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Book9 Unit3

Australia Warming up and Reading 教案

Teaching aims: 1. Enable the students to learn some information about Australia 2. Train the students’ reading ability (skimming, detail reading, distinguishing different styles of articles) 3.Students will be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery and get interested in the wonderful world. Teaching important points: 1. Get some information of Australia in the text 2. Improve the students’ reading ability.

Teaching difficult points: 1. Enable the students to distinguish different styles of extract articles 2. How to train the students’ reading ability in learning the text.

Step 1 lead-in What do you know about Australia? Australia is in Oceania, the smallest continent in the world. The capital is Canberra. Sydney is a famous city, which has the well-known building Sydney Opera House. In the year of 2000, the 27th Olympic Games was held in Sydney. Australia has some unique animals, such as the kangaroo, the emu and the koala. Sydney:

The largest city in Australia, which is the capital of the state of New South Wales and an important financial, industrial, and educational center. It’s known especially for the Sydney Harbour Bridge and for the Sydney Opera House. The Olympic Games was held in Sydney in 2000. Perth:

The capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest city in the western part of the country

Kakadu:

A national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination

for tourists

interested in Australia’s tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles. Canberra:

The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here. Uluru:

A very large red rock in the Northern Territory, Australia, which is the world’s largest monolith(= block of stone). It was formerly known as Ayers Rock, but the original Australian Aboriginal name for it, Uluru, is now preferred. It is another popular tourist destination. Step2

Pre-reading Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions 1.What topic is common to all five texts? 2.What does Text 1 “Glimpses of Australia” mainly tell us?

3. On Australia Day,________.

A. people sing and dance together B. people enjoy Australia food C. some people from overseas were accepted as the citizens in Australia D. people can travel all over Australia

4. If you trip from Sydney to Perth, you can see ___________. A. mountains and trees B. mountains and plains C. mountains, plains and wildlife D. plains, trees and wildlife 5. 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 color 6. How many World Heritage is mentioned in the five texts? A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

4. 14

Step3 Fast reading Listen to the radio and answer the following questions 1.

Where do most Australians live?

The south-eastern costal area of Australia.

2. In what city do federal politicians work?

Canberra 3. How many people live in Australia?

20 million 4. When is Australia Day?

26th January.

5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney?

4,352 kilometers 6. How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia?

14 Step4 Carefully reading Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form. Australia is an ______ speaking country, which was formed in_____. On its_________, there are the Union Jack , the state star and the Southern Cross . The first Australians were________ and Torres Strait Islanders, but later when many _________ came, they were moved and had their land taken away from them. World Wars had a strong ________on it. After the First World War, the country________ social and economic______and __________from the Great Depression of the 1930s. After the Second World War, Australia began to ________itself into the modern country it is today. 2. True (T) or false (F). (T) 1. Canberra is located between Sydney and Melbourne. (T) 2. The first people of Australia were known as aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. (T) 3. The population of aborigines decreased sharply after the arrival of foreign settlers. (F) 4. In 1902, Aborigines and other non-Europeans enjoyed the same rights. (T) 5. “No worries”in Australia means Everything will be OK. Step 5 Discussion 1. What’s the writing style of the passage? Illustrating writing.

2. What’s the characteristic of the passage?

As a whole, classification declaration is used with subtitles to introduce Australia, making the students have a clear idea of it. Numbers, examples and pictures are also used, making the illustration more vivid and concrete. 3. What’s the writing purpose of the passage? The passage not only makes us readers get a general idea of Australia but also arouses our interest in it and encourage us to pay a visit to it. I think these are the purposes of the passage

Step 6 Homework 1. Finish Ex. 2, Page24. 2. Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia