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Unit3 Australia

Reading教学设计

I.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)

Ⅱ. Teaching important points: Get some information of Australia in the text

Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points: Enable the students to distinguish different styles of extract articles

Ⅳ. Teaching methods: Cooperative learning, task-based learning

Ⅴ. Teaching aids: A computer, a blackboard, a tape-record

Ⅵ. Teaching procedures: StepⅠ Lead-in

Ask Ss to guess the country we are going to talk about---“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, ect. Do you know which country it is?”

Step II Show some famous places in Australia 1.

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. 2.

Perth:

the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest city in the western part of the country 3.

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.. 4.

Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here. 5.

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. 6.

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.

Step III Pre-reading Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions 1.What topic is common to all five texts? The five texts are about some aspects of Australia. 2.

What does Text 1 “Glimpses of Australia”

mainly tell us?

A general description of the physical features and ecology of Australia and its political organization. 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

Step IV Skimming 1.

Where do most Australians live?

2.

In what city do federal politicians work?

3.

How many people live in Australia? 4.

When is Australia Day? 5.

How far is it from Perth to Sydney? 6.

How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? 7.

Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? 8.

Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru? 9.

What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?

Step V Reading Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form. Refer to the PPT

Step VI Post-reading

Discuss in a group to work out a picture describing the contents of the passage, you can use a mind mapping to present your result.

Step VII Homework Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.