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Unit 3 Australia

Warming up Pre-reading reading and Comprehension

Teaching goals 1 Enable the students to talk about some animals and attractions in Australia. 2 Enable the students to talk about the general situations of Australia. Teaching important points

Talk about the general situation of Australia including a holiday, scenery and attractions.

Teaching difficult points Learn to analyze the passage.

2. What is the capital city? A. Sydney

B. Melbourne

C. Canberra T: To help us have a better time during our journey, we are advised to face the last challenge, that is, to make a travel strategy according to the following three aspects:

Animals

Scenery Outdoor activities

Then show students some pictures about these three aspects and let them have a free talk. S:……

T: Have you won all the challenges? If so, congratulations！If not, let’s know more about it through a reading passage on page22 Teaching procedures Step1 Warming up 1 Lead in T: Boys and girls，today we are going to travel to a foreign country. But before travelling we have to face and complete three challenges. Challenge 1 is a guessing game and challenge 2 is about its background information, the last one is to make travel strategy. Are you ready? Yes, let’s go Step2 Pre-reading

Task 1

Finish the following three questions 1. What topic is common to all five texts? A. History of Australia.

B. Famous scenic spots in Australia. C. Glimpses of Australia.

D. Different aspects of Australia. 2.What aspect of the topic is discussed in each text？Glance quickly at the five texts and then listen，while listening please match the topic of each text. ◆

Uluru

text 1 ◆

A citizenship ceremony on Australian Day

text 2 ◆

A general description of the physical features and ecology of

Australia and its political Organization

text 3 ◆

Cradle Mountain National Park

text 4 ◆

Two rail journeys across the length and breadth of Australia.

text 5 3. Match each reading passage with a description below. ◆a postcard form someone on holiday

text 1

◆part of a text in an encyclopedia

text 2

◆part of a tourist brochure

text 3

◆a newspaper article

text 4

◆an advertisement

text 5 2 Three challenges Challenge 1 Guessing game T:I will give some descriptions of it，then please guess where it is according to these descriptions: It always has blue sky and white clouds It is surrounded by oceans While many countries are in winter, it is in winter In this country, there are many animals such as kangaroo and koala. Ss:……

T: Yes, you are so excellent! So our destination is Australia. So how much do you know about this country? Let’s come to challenge 2 to gain some of its background information. Challenge 2 Background information 1.Which of the following flags is the national flag of Australia?

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Reading and comprehending Task 2

Choose the best answer 1. In what city do federal politicians work?

A. Sydney

B. Canberra

C. Melbourne

D. Adelaide 2. Why do people celebrate citizenship in Australia?

A. In order to memorize and honor those who have come from overseas from many different cultural and social backgrounds. B. Because it is an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect and friendship among all the people of Australia. C. In order to get together by displays of singing and dancing from many of the migrants homelands and the tasting of food from all over the world. D. Because 26 January is Australia Day. 3. If you trip from Sydney to Perth, you can see _______. A. mountains and trees

B. mountains, plains and wildlife

C. mountains and plains

D. plains, trees and wildlife 4. The rock in Uluru is amazing because _____

A. it is very high

B. it is very large

C. it is sacred

D. it can change colour 5. What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?

A. Perth and Sydney

B. The Blue Mountains and Nullarbor

C. Uluru and Cradle Mountain National Park

D. Adelaide and The Blue Mountains Task 3

Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form.

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Task 4 Interview Suppose you are a reporter Jack，

and you want to know something about Australia. So you are interviewing a native Australian Cathy. Now begin your interview. J: Where do most Australians live?

C: ……

J: In what city do federal politicians work? C: ……

J: How many people live in Australia? C: ……

J: When is Australia Day? C: ……

J: How far is it from Perth to Sydney? C: ……

J: How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? Can you name two? C: ……

J: Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? C: ……

J: Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru? C: ……

J: Thank you so much. C: You are welcome and welcome to Australia Task 5 Homework Write an article about the general information of Australia.

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