Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教学设计及教案分析

Teaching Contents：Unit 3 Australia Teaching goals：

1.

Knowledge goals: know some basic information about Australia 2.

Emotional goals: Raise the awareness of protecting wildlife. Teaching difficult and important points: Know some information about the history, geology, scenery and custom of Australia. Teaching methods:

Task-based method Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in Discuss with your partner what do you know about Australia. Present some pictures to improve students’ interest. Step 2 Reading 1.

Pre-reading Skim the passage and get the main idea of the passage. 2.

Reading

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What topic is common to all five texts? A. History of Australia.

B. Famous scenic spots in Australia. C. Glimpses of Australia.

D. Different aspects of Australia. 2. Which of the following is true about Australia EXCEPT _____. A. Australia is the only country that is also a continent with the capital of Canberra B. Australia has its unique ecology which attracts tourists from all over the world C. large population lives in the centre of the continent which has adequate rainfall D. Australia has a federal government responsible for matters that affect people all over the country 3. Why do people celebrate citizenship in Australia?

A. In order to memorize and honor those who have come from overseas from many different cultural and social backgrounds. B. Because it is an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect and friendship among all the people of Australia. C. In order to get together by displays of singing and dancing from many of the migrants homelands and the tasting of food from all over the world. D. Because 26 January is Australia Day. 4. What does the word Aboriginal in the fifth text mean?

A. Australian.

C. local.

B. native. D. inhabitant.

5. What two World Heritage Sites are named in these texts?

A. Cradle Mountain National Park and Uluru. B. Alice Springs and Blue Mountains. C. Blue Mountains and the Nullarbor. D. Perth and Darwin. 3.

summary Complete the article with one word in each blank. ____ famous for its huge，open spaces，bright sunshine，enormous number of sheep ____ cattle and its unusual wildlife, AUSTRALIA , the capital of which is ____, is the only country that is also a continent．_____ one comes to Australia, he will be surprised _____ findAustralia Day _____interesting.

They are celebrations to _____ tolerance, respect and _____ among all the people of _____．

On your 4,352-km journey _____ Sydney to Perth via Adelaide you'll view some of Australia's unique scenery from the superb Blue Mountains to thetreeless _____ of the Nullarbor．As you ______ from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs，you'll ______ some of Australia's most ______ landscapes---from the rolling hills surrounding Adelaide ______ the rusty reds of Australia's centre ______ the tropical splendor of Darwin．

Step 3 Homework 1. Retell the passage.

2. Preview the language points