Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第二课时教学实录

Unit 3 Australia Warming up and reading Learning Aims 1.

To practice the reading ability(skimming and scanning).

2.

To get to know some basic information about Australia.

3.

To improve the speaking ability by using what we have learned.

Lead-in

Speaking of Australia, what animal can you think of first? Scenic spots?Cities?

Pre-Reading Glance quickly at the five texts 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?

Text 1

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Uluru Text 2

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A citizenship ceremony on Australian Day Text 3

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A general description of the physical features and ecology of Australia and its political organization Text 4

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Cradle Mountain National Park Text5

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Two rail journeys across the length and breadth of Australia

While-reading Fast-Reading 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.

What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?

Careful-reading Now read the five texts again and fill in the form. Official name

Capital

Population

Area

The number of states

Two largest cities

Famous for

_______million, approximately 80% live in the

Text 2 1.

Australia Day falls on 26th February .

2.

During the citizenship ceremonies, some people who come from different cultural and social backgrounds will become Australian citizens on that day .

3.

People could sing ,dance and taste the food from all over the world during the ceremony .

Text 3

Travel from Sydney to Perth

View_______________, _____________________ and _________________

Observe __________________________,

_________________________________ and _____________________________.

Travel from Adelaide

to Darwin

Text 4

1.

Why does Jack think the rock amazing?

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

Text 5 What is Cradle Mountain National Park famous for?

A popular attraction for ______tourists is the 80 –km walking ________ that joins the __________ and ___________ ends of the park

Post –reading: group discussion 1Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia.

2.Making a dialogue

Classmate1 : Can I ask you some questions about Australia? I am very interested in it. Mary:

Sure, go ahead! Classmate1 : What’s the population of Australia?

Mary:

About 20 million.

Classmate 2: Where do most Australians live? …..

Classmate 2: Thank you very much Mary. I think

Australia is really worth visiting.

Mary:

Yes, of course! Welcome to our county

and I’m very glad to be your tour guide!