Unit 3 Australia Warming up amd Reading 课件（27张PPT）

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M9Unit 3 Australia
Warming up and Reading
Work with a partner to answer the questions
about Australia.
1.Which of the pictures do you associate with the places in
Australia? Write the number of the picture beside the place.
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Warming up
Sydney Perth Kakadu Canberra Uluru Great Barrier Reef
Sydney
Perth
Kakadu
Canberra
Uluru
Great Barrier Reef
2.On the map of Australia, find the places listed in
question 1. Then write the numbers of the photos
in the blanks on the map. (P.21)
5.Perth
4.Kakadu
3.Uluru
2.Great Barrier Reef
1.Sydney
6.Canberra


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3.Discuss with others in your class what you know
about these places.
Sydney: Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the capital of New South Wales. The bridge and the Opera House are two world famous landmarks of Sydney and often appear on souvenirs and on travel brochures.
Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest state in area.
Kakadu: a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists
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: formerly known as Ayres Rock, is a huge pink rock in the middle of flat desert in the Northern Territory. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. 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.
1. 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
Pre-reading
◆a postcard from someone on holiday
◆part of a text in an encyclopedia
◆part of a tourist brochure
◆a newspaper article
◆an advertisement
2. Match each reading passage with a description
below.
Where do most Australians live?

2. In what city do federal politicians work?

3. How many people live in Australia?

4. When is Australia Day?

5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney?

The south-eastern costal area of Australia.
Canberra.
20 million.
26th January.
4,352 kilometers
6. How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia?


7. Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall?


8. Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru?


9. What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?



14.
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.
Cradle Mountain National Park &Uluru.

Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form with the information about Australia in the texts.
Scanning
Commonwealth of Australia
Canberra
20
the south- eastern coastal area
7,686,850
sixth largest
Text 1
Official name
Capital

Population ___ million, approximately 80% live in the __________
_________________
Area ________ square kilometers, the ___________ country in the world
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Melbourne and Sydney
its huge, open space, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife.

Text 1
The number of states
Two largest cities
Famous for

26 January
Australian
Text 2
Australia Day On __________, many people who come from overseas will become___________
the rolling hills
the rusty reds of Australia’s center
the tropical splendour of Darwin
Text 3
plains of the Nulbarbor
a variety of wildlife
Superb Blue Mountains

Travel from Adelaide to Darwin Observe ______________,
________________________________
and _____________________ ___________.


Travel from Sydney to Perth View_______________,
_____________________
and_________________
5.Perth
4.Kakadu
3.Uluru
2.Great Barrier Reef
1.Sydney
6.Canberra
change color
grey-red at sunrise
burning red at dusk
its mountain peaks
lakes
ancient forests
walking
a range of short walks
Text 4 & 5

Uluru Rock It appears to ___________, from _________________ to
__________________.

Cradle Mountain National Park It is famous for _________________, _____ and ____________ .
There is a _______ track and
_____________________.
Post-reading
1. What is the language characteristic of the encyclopedia? (text 1)
It is precise, logical and objective.
2. How do you think of the minister’s words? (text 2)
His words are very formal, which shows the importance of the ceremony.
3. When enjoying the advertisement, what attracts you most? (text 3)
The colors of the title are blue and red and the structure is like a train.
What kind of people do you think make Australia their home?
What kind of people do you think make Australia their home?
People who choose to settle in Australia might be :
1) want a better life than they had in their original countries;
2) are attracted by the climate, the beauty of the country etc ;
3) have been forced to leave their country for some reason and must find somewhere else to live.
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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.
Homework
1. Design a postcard about one city of Australia.
2. Read the passage aloud.