday is Monday fortnight.