Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending课堂实录【3】

New Zealand: Land of the Long Cloud

Task 1 :

Work with a partner and decide whether the statements below are True(T) or False(F). 1)New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Australia.( ) 2)The capital of New Zealand is Auckland.( ) 3)New Zealand is approximately the same size as the UK.( ) 4)There are nearly 40 million sheep in New Zealand.( ) 5)There are more people living in New Zealand than in the UK.( ) 6)About 10% of New Zealanders are Maori.( ) 7)New Zealanders are often called “Kiwi”after the kiwi bird that lives onlin New Zealand.( ) 8)Kiwi birds are strong flyers.( ) 9)There have been humans living in New Zealand for about 10,000 years.( ) 10)New Zealand has many high mountains.( )

Task 2 :Complete the topic list below what each paragraph is about . (1)

Geography

Para 1: Introduction to the North Island and the South Island

Para 2: Description of the North Island

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(2) Answer some questions. a. Which New Zealand island has the most mountains? b. In which island is there more geological activity? c. On which part of the South Island are you most likely to find sheep farms? Give reasons. d. What part of the South Island had the most rainfall?

Task 3:Complete the topic list below what each paragraph is about . History

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Task 4: Put the following historical events in order. ( )a. Many Maori died from disease or war. ( )b. Maori tribes began moving to the North Island and started to grow crops.

( )c. After the Land Wars, more and more European settlers began arriving. ( )d. The British government and the Maori signed a treaty, which made New Zealand the property of Great Britain, but gave the land to the Maori people. ( )e. The first humans settled in New Zealand. ( )f. Sealers and whalers from Europe came to New Zealand. ( )g. Forests began disappearing and some animals and plants became extinct. ( )h. War between the Maori and Pakeha ended with the loss of much Maori land. ( )i. Wars began between tribes.

Task 5:

Discussion & Homework

1 . On which island would you expect there to be more people? Give at least two reasons. 2.

What happened that caused the Maori people to become more warlike? 3. In what ways was the arrival of the first European a disaster for the Maori people? 4. What kind of the changes to the land do you think happened after the Europeans started arriving?