1、Teaching Aims:1. Learn about the outline , history and language of Australia.2. Further develop the students reading ability and reading skills.Teaching Important Points:1. Enable the students to understand the text better.2. Master the following phrases :be surrounded by; have an influence on; clai
2、m; transforminto; have fun with sth; go walkabout; as a consequence (of),Teaching Procedures & Ways：1. Pre-reading to predict what the text tells about. 2. Fast-reading to get some information about Australia. Fill in the form:CompositionSix states and (1)_(2)_Surrounded by oceans: the Indian Ocean
3、in the West, the Southern Ocean in the south and the Pacific Ocean in the northeast.(3)_ _English(4)_Shows the UK flag and a large star with seven points. Six of the points represent the states and the seventh (5)_ all the territories. The other stars represent the Southern Cross.First Australians(6
4、)_ and Torres Strait IslandersEuropean explorersSpanish, Portuguese,(7)_ _Birth of AustraliaIn1901,the Commonwealth of Australia (8)_(9)_After the First World War, the country experienced social and economic unrest and suffered from (10)_ _ of the 1930s.After the Second World War, Australia began to
5、 transform itself into the modern country it is today.3.Careful-reading to further understand the text.True-or-False exercises:1) Canberra is located between Sydney and Melbourne.( )2) The Aborigines first came to the continent and created complex societies. ( )3) Among the Europeans, the British sh
6、ip first arrived in the north and west coasts and Tasmania. ( )4) In 1902, Aborigines and other non-Europeans enjoyed the same rights. ( )5) “No worries” in Australia means “Everything will be OK”. ( )4. Explanation for students to master some language points.1). be made of: consist of 表示“某事由多个部分组成”
7、。如：联合王国包括大不列颠及北爱尔兰。2）represent: 意为“表现”，“象征”，“代表（某人）”，“声称”。如：This painting represents a storm at sea.The red lines on the map represent railways.He spoke at the meeting representing his workmates.He represented himself to be honest.3) claim vt&n,作动词时有以下含义：Did you claim on the insurance after your car
8、 accident?（要求）The prince hoped to claim the crown.（据为已有）He claims to own a car but I dont believe him.（自称，宣称）He claimed to have done the work without help.= He claimed that he had done the work without help.4) as a consequence表示“作为结果”，用作状语，通常是对前文的总结。如：A hurricane hit New Orleans in the USA. As a con
9、sequence, thousands of people died and more became homeless. in consequence表示“结果，因此”，短语中无不定冠词a。如：Lily worked very hard. In consequence, she passed the college entrance examination and went to Beijing university. in consequence of表示“由于-的缘故”。如：He lost his job in consequence of his carelessness.5) have
10、 an influence on/upon sth : have an effect on/upon sth.6) Transform-into 把什么化作/变作（形态和特征发生变化）。如： 蒸汽机把热能转化为动力。7）A differ from B (in)表示“A与B（在某方面）不同”。如：中国与美国在语言、人口、社会制度等方面都不相同。8) go walkabout: (in Australia) period of wandering in the bush by an aboriginal（澳洲的）土著在灌木丛中游荡的时间。9）while在句中可表示让步，“虽然、尽管”之意。如:Wh
11、ile she is a likable girl, she is hard to get on with.while还可表对比转折，“然而”。如：I like red while he likes blue.5.Post reading: Multiple-choice:1).He claimed_in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.A. being badly treated B. treating badlyC. to be treated badly D. to have been badly treated2
12、). I do every single bit of housework _my husband Bob does the dishes now and then.A. while B. Since C .As D. If3)._I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person. A. While B. Since C. Before D. Unless4).-Im going to the post office. -_ you are there, can you get me some stamps?A. As
13、 B. While C. Because D. if5)._modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand.A. While B. Since C. As D. if6).The two brothers are like each other in appearance, but differ _ their tastes. A. on B. in C. from D. with7) Although _ by flames, they managed to escape from the burning building. A. surround B. surrounding C. being surrounded D. surrounded8) Go on climbing to the top of the peak, and you can see all _-hills. A. surround B. surrounding C. surrounded D. to surround6Homework Preview unit4.
