Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教案设计（一等奖）

Listening &Reading Book 9

Unit 3 Australia

Leading-in

Kakadu Great

Barrier Reef

Northern Territory

Queensland Western Australia Uluru

South Australia New South Wales

Kakadu: a national park, famous for its wildlife, including crocodiles. Sydney Opera House

Great Barrier Reef: a chain of coral reefs. Famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals. Uluru: a huge pink rock, also known as Ayres Rock. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people. Task

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Listen to a short passage about Australia and do some listening exercise so as to practice your listening. 

2. Do some reading in the text to improve your reading ability. 

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Try to use expressions in the text to introduce Australia.

Part One Listening

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Listen to a short passage about Australia and answer the following questions.

幻灯片9 1. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks.

Australia Size: 7,686,848 sq. km Population:

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Currency:

. Main language:

. National Anthem: Advance Australia Fair National Flag:

Over 18 million Australian dollar English

2. Listen to the passage again and choose the best answer. 

Where is Australia? 

It lies 5000 Km north of New Zealand. 

It lies 1500 Km north of New Zealand. 

It lies 1000 Km north of New Zealand. 

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Where do most of the Australians live? 

They live along the eastern and south-eastern coastline. 

They live in the south of Australia. 

They live in the middle of Australia

Australia lies 1500 km north-west of New Zealand. It is the world's largest island. Its land is mostly dry, hot desert but in areas where water can be found, there are huge cattle ranches and sheep farms.

Australia is one of the world's biggest producers of wool and beef. Capital city: Canberra. Most of the population lives along the eastern and south-eastern coastline. Australia is made up of six states and two territories, each with its own capital.

Native Australians are called Aborigines, (say "Ab-o-ridge-in-ees"). They were here for 40 thousand years before European settlers arrived. Most of them live in Australia's towns and cities. Many towns and settlements have Aboriginal names, such as Wagga Wagga.

Part Two Reading

Tips: skim and scan the five texts quickly.

Don’t read word by word.

幻灯片13 Match each reading text with a topic below.(2 mins)

A. Uluru B. A citizenship ceremony on

Australia Day C. A general description of the physical

features and

ecology of Australia and its political organization D. Cradle Mountain National Park E. Two rail journeys across the length and breadth

of Australia Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Text 5

主旨大意题策略：Skim and scan the passage and pay attention to the title, topic sentence or the words appearing frequently in the text.

Now read the five texts again more carefully and

answer the questions about Australia. Read text 1-2 (3 mins)

two largest cities

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. On __________, many people who come from overseas will become

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famous for number of states Australia Day

Melbourne and Sydney

its huge, open space, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife. 6 26 January Australian citizens

幻灯片16 Read Text 3-5 (4 mins) 1. 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

2. 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

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3. Where do Jack want to go?

Perth. B. India

C. Canberra D. Sydney 4. Referring to Cradle Mountain National Park

in text five, which one is true?

A.

Drive 250 km southwestwards from Hobart, you’ll arrive at the southern end of it.

B. It is famous for peaks, lakes and rocks.

C. It is not the World Heritage.

D. Its 80-km walking track is a popular attraction.

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细节理解题策略：找准关键词从而到文中找准定位区间，注意

错误选项特征（无中生有，以偏概全，张冠李戴等）

Part Three: Challenge Yourself

role play group work

Student A: a Chinese student learning in Australia Student B: a native Australian

and

a friend of A Student C: another friend of A, also a native Australian e.g.

A: Australia is an extremely beautiful country.

I am dying to travel around Australia. B: You bet. Sounds like a great idea. C: Where do you want to go?

A: I’ve no idea. Could you introduce some tourist attractions for me? B: My pleasure. First, I think you can visit…, because…

C: You also can go to…, that is because…

……

(You can refer to your book and your paper)

Sydney Opera House

Parliament House in Canberra, capital of Australia.

Kakadu: a national park, famous for its wildlife,

including crocodiles. Uluru: a huge pink rock, also known as Ayres Rock .

It is sacred to the Aboriginal people.

Perth: the capital of Western Australia famous as Town of Black Swan.(黑天鹅之城)

Great Barrier Reef: a chain of coral reefs.

Famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals. Always Remember ♦

Leave nothing behind but our

footprints.

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Take nothing away but our good

memory.

Homework Write an article about Australia. 1．澳大利亚位于太平洋的南端，是大洋洲(Oceania) 最大的国家，面积760万平方公里。

2．人口稀少，只有1 000多万，多数集中在东部沿海地区。

3．首都堪培拉(Canbena)风景秀丽。

4．悉尼(Sydney)是澳大利亚最大城市。

有许多名胜，其中悉尼歌剧院(0peraHouse)闻名于世。2000年奥运会就是在悉尼举行的。

You are so great! I love you, my dear students!