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.Do you k
2、now 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:Opera House and Ha
3、rbor 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 Northern Territory.It is a pop
4、ular 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 in the middle of flat,desert in
5、 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 abundant tropical fish and corals.The
6、re 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,state.Their relevant words respectively are
7、: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,uniqueSo according to the above clue,we get to know that this passage
8、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 newspaper articlean advertisementbooklet containing information about sthor
9、advertising sth(作介绍和宣传用的)小册子Skimming the five short passages and find the answers to the questions in Exercise 1,Comprehending part.Task 11.Where do most Australians live?2.3.2.In what city do federal politicians work?4.3.How many people live in Australia?The south-eastern costal area of Australia.C
10、anberra20 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 rainfall?8.Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru?A few coastal areas.Most people do not cli
11、mb 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 2Now read the five texts again more Now read the five texts again more carefully.Underline any information care
12、fully.Underline any information about Australia that you didnt know about Australia that you didnt know before.Write down five facts that you before.Write down five facts that you consider to be the most interesting.Share consider to be the most interesting.Share your facts with others in your class
13、.your facts with others in your class.Task 3Discuss questions with others in Exercise 3 in Comprehending part.1.What 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 thin
14、k traveling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think traveling by plane would be most 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
15、is such a large country?6.Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia.1.What kind of people do you think make Australia their home?2.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 beau
16、ty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country;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,cur
17、ious and strong minded,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 became Australian citizens.Why do you think they choose to become citizens?They
18、 choose to become 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 Australia passport and enjoy the rights of a citizen.Only Australian citizens can vote so some may take a greater part in p
19、olitical life of the country.3.When do you think traveling by train across Australia would 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 thes
20、e long distance train is 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
21、most relevant 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
22、 desert.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.Australia is a popular destina
23、tion with tourists form all over the worlds who come to experience its unique ecology.澳大利亚是一个受人欢迎的旅游胜地，世界各地的游客来到这里体验它独特的生态环境。Language pointswho come to experience its unique ecology是定语从句，和介词短语 from all over the world 并列修饰 touristspopular 意思是“受欢迎的”，常跟介词with 表示受欢迎His song are popular with young people
24、.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.从悉尼经阿德莱德到达佩思长达4352公里的旅途中，你将欣赏到澳洲
25、所有的美景，既有巍峨秀美的蓝山，也有满眼望不见树木的那勒博平原。沿途中，你还将看到各种各样引人入胜的野生动物。via 是介词，意思是“经过；经由；通过”如：This flight is form Beijing to Sanya viaChangsha.Youd better sent the letter via airmail.Along the way spot a fascinating variety of wildlife 是个省略句，spot和上一句的view 并列，spot之前省略了youll.Ill be back in Sydney in a fortnight becau
26、se Ive made a reservation on the Indian Pacific train to Perth.我两个星期后返回斯尼，因为我已预订了印度洋-太平洋号火车票前往佩思。fortnight是fourteen nights 的缩写，意思是“14 天，两周”如：a fortnights vacationHer daughters birthday is Monday fortnight.两周后的星期一是她女儿的生日 the Indian Pacific train“印度洋-太平洋号火车，澳大利亚主要的洲际火车之一，其它的还有大陆号（The Overland)和加恩号(The
27、 Ghan)。这趟列车在悉尼（临太平洋）和佩思（临印度洋）之间双向对开，全程4352公里，是世界上唯一穿越整个洲的铁轨。（478公里,the worlds longest straight stretch of railway track）中途停靠Broken Hill,Adelaide,Kalogeria,Cook等风景点，三天三晚后到达目的地。火车上有淋浴，冷热水，插座等，并有空调，设备齐全的卫生间和酒吧。4.Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the A10 highway and youll arrive at the south
28、ern end of the magnificent Cradle Mountain National Park and World Heritage area.从霍巴特沿A10 号公路朝西北方向行驶250公里，你就来到景色壮观的摇篮山国家公园暨世界遗产保护区的南端。do sth and sb will是一个固定的结构，省了句中的 if you,意思是“如果，就会”如Go on a vacation,and youll forget unhappy things.去度个假，你就会忘记所有不愉快的事情Talk to him,and hell help you.你跟他说，他就会帮助你Hobart
29、霍巴特澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚岛东南部的一座城市，位于塔斯曼海的一个海湾旁，塔斯马尼亚州的首府。1804年作为罪犯的充军地建立，是澳大利亚仅次于悉尼最古老的城市。Cradle Mountain National Park anWorld Heritage area 摇篮山国家公园暨世界遗产保护区.其全称是Cradle mountain-lake St Clair National park(摇篮山圣嘉利湖国家公园）摇篮山位于国家公园的北端，也是塔斯马尼亚野生生态世界遗产保护区的一部分，因为山形象婴摇篮，故得此名。圣地嘉利湖位于国家公园南端，是澳大利亚最深的湖，同时也是散步的好去处。塔斯马尼亚野生生态
30、世界遗产保护区保存了澳大利亚大部分珍贵的动植物，内有热带雨林、松树林和原始动植物，很多是地球上其它地方没有的。5.A popular attraction for active tourists is 80-km walking track that joins the southern and northern ends of the park.喜爱运动的旅游者还有一个好去处，那就是穿公园南北的一条公里长的徒步旅行的路线。track 在这里的意思是“路径、路线”。丛林徒步旅行(bushwalking)是一项很受欢迎的休闲运动，在塔斯马尼亚野生生态世界遗产保护区里，共有1000多公里的步行线路。每年都有超过两万名游客前来体验丛林步行的挑战和乐趣。在众多路线中，最著名的长途路线是奥华兰经(The Overland Track，它以摇篮山为起点，圣嘉利湖为终点，贯穿塔斯马尼亚野生生态区中心地带，全长为80公里，通常需要6-10天才能走完全程。此外，还有三天行程的Frenchmans Cap以及七天行程的South Coast也很有名。Homework1.Finish Ex.1,2,3,Page24-25.2.Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.
