选修9 Unit3 Australia Warming up 课件

课件34张PPT。 Unit 3 AustraliaWarming upToday we are going to learn about a coutry. It is a country and also a continent. It is surrounded by oceans. While many other countries are having winter, it is in summer. In this country, you will see many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the kangaroo, koala bear, etc. Do you know which country it is?Australia is in Oceania, the smallest continent in the world. The capital is Canberra. Australia has some unique animals, such as the kangaroo, the emu and the koala.Australia: Have you ever been there? What places do you know in Australia? (well-known cities, famous scenic spots, etc. ) Look at the pictures. What do you see in the pictures? Can you recognize them?5 Perth4 Kakadu3 Uluru2 Great Barrier Reef1 Sydney6 CanberraSydney: the largest city
in Australia,
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.
the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest city in the western part of the countryPerth: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..Kakadu:The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here.Canberra: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.Uluru: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.Great Barrier Reef:Pre-reading What is the main idea of each passage?Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions2. Where do you expect to read such an article?
Reading tipsThere is no need to go through the whole text. You should pay attention to the words appeared the most frequently in the text and also their relevant words in meaning. Take the first text for example, words frequently appearred are: Australia, country, continent, state.Their relevant words respectively are:
country, continent, world, area, population, people, city, settlement
famous, popular, destination, tourists, wildlife, sunshine, ecology
coastal, desert, grassland, rainfall, dry
states, autonomous, government, federal, parliament, only, unusual, uniqueSo according to the above clue, we get to know that this passage is a general introduction to Australia, including its geography, population, environment, climate, tourism, nature and administration.Text 1A general __________ of the physical features and ________ of Australia and its ________ organization.part of a text in an encyclopedia.
It’s a ____________________________politicalecologydescription1.What is the main idea of this passage?
2. Where do you expect to read such an article?Text 2It’s a ___________________1.What is the main idea of this passage?
2. Where do you expect to read such an article?A ____________ceremony on Australian
Day.citizenship newspaper article.Text 3It’s an _______________.1.What is the main idea of this passage?
2. Where do you expect to read such an article?Two rail ________ across the length and breadth of Australia.journeys advertisement
Text 4A general ____________ of Uluru.It’s a ___________________________
________description1.What is the main idea of this passage?
2. Where do you expect to read such an article? postcard from someone on holiday.Text 5It’s a _________________________1.What is the main idea of this passage?
2. Where do you expect to read such an article? part of a tourist brochure.It’s about _____________________Cradle Mountain National Park. 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.Skimming4. 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 kilometers14.7. 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 &Uluru.ReadingNow read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form.
Something about AustraliaCommonwealth of AustraliaCanberra 20 the south-eastern coastal area7,686,850 sixth largest Text 16 Melbourne and Sydney its huge, open space, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife.Text 126 JanuaryAustralian Blue Mountains plains of the Nulbarbor a variety of wildlife Text 2the rolling hills the rusty reds of Australia’s center the tropical splendor of Darwin Text 3change color grey-red at sunrise burning red at dusk its mountain peaks lakes ancient forests walking a range of short walks Text 4 & 5Discussion Australia is a large country with multicultural, amazing scenes and unique ecology.What do you think of Australia?1. What’s the writing style of the passage?
2. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Prose（散文） B. Narration(记叙文)
C. Argumentation D. Illustration （说明文） Discuss the questionsWe can get some information about Australia, especially its geography and scenery. 3. 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 Homework Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.