课件35张PPT。人教课标
高三 选修 9
Unit 3Unit 3 AustraliaGrammar表语主要是说明主语的身份、特征、状态等情况，位于系动词之后。可用作表语的有名词、代词、数词、形容词、副词、介词短语、词组、动词不定式、动词-ing形式、过去分词或从句等。近几年高考试题中对表语的考查点归纳如下： 表 语I. 形容词作表语
形容词作表语主要位于be, feel, sound, taste, smell, look, remain, stay, grow, turn, go 等词后面。
形容词作表语一般考查形容词辨析。
I'm so ______ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily. (2015安徽卷)
A. special B. superior
C. grateful D. attractive C【拓展】
有些形容词如alone, asleep, afraid, awake, alive, alike, ashamed, aware, sorry, sure 等一般只作表语而不作定语。II.动词-ing 形式和过去分词作表语
对动词-ing 形式和过去分词作表语的考查点通常有：
一般来说，动词-ing 形式转化来的形容词作表语表示事物给人的感觉，意为“（主语）令人……的”；而过去分词转化来的形容词作表语表示人对事物的感觉，意为“（主语）感到……的”。
过去分词作表语常用于动词remain, get, keep, stay等后，表示某种状态。In its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck. (2015湖南卷阅读理解B 篇)III. 从句作表语
对从句作表语的考查主要是考查从句的引导词，如：where, when, why, how, what, that, whether等，这需要考生分析表语从句中缺少什么成分。注意：注意：
1) 区别that 与what 的用法。that 在表语从句中不充当任何成分，而what 在表语从句中充当主语、宾语或表语。
2) 区别if 与whether的用法。if 作“是否”讲时，不可引导表语从句, 只能引导宾语从句, 而whether可以引导表语从句和其他名词性从句。另外,表语从句的语序为陈述语序。A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not ______ ships are built for. (2015·安徽)
A. what B. whom C. why D. when
考查表语从句。句意：船停放在海港里是很安全的，但轮船并非为此目的而建造。that’s后跟从句作表语，表语从句中的for后缺少宾语，用what引导，what与for连用，表示目的。故选A。why和when作状语，不可以充当答案。whom指人。A[拓展] 注意以下易错的考点：
It / This / That is because ... 它/这/那是因为……，because 后接表示原因的从句；
It / This / That is why ... 它/这/那就是……的原因，why 后接表示结果的从句；The reason why ... is that ... ……的原因是……。1. That is _____ we all support his idea. A. what B. why C. where D. when
2. That’s _____ we should do. A. That B. what C. how D. whyBB表语从句练习3. _____ is troubling me is _____ I don’t
understand _____ he said. A. What; that; what B. What; what; what C. That; that; what D. Why; that; which
4. Things were not ___ they seemed to be. A. when B. why C. that D. whatAD5. That’s _____ I want to say.
A. all what B. what C. all which D. what that
6. That’s _____.
A. where our differences lie B. our differences lie there
C. where do our differences lie D. that where our differences lieBA7. Water will continue to be ___ it is today next in importance to oxygen. A. how B. which C. what D. as
8. That’s ______________________.
A. how did I become a teacher
B. how I became a teacher
C. how a teacher I became
D. that I became a teacher CB9. That’s ______ I lived when I was ten years old.
A. where B. at which C. there where D. when
10. My suggestion is ____ we should send a few comrades to help them. A. if B. that C. when that D. that whereAB11. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ____ it was 20 years ago, ____ it was so poorly equipped. A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; thatA12. The place ____ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ____ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.
A. which; where
B. at which; which
C. at which; where
D. which; in whichC13. You are saying that everyone should
be equal, and this is _____ I disagree. A. why B. where C. what D. how
14. ___ she couldn’t understand was ___
fewer and fewer students interested
in her lessons.
A. What; why B. That; what
C. What; because D. Why; thatBA15. Einstein’s most famous theory is ____ we call the Theory of Relativity. A. what B. that C. which D. /
16. China isn’t _____ she used to be.
A. that B. what C. where D. how
17. The truth is _____ he doesn’t work hard enough. A. why B. what C. that D. whichABCExercisesThe only thing he can do is ______ as far away as possible and never return. (run)
My problem is ______________ someone who could fix my computer. (find)to runfinding / to findComplete the sentences using either the present or past participle or the infinitive of the verbs in brackets.3. Her first job was _______________ the walls in the kitchen. (paint)
4. You can’t go that way because the bridge on highway 19 is ______. (close)
5. The table at the front of the room was _______ for the bride’s family. (reserve)
6. In an emergency, the most important thing is ______________ calm. (stay)closedreservedstaying / to staypainting / to paintComplete the sentences with some of the verbs below in their proper forms and then underline the predicative in each sentence.1. As she watched them arguing, they ________________ to get more and more angry. remain keep sound fall seem
become prove begin appear be appeared / seemed2. Please _______ in your seats until the plane stops.
3. I don’t know why I did it but it _______ a good idea at the time.
4. I am sure he will ______ to be an excellent student.
5. Her cough _________ serious and I decided to call a doctor.seemedprovesoundedremain6. The room ________ so hot I found it
difficult to stop myself _______ asleep.
7. Playing basketball is an excellent way to ______ fit.
8. Everybody _______ to be having a good time at the wedding breakfast. keepbecamefallingseemedTranslate these sentences into English, choosing the prepositional phrases below as the predicative.(be) on a course (be) out of work
(be) of interest (be) in one’s 30s
(be) with me
(be) on one’s hands and knees
(be) at one’s best (be) of help 桑迪已经失业半年, 没有能力养家糊口了。
2. 这是一本各类读者都会感兴趣的小说。Sandy has been out of work for half a year and is unable to support his family.This is a novel that will be of interest to a wide range of readers.3. 如果我能帮上什么忙, 就告诉我。
4. 阿瑟已经三十多岁了, 还没有开始自己的事业。Let me know if I can be of any help to you.Arthur is already in his 30s and hasn’t started a career yet.5. 下一步把这个放在机器的这个位置。你们听明白了吗？
6. 我认为五月的颐和园是最美的。Next you put this into the machine here. Are you with me?In my opinion, the Summer Palace is at its best in May.The last time I saw him was Friday night. He was on his hands and knees searching for something in his laboratory.8. 这个月凯西一直在上缝纫课。Cathy has been on a sewing course all this month. 7. 我最后一次见到他是周五晚上, 当时 他正趴在实验室的地上在找什么东西。词组翻译 说服某人做某事
出于尊敬
把……归功于, 欠
与……通信
把…..联系6. 受到……的欢迎
7. 一小撮, 一把, 少数
8. 远离
9. 对……负责
位于, 坐落于
预定 talk … into
out of respect
owe … to
correspond … with
associate with
be popular with7. a handful of
8. far from
9. be responsible
for
10. be located in
11. make a
reservationAnswers:Thank you!课件39张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 3Unit 3 AustraliaLanguage Points1. 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下列的地方联系起来?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be associated with …
与……有关, 与……有瓜葛e.g. 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。association n. 协会；联合；结交；联想
多用作可数名词
e.g. I am sure you will benefit much from your association with him.
我相信你和他交往将受益匪浅。
They are said to form an association to promote social welfare.
据说他们要成立一个协会以促进社会福利。翻译下列句子。
我们与一些电影明星联合，为无家可归的人筹款。
2. 人们常把幸福和钱联系到一起。We are working in association with some film stars to raise money for the homeless.People often associate happiness with money.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 的区别类同于 look 与 see 的区别; take a glance at (看一看)的结果便是 get a glimpse (瞥见了)。e.g. He took a glance at her face.他匆匆地看了一下她的脸。[短语链接]
gaze at 盯着看, 注视着 stare at 盯着
glare at 怒视 fit one’s eyes on 盯着看glance 与 glimpse 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, 可以维持众多人口的生存。常用搭配be adequate for sth. ……充足to doing sth. 胜任做某事e.g. The money is adequate for the trip.
This is a solution adequate to the problem.[短语链接]
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.
然而, 澳大利亚有一个联邦政府, 它负责管理涉及全国人民的事务, 如国防、外交政策和税收等。be responsible for 对……负责e.g. Who is responsible for the accident?[单词积累]
responsibly adv. 负责地, 可靠地
responsibility n. 负责, 责任[短语链接]
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
e.g. 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, = overe.g. 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e.g. Peace is much more than 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 not。e.g. 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。e.g. 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。e.g. 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 Nullarbor.
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。via prep. by way of (sth.) 经, 通过, 经由e.g. We flew to Athens via Pairs.superb adj. wonderful; excellent;
splendide.g. 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e.g. 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 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 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e.g. I made a reservation for a table for two.fortnight 是 fourteen nights 的缩写，意思是“十四天，两周”。如:
a fortnight’s vacation
e.g. He’s had three accidents in the
past fortnight.
在过去两周他出了三次事故。I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示, 写出各单词的正确形式。
1. The country put up a strong d______ against the enemy’s invasion.
2. He could not t_______ the extremes of heat in the desert.
3. He has completely _________ (痊愈) and will start to work next week.defencetoleraterecovered练习坊4. After eating out of packets and tins for a(n) ________ (两周) while camping, I’m really looking forward to a square meal.
5. Their earnings are a________ to their needs.
6. Every citizen must pay _____ (税).
7. Cooperstown, New York, is said to be the b________ of baseball.fortnightadequatetaxes birthplace8. He came to miss his _________ (祖国) when he settled down abroad.
9. The sports facilities are ______ (极好的) in this city.
10. He put some _______ (醋) in the noodles.homelandsuperbvinegarII. 用适当的介词填空。
1. I helped the old man out ____ respect.
2. We shall go from London to Washington ___ New York.
3. New York is famous ___ its skyscrapers.
4. After I retire I’m going to locate ___ California. of via for in 5. Bad weather is responsible ___ the bad harvest.
6. Detective novels used to hold a special attraction ___ me.
7. The library has a large range __ books in perfect order.
8. The scene is laid in a village far ______ the city.forforof from9. The Rockies are home ______ bears and mountain lions.
10. Some bacteria are harmless ____ humans.to / oftoIII. 用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. It is not always easy ________ (refuse) invitations.
2. Her wish is _________ (become) an engineer.
3. Some people’s greatest pleasure is ______ (fish).to refuseto becomefishing4. — You look pale.
— I feel a little _____ (tire).
5. He seems ___________ (live) here for three years.tiredto have livedIV. 每空填一词，使A、B两句的意思相
同或相近。
1. A. She didn’t want to come, but I persuaded her to come.
B. She didn’t want to come, but I ______ her ____ it.talkedinto2. A. The students let the teachers go first
because they respect them.
B. The students let the teachers go first
____________.
3. A. The company borrows as much as
200 million dollars.
B. The company _____ as much as 200
million dollars.out of respectowesThank you!课件37张PPT。人教课标
高三 选修 9
Unit 3Unit 3 AustraliaLearning about LanguageComplete the sentences with words below.1.backgrounds nation citizens tolerance Aboriginal homelands migrants respectDiscovering
useful words and expressions The majority of Australians are _________________ from many different ____________________. In fact, the only _______ whose ancestors have lived here for more than 200 hundred years are the __________ people. citizens / migrants Aboriginalcitizensnations / backgroundsMost Australians believe that having people from so many different ________________________________ creates _______ and _________ and makes Australia a stronger _______ and a more interesting place to live.respectnations / backgrounds/ homelandstolerancenation The first migrants arrived in Australia after a long voyage on small sailing ships. Life was very tough at first because they did not have adequate equipment or food. One of the first things they did was to dig the soil and sow vegetable seeds. However, it wasn’t easy to grow enough food for everyone and in the first few years they faced starvation. Despite all the hardships of those early years, many of the migrants succeeded in building a good life for themselves. In the early days there were not nearly as many women migrants as there were males, so many of the men remained bachelors. Many dreamed of having a wife who would share their life and work alongside them as they built houses and established farms. Within a reasonably short time some had established large sheep farms and began to export meat and wool back to England. We know a lot about these early years of European settlement because most migrants corresponded with their families at home and many of their letters still survive. These early settlers owed their survival to hard work and determination to succeed. [例句] 根据语境推断 owe 一词在1-3句中的含义，并从a-c中找出与每句话中的 owe 相符合的含义。
1. He owes me five dollars.
2. You owe it to me to be honest with me.
3. She owes her good health to diet and
exercise. b. 归因于，归功于c. 欠（情）a. 欠债 owing to由于，其中to为介词， 其同义短语有：because of，as a result of，on account of，due to，thanks to 等。
翻译下列句子。
买食品要4英镑，可玛丽只付了3英镑，
因此她还欠1英镑。The food cost￡4, but Mary only paid ￡3, so she still owed￡1. 2. 我们欠父母很多。
3. 这个学生把自己的成功归于教授的鼓励。
4. 约翰没有出席会议, 因为他病了。
We owe our parents a lot.
The student owed his success to his professor’s encouragement.
John didn’t attend the meeting because of being ill.a person who goes from one place to live in another (also immigrant)enoughput seeds in the ground so they will growdifficult or unpleasant conditions of lifeto need to pay or give sth. to sb. because they have given or lent sth. to you or have done sth. for youcommunicate by writing an unmarried maleExample:
rain, rainbow, rainfall, rainy, raindrop, raincoat, rainforest, rain water rain tax home rust time
night autonomy defend
tolerate celebrate nation city
birth associate reserve waytax: taxation, taxed, taxable, taxman
taxpayer
home: homework, homely, homeland,
homeless, homemaker, homecoming,
homesick
rust: rusty, rustproof
time: timely, timing, timekeeper, timer,
timepiece, timesaving, timetable,
timelessnight: nightly, nightime, goodnight,
nightclothes, nightclub, nightfall
autonomy: autonomous, autonomously
defend: defence, defender, defenceless,
defendant, defensive, defensible
tolerate: tolerance, tolerant, toleration,
tolerantly, tolerable, tolerably,
tolerabilitycelebrate: celebration, celebratory,
celebrated, celebrant,
celebrity
nation: national, nationality, nationalize,
nationally, nationalist,
nationwide
city: citizen, citizenship, citywide,
cityscapebirth: birthplace, birthdate, birthday,
birthplace, birthmark, birthright
associate: association, associative,
associated
reserve: reservation, reserved
way: pathway, roadway, waylay, wayside,
wayworn A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he was a good jumper, the zoo authorities increased the height of the fence around him, but, the next morning, the kangaroo was out of his enclosure again. Revising useful structures So the keepers’ solution was to build an even higher barrier. However, the next morning, the result was disappointing --- the kangaroo was not in his enclosure. The authorities, being desperate, increased the height of the fence again and again and it was soon over forty metres high. A camel in the next enclosure asked the kangaroo, “How high do you think they’ll go?” The kangaroo said, “That’s a good question. It seems to me, they’ll just keep going higher until somebody remembers to shut the gate at night!” Underline the predicatives in this conversation and then practise it with a partner.KIM: The meat seems to be shrinking!
SAM: Maybe there’s too much fat in it.
KIM: What can I do?
SAM: It’s probably the wrong kind of meat for a barbecue. The best thing is to cook it very slowly.KIM: You know, it smells strange too.
SAM: Is it rotten? Let’s smell. Hey!
This isn’t steak!
KIM: So, what is it?
SAM: Where did you get it?
KIM: It was in the bottom of the fridge.
SAM: Oh, no! That’s the dog’s meat!
KIM: Are you sure?Working with a partner, try to find as many different kinds of predicative in the reading passage as you can.Australia is the only country …
It is the sixth largest country in the world and is in the smallest continent – Oceania.
…ExercisesComplete the sentences with the correct preposition.1.If you associate ____ criminals, you are likely to get in trouble with the police too.
____ of respect for my family, I try to lead an honest life.
I have been corresponding _____ my penfriend for over five years now.withOutwith4. We tried to talk Jim ____ changing his mind, but with no success.
5. That all Australians are blond and blue-eyed is far _____ the truth. Australians are of many different races and almost every eye, hair and skin color is represented.
6. I am not responsible ____ keeping a record of the meeting. Jim is.intofromfor1. We must take _________ action
immediately to protect ourselves from
the enemy.
2. I am taking karate lessons to learn how
to _______ myself.
3. The villagers’ only _______ against the
enemies were sticks and stones.defensivedefenddefenceChoose the correct words to complete the sentences.4. They fought __________ against the
wind to bring the boat into shelter before the storm broke.
5. There is a _________ need to get food
and blankets to the earthquake victims.
6. In __________ they jumped out the
window of their fifth floor apartment to escape the fire.desperately / desperation / desperatedesperatelydesperationdesperatetolerate / tolerant / tolerable / tolerance7. Having friends at work is the only thing
that makes my job _________.
8. I think his parents are far too _______
with him and that’s why he is so badly
behaved.
9. I think you need to develop more ________
towards people who are different from you.
10. I can’t _______ his heat any more. I’m going inside where it’s cooler.tolerabletoleranttolerancetolerate11. I’m sorry you can’t sit there. This table
is ________.
12. I would like to make a ___________ for
four people on the 23rd at 8 pm.
I’m sorry I can’t go on Sunday. I
always _______ Sundays for visiting my
grandparents.reserve / reserved / reservationreservedreservationreserve14. If you change your mind about going on
the tour, your deposit is not __________.
15. After they arrested him, the police went
to the thief’s house to _______ the
stolen jewellery.
16. After the accident his ________ was
slow and he was in hospital for nearly
six months.recover / recovery / recoverablerecoverablerecoverrecoveryMy name is Steve Papas. Although my __________ is Greece, I have lived in Australia for a long time and I am now an Australian ______. Even though I haven’t visited my original _________ for over 20 years, I am still proud of my Greek ________. heritage birthplace homeland celebrations fortnight citizenhomelandcitizenbirthplaceheritageI live in Melbourne where a lot of other Greek migrants live. As well as celebrating great events in Australia we hold ___________ for Greek events too. When Greece won the 2004 European Soccer Championship, for example, we celebrated in Melbourne for a _________.celebrationsfortnightThank you!课件12张PPT。人教课标
高三 选修 9
Unit 3Unit 3 AustraliaListening Listening1. Wei Ping is studying at university in Australia. Just before the summer holidays his friend Bob Martins invites him to go camping. He is a little nervous about this. In a small group discuss what Wei Ping might be nervous about.Wei Ping may be worrying about the weather, as they will be sleeping in tents, the lack of toilet and bathing facitilities, the possibility of getting lost, insects such as mosquitoes, or snakes and spiders, etc.1. What is Wei Ping worried about?
Wei Ping is worried about snakes.
2. Does Bob share his worry?
No. Bob is mot worried because he does not believe they are likely to see any and he knows what precautions to take against being bitten. 2. Listen to the conversation between
Bob and Wei Ping and answer the
questions.3. Do you think by the end of the conversation, Bob has talked Wei Ping into going camping? Why do you think this?
He probably has talked him around because he assured Wei Ping that there was very little danger. Also the fact that Wei Ping summarized the advice Bob gave him suggests that he has accepted Bob’s assurances.How to avoid _____ bites
When walking in long grass,
◆ wear _____________________.
◆ make _______ to frighten them away.
◆ ____________ any wood lying on the ground.
◆ If possible, ____________ in long grass.3. Listen again and complete the poster.a noisedo not moveavoid walkingsnakeboots and long trousersIf someone is unlucky enough to be bitten,
◆ help them to stay calm and tell them not to move.
◆ wind a bandage firmly around the whole limb if they are bitten on a limb.
◆ get them to hospital as soon as possible. 4. Listen once more and discuss the
following questions with a partner.1) Why did Wei Ping misunderstand Bob when he said “When we walk through the bush…”?
2) Why can’t Wei Ping make a snake run away?1) Why did Wei Ping misunderstand Bob when he said “When we walk through the bush…”?
Because Wei Ping may think the bush means wild and dangerous land, but Australians use it to mean the countryside where there aren’t any houses or farms or other signs of humans. 2) Why can’t Wei Ping make a snake run away?
Because snakes don’t have legs (this is
where the humor lies).Thank you!课件53张PPT。人教课标
高三 选修 9
Unit 3Unit 3 AustraliaReadingWarming UpPre-readingReadingHomeworkSkimmingWarming up Today 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 in 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, koala bear, etc. Do you know which country it is?AustraliaAustralia is in Oceania, the smallest continent in the world. The capital is Canberra. Sydney 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.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?SydneyGreat Barrier ReefUluruKakaduPerthCanberraSydney: the largest city
in 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 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 country.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: 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-reading What topic is common to all five texts?Glance quickly at the five texts and then answer the questions.All five texts are about some aspect of Australia.2. What aspect of the topic is discussed in each text? Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5◆ Uluru
◆ A citizenship ceremony on
Australian Day
◆ A general description of the
physical features and ecology of
Australia and its political
organization
◆ Cradle Mountain National Park
◆ Two rail journeys across the
length and breadth of Australia.3. Match each reading passage with a description below.a postcard form someone on holiday
part of a text in an encyclopedia
part of a tourist brochure
a newspaper article
an advertisementText 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5 a postcard form someone on holiday
part of a text in an encyclopedia
part of a tourist brochure
a newspaper article
an advertisementThe Blue MountainsUluru RockCradle Mountain National ParkSkimming 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 and Uluru.Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form.Commonwealth of AustraliaCanberra 20 the south-eastern coastal area7, 686, 850 sixth largest Something about Australia.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 Nullarbor 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 Fill in the blanks according to the texts.
Glimpses of Australia:
It’s the sixth largest country in the world and a mainly ____ country; famous for its huge, open spaces, bright ________, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its ______________; made up of ____ states.drysunshineunusual wildlifesixCitizenship Ceremonies:
On 26 ________, Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation, more than 9, 000 people will become Australian citizens.
Tours:
3 nights on board the _____________; 2 nights on board the Ghan; tours outside Hobart.JanuaryIndian-PacificWhat do you think of Australia?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; Answer the questions.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.6. Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia.It’s large, developed, autonomous, friendly and attractive.Discuss the questions.1. What’s the writing style of the passage?
2. What’s the characteristic of the passage? Illustrating writing. As a whole, classification declaration is used with subtitles to introduce Australia, making the students have a clear idea of it. Numbers, examples and pictures are also used, making the illustration more vivid and concrete.3. What’s the main idea of the passage?We can get some information about Australia, especially its geography and scenery. 4. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?The passage not only makes us readers get a general idea of Australia but also arouses our interest in it and encourage us to pay a visit to it. I think these are the purposes of the passage. Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.HomeworkThank you!Unit 3 Australia
Ⅰ. 单元教学目标
技能目标Skill Goals
Talk about Australia including its general situation, geography, scenery, cities, animals and so on.
Practice expressing prohibitions and warnings.
Review the Predicative.
Write a reply to an e-mail.
II. 目标语言
功 能 句 式
Expressions of prohibitions and warnings:
You’re not allowed …
You mustn’t …
You can/can’t …
You have to …
You should …
It’s OK to …
Be careful …
Look out …
词 汇
1． 四会词汇
associate, Great Barrier Beef, brochure, Oceania, adequate, ecology, autonomous, federal, defense, policy, tax, nation, citizen, celebration, birthplace, tolerate, tolerance, migrant, homeland, via, superb, rust, tropical, splendor, timetable, heritage, aboriginal, fortnight, reservation, highway, cradle, rainfall, agriculture, sow, bachelor, correspond, owe, enclosure, authority, desperate, shrink, barbecue, wind, limb, paralyze, sickness, recover, funnel, snatch, amongst, vinegar, unconscious
2． 认读词汇
Perth, Kakadu, Canberra, Uluru, Commonwealth, Kosciuszko, Melbourne, Adelaide, Nullarbor, Hobart, venomous, venom, anti-venom, funnelweb spider
3． 词组
associate with, out of respect, correspond with, talk … into …, owe…to…
语 法
The Predicative
重 点 句 子
1. Australia is the only country that is also a continent. P22
2. The centre of the continent, which is mainly desert and dry grassland, has few settlements. P22
3. Australia is a popular destination with tourists from all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology. P22
4. Australia has a federal government responsible for the matters that affect people all over the country. P22
5. Australia Day celebrations that include people from so many birthplaces are an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect, and friendship among all the people of Australia. P22
6. At different times of the day it appears to change color, from grey-red at sunrise, to golden and finally to burning red at dusk. P23
7. …most people don’t do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred. P23
Ⅲ. 教材分析与教材重组
1. 教材分析
本单元的中心话题是“澳大利亚”。通过对本单元的学习，学生将获取并能讨论该国的地理、历史、自然、风俗、文化等方面的知识，对该国家的了解更加具体、系统。整个单元的热身、阅读等语言知识和语言技能项目都围绕该话题展开。
1.1 Warming up 该部分选取了6个具有代表性，并且自身特点明显的澳大利亚名胜和城市。学生在日常生活中或多或少都存储有相关的信息，便于其讨论在地图上填充有助于学生在了解正确地理位置的同时可以结合在地理课堂上的所学知识分析该地点的气候、人文、发展等情况，激发其进一步了解澳大利亚的欲望。
1.2 Pre-reading 部分所设计的3个问题是对同一阅读内容不同角度的呈现：Q1：文章的主题内容，Q2： 与主题有关的不同方面的材料，Q3： 不同的文章体裁；有助于学生从不同角度看问题， 用不同手法来呈现同一主题。这些问题既能培养学生的逻辑思维能力，又为阅读作了铺垫。
1.3 Reading运用不同的文章体裁介绍澳大利亚的概况，包括地理、组成、全称、首都、人口、面积等，同时还介绍了澳大利亚日以及一些风景、名胜；同时再配以生动的图片，激起了读者到澳大利亚旅游、观光的愿望。
1.4 Comprehending 中练习1的问题训练学生的跳读能力；练习2中的问题可以训练学生的精读能力，问题设计本身是一个信息输入——信息加工整理——信息输出的过程，能够锻炼学生对已有知识用英语表达的能力；对练习3中问题的讨论有助于培养学生的逻辑思维能力和概括能力。
1.5 Learning about language 包括词汇和语法两部分。词汇学习涉及本单元一些词在文章中的具体运用，对比自己对新词的理解和字典的释义，有助于学生的英语表达能力和先思考后求证的学习习惯。同时学会根据词根归类记忆单词。语法练习部分复习了表语的用法。
1.6 Using language 包括听力、泛读、辩论、写作四部分。
Listening由四个练习组成。第一个练习要求预测录音要谈到的内容。第二个练习是回答问题；第三个练习是将海报补充完整，教师可以此帮助学生分析、总结如何写海报；第四个练习是讨论问题。这四个练习主要培养学生预知、捕捉和筛选信息的能力。
Reading and discussing中的第一部分，介绍了澳大利亚的一些有毒、危险的动物。在某种程度上是要让学生明白： 这些动物本身对人类是没有威胁的；知道如何避免这些问题的发生，有助于人类与动物和平相处。第二部分中的问题是考查学生对文章的理解。第三部分不仅能训练学生的口头表达能力而且学到了一些自我保护的方法。第四部分是让学生学习制作海报。
Debating 分三部分。第一部分要求师生讨论辩论有哪些规则；第二部分分组为辩论做准备；第三部分是进行辩论。
Writing部分要求学生阅读邮件后根据课本所提供的内容，按要求认真设计并回复邮件。
2. 教材重组
2.1 从教材内容和分量上看，将Warming up 和Workbook中的TALKING，设计成一节“口语课”。
2.2 将Pre-reading, Reading和Comprehending 三项活动放在一起，设计成一节“精读课”。
2.3 将Learning about language和Workbook中的USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS以及 USING STRUCTURES放在一起，设计成一节“语言学习课”。
2.4 将Using language中的Listening 和 Workbook中的LISTENING以及SPEAKING AND LISTENING TASK放在一起设计成一节“听力课”。
2.5 将Using language中的Reading and discussion和 Workbook 中的READING TASK设计为一节“泛读课”。
2.6 将Using language中的Writing和Workbook中的WRITING整合为一节“写作课”。
3. 课型设计与课时分配（根据学情和教材分析，本单元分六课时完成。）
1st Period Speaking
2nd Period Reading
3rd Period Language study
4th Period Listening
5th Period Extensive reading
6th Period Writing
Ⅳ. 分课时教案
The First Period Speaking
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
Canberra, associate with, barrier
b. 功能句式
(1)You’re not allowed ...
(2)You mustn’t ...
(3)You can / can’t ...
(4)You have to ...
(5)You should ...
(6)It’s OK to ...
(7)Be careful ...
(8)Look out ...
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about some cities and attractions in Australia.
Enable the students to talk about some signs and express prohibitions and warnings.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Learn how to talk about some cities and attractions they have known.
Learn to talk about some signs and express prohibitions and warnings.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Learn to talk about some cities and attractions in Australia, talk about signs and express prohibitions and warmings.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Learn to talk about some signs and express prohibitions and warnings using the given expressions.
How to talk about cities and attractions in Australia.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Cooperative learning and discussing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer, a projector, a map of Australia.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
T: Last class I asked you to look for some information about Australia in our school library or through the Internet, and then list three things that interest you. Have you done that?
Homework for last class:
1: Consult available materials to have a general idea of Australia from the following aspects: plants, animals, famous cities, attractions, great events, such as, the 2000 Olympic Games, cultures, etc. everything that interests you.
2: Divided the students into 6 groups, and each group respond for the following cities and attractions separately: Sydney, Perth, Kakadu, Canberra, Uluru, and Great Barrier Reef.
Ss: Yes.
T: Good! Who’d like to tell us your opinions?
S1: I’m fond of some Australia animals, for instance, kangaroos, dingoes and koalas.
S2: Some famous cities are my favorites, such as Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
S3: What interest me most are some Australia attractions, for example, Great Barrier Beef, Sydney Harbor Bridge and Gold Coast.
T: Well done!
Step Ⅱ Warming Up
Get the students to do the tasks in warming up , and then use a map to check their answers.
T: Now turn to Page 21 and go through the pictures and do Task 1 in pairs.(Several minutes later.) Have you finished it?
Ss: Yes.
T: OK, check your answers with the other students. Now find the places listed in Question 1 on the map of Australia and then write the numbers of the photos in the blanks on the map. (After a few minutes) Have you finished the task?
Ss: Yes.
T: OK. Check your answers according to the map on the screen.
T: Last time, your groups were acquired to consult for these topics, right? And it’s time to share your information with the rest of us. Well, G1 please.
G1: I want to talk something about Sydney.
Sydney is the oldest settlement in Australia, the economic powerhouse of the nation and the country’s capital in everything but name. Built on the shores of the stunning Port Jackson, you would have to die and go to heaven before you see a more spectacular setting for a city.
Sydney now attracts the majority of Australia’s immigrants, including Italians, Lebanese, Turks, Greeks, Chinese and Vietnamese.
Sydney is a modern, cosmopolitan and dynamic city setting amongst a dazzling harbor setting. In 2000 Sydney it hosted the Olympic Games at the purpose of building Home-bush complex.
G2: I got some information about Canberra. Now I’d like to share it with you.
Canberra is a fascinating 20th-century creation that has struggled to establish itself as the focus of Australia’s national history, pride and identity. Canberra has long been perceived as the ‘fat cat’ of Australian cities, a town of politicians and bureaucrats living off the hard work of their country folk. Canberra has grown from a Federation baby into an adult city with all the challenges and delights that being a grown-up brings.
Canberra is meticulously（一丝不苟，严谨的）planned and suburbs are separated by swathes of native bush land, while its main tourist attractions — the National Gallery, Parliament House and other inhabitants of the Parliamentary Triangle — are set around a pleasant artificial lake encircled by bike tracks. If you’re enamored of the bush and lungful of fresh air, but don’t want to be too far from a decent café latté, you’ll be in heaven in the national capital. Canberra is also a great base for visiting the nearby delights of the Snowy Mountains and the New South Wales south coast.
G3: I’ve learnt something about Perth in our school library.
Perth is a vibrant and modern city pleasantly sited on the Swan and Canning rivers, with the cerulean Indian Ocean to the west and the ancient Darling Ranges to the east. It claims to be the sunniest state capital in Australia, though more striking is its isolation from the rest of the country (Perth is closer to Singapore than to Sydney).
The city centre, with its cool glass skyscrapers, dominates the cityscape, modernity there are a number of fine 19th-century buildings and facades. Away from this cluttered rectangle of commerce and public service, there is indeed a beautiful city, enhanced by the Indian Ocean beaches, the hillside hideaways, romantic Fremantle, cosmopolitan Subiaco and the select, comfortable suburbs which fringe the Swan River.
G4: I happened to know something about the Great Barrier Reef and I’ve download some beautiful pictures of the Great Barrier Reef. May I show them on the screen?
T: Of course. Go ahead.
G4: Look at the pictures. The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (‘sea cow’) and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction. The Great Barrier Reef, one of Australia’s first World Heritage Areas, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981.
The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) is 347 800 square kilometres in area. It extends from the top of Cape York to just north of Fraser Island, and from the low water mark on the Queensland coast seaward to the outer boundary of the Marine Park beyond the edge of the continental shelf. It is the largest World Heritage Area and marine protected area in the world.
G5: Here I got some information about Kakadu.
Kakadu is a cultural landscape. It was shaped by the spiritual ancestors of Aboriginal people during the Creation Time. These ancestors or ‘first people’ journeyed across the country creating landforms, plants, animals and Bininj / Mungguy* (Aboriginal people). They brought with them laws to live by: ceremony, language, kinship and ecological knowledge. They taught Bininj / Mungguy how to live with the land and look after the country.
Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by its Aboriginal traditional owners and the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
G6: I’d like to tell you something about Uluru, and I also want to show some pictures on the screen.
T: OK, please.
G6: Uluru (also Ayers Rock or The Rock) is a large rock formation in central Australia, in the Northern Territory. It is located in Uluru-KataTjuta National Park, 350 km southwest of Alice Springs. It is the second-largest monolith in the world (after Mount Augustus, also in Australia), more than 318 m high and 8 km around. It also extends 2.5 km into the ground. It was described by explorer Ernest Giles in 1872 as “the remarkable pebble”. What impresses people most is that it appears to change colors at different times of the day. The picture shows us this.
Kata Tjuta National Park is owned and run by the local Aboriginals. The Australian government handed ownership of the land back to the Aboriginals some years ago.
T: You’ve done a great job! According to what you have described, I’m deeply impressed. It’s an amazing country! And I hope some day, all of you can experience these by yourself.
Step Ⅲ Talking (Workbook)
Arouse the students’ talking interest by showing a map of Australia and then do the exercise.
T: Now look at the map of Australia and tell me what it is surrounded by.
Ss: It is surrounded by two oceans: the Indian Ocean in the west and north, and the Pacific Ocean in the northeast.
T: So it has a quite long coast line and many beautiful beaches. But on the beaches there are some common signs that visitors must know what they mean. Now turn to Page 68. Look at the signs and do the task according to the instruction in talking. (After allowing them enough time) Which groups want to present yours?
Group 1: Sign 1 means you are not allowed to swim here.
Group 2: Sign 2 means you can swim between the flags and if you are in difficulty, you should raise your arm.
Group 3: We think Sign 3 tells us that we should be careful of dogs because in some areas dogs led by their owners or not led by their owners are allowed.
Group 4: Sign 4 tells us that you mustn’t bring your dog into the area.
Group 5: Sign 5 means when people swim, they have to be careful of submarine cables.
T: A great job!
Step Ⅳ Homework
1. Describe what you have learned about Australia to your parents and friends, and make them feel the beautiful sceneries too.
2. Try to get more information about Australia (About government, climate, development, and difference to the north hemisphere, etc ...).
3. Consult materials about Sydney Opera House.
The Second Period Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
brochure, Oceania, adequate, ecology, autonomous, federal, defense, policy, tax, taxation, nation, citizen, celebration, birthplace, tolerate, tolerance, migrant, homeland, via, superb, rust, rusty, tropical, splendor, timetable, heritage, aboriginal, fortnight, reservation, highway, out of respect
b. 重点句式
Australia is a popular destination with tourists from all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology. P22
Australia has a federal government responsible for the matters that affect people all over the country. P22
Australia Day celebrations that include people from so many birthplaces are an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect, and friendship among all the people of Australia. P22
At different times of the day it appears to change color, from grey-red at sunrise, to golden and finally to burning red at dusk. P23
... most people don’t do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred. P23
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about the general situations of Australia.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn to talk about Australia.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Talk about the general situation of Australia including a holiday, scenery and attractions.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Learn to analyze the passage.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Teach as a whole, skimming, scanning, discussing, analyzing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer and a projector.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
T: Who want to tell me something more about Australia?
S1: The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 through the federation of six states under a single constitution.
S2: Today Australia is one of the most cosmopolitan and dynamic societies in the world. Over 200 languages are spoken, with English the common language. The nation has thriving ethnic media, an international business reputation, an innovative artistic community, diverse religious and cultural activities and variety in foods, restaurants, fashion and architecture.
S3: The climate is generally pleasant without extremes in temperature. The seasons in Australia are the opposite to those of the Northern Hemisphere. Spring: September — November Summer: December — February Fall: March — May Winter: June — August.
T: Good!
Step Ⅱ Lead-in
Show some pictures of Sydney Opera House to arouse the students’ reading interest.
T: Look at the screen. What are these pictures about?
Ss: They are the pictures of Sydney Opera House.
T: Who can say something about it?
S1: Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modern world-up there with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building - and one of the most photographed.
S2: Not only is it recognizable, it has come to represent ‘Australia’.
S3: Quite right. Although only having been open since 1973, it is as representative of Australia as the pyramids are of Egypt and the Coliseum of Rome.
S4: I’ve got some information about the Sydney Opera House. And may I show it on the screen?
T: Go ahead please.
Sydney Opera House facts and figures
· Was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon
· Was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973
· Presented, as its first performance, The Australian Opera’s production of War and Peace by Prokofiev
· Cost $AU 102,000,000 to build
· Conducts 3000 events each year
· Provides guided tours to 200,000 people each year
· Has an annual audience of 2 million for its performances
· Includes 1000 rooms
· Is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide
· Has 2194 pre-cast concrete sections as its roof
· Has roof sections weighing up to 15 tons
· Has roof sections held together by 350 kms of tensioned steel cable
· Has over 1 million tiles on the roof
· Uses 6225 square meters of glass and 645 kilometers of electric cable
T: Well done!
Step Ⅲ Pre-reading
Get the students to do the task in Pre-reading by glancing at the passage quickly.
T: I know you’ve got a lot about Australia by consulting various materials. And during this period, we’ll get more information about this country through different aspects. Now look through questions 1 and 2 in Pre-reading, and then answer them.
(After a few minutes)
T: Check your answers with your partner. Who volunteer to tell me your answers?
S1: I think the topic should be Australia.
S2: As to Q2, I think Text 1 is mainly about its Geography. Text 2 is about a festival Australia Day. Text 3 is about scenery. Text 4 is about a World Heritage Site. Text 5 is about an Attraction.
S3: Text 1 is part of a text in an encyclopedia. Text 2 is a newspaper article. Text 3 is an advertisement. Text 4 is a postcard from someone on holiday. Text 5 is part of tourist brochure.
T: You’ve got it!
Step Ⅳ While-reading
1. Skimming
Get the students to skim the passage quickly to answer the questions in Task 1 in Comprehending.
T: Now turn to Page 24 and go through the questions quickly and then skim the passage to get the answers. (Then check the answers.)
2. Scanning
Get the students to read more carefully to do Task 2. T: Now scan the text again and do Task 2. (After giving them enough time) Who want to tell us the facts that you consider to be the most interesting?
S1: The center of it is mainly desert and dry grassland and has fewer settlements.
S2: Its unusual wildlife interests me most.
S3: Each year many people become Australian citizens.
S4: Ulura appears to change color at different times of the day.
S5: Most people don’t climb Uluru out of respect.
S6: ...
T: Good! Australia is really a unique country and that’s why it attracts so many tourists from all over the world.
3. Dealing with some language problems.
T: Do you have any language problems?
S1: I don’t know what’s the difference between “defend ... from” and “prevent ... from”.
T: OK. Here we have two groups of phrases on the screen.
(1) stop / prevent / keep ... from ...
(2) protect / defend / cover ... from ...
T: Now go through the examples on the screen and find out the difference.
(1) We should do something to stop / prevent / keep the earth from being polluted.
(2) When traveling we’d better take an umbrella to protect / defend / cover ourselves from the sun or rain.
T: Who’ve found out the difference?
S2: I think after ‘from’ in the first group of phrases we often use a gerund while in the latter we often use a noun.
T: Yes. You are quite right. Is there any other questions?
S3: How about these words: sight, scene, view, and scenery?
T: Well, when referring to natural things we often use sight; when referring to something of human, we usually use scene; when referring to rural areas we always use view or scenery, but scenery is an uncountable noun. Now choose the best words of the four to fill in the blanks on the screen.
(1) Which do you like better town 1_____ or rural 2_____.
(2) Sunrise is a beautiful 3 _____.
(3) I really miss the natural _____ in my hometown.
T: What are your answers?
Ss: 1. scenes 2. views 3. sight 4 scenery
T: Good! You’ve got it.
Step Ⅴ Post-reading
Get the students to do Task 3 by discussing in Comprehending.
T: Well, now discuss the questions in Task 3 with the others around you. (After giving them enough time) who volunteer to tell me your opinions?
S1: People from different cultural and social grounds make Australia their home.
S2: Because Australia encourages tolerance, respect and friendship among all people of Australia.
S3: I think winter is appropriate for people to travel by train while summer is more suitable for people to travel by plane. Because winter is warm and dry while summer is hot and wet.
S4: Most agriculture takes place in the south-eastern and south-western areas, because the lands in these areas are fertile and can get adequate rainfall.
S5: Although Australia is such a large country, the centre of the continent is mainly desert and dry grassland and it is not fit for human to live there.
S6: It is large, developed, autonomous, and attractive.
T: Wonderful!
Step Ⅵ Paragraph-analyzing
Help the students to analyze the structure of the passage by discussing some questions.
T: Now discuss the questions on the screen with your partners.
1. What’s the writing style of the passage?
2. What’s the characteristic of the passage?
3. What’s the main idea of the passage?
4. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?
T: (After some time) Have you finished your discussion?
Ss: Yes.
T: Good. What style do you think the passage belongs to?
S1: It belongs to illustrating writing.
T: What do you think of the characteristics?
S2: As a whole, classification declaration is used with subtitles to introduce Australia, making the students have a clear idea of it. Numbers, examples and pictures are also used, making the illustration more vivid and concrete.
T: What’s the main idea?
S3: After reading the passage, we readers can get some information about Australia, especially its geography and scenery.
T: What’s the purpose?
S4: The passage not only makes us readers get a general idea of Australia but also arouses our interest in it and encourage us to pay a visit to it. I think these are the purposes of the passage.
T: Good! Any other things?
S5: Australia belongs to all our human being. We should protect it while we are enjoying it. And no matter what we do, and where we are. We should keep the world in mind.
Step Ⅶ Homework
1. Listen to the passage one more time.
2. Preview the tasks in Learning about Language.
The Third Period Language study
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
migrant, adequate, sow, hardship, bachelor, owe, correspond with
b. 重点句子
Most Australia believe that having people from so many different backgrounds creates tolerance and respect and makes Australia a stronger nation and a more interesting place to live. P24
The early settlers owed their survival to hard work and determination to succeed. P25
The keeper’s solution was to build and even bigger barrier. P26
The result was disappointing. P26
The meat seems to shrinking. P26
It smells strange. P26
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to learn the usage of some important words in this unit.
Enable the students to master what can act as predicative and which verb can be used as link verb.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students use the new words and expressions and predicative correctly.
Teaching important points 教学重点
What can be used as predicative.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
What other verbs can be used as link verbs besides “be”.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Summarizing and practicing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer and a projector.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Learning about words
1. Discovering useful words and expressions
Get the students to do Task 1, 2 and 3 according to the instructions and then ask some of them to present their answers.
Before asking students to do this part, the teacher first should make sure that the students know the part of speech of these words, and then consult the dictionary to see how the same kinds of words are defined.
Possible answers to Task 2
Word
Your definition
Dictionary definition
migrant
People who came from one place are now living in another place
A person or animal or esp. birds that migrates or is migrating.
adequate
Enough
Enough for the purpose
sow
Put seeds in to soil
To plant or scatter seeds on a piece of land
hardship
Something painful and difficult
Difficult condition in life
bachelor
People who don’t marry
An unmarried man
correspond
Keep touch with
Exchange letters regularly
owe
Think one results from another
To admit as the cause, discover, or point of origin
Possible answers to Task 3
word
words related
tax
taxation, tax-collector, tax-payer, tax-free
home
homeland, hometown, homework, homesick, homemade, homeless, homelike
rust
rust-less, rustproof
time
timetable, time-bomb, time-limit, time-difference, time-saving, time-spirit
tight
night-bell, night-bird, night-school, night-work, night-dress, night clothes, night-flower
autonomy
autonomous, automation, automatic, automat
defend
defense, defenseless, defendant, defensive, defendable
tolerate
tolerance
celebrate
celebration, celebrator
nation
national, nation-wide, nationality, nation-army, nation-band, nation-defense, nation-economy
city
citizen, Citizenship, city-hall, city-man
birth
birthday, birthplace, birth-mark, birth-control, birth-rate
associate
association, associational
reserve
reservation, reserved, reservoir
way
airway, railway, waylay, waybill, way-less, way-worn
2. USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS (Workbook)
Get the students to do the exercises in USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS and then check their answers together.
Step Ⅱ Grammar
1. Revising useful structures
Get the students to do Task 1, 2 and 3 in revising useful structures and then check their answers together.
Possible answers to Task 3.
(1) Australia is the only country that is a continent. (Noun)
(2) It is the sixth largest country in the world and is in the smallest continent. (Preposition phrase)
(3) Australia is famous for its huge, open spaces, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife. (Adjective)
(4) Australia is made up of six states. (Past participle)
(5) At different times of the day it appears to change color, from grey-red at sunrise, to golden and finally to burning red at dusk. (Infinitive)
2. Using structures (Workbook)
Get the students to do task 1, 2 and 3 in USING STRUCTURE and then check their answers together.
3. Structure summary
Guide the students to summarize predicative and link verbs by collecting their answers on the black board.
T: Can you tell me what can be used as predicative?
Ss: Nouns, pronouns, numerals, adjectives, participles, gerunds, infinitives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, word groups and clauses.
T: You are quite right!
T: It is known that we always put a predicative after a link verb and there are many link verbs besides “be” in English? Now sort the link verbs with your partner. (After a few minutes) Who volunteer to tell us yours?
S1: 1. be
2. become, get, turn, go, grow
3. sound, smell, taste, feel
4. look, seem, appear
5. keep, remain, stay, continue
6. fall, come, prove,
7. live, lie, sit, stand, exist
T: Great! You’ve got it.
4. Practice
Get the students to do the practice and then check their answers.
T: Now fill in the blanks.
1. ___ he knew nothing about her.
A. It appeared as if B. It seems that
C. It looked that D. It seems as if
2. The supply of bricks ____ short.
A. going B. running
C. getting D. becoming
3. Each time we had a meeting, he would ___ silent.
A. sit B. stand C. lie D. prove
4. He dreamed of being a college student. His dream finally ____ true.
A. went B. turned C. got D. came
5. We’ve never thought that he has ____ robber.
A. become B. proved C. turned D. made
T: Have you finished it?
Ss: Yes.
T: OK. Tell me your answers.
Ss: 1-5 DBADC
T: Good!
Step Ⅲ Homework
1. Make sure you know the difference between the link verbs.
2. Preview the listening practice, and collect some information about flag.
The Fourth Period Listening
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
surf, lifesaving, nipper, iron-man, go camping, nervous about, talk ... into
b. 重点句式
Do you think by the end of the conversation, Bob has talked Wei Ping into going camping?
Help them to stay calm and tell them not to move.
Wind a bandage firmly around the whole limb if they are bitten on a limb.
Get them to hospital as soon as possible.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about camping and flags.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students catch the important information about what to bring, how to stay safe and what to do when bitten by animals.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Get the general information of the listening materials.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Get the detailed information of the listening materials.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Listening, predicting, speaking and discussing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
Tape recorder.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
T: Who can tell me the difference between remain and stay?
S1: Their similarities are:
(1) Remain / stay + predicative
E.g. The weather remains/stayed warm for a long time this autumn.
(2) remain / stay + somewhere
E.g. They remained/stayed in America for three month.
S2: Their differences are:
(1) When “remain” means to be left, “stay” can’t substitute for it.
E.g. Only three bottles of vinegar remains in our shop.
(2) When we express be left behind after others has gone or be removed, we always use “remain”.
E.g. After the party only Mary remained to clean the room.
(3) We can only put infinitives after “remain”.
E.g. A lot of things remained to be done after the war in that country.
T: Very good! You’ve got it.
Step Ⅱ Listening
Get the students to do the listening practice according to the instructions in listening.
T: Today, with more money and leisure time, people become fond of travelling, either in their own countries or abroad. And most of them go out by joining the travelling agencies. However, more and more people are fond of travelling by themselves. Many students, especially college students, who spend their holidays and weekends going camping themselves. Have you ever experienced that?
Ss: Yes! / No!
T: Do you think it is exciting?
Ss: Yes!
T: However, Wei Ping (Write it down on the Bb) is a little bit nervous when Bob Martins (Write it down on the Bb.) invites him to go camping. Let’s see what happens. Now read question 1 in Using Language and have a guess.
S1: If in the place where they go, phone calls can not be made, what they should do when there are something unexpected happens, such as someone injured badly.
S2: They may get lost in an unfamiliar place.
S3: Where they can find a shelter if the weather turns bad.
S4: His parents may not permit him to do that.
S5: Maybe he is nervous about dangerous animals.
S6: ...
T: Well, your guesses are reasonable. Now let’s listen to the conversation to check if you are right and answer the questions in Task 2 on Page 26. (After answering the questions) Check your answers please.
Next ask the students to listen again to complete the poster on the right and then listen once more to discuss the questions in Task 3. Finally ask some students to present their opinions.
T: Well done!
Step Ⅲ Listening (Workbook)
Get the students to do the listening practice according to the instructions in listening on Page 67, and then check their answers together. Discussion is included.
T: No matter whom you are, preparations for the camping are necessary. Recently, adventure in the South Africa is very popular among the rich. However, no matter how much money they have, there is something ever indispensable. Do you know what it is?
Ss: ...
T: It’s the experienced local people. And that’s the same to the people who enjoy their holidays along the beach, the surf lifesaving club member who’re very familiar with the sea are very necessary to them. Next, let’s listen to the experience of Ross, who is the surf lifesaving club member, and see what we can find.
Possible answers to Ex. 1
Picture 1: Maybe some one is waving hand for help, and they are going to rescue him.
Picture 2: It’s likely they will give someone first aid.
Picture 3: Possible they are swimming to someone to help him.
Picture 4: He must surf a wave to help someone.
Picture 5: They’ve finished their lifesaving work.
Picture 6: They will go to some other surfing area to guard the beach.
Possible answers to Ex. 4:
word
Meaning of the word
Surf
To ride as a sport over breaking waves near the shore on surfboard or surf-boat.
Surf lifesaver
People who save those who are in danger when go surfing.
Surf lifesaving club
An organization to which surf lifesavers belong.
Nipper
Junior surf life savers.
Iron-man/women competition
The junior activities program In which a club member will compete with the members of other club members, which aims to develop the children's surf skills, in an environment of fun and competition.
T: A wonderful job!
Step Ⅳ Speaking and Listening Task (on Page 71 Workbook)
Get the students to do the exercise by speaking, listening and discussing.
1. Discussion.
T: Now turn to Page 71 and discuss the questions in Exercise 1. Why do countries have flags?
S1: They are symbols of the countries.
S2: They stand for the honor of the countries.
S3: They represent the dignity of the countries.
T: What can flag tell you about a country?
S4: They can tell us the history, the culture, the politics, the people or the constitution of the countries.
T: Who can tell us some examples?
S5: Take the American flag for example. The flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.
S6: Another example. It is know as the Union Jack and is made up of the crosses of the patron saints of England, Scotland and Ireland. England is represented by a red cross on a white field. Scotland is represented by a white diagonal cross on a blue background Ireland is represented by a red diagonal cross on a white field. The flag is flown with the wider diagonal white band uppermost nearest the pole and the narrower diagonal white band uppermost away.
T: What does China’s national flag tell us?
S7: The national flag of the People’s Republic of China is red in color, rectangular in shape, with five stars. The proportion between the length and height of the flag is three to two. The five five-pointed yellow stars are located in the upper left corner. One of them, which is bigger, appears on the left, while the other four hem it in on the right.
The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution; the stars take on the yellow color in order to bring out their brightness on the red ground. The larger star represents the CPC, while the four smaller ones, the Chinese people. The relationship between the stars means the great unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC.
T: What other organizations do you know have flags and what they use them for?
S8: The Red Cross has a flag. It appeals for donations to help the victims.
S9: The Olympic Games has a flag. The Olympic flag is paraded during the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games. At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city. The flag will remain in the town hall of the next host-city until the next Olympic Games, four years later.
T: Good!
2. Listening
Get the students to do Exx. 2-4 according to the instructions.
Step Ⅴ Homework
1. In groups discuss what symbols you would put on a flag for our school. Then design a suitable flag. You may do it on a computer.
2. Preview the reading material on P27 and P72.
The Fifth Period Extensive reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
sickness, recover, vinegar, unconscious
b. 重点句子
A few varieties, however, can kill humans, so it is just as well that snakes are very shy and usually attack only if they are disturbed and feel threatened.
While a small number of Australians are bitten by spiders each year, most recover without any medical treatment.
However, although they look dangerous because of their wide mouths and sharp teeth, all but two or three kinds are harmless to humans.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about some dangerous animals in Australia.
Enable the students to talk about the different opinions about “Who discovered Australia”.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Enable the students to talk about how to protect themselves from some dangerous animals in Australia.
Get the students to talk about the different opinions about “Who discovered Australia”.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Talk about some dangerous animals and some ways to protect oneself from these animals.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Try to understand the different opinions about “Who discovered Australia”.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Reading as a whole, predicting, scanning, and discussing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer and a projector.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
T: Have you designed some flags for our school?
Ss: Yes.
T: Who volunteers to show your design to us and explain it? You may show your design on the screen.
S1: Look at our design of a flag on the screen (The one on the left).
The tree in the middle stands for us students while the green part stands for our school atmosphere. We will grow up healthy and sound in a friendly and harmonious environment.
S2: This is our design. The blue stands for the sea of knowledge. In the middle is a summit. We are expected to climb up the scientific summit.
T: Wonderful flags and explanations!
Step Ⅱ Lead-in
Show the pictures to arouse the students’ reading interest.
T: As to Australia, I think most of you have learned a lot, no matter from our text, your collection or the media. However, as long as people refer to Australia, what is the first thing that appears in their mind?
Ss: Kangaroos!
T: That’s it. Look at the screen and tell me what they are.
Ss: They are kangaroos, koalas and a wallaby.
T: You are quite right. But do you know anything more about the creatures?
Ss: Yes.
T: Please tell me.
Ss: They are famous as marsupials.
T: Why you say so?
Ss: Marsupials are mammals that each have pouches to carry their young.
T: But do you know any dangerous animals in Australia?
Ss: We are not sure.
T: OK. Today we are going to learn more about animals in Australia.
Step Ⅲ Pre-reading
Get the students to predict the content of the text.
T: Now turn to Page 27 and read the title and look at the pictures to expect the content of the passage. Have you got an idea?
Ss: Yes.
T: What do you guess you’ll read about?
Ss: Possible answers：
It’s about the nature of the animals.
It tells us where they live.
It tells us how dangerous they are.
It tells us how we protect ourselves from them.
Maybe it tells us some of them can cure some diseases.
T: Good!All your predictions seem reasonable.
Step Ⅳ Reading
Get the students to go through the questions in Task 2 and then read the passage to find the answers.
T: Let’s go through the questions in Task 2 and then read the passage to find out the answers and see if your prediction is right. (Allow them enough time)
Get the students to do Task 3 and then ask some of them to present theirs.
T: Now do Task 3 according to the instructions.
(Allow them enough time) Which groups want to present yours?
Group 1: If we are visiting the far north of Australia near rivers and waterholes, we should pay special attention to the signs which warn us that the crocodile are in the area. when we see the signs we should not dive deeply in the water nor walk on the land near the water.
Group 2: When we are visiting beaches, try to keep ourselves away from shark nets and when we hear an alarm is sounded, try to get out of the water quickly.
Group 3: Since spiders are usually found in dark, dry places, under stones or amongst rubbish, we should avoid going to these places. If we are bitten by a spider, we should get to a hospital. But never panic. Because the poison is slow acting, and we have plenty of time.
Group 4: When we find a few dead jellyfish on the beach, it means that there are some jellyfish nearby. So we should get out of the place. If we do visit the beach where there are jellyfish we should bring some vinegar, because it can relieve the sting. But if we have trouble breathing or become unconscious, we should be taken to hospital immediately.
Step Ⅴ Making posters
Get the students to do Task 4 in groups.
T: Read the instruction in Task 4 and make posters in groups. (Allow them enough time) Have you finished your task?
Ss: Yes.
T: OK. Which groups want to present yours?(Some groups will present theirs)
Sample posters
How to avoid sharks’ bites
When visiting a beach,
don’t go to the beach alone;
bring your cell-phone;
tell you relatives or friends where you are going;
don’t swim near or inside the sharks’ net;
When an alarm is sounded, get out of the water at once.
If some one is unlucky to be bitten.
don’t panic;
calm down him;
cover the wound with a piece of cloth;
take him to hospital immediately;
2.
How to avoid jellyfish’ sting
When visiting a beach,
don’t go to the beach alone;
bring your cell-phone;
tell you relatives or friends where you are going;
bring some vinegar;
when seeing some dead ones on the beach, get out the place quickly;
If some one is unlucky to be stung,
Help him to stay calm and tell him not to move;
apply some vinegar on the wound;
if breathing hard or unconscious, take him to hospital at once.
3.
How to avoid Crocodiles’ bite
When visiting the far north of Australia,
be careful when walking on the land close to water;
don’t swim alone in rivers;
If some one is unlucky to be bite,
help him to keep calm;
cover the wound and press on the bleeding point;
get him to hospital as soon as possible.
4.
How to avoid spiders’ bite
When visiting cities or the centre of the continent,
don’t stay in dark, dry places too long;
don’t rest on stones;
keep away from rubbish ;
If some one is unlucky to be bite,
remain calm;
help him not to panic.
get him to hospital if necessary.
T: Well done!
Step Ⅵ Reading (Workbook on Page 72）
Get the student to finish the tasks by reading and discussing.
T: Now turn to Page 72 and read the instruction in Task 1 to complete the timeline on the screen.
(After finishing reading) Who want to complete the timeline?
Sample answers:
Time
Discovery of Australia
40,000 years ago
The first people to discover Australia came from Asia.
1421
Between1421-1424, ships from the great Chinese fleet led by Zheng He sailed to Australia.
1606
It was a Dutch captain who first mapped part of the north coast.
1644
A Dutchman called Abel Tasman made a map on which he drew all the land they knew about at the time and guessed the rest.
1770
Captain Cook was probably the first European to sail up the coast of Australia and was the first to produce a map of the east coast.
1820
Between 1802 and 1803, another English man, called Mathew Flinders, sailed right around Australia for the first time.
T: You’ve got it. Now discuss the questions according to the instruction in Task 3 in groups.
Allow them enough time.
T: Which groups want to tell the class your point of view?
Group 1: Because Captain Cook was probably the first European to sail up the coast of Australia and the first to produce a map of the east coast.
Group 2: Because European explorers didn’t know they reached a continent. They just saw small pieces of land and mapped them on the map of the ocean. Then in 1644, a Dutchman called Abel Tasman made a map on which he drew all the land they knew about at the time and guessed the rest.
Group 3: Because some people believe Chinese sailors regularly journeyed to Australia to dig copper as early as the ninth century and later between 1421-1424, ships from the great Chinese fleet led by Zheng He sailed to Australia.
Group 4: Because 10,000 years ago, at the end of the Ice Age, the Asian and Australia Continents were joined together as one continent.
Group 5: We agree with Nick Chance’s answer. First of all, 10,000 years ago, at the end of the Ice Age, the Asian and Australia Continents are joined together as one continent, we think it was after the end of Ice Age that Australia became a separate continent. Next Chinese sailors regularly journeyed to Australia to dig copper as early as the ninth century and later between 1421-1424, ships from the great Chinese fleet led by Zheng He sailed to Australia. It was much earlier for the Chinese to sail to Australia than the Europeans.
T: A good job!
Step Ⅶ Homework
1. Make sure you know how to protect yourselves from the dangerous animals mentioned in the reading passage.
2. Review debating on Page 29.
3. Find the details of the things that interest you most.
The Sixth Period Writing
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
reputation, scared, go on a camp
b. 重点句子
The trip is organized by a well-known tourist company with a good reputation.
What aspect of Australia do you think is the most interesting?
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to write a reply to an e-mail and give opinions on online notice board.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Enable the students to learn how to write a reply to an e-mail and give opinions on online notice board.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Teach the students how to write a reply to an e-mail.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Teach the students how to give opinions on online notice board.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Debating, planning and writing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer and a projector.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
T: Who volunteers to tell us how to protect yourselves from the dangerous animals mentioned in the reading passage?
Some students will answer the questions.
T: Good!
Step Ⅱ Debating
Get the students to do the tasks in debating.
T: From the TV, radio, and other media, we’ve informed that Australia is a country full of attraction and amazing. However, according to what we learned during last class, there are so many dangerous animals that may attack people and even kill them. So how do you think about that? Is Australia a dangerous place to go?
Ss: Yes! / No!
T: Well, every one of you have your own idea. Next, let’s have a debate on this topic. Who can tell the class some rules for debating?
S1: First of all, determine a statement. Next divide into groups as necessary. Then determine who are for and who are against it. Forth make preparations. Finally hold a debate.
T: Quite right. Now we are going to hold a debate. The statement is “Australia is a dangerous place to visit” (Write the topic down on the Bb.). Three are a group. Each of your group must prepare the opposite argument. Begin debating. (The teacher can suggest that they can consult the material in Reading).(Allow them enough time) Which groups like to present us yours?
Sample debate:
S1: I think Australia is really a dangerous place to visit, because there are too many dangerous animals, such as snakes, spiders, sharks and crocodiles.
S2: I can’t agree with you. Although there are some poisonous animals there but most of them are not harmful to humans. For example, Australia is home to more than 170 kinds of snake, 115 of which are poisonous. Luckily, the poison of most snakes can kill or paralyze only small creature and only a few can kill humans.
S3: I can’t agree with you more. About 160 kinds of different kinds of sharks are in the seas around Australia, but only two or three kinds are harmful to humans. And many beaches have nets to keep sharks away from swimmers. In hot weather, small planes fly along the coast looking for sharks. If one is spotted, an alarm is sounded to warn the people to get out of the water.
S1: I heard that the poison of the jellyfish can actually kill human in less than five minutes. It is probably the most poisonous animal in the world.
S2: That’s true. But you can usually find a few dead ones on the beach if there are jellyfish close to the beach. You have enough time to get out of the dangerous place. And vinegar can help relieve the sting of jellyfish.
S3: So I think if you read about some animal information before going to Australia and take action to prevent yourself from being bitten, Australia is not a dangerous place to visit.
T: A good job!
Step Ⅲ Writing I
Get the students to write a reply to the e-mail.
T: Today, e-mail plays a very important role in our daily life communication. So, every one of you should know how to write and reply an e-mail. On Page 29, there is an e-mail. Now read it and write a reply according to the instructions. (Allow them enough time) Have you finished your writing?
Ss: Yes.
T: OK, now compare yours with your partners’. Who’d like to present yours?
S1: Let me have a try.
Dear Li Haidi,
I’ve received your e-mail. In my opinion I recommend you should go on a camping trip in the Northern Territory.
First of all I think the trip will be organized very well since the tourist company is well-known and of good reputation. You will have a wonder ful time and see lots of wild life.
Next although there are some dangerous animals in Australia, most of them can only kill small creatures and are usually harmless to humans.
Then the beaches of Australia are guarded well. There are usually signs to warn people that crocodiles are in the area; many beaches have sharks nets to keep sharks away from swimmers; in hot weather, small planes fly along the coast looking out for sharks and if one is spotted, an alarm is sounded to warn people to get out of the water.
Finally I’ll tell you some little tips to take care of yourself. If jellyfish are close to the beach, you usually can find a few ones on the beach. Besides you can bring some vinegar, for it can relieve the sting of jellyfish. Spiders are usually found in dark and dry places under stones or among rubbish. The poison is slow acting so there is plenty of time to get to a hospital.
I hope you’ll find my advice useful.
Best wishes,
Xiao Li
T: A good reply!
Step Ⅳ Writing Ⅱ (Workbook)
Get the students to do the writing task on Page 73.
T: Now imagine our school has an online notice board and a student put a question on the notice board. Now discuss your opinions and reasons with the others and then write down your answers.
The question on the screen:
What aspect of Australia do you think is the most interesting — its animals, plants, scenery, cities, beaches, people, leisure activities, history or something else?
Allow them enough time to do the discussion.
T: Who volunteer to present yours?
S1: Australia’s geography interests me most. Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent. From north to south the distance is 3,220 km, and from east to west about 4,000 km. It is surrounded by two oceans: the Indian Ocean in the west and the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the northeast. It has a long coast and yet its centre is mainly desert and dry grassland with few settlements.
S2: I’m interest in its animals. Australia has many animals that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Platypus lays eggs, yet feeds its young on its milk. Kangaroos and koala bears give birth to very small and weak young. They are then carried in a pocket of skin for several months while they feed on the mother’s milk and grow stronger. There are many kinds of birds in Australia, over 170 species if snakes, 2000 different kinds of spider and 180 different kinds of shark. Some of the animals are dangerous, such as jelly fish, snakes, spiders, sharks, crocodiles and so on.
S3: Leisure activities in Australia interest me most. Australians love sports and the country is the birthplace of many tennis, sailing and swimming champions. Outings are popular and most Australians are delighted to share a cold glass of beer or lemonade with a friend on and open fire. At weekends many Australians go hiking and camping in the countryside, called the bush. For holidays, many people visit the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia which has more than 800 islands.
S4: I like some Australian cities. The cities are of different styles. Take Melbourne for example. It’s Australia’s second largest city, a place of contradictions and hidden charms. A leafy, bayside community on the ‘upside-down’, brown Yarra River, it is cosmopolitan, suburban, cultivated, football crazy, conservative and a haven for the avant-garde. Visitors come for its shopping, restaurants, nightlife and sporting calendar, encouraging many Melbournians to believe that they live in one of the most urbane cities in the world.
S5: I’m interested in Australian climate. The climate is generally pleasant without extremes in temperatures. Broadly there are two climatic zones. In the north, above the Tropic of Capricorn, about 40 per cent of Australia is in the tropical zone. The remaining areas lie in the temperate zone. However, because of Australia’s vast size, there are variations within these zones. The temperate regions have all four seasons, while those in the tropical zone have two (summer “wet” and winter “dry”). The seasons in Australia are the opposite to those of the Northern Hemisphere. Spring: September-November Summer:December-February Fall: March-May Winter: June-August.
S6: Time zones are very interesting in Australia. There are three time zones in Australia - Eastern Standard Time (WEST) which operates in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland; Central Standard Time (CYST) in South Australia and Northern Territory; and Western Standard Time (WAST) in Western Australia. CYST is one half hour behind WEST, while WAST is two hours behind WEST. Australian States except Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland have daylight saving during the summer months.
S7: I’m interested in its plants. Australia not only has dangerous animals but also has some poisonous plants. Plant poisoning is nationally important to Australia. About a thousand species of plants here are known to be toxic to livestock and humans. Poisoning of livestock by the more costs it about $100 million each year. Deaths of cattle from plant poisoning in Queensland cost over $10 million yearly.
S8: I’m very interested in its scenery. Australia’s World Heritage Sites and National parks are different from those of other places. The Great Barrier Reef, one of Australia’s first World Heritage Areas is the world’s largest World Heritage Area extends 2000 kilometers and covers an area of 35 million hectares on the north-east continental shelf of Australia. Bigger than the entire area of Italy, it is probably the best known marine protected area in the world. Kakadu is a cultural landscape. It was shaped by the spiritual ancestors of Aboriginal people during the Creation Time. Ayers Rock or The Rock appears to change color, from grey-red at sunrise, to golden and finally to burning red at dusk. It’s very attractive.
T: Well done!
Step Ⅴ Homework
1. Finish the writing task.
2. Follow the steps in Project on Page 74 to make an information book on Australia.
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I. 表语从句专项训练
1. _____ seems strange to us is _____ the troublesome boy is getting along well with all his teachers.
A. It, that B. What, how
C. It, how D. What, that
2. He was seriously ill. That is _____ he didn’t come yesterday.
A. the reason B. why
C. because D. for what
3. — I rang you about ten, but there was no reply.
— Oh, that was probably _____ I was seeing a doctor.
A. when B. why C. what D. that
4. That is _____ I was born and grow.
A. there B. in which
C. where D. the place.
5. — I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.
— Is that _____ you had a few days off?
A. why B. when C. what D. where
6. America was _____ was first called “India” by Columbus.
A. what B. where
C. the place D. there where
7. It was in the year of 1990 _____ my brother entered the college.
A. until B. that C. before D. what
8. _____ is important to a person is _____ he must know what he is fit for.
A. It, what B. That, what
C. It, that D. What, that
9. It was not until he got to the office _____ he remembered ____ the key home.
A. when, leaving B. when, to leave
C. that, to leave D. that, leaving
10. It was ____ my father worked _____ I work now.
A. where, that B. wherever, where
C. that, where D. that, that
11. The reason _____ I plan to go is _____ she will be disappointed _____ I don’t.
A. why, because, when B. that, that, if
C. because, that, if D. what, that, whether
12. They lost their way in the forest and _____ made matters worse was _____ night began to fall.
A. what, that B. it, that
C. what, when D. which, what
13. It looked _____ it was going to snow.
A. as if B. even if C. if D. as
14. _____ troubles me most is _____ I don’t know how to clam the sick old man.
A. That, what B. That, that
C. What, that D. It, that
15. He didn’t come yesterday. That’s _____ he was ill.
A. why B. the reason why
C. because D. for that
Key:
1-5 ABACA 6- 10 ABDDA 11- 15 BAACC
Ⅱ. 文化背景知识介绍
Ancient heritage, modern society
Before the arrival of European settlers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples inhabited most areas of the Australian continent. Each people spoke one or more of hundreds of separate languages, with lifestyles and cultural traditions that differed according to the region in which they lived. Their complex social systems and highly developed traditions reflect a deep connection with the land and environment.
Asian and Oceanic mariners and traders were in contact with Indigenous Australians for many centuries before the European expansion into the Eastern Hemisphere. Some formed substantial relationships with communities in northern Australia.
European settlement
The first recorded European contact with Australia was in March, 1606, when Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon (c.1570 - 1630) charted the west coast of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Later that year, the Spanish explorer Luis Vaez de Torres sailed through the strait separating Australia and Papua New Guinea. Over the next two centuries, European explorers and traders continued to chart the coastline of Australia, then known as New Holland. In 1688, William Dampier became the first British explorer to land on the Australian coast. It was not until 1770 that another Englishman, Captain James Cook, aboard the Endeavour, extended a scientific voyage to the South Pacific in order to further chart the east coast of Australia and claim it for the British Crown.
Britain decided to use its new outpost as a penal colony; the First Fleet of 11 ships carried about 1500 people-half of them convicts. The fleet arrived in Sydney Harbor on 26 January 1788, and it is on this day every year that Australia Day is celebrated.
In all, about 160 000 men and women were brought to Australia as convicts from 1788 until penal transportation ended in 1868. The convicts were joined by free immigrants from the early 1790s. The wool industry and the gold rushes of the 1850s provided an impetus for free settlers to come to Australia.
Scarcity of labor, the vastness of the land and new wealth based on farming, mining and trade made Australia a land of opportunity. Yet during this period, Indigenous Australians suffered enormously. Death, illness, displacement and dispossession disrupted traditional lifestyles and practices.
A nation is born
The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 through the federation of six states under a single constitution. The non-Indigenous population at the time of Federation was 3.8 million. Half of these lived in cities, three-quarters were born in Australia, and the majority were of English, Scottish or Irish descent.
While one of the first acts of the new Commonwealth Parliament was to pass the Immigration Restriction Act 1901, which restricted migration to people of primarily European origin, this was dismantled after the Second World War. Today Australia has a global, non-discriminatory policy and is home to people from more than 200 countries.
The impact of war
The First World War had a devastating impact on Australia. In 1914 the male population of Australia was less than 3 million, yet almost 400 000 of them volunteered to fight in the war. As many as 60 000 died and tens of thousands more were wounded.
The period between the two world wars was marked by instability. Social and economic divisions widened during the Depression years when many Australian financial institutions failed.
During the Second World War Australian forces made a significant contribution to the Allied victory in Europe and in Asia and the Pacific. The generation that fought in the war and survived came out of the war with a sense of pride in Australia’s capabilities.
Post-war prosperity
After the war Australia entered a boom period. Millions of refugees and migrants arrived in Australia, many of them young people happy to embrace their new lives with energy and vigor. The number of Australians employed in the manufacturing industry had grown steadily since the beginning of the century. Many women who had taken over factory work while men were away at war were able to continue working in peacetime.
The economy developed strongly in the 1950s with major nation-building projects such as the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a hydro-electric power scheme located in Australia’s southern alps. Suburban Australia also prospered. The rate of home ownership rose dramatically from barely 40 per cent in 1947 to more than 70 per cent by 1960.
Other developments included the expansion of the social security net and the arrival of television. Melbourne hosted the Olympic Games of 1956, shining the international spotlight on Australia.
A changing society
The 1960s was a period of change for Australia. The ethnic diversity produced by post-war immigration, the decline of the United Kingdom and the Vietnam War (to which Australia sent troops) all contributed to an atmosphere of political, economic and social change.
In 1902 the new federal government passed an Act giving women the right to vote.
It was widely seen as a strong affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct课件30张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 3Unit 3 AustraliaUsing LanguageAUSTRALIA’S DANGEROUS CREATURESA funnelweb spiderA brown snakeA great white sharkA box jellyfishA saltwater crocodileHow many poisonous snakes and how
many poisonous spiders are there in
Australia? Are they all capable of
killing humans?
115 different kinds of snakes and most of the 2,000 different kinds of spider. Only a few spiders and snakes are capable of killing humans.Read the passage and answer the following questions.2. What effect do most jellyfish have on
humans? What about box jellyfish?
Most jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them but only the box jellyfish can kill a human.4. What kind of crocodile has occasionally
attacked a human?
The saltwater crocodile.3. How many kinds of sharks are there in
Australian waters? How many kinds
are likely attack humans?
160 different kinds of shark but only
2 or 3 kinds are likely to attack humans.In your group discuss the best ways to protect yourself from each of the dangerous animals in the reading passage. The following information will help you.How to protect yourself from these dangerous animals?Saltwater crocodiles are found a long way from settlements only in the far north of Australia near rivers and waterholes. There are usually signs to warn people that crocodiles are in the area. Crocodiles stay hidden in the water or on the land close to water.Many beaches have shark nets to keep sharks away from swimmers. In hot weather, small planes fly along the coast looking out for sharks. If one is spotted an alarm is sounded to warn people to get out of the water.Spiders are usually found in dark, dry places, under stones or amongst rubbish. The poison is slow acting so there is plenty of time to get to the hospital.When jellyfish are close to the beach, you usually find a few dead ones on the beach. Vinegar can help relieve the sting of jellyfish. If a person has trouble breathing or becomes unconscious, they should be taken to hospital immediately.VSAgainstForDebating... a crocodile has snatched someone before he or she is even aware that ...
[考点] before 作连词时的意义。before的基本含义是“在……之前”，但在不同句型中有不同的含义，还可表示“过了多久才……”。Language points— Why didn’t you tell him about the
meeting?
— He rushed out of the classroom ____
I could say a word. A. before B. until
C. when D. after
[点拨] 句意为: 他在我说话之 前就跑出了教室。 The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time ______ we meet them again.
A. after B. before
C. since D. when
[点拨] it + be + before ... 句型表示 “要多久才……”。WritingRead this email and write a reply.Dear _______,
I am thinking of going on a camping trip in the Northern Territory. The trip is organized by a well-known tourist company with a good reputation. We will be camping some of the time in Darwin and some of the time in Kakadu National Park. It sounds like lots of fun and I would see lots of wildlife, but I’ve heard so much about the dangerous creatures in Australia that I’m a bit scared about going out of the city. Perhaps I’d be better staying in Sydney. I know there are lots of interesting things to see there too. What do you think I should do?
Best wishes,
Li Haidilist all the reasons for and against the trip.
decide on your point of view with reasons.
put the reasons in the order of importance.This email ask you for advice, so you should plan your reply carefully. You need to ★ ★ ★write your email in this way:
1. tell Li Haidi what you suggest.
2. give each of your reasons in one paragraph.
Finish it in this way:
I hope you will find my advice useful.
Best wishes,
(your signature)★★Dear Haidi,
Thanks for your email. How wonderful it is that you are going to Australia.
I think you’ll have a great time on the camping trip and you’ll get to see native animals in their natural setting. Also you’ll make some good friends on the trip, which is much more difficult while staying in a hotel in the city. Sample WritingDon’t worry about the dangerous creatures. They are not as dangerous as some people think and anyway you’ll be with an experienced tour guide who will keep you safe. Just do everything the guide says and you’ll have a safe and enjoyable time.Do write again when you get back and tell me all about your trip.
Your friend,
JohnDear Haidi,
Aren’t you lucky going all the way to Australia? I’m sure whatever you do, you’ll have a good time.
Personally, I would rather visit Sydney. I’m not very fond of sleeping in tents and I like to have my own nice, clean bathroom. Also there are mosquitoes in the National Park and I always suffer from mosquito bites. Sydney is a very nice city and the weather is usually good. There are all sorts of interesting places to see, like the Sydney Opera House and the harbor bridge, and there are lots of wildlife parks you can visit to see native animals. Plus there are lots of great shops and restaurants in Sydney and the nightlife is pretty good too.
I think you would have a good time whichever holiday you went on. You’re more adventurous than me so you would probably enjoy camping. Don’t worry about the dangerous creatures --- you’ll be quite safe on an organized tour.
Have a good time wherever you go and write back and tell me about it. Love, MurrayHomeworkThere are a large number of wild animals in Australia. Please collect enough information of other animals in Australia and write a report.Thank you!课件29张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 3Unit 3 AustraliaListening on Page 67Task 1
Discuss with a partner what is happening in each of the photographs below. Surf lifesaving boatNippers marchingSurf board rescue and flagTask 2 Listen to the tape and write captions for each of the photos. SurferRescue boatNippers and flag1. What part of Australia does Ross
come from?
Tasmania.2. When Ross lived in Australia, what
did he like to do each evening?
He likes to surf.Task 3
Listen again and answer the questions. 3. How much does the government pay the surf lifesavers who keep the beaches safe? It costs nothing. Surf lifesavers are volunteers, they work for free. 4. How old are nippers and what do they do?
They are between 7 and 15. They train to be lifesavers and take part in games and competitions. 5. What was Ross’s favorite activity at the surf club?
He liked to go to parties.Listen once more and give your definition. surf
surf lfesaver
surf lifesaving club
nipper
ironman / woman competitionTask 4surf (v.): to ride the waves into the beach on a surf board;
surf (n.): the waves in the sea that are close to the shore and have white foam on the top.
surf lifesaver: someone who rescues people who get in trouble in the waves.surf lifesaving club: a social and sports club that patrols beaches to keep swimmers safe.
nipper: a junior member of a surf lifesaving club (between 7 and 15 years old).ironman/woman competition: a combination of three different races --- a swim, a foot race and a paddling race in a canoe or on surfboard.Speaking and
Listening taskon Page 71Discuss these questions with your group. Why do countries have flags?
What can flags tell you about a country? Think of some examples.
What does China’s national flag tell us?
What other organizations do you know that have flags? What do they use them for?Pre-listening 1. Why do countries have flags?
A flag usually stands as a symbol for that country. It can remind people of some important values the nation holds or something of its history or culture. It is used on official occasions to identify the nation to the rest of the world.2. What can flags tell you about a country? Think of some examples.
They can tell people about the nations, history, values or culture. For example, the stars on the US flag represent the states in the union. The cross on the Greek flag symbolizes Christianity. The maple leaf on the Canadian flag is the national emblem of Canada.3. What does China’s national flag tell us?
The red color in the Chinese National flag stands for the revolution, while the gold color of the stars signifies the dawn of a new era over the land. The five stars grouped together symbolize the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. 4. What other organizations do you know that have flags? What do they use them for?
Red Cross Society, the Olympic Games, etc.What elements do several of the flags have in common?
In what ways could these common elements be connected to Australia?
Which flag is the official flag of Australia?
What do you think the other flags are?June is giving a talk about Australian flags and what they tell people about the history and culture of Australia. Listen and write down the numbers of the flags in the order you hear June talk about them.Listening Task1 ________
2 ________
3 ________
4 ________In groups, discuss the four designs for a new flag. What does each of the new flags tell you about Australia? Which one do you think is the best? Why?SpeakingIn groups, discuss what symbols you would put on a flag for your school. Then design a suitable flag. Show your design to the rest of the class and explain it.
Discuss what does each sign mean. Use expressions like:You’re not allowed … You mustn’t …
You can/can’t … You have to …
You should … It’s OK to …
Be careful … Look out!Talking on Page 68 Thank you!
