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Unit 3

Australia Warming up 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, etc. Do you know which country it is? Australia is in Oceania, the smallest continent in the world. The capital is Canberra. Sydney is a famous city, which has the well-known building Sydney Opera House. In the year of 2000, the 27th Olympic Games was held in Sydney. Australia has some unique animals, such

as the kangaroo, the emu and the koala. Australia: Have you ever been there? What places do you know in Australia? (well-known cities, famous scenic spots, etc. ) Look at the pictures. What do you see in the pictures? Can you recognize them? Great Barrier Reef Perth

Canberra Uluru

Kakadu Sydney 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. Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest city in the western part of the country 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.. Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here. 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. 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. 5 4 3 2 1 6 Pre-reading What topic is common to all five texts?

Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions 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 The Blue Mountains Uluru Rock Cradle Mountain National Park Where do most Australians live?

2. In what city do federal politicians

work?

3. How many people live in Australia?

The south-eastern costal area of Australia. Canberra. 20 million. 4. When is Australia Day?

5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney?

6. How many World Heritage Sites are

there in Australia? 26th January. 4,352 kilometers 14. 7. Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? 8. Why do most people choose not to

climb Uluru?

A few coastal areas. Most people do not climb Ayers Rock out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred. 9. What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?

Cradle Mountain National Park &Uluru. Reading Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the form. Something about Australia Official nameCapital

___ million, Populatioapproximately n 80% live in the __________ _________________Area

________ square kilometers, the

___________ country in the world

Commonwealth of Australia Canberra

20

the south-eastern coastal area 7,686,850

sixth largest

The number of states Two largest cities

Famous for

6

Melbourne and Sydney

its huge, open space, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife. AustraOn __________, lia Daymany people who come from overseas will become___________Travel View____________from ___,

Sydney ________________to _____

Perthand_________________

26 January Australian

Blue Mountains

plains of the Nulbarbor

a variety of wildlife

TravObserve el ______________,

from __________________Adel______________ aide and

to __________________Dar___ ___________. win

the rolling hills

the rusty reds of Australia’s center

the tropical splendor of Darwin

It appears to Uluru ___________, from Rock_________________ to __________________.

It is famous for Cradle ________________Mount_, _____ and ain ____________ .

NationThere is a _______ al Parktrack and

_____________________.

change color

grey-red at sunrise

burning red at dusk

its mountain peaks

lakes

ancient forests

walking

a range of short walks

Discussion

Australia is a large country with multicultural, amazing scenes and unique ecology. What do you think of Australia? What

kind of people do you think make Australia their home?

People chose to settle in Australia might be: 1) want a better life than they had at home, a change of lifestyle or a challenge;

2) are attracted to the climate, the beauty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country;

3) have been forced to leave their country for some reason and must find somewhere else to live.

So we have a reason to believe that people who go to a new country to start again are likely to be courageous, curious and strong minded, and they enjoy challenges, since there might be tremendous hardships. They are

probably confident of their abilities and open to new ideas and ways of doing things. 2. Each year large numbers of people become Australian citizens. Why do you think they choose to become citizens? They choose to become Australian citizens in order to feel truly a part of their new country,

to feel secure in their new country and know they cannot be made to leave, or to gain an Australian passport and enjoy the rights of a citizen. Only Australian citizens can vote so some may take a greater part in the political life of the country. 3. When do you think travelling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think travelling by plane would be most suitable?

Obliviously, if you have to get to your destination quickly, you would travel by plane.

It is also cheaper to travel by plane as these long distance trains are luxurious and therefore expensive. You might travel by train for the experience or to view the scenery on your journey. You might travel by train because you are frightened of flying. 4. In what part of Australia do you think most agriculture takes place? Give reasons. (Text 1 is most relevant for this question.) As you need water to grow things, farming is most suitable in the wetter, coastal areas of the country. 5. Why do you think the population of Australia is so small when it is such a large country? Part of the reason is that much of the centre of Australia is uninhabitable desert.

Another reason is that the Aboriginal population was fairly stable for thousands of years and others settled in the country just over two hundred years ago. A third reason is that the government has strict quotas on how many people can immigrate to the country. 5. Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia. It’s large, developed, autonomous, friendly and attractive.

1. What’s the writing style of the passage?

2. What’s the characteristic of the passage?

Illustrating writing.

As a whole, classification declaration is used with subtitles to introduce Australia, making the students have a clear idea of it. Numbers, examples and pictures are also used, making the illustration more vivid and concrete. 3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

4. What’s the writing purpose of the passage? We can get some information about Australia, especially its geography and scenery

The passage not only makes us readers get a general idea of Australia but also arouses our interest in it and encourage us to pay a visit to it. I think these are the purposes of the passage

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