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高中英语人教2003课标版
选修 BOOK9
Unit 3 Australia
Period1
Warming-up, Pre-reading & Reading
Lead in
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 having winter, it is in summer.
Lead in
In this country, you will see many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else, such as Kangaroo, Koala bear, etc. Do you know which country it is?
Warming up
Tips:
Here are some beautiful Australian
sceneries. Let’s feast our eyes
The Sydney Opera House and the Harbor Bridge(悉尼歌剧院和海港桥)
What have you seen?
Some unique animals in Australia: koalas
What have you seen?
The Platypus(鸭嘴兽)
kangaroos
What have you seen?
The Ayres Rock(艾尔斯岩)
The federal Parliament House in Canberra
Great Barrier Reef(大堡礁) and its colorful wildlife
Kalalu: a national park in the Northern Territory
Aborigines/ Kooris
painting
Get some information about Australia
Be absorbed in reading and enjoy the pleasure of it
Comprehend the passage by active cooperation
Learning aims:
Sydney
Perth
Kakadu
Canberra
Uluru
Great Barrier Reef
Warming up
5.Perth
4.Kakadu
3.Uluru
2.Great Barrier Reef
1.Sydney
6.Canberra
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.
3.More information about these places
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(热带鱼) and corals.
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.
Perth: the capital of Western Australia(西澳洲), 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(鳄鱼).
Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here.
Pre-reading
Tips: Glance quickly at the five texts
below and then answer the questions.
1,What topic is common to all five texts?
The five texts are about some aspects of Australia.
2.What aspect of the topic
is discussed ineach text?
◆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
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5
2.Match each reading passage
with a description below.
◆a postcard from someone on holiday
◆part of a text in an encyclopedia
◆part of a tourist brochure
◆a newspaper article
◆an advertisement
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 &Uluru
Discuss questions with others in your class.
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.
…
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:
1)feel truly a part of their new country;
2)feel secure in their new country and know they cannot be made to leave;
3)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.
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?
4. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?
We can get some information about Australia, especially its geography and scenery
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
1. What topic is common to all five texts?
history of Australia.
B. famous scenic sports in Australia.
C. glimpses of Australia.
D. different aspects of Australia.
2. Which of the following is wrong according to the text?
A. Australia is the only country that is also a continent
B. The two large city-Melbourne and Sydney are in the south-eastern coastal area
C. Australia has a federal government and it is made of six states, which are autonomous.
D. The federal parliament is located in Canberra
Intensive reading
Task I: Choose the best answer.
3. Why do people celebrate citizenship in Australia?
A. In order to memorize and honor those who have come from overseas from many different cultural and social backgrounds.
B. Because it is an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect and friendship among all the people of Australia.
C. In order to get together by displays of singing and dancing from many of the migrants homelands and the tasting of food from all over the world.
D. Because 26 January is Australia Day.
Intensive reading
4. What does the word “aboriginal” in the fifth text mean?
Australian B. native C. local
D. inhabitant
5. What are two World Heritage Sites named in these texts?
Cradle Mountain National Park and Uluru.
Alice Springs and Blue Mountains.
C. Blue Mountains and the Nullarbor.
D. Perth and Darwin
Intensive reading
Discussion
Australia is a large country with multicultural, amazing scenes , unusual animals and unique ecology.
What do you think of Australia?
Choose something special mentioned in the text to describe Australia.
large, developed, autonomous,
friendly and attractive…
当堂检测
Australia is the only country ______ is also a continent. It is the sixth ________(large) country in the world. It is a mainly dry country _______ only a few _______(coast) areas that have adequate rainfall to support _______ large population. Australia is a popular destination _______ tourists from all over the world who come to experience its unique __________._______ the states in America, Australian states are autonomous in some areas of government. However, Australia has a _______government responsible for matters _______ affect people all over the country.
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Homework
Write an article about Australia.
根据以下内容写一篇100词左右的说明文,标题为 Australia
1.澳大利亚位于太平洋的南端,是大洋洲(Oceania)最大的国家,面积760万平方公里。
2.人口稀少,只有1 000多万,多数集中在东部沿海地区。
3.首都堪培拉(Canbena)风景秀丽。
4.悉尼(Sydney)是澳大利亚最大城市。有许多名胜,其中悉尼歌剧院(0peraHouse)闻名于世。2000年奥运会就是在悉尼举行的。
注意: 内容可适当增减