1、 Sydney Opera House Bondi Beach Parliament House,Canberra Ayers Rock,Uluru the Great Barrier Reef St.Kilda,Melbourne Warming-up Have you ever been Australia?What places do you know in Australia?(well-known cities,famous scenic spots,etc.)Look at the pictures.What do you see in the pictures?Can you r
2、ecognize them?SydneyPerthKakaduCanberraUluruGreat Barrier Reef 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,Aust
3、ralias largest state in area.Kakadu:a national park in the Northern 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 he
4、re.Uluru:formerly known as Ayers 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
5、Queensland.This is a world heritage area,famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals.a postcard from someone on holidaypart of a text in an encyclopediapart of a tourist brochure a newspaper articlean advertisementMatch each reading passage with a description below.Pre-readingSkim the five shor
6、t passages and find the answers to the questions in Exercise 1,Comprehending part.Task 11.Where do most Australians live?2.3.2.In what city do federal politicians 4.work?5.3.How many people live in Australia?The south-eastern costal area of Australia.Canberra.20 million.4.When is Australia Day?5.How
7、 far is it from Perth to Sydney?6.How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia?26th January.4,352 kilometers14.7.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 Aborig
8、inal people who consider the rock to be sacred.9.What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?Cradle Mountain National Park&UluruNow read the five texts again more Now read the five texts again more carefully.Underline any information carefully.Underline any information about Australia th
9、at you didnt about Australia that you didnt know before.Write down five facts know before.Write down five facts that you consider to be the most that you consider to be the most interesting.Share your facts with interesting.Share your facts with others in your class.others in your class.Task 2Discus
10、s questions with others in your class.Task 31.What kind of people do you think make Australia their home?2.People chose to settle in Australia might be:3.1)want a better life than they had at home,a change of lifestyle or a challenge;2)are attracted to the climate,the beauty of the country or the op
11、portunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country;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 m
12、inded,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
13、 Australian citizens in order to feel truly a part of their new country,to feel secure in their new country and know they cannot be made to leave,or to 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 lif
14、e 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 dis
15、tance 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 rel
16、evant 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.
17、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.1.Finish Ex.1,2,3,Page24-25.2.Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.Homework
