1、Integrating Integrating()Listening Page 67Discuss with a partner what is happening in each of the photographs below.Surf lifesaving clubs are popular in Australia.They were originally formed to provide a rescue service for swimmers who get into danger on beaches.The clubs are voluntary organizations
2、 whose members patrol the beaches for free.As well as carrying out lifeguard duties,the clubs hold many social events and competitions related Background informationto the beach and swimming.Children between 7 and 15 can join as junior members,called nippers.The club provides activities for junior m
3、embers at weekends and in the holidays.They receive training in lifesaving as well as taking part in healthy exercise at the beach.As much of Australias coastline can be dangerous for inexperienced swimmers,surf lifesavers determine the safest place for peopleto swim and place flags on the beach to
4、showpeople where it is safe.Bathers are encouraged to“swim between the flags.Businesses and the community in general raise money or donate equipment such as boat and canoes,sun shelters,lifesaving equipment and flags.On weekends,when volunteer lifesavers are at work,some town councils pay lifeguards
5、 to patrol the most popular beaches.Several times during the summer,surf lifesaving clubs hold carnivals at which they display their lifesaving skills and hold competitions between different clubs.Each club has a different uniform,consisting of a swimming costume and a T-shirt.Lifesavers also wear c
6、aps in their club colors so that they can be easily identified when they are in the water.Surf lifesaving boatNippers marchingSurf board rescue and flagSurfersRescue boatNippers and flag Activity 2 Activity 31.What part of Australia does Ross come from?Tasmania.2.When Ross lived in Australia,what di
7、d he kike to do each evening?He kikes to surf.3.How much does the government pay the surf lifesavers who keep the beaches safe?It costs nothing.Surf lifesavers are volunteers,they work for free.4.How old are nippers and what do they do?They are between 7 and 15.They train to be lifesavers and take p
8、art in games and competitions.3.What was Rosss favorite activity at the surf club?He liked to go to parties.Listen once more and give your definition.1.surf2.surf lfesaver3.surf lifesaving club4.nipper5.ironman/woman competitionsurf(v.):to ride the waves into the beach on a surf board;surf(n.)the wa
9、ves in the sea that are close to the shore and have white foam on the top.surf lifesaver:someone who rescue people who get in trouble in the wavessurf lifesaving club:a social and sports cub that patrols beaches to keep swimmers safe.nipper:a junior member of a surf lifesaving club(between 7 and 15
10、years old)ironman/woman competition:a competition of three different races-a swim,a foot race and a paddling race in a canoe or on surf board.Listening text Listening text Carol(C)and Ross(R)both go to university in England.They meet up after lectures one day and decide to go for a coffee.R:Ooh.That
11、s better.It was cold out there!Look theres a table over there by the fire.C:Great.Ill get the coffee and you grab the table.R:Thanks,Carol.Ill get the next one.C:Fine,so how do you like this cold.R:Well,I come from Tasmania so Im used to cold winter weather.But its summer over there at the moment an
12、d Id sure like to be there.C:What would you be doing if you were at home?R:Id probably be heading down to the beach.I go down there most evenings to surf.C:Oh,so you surf,do you.R:Yeah.Ive been surfing since I was a nipper.C:A what?R:Oh,sorry.Thats what we call junior lifesavers back home.C:(laughs)
13、Hang on.Whats a junior lifesaver?.R:Well,you know how we have lifesavers on all our popular beaches?C:No,I didnt know that.It must cost the government a lot of money to put lifesavers on so many beaches.R:No.They are volunteers.Its like a sports cub.They train to save lives and when they arent watch
14、ing over the people on the beach they have all sorts of competitions with other clubs.C:Like what?R:Well,they have surf lifeboats that they go out to rescue people and at carnivals,they race with boats from other clubs.And then there are ironmenand women competition.C:I have seen them on television.
15、Its three races,isnt it?A swim,a foot race and a race paddling a canoe or a surfboard.R:Yes thats right.Surf lifesaving clubs also have lots of other competitions and social events.C:So nippers are the young surf lifesavers?R:Yeah.Theyre between 7 and 15 They are training to be lifesavers when they
16、are older,and they have all sorts of games and competitions suitable for their age group.C:So were you eve an iron man?R:(laugh)Not me.I was too much into having a good time at surf club parties.C:Yes,I can imagine thatSpeaking&ListeningPre-listening (Discussion)P711.Why do countries have flags?2.Wh
17、at can flags tell you about a country?Think of some examples.3.What does Chinas national flag tell us?4.What other organizations do you know that have flags?What do they use them for?1.Why do countries have flags?A flag usually stands as a symbol for that country.It can remind people of some importa
18、nt values the nation holds or something of its history or culture.It is used on official occasions to identify the nation to the rest of the world.2.What can flags tell you about a country?Think of some examples.They can tell people about the nations,history,values or culture.For example,the stars o
19、n the US flag represent the states in the union.The cross on the Greek flag symbolizes Christianity.The maple leaf on the Canadian flag is the national emblem of Canada.3.What does Chinas national flag tell us?The red color in the Chinese National flag stands for the revolution,while the gold color
20、of the stars signifies the dawn of a new era over the land.The five stars grouped together symbolize the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Chinese communist party.3.What other organizations do you know that have flags?What do they use them for?Red Cross Society,the Olympic Game
21、s,companies,etc.lWhat elements do several of the flags have in common?lIn what ways could these common elements be connected to Australia?lWhich flag is the official flag of Australia?lWhat do you think the other flags are?June is giving a talk about Australian flags and what they tell people about
22、the history and culture of Australia.Listen and write down the numbers of the flag in the order you hear about them.listening 1 _2 _3 _4 _ Note-taking Australian flag:_ _ Aboriginal flag:_ _Eureka flag:_ _Kangaroo flag:_ _Listening text Listening text June is giving a talk about Australian flags and
23、 what they tell people about about the history and culture of Australia.Good afternoon,everyone.My hobby is collecting flags from all over the world.I love flags for two reasons.The first is that they are beautiful and the second is that you can learn a lot about the culture and history of a country
24、 by studying its flags.Today Id liketo show you some Australian flags and discuss their significance.Now,this is one is the official Australian flag.It was chosen in 1901 following a competition to design a flag especially for Australia.Before that date Australia had the same flag as Great Britain.T
25、he British flag is now in the top left quarter of the Australian flag to remind people of Australias historical ties with Great Britain.The five stars represent the Southern Cross which is an important group of five stars in the Southern hemisphere.Navigators use the Southern Cross to show them the
26、direction of the South Pole.The other big star under the British flag represents the six states and the combined territories of Australia.This flag has been the official Aboriginal flag since 1995.The black in the top half of the flag symbolizes the Aboriginal people themselves,while the red at the
27、bottomsymbolizes the earth and the Aboriginalpeoples spiritual connection to the earth.The yellow circle in the middle represents the sun,the giver of life.This next flag was first flown in 1854 at a place called Eureka where a group of gold miners rebelled against the government.The incident is see
28、n by many as the beginning of the movement towards democracy in Australia.The five stars represents the Southern Cross and the lightblue background is believed to representthe blue shirts that many of the gold miners wore.Although not an official flag,it is recognized and loved by most Australians.T
29、his is another flag that you often see in Australia,especially at sporting events.The kangaroo is recognized as the unofficial animal emblem of Australia and green and gold are the colors worn by many Australian sporting teams when they travel overseas.The flag first became popular in 1983 when it w
30、as flown on Australias entry to the Americas cup-a famous yacht race which Australia won that year.Some people feel it s time to change Australias official flag because it is no longer appropriate to have the British flag in the most important part of the flag.The other flags you see here were desig
31、ned for a competition for a new flag but so far none have been accepted.Speaking In groups,discuss the four designs for a new flag.What does each of the new flags tell you about Australia?Which one do you think is the best?In groups,discuss what symbols you would put on a flag for your school,Then d
32、esign a suitable flag.Show your design to the rest of the class and explain it.Talking Page 50 Discuss what does each signs mean.Use expressions like:Youre not allowed You mustnt You can/cant You have toYou should Its OK toBe careful Look out!Reading task Page72 The computers at Susans school are al
33、l connected to each other and the school has an online notice board where students can ask questions and give their opinions.Susan posted a question about the discovery of Australia on the online board.Read the questions and what her fellow students replied.Discovery of Australia40,000+years ago Peo
34、ple from Asia settled in the place we now call Australia.1421 Some people think a Chinese fleet led by Zheng He may have visited Australia1606 A Dutch sea captain first mapped the north coast.Discovery of Australia1644 Abel Tasman made a map on which he combined all know land and guessed the rest.17
35、70 Captain Cook sailed up the east coast of the continent1802 Mathew Flinders sailed around the continent,mapped in and called it Australia.DiscussionDiscussion1.Why do you think school children in Australia in the 1950s were told that Captain Cook discovered Australia?Captain Cook claimed the land
36、for Britain and as Australia was originally settled by people form Britain,this is the part of the history that they were taught.2.Why does Mary White think European explorers didnt discover the Australian continent until the 17th century?Before 1644,explorers didnt know they had found a continent.T
37、hey just visited small parts of it.3.Why does Nick chance think Chinese explorers reached the continent so much earlier?He read about Chinese explorers on the Internet.4.Patrick Hall says that the ancestors of the Aborigines discovered Australia at least 40,000 years ago.Why do you think the other c
38、hildren didnt give this answer?They may have thought that Aborigines always lived on the continent so they didnt think they discovered it.5.Which of the students answers do you agree with and why?Remember,that you first need to decide what“discovered”means and what“Australia”mean.Many possible answers will depend on how students interpret discovered and Australia.HomeworkSince youve learned so much about Australia in this Unit,choose several aspects that you think are interesting to write a report(e.g.its animals,plant,scenery,cities,beaches,people,leisureactives,history or something else).
