(共27张PPT)
Book 10
Objectives
To know some information about Australia and New Zealand by reading.
To learn to write a short passage about China according to the information.
To be proud of being Chinese.
Do you like travelling?
Do you like travelling?
Do you like travelling?
Do you like travelling?
Look at the following pictures and tell me what and where they are.
Koala
kangaroo
Sydney Opera House
What do you know about Australia?
Canberra, the capital city
Australia--the sixth largest country in the world
From the picture, to the northeast of Australia, we can see another country.
What do you know about New Zealand?
New Zealand
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
How many countries in the world are larger than Australia?
2. What percentage of Australians are migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds?
Reading and writing
Five countries
Twenty percent
3.When did the Maori people arrive in New Zealand?
4.Where in Europe is the region that New Zealand is named after?
5.Which is father from Beijing-Canberra or Wellington?
A little over 1000 years ago
In Holland
Wellington
Fill in the blanks according to the passage
The first inhabitants, the Maori, arrived here 1000 years ago
Explorer Abel Tasman from Holland was the first European to visit the country in 1642
New Zealand became a British colony in 1840.
New Zealand became independent in 1907
Wellington is about 10800 kilometres south-east of Beijing
Number Event
1000
1642
1840
1907
10800
【难点解析】
Paraphrase long and difficult sentences
Four out of ten Australians are migrants or the first generation children of migrants, half of them from non- English speaking backgrounds.
________Australians are migrants or the first generation children of migrants, half of_______ come from the place _______English is not their native language.
New Zealand, a country which consists of two main islands, is one of the most-recently inhabited nations on earth.
Two-fifths
whom
where
New Zealand, ___________________of two main islands, is one of the ___________nations on earth.
consisting/ made up
lately settled
Now rewrite the passage about Australia and New Zealand according to the information in the table
【跟踪高考】
Australia ,__________(locate) in Oceania, is the sixth largest country in the world. __________(compare) with New Zealand, Australia has a__________(large) population, _________is five times as much ______that of New Zealand.
Australia covers an area of 7.692million square kilometers _________New Zealand covers 270,534 square kilometers. Though New Zealand is not such a big country as Australia, it is one of the most beautiful__________(country) in the world. ___________(similar), they both have no borders.___
Comparison with New Zealand, Australia has a long coastline. Canberra is ______capital city of Australia and New Zealand’s capital is Wellington.
located
Compared
larger
which
as
while
countries
Similarly
the
In
Now referring to Australia and New Zealand, write a short passage about our country, China
Have a try
China
【链接高考】
假设你是宣传大使,向外国友人介绍中国,请用英语写一篇宣传文章,简要介绍中国的概况。内容要点如下:
①中国位于亚洲的东部,有14个邻国,首都是北京,是一个具有中国特色的社会主义国家。
②中国拥有13亿人口。
③中国幅员辽阔,有九百六十万平方公里,是世界上最大的国家之一。
④它有34个省、直辖市(municipalities directly under the Central Government)和自治区( autonomous regions )。
⑤目前,中国是一个发展中国家,我相信在不久的未来中国将雄霸全球。
【My answer】 China The People's Republic of China, which is situated in the east of Asia, is a socialist country with its own characteristics. Not only does China have a larger population than other countries but also it covers an area of over 9,600,000 square kilometers ,making China one of the largest countries in the world. Besides, it consists of 34 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. What’s more, It has 14 neighboring countries. Beijing is the capital city and the most attractive place in China. Every year tourists from all over the world pay a visit to it.
Though China is still one of the developing countries ,I believe it will become more and more powerful in Science and technology and in other aspects in future. One day, China will become NO.1 in the world.
少年智则国智,
少年富则国富,
少年强则国强,
少年独立则国独立,
少年自由则国自由,
少年进步则国进步,
少年胜于欧洲则国胜于欧洲,
少年雄于地球则国雄于地球。
梁启超《少年中国说》
Homework
1.Look through your notebook.
2.Write the composition on the paper.
3.Recite ten sentences.
Thank You
For
Your Attention !