Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第一课时教学设计

BOOK9 Unit 3

Australia The 1st period

Reading

Task 1 Read the passage carefully and complete the following exercises 1. What topic is common to all five texts? A. history of Australia.

B. famous scenic sports in Australia. C. glimpses of Australia.

D. different aspects of Australia. 2. Which of the following is wrong according to the text? A. Australia is the only country that is also a continent B. The two large city-Melbourne and Sydney are in the south-eastern coastal area C. Australia has a federal government and it is made of six states, which are autonomous.

D. The federal parliament is located in Canberra 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 epople of Australia. C. In order to get together by displays of singing and dancing from many og 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 fith text mean? A. Australian

B. native

C. local

D. inhabitant 5. What are two World Heritage Sites 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 Task 2 Answer the following questions and write a summary with 30 words or so. 1. What is the main idea of Text One? ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What’s the key word of Text Two? ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What are the last three texts mainly about? ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task 3 Analyze the following difficult sentences

(1) However, Australia has a federal government responsible for matters that affect people all over the country, such as defence, foreign policy and taxation.(P22) (2) Australia Day celebrations that include people from so many birthplaces are an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect and friendship among all the people of Australia. (P22) (3) Most citizenship ceremonies will be followd by displays of singing and dancing from many of the migrants’ homelands and the tasting of food from all over the world. (P22) (4) It is part of one of Australia’s 14 World Heritage sites and rises about 335 meters out of a vast,

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flat sandy plain. (P23) (5) It is also possible to climb the rock, but most people don’t do this out of respect for Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred. (P23)

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