Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending课堂实录

Unit 3 Australia by Bowie Huang (黄素珍) Huiyang Zhongshan Middle School (惠阳中山中学) June 10th, 2019

ⅠWarming up Work with a partner to answer the questions about Australia. Which of the pictures below do you associate with the following places

in Australia? Write the number of the picture beside the place. Which of the pictures below do you assosiate with the following places

in Australia? Write the number of the picture beside the place. Sydney

Kakadu

Perth

Canberra

Uluru

Great Barrier Reef

2. On the map of Australia, find the places listed in question1. Then write the numbers of the photos in the blanks on the map

3. Discuss with others in your class what you know about these places.

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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 aspect of the topic is discussed in each text(eg scenery, animals, politics)? 3. Match each reading passage with a description below. a postcard from someone on holiday

part of a text in an encyclopedia part of a tourist brochure

a newspaper article

an advertisement

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Comprehending 1. The questions below are written to help you practise skimming for information. Try to answer them in the shorters possible time. You do not need to read every word of all five reading passages in order to answer them.

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 World Heritage Sites are named in these texts?

2. Now read the five texts again more carefully. Underline any information about Australia that you did not know before. Write down five facts that you consider to be the most interesting. Share your facts with others in your class.

3. Discuss these questions with others in your class

1. What kind of people do you think make Australia their home? 2. Each year large numbers of people become Australian citizens. Why do you think they choose to become citizens? 3. When do you think travelling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think travelling by plane wyould be more suitable? Give more than one reason. 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 is such a large country? 6. Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia.

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Homework 1. Memorize the new words and expressions. 2. Exercise 1 on page 24