英語：unit3《australia》reading課件(2)(新人教版選修9)

1、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. In this country, you will see many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the kangaroo, koala bear, et

2、. Do you know which country it is?Lead inWarming-upHave you ever been there? What places do you know in Australia? (well-know cities, famous scenic spot, etc. ) Look at the pictures. What do you see in the pictures? Can you recognize them?SydneyPerthKakaduCanberraUluruGreat Barrier Reef543216Sydney:

3、 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 brochure.Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australias largest state in area.Kakadu: a national park in the Northe

4、rn Territory. It is a popular destination for touristsinterested in Australias 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 Ayers Rock, is a huge pink rock i

5、n the middle of flat, desert in 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 a

6、bundant tropical fish and corals.There 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 appear-eared are: Australia, country, continent,

7、state.Their relevant words respectively are:l country, continent, world, area, population, people, city, settlementl famous, popular, destination, tourists, wildlife, sunshine, ecologyl coastal, desert, grassland, rainfall, dryl states, autonomous, government, federal, parliament, only, unusual, uni

8、queSo 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.a postcard from someone on holidaypart of a text in an encyclopediapart of a tourist brochure a ne

9、wspaper articlean advertisementbooklet containing information about sth or advertising sth ( (作介作介紹和宣傳用的紹和宣傳用的) )小冊(cè)子小冊(cè)子Skimming the five short passages and find the answers to the questions in Exercise 1, Comprehending part. Task 11. Where do most Australians live? 2. In what city do federal politic

10、ians work? 3. How many people live in Australia? The south-eastern costal area of Australia.Canberra20 million4. When is Australia day? 5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney?6. How many World heritage Sites are there in Australia?26th January4,352 kilometers147. Which part of Australia get the most

11、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 Task 2 No

12、w read the five texts again more carefully. Underline any information about Australia that you didnt know before. Write down five facts that you consider to be the most interesting. Share your facts with others in your class.Task 3Discuss questions with others in Exercise 3 in Comprehending part.1.W

13、hat kind of people do you think make Australia their home?2.Each year large numbers of people became Australian citizens. Why do you think they choose to become citizens?3.When do you think traveling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think traveling by plane would be mos

14、t suitable? Give more than one reasons.4.In what part of Australia do you think most agriculture takes place? Give reasons.5.Why do you think the population of Australia is so small when it is such a large country?6. Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia.1.What kind of people do you thi

15、nk 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; 2) attracted by the climate, the beauty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country;

16、 3) 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

17、 are probably confident of their abilities and open to new ideas and ways of doing things.2. Each year large numbers of people became 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

18、feel secure in their new country and know they cannot be made to leave, or to gain an Australia passport and enjoy the rights of a citizen. Only Australian citizens can vote so some may take a greater part in political life of the country.3. When do you think traveling by train across Australia woul

19、d be appropriate and when do you think traveling 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 train is luxurious and therefore expensive. You might travel by train

20、 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 mos

21、t 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 fo

22、r 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. 1. Australia is a popular destination with tourists form all over the worlds who come to experience its uni

23、que ecology. 澳大利亞是一個(gè)受人歡迎的旅游勝地，世界各澳大利亞是一個(gè)受人歡迎的旅游勝地，世界各地的游客來到這里體驗(yàn)它獨(dú)特的生態(tài)環(huán)境。地的游客來到這里體驗(yàn)它獨(dú)特的生態(tài)環(huán)境。 Language pointswho come to experience its unique ecology 是定語從句，和介詞短語是定語從句，和介詞短語 from all over the world 并列修飾并列修飾 touristspopular 意思是意思是“受歡迎的受歡迎的”，常跟介詞，常跟介詞 with 表示受歡迎表示受歡迎His song are popular with young peopl

24、e.She is a popular teacher with her students.2. On this 4,351-km journey form Sydney to Perth via Adelaide youll vie some of Australias unique scenery form the superb Blue Mountain to treeless plains of the Nullarbor. Along the way spot a fascinating variety of wildlife. 從悉尼經(jīng)阿德萊德到達(dá)佩思長(zhǎng)達(dá)從悉尼經(jīng)阿德萊德到達(dá)佩思長(zhǎng)達(dá)

25、4352公里的旅途中，公里的旅途中，你將欣賞到澳洲所有的美景，既有巍峨秀美的藍(lán)山，你將欣賞到澳洲所有的美景，既有巍峨秀美的藍(lán)山，也有滿眼望不見樹木的那勒博平原。沿途中，你還也有滿眼望不見樹木的那勒博平原。沿途中，你還將看到各種各樣引人入勝的野生動(dòng)物。將看到各種各樣引人入勝的野生動(dòng)物。via 是介詞，意思是是介詞，意思是“經(jīng)過；經(jīng)由；通經(jīng)過；經(jīng)由；通過過”如：如：This flight is form Beijing to Sanya via Changsha.Youd better sent the letter via airmail.Along the way spot a fascina

26、ting variety of wildlife 是個(gè)省略句，是個(gè)省略句，spot和上一句的和上一句的view 并并列，列，spot之前省略了之前省略了youll. Ill be back in Sydney in a fortnight because Ive made a reservation on the Indian Pacific train to Perth. 我兩個(gè)星期后返回斯尼，因?yàn)槲乙杨A(yù)訂了印度我兩個(gè)星期后返回斯尼，因?yàn)槲乙杨A(yù)訂了印度洋洋-太平洋號(hào)火車票前往佩思。太平洋號(hào)火車票前往佩思。fortnight是是fourteen nights 的縮寫，意思的縮寫，意思是是“14

27、 天，兩周天，兩周”如：如：a fortnights vacationHer daughters birthday is Monday fortnight. 兩周后的星期一是她女兒的生日兩周后的星期一是她女兒的生日 the Indian Pacific train “印度洋印度洋-太平洋號(hào)火車，澳大利亞主要的洲際火太平洋號(hào)火車，澳大利亞主要的洲際火車之一，其它的還有大陸號(hào)（車之一，其它的還有大陸號(hào)（The Overland) 和加和加恩號(hào)恩號(hào) (The Ghan)。這趟列車在悉尼（臨太平洋）。這趟列車在悉尼（臨太平洋）和佩思（臨印度洋）之間雙向?qū)﹂_，全程和佩思（臨印度洋）之間雙向?qū)﹂_，全程43

28、52公公里，是世界上唯一穿越整個(gè)洲的鐵軌。（里，是世界上唯一穿越整個(gè)洲的鐵軌。（478公里公里, the worlds longest straight stretch of railway track）中途?？恐型就？緽roken Hill, Adelaide, Kalogeria, Cook等風(fēng)景點(diǎn)，三天三等風(fēng)景點(diǎn)，三天三晚后到達(dá)目的地。火車上有淋浴，冷熱水，插座晚后到達(dá)目的地?；疖嚿嫌辛茉?，冷熱水，插座等，并有空調(diào)，設(shè)備齊全的衛(wèi)生間和酒吧。等，并有空調(diào)，設(shè)備齊全的衛(wèi)生間和酒吧。4. Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the A10

29、 highway and youll arrive at the southern end of the magnificent Cradle Mountain National Park and World Heritage area. 從霍巴特沿從霍巴特沿A10 號(hào)公路朝西北方向行駛號(hào)公路朝西北方向行駛250公里，你公里，你就來到景色壯觀的搖籃山國家公園暨世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)就來到景色壯觀的搖籃山國家公園暨世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)的南端。區(qū)的南端。 do sth and sb will是一個(gè)固定的結(jié)構(gòu)，省是一個(gè)固定的結(jié)構(gòu)，省 了句中的了句中的 if you, 意思是意思是“如果如果，就會(huì)，就會(huì)”如如 Go

30、on a vacation, and youll forget unhappy things. 去度個(gè)假，你就會(huì)忘記所有不愉快的事情去度個(gè)假，你就會(huì)忘記所有不愉快的事情 Talk to him, and hell help you. 你跟他說，他就會(huì)幫助你你跟他說，他就會(huì)幫助你Hobart 霍巴特霍巴特 澳大利亞塔斯馬尼亞島東南澳大利亞塔斯馬尼亞島東南部的一座城市，位于塔斯曼海的一個(gè)海灣旁，部的一座城市，位于塔斯曼海的一個(gè)海灣旁，塔斯馬尼亞州的首府。塔斯馬尼亞州的首府。1804年作為罪犯的充年作為罪犯的充軍地建立，是澳大利亞僅次于悉尼最古老的軍地建立，是澳大利亞僅次于悉尼最古老的城市。城市。C

31、radle Mountain National Park anWorld Heritage area 搖籃山國家公園暨世界遺搖籃山國家公園暨世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū). 其全稱是其全稱是Cradle mountain-lake St Clair National park (搖籃山圣嘉利湖國家公園）搖籃搖籃山圣嘉利湖國家公園）搖籃山位于國家公園的北端，也是塔斯馬尼亞野生生態(tài)山位于國家公園的北端，也是塔斯馬尼亞野生生態(tài)世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)的一部分，因?yàn)樯叫蜗髬霌u籃，故世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)的一部分，因?yàn)樯叫蜗髬霌u籃，故得此名。圣地嘉利湖位于國家公園南端，是澳大利得此名。圣地嘉利湖位于國家公園南端，是澳大利亞最深的

32、湖，同時(shí)也是散步的好去處。塔斯馬尼亞亞最深的湖，同時(shí)也是散步的好去處。塔斯馬尼亞野生生態(tài)世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)保存了澳大利亞大部分珍野生生態(tài)世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)保存了澳大利亞大部分珍貴的動(dòng)植物，內(nèi)有熱帶雨林、松樹林和原始動(dòng)植貴的動(dòng)植物，內(nèi)有熱帶雨林、松樹林和原始動(dòng)植物，很多是地球上其它地方?jīng)]有的。物，很多是地球上其它地方?jīng)]有的。5. A popular attraction for active tourists is 80-km walking track that joins the southern and northern ends of the park. 喜愛運(yùn)動(dòng)的旅游者還有一個(gè)好去處，那就是穿

33、喜愛運(yùn)動(dòng)的旅游者還有一個(gè)好去處，那就是穿 公園南北的一條公里長(zhǎng)的徒步旅行的路線。公園南北的一條公里長(zhǎng)的徒步旅行的路線。track 在這里的意思是在這里的意思是“路徑、路線路徑、路線”。叢林徒步旅行叢林徒步旅行(bushwalking)是一項(xiàng)很受歡迎的休閑是一項(xiàng)很受歡迎的休閑運(yùn)動(dòng)，在塔斯馬尼亞野生生態(tài)世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)里，運(yùn)動(dòng)，在塔斯馬尼亞野生生態(tài)世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)區(qū)里，共有共有1000多公里的步行線路。每年都有超過兩萬名多公里的步行線路。每年都有超過兩萬名游客前來體驗(yàn)叢林步行的挑戰(zhàn)和樂趣。在眾多路線游客前來體驗(yàn)叢林步行的挑戰(zhàn)和樂趣。在眾多路線中，最著名的長(zhǎng)途路線是奧華蘭經(jīng)中，最著名的長(zhǎng)途路線是奧華蘭經(jīng)(The Overland Track，它以搖籃山為起點(diǎn)，圣嘉利湖為終點(diǎn)，貫穿，它以搖籃山為起點(diǎn)，圣嘉利湖為終點(diǎn)，貫穿塔斯馬尼亞野生生態(tài)區(qū)中心地帶，全長(zhǎng)為塔斯馬尼亞野生生態(tài)區(qū)中心地帶，全長(zhǎng)為80公里，公里，通常需要通常需要6-10天才能走完全程。此外，還有三天行程天才能走完全程。此外，還有三天行程的的Frenchmans Cap以及七天行程的以及七天行程的South Coast也也很有名。很有名。Homework1. Finish Ex.1,2,3, Page24-25.2.Write an artic