人教版选修九课件Unit 3 Australia Reading

Unit3AustraliaRearning,WarmingupTodaywearegoingtolearnaboutacountry.Itisacountryandalsoacontinent.Itissurroundedbyoceans.Whilemanyothercountriesarehavingwinter,itisinsummer.,Inthiscountry,youwillseemanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelse,suchasthekangaroo,koalabear,etc.Doyouknowwhichcountryitis?,AustraliaisinOceania,thesmallestcontinentintheworld.ThecapitalisCanberra.Sydneyisafamouscity,whichhasthewell-knownbuildingSydneyOperaHouse.Intheyearof2000,the27thOlympicGameswasheldinSydney.Australiahassomeuniqueanimals,suchasthekangaroo,theemuandthekoala.Australia:,Haveyoueverbeenthere?WhatplacesdoyouknowinAustralia?(well-knowncities,famousscenicspots,etc.)Lookatthepictures.Whatdoyouseeinthepictures?Canyourecognizethem?,GreatBarrierReefPerthCanberraUluruKakaduSydney,Sydney:thelargestcityinAustralia,whichisthecapitalofthestateofNewSouthWalesandanimportantfinancial,industrial,andeducationalcenter.It’sknownespeciallyfortheSydneyHarbourBridgeandfortheSydneyOperaHouse.TheOlympicGameswasheldinSydneyin2000.,Perth:thecapitalofWesternAustralia,Australia’slargestcityinthewesternpartofthecountry,Kakadu:anationalparkintheNorthernTerritory.ItisapopulardestinationfortouristsinterestedinAustralia'stropicalnorthanditswildlife,includingcrocodiles..,Canberra:TheFederalCapitalofAustralia.ParliamentHousefortheCommonwealthofAustraliaisbuilthere.,Uluru:averylargeredrockintheNorthernTerritory,Australia,whichistheworld’slargestmonolith(=blockofstone).ItwasformerlyknownasAyersRock,buttheoriginalAustralianAboriginalnameforit,Uluru,isnowpreferred.Itisanotherpopulartouristdestination.,GreatBarrierReef:achainofcoralreefsstretchingabout2,000kilometersalongthecoastofQueensland.Thisisaworldheritagearea,famousforitsabundanttropicalfishandcorals.,543216,Pre-readingWhattopiciscommontoallfivetexts?GlancequicklyatthefivetextsbelowandthenanswerthequestionsThefivetextsareaboutsomeaspectsofAustralia.,2.WhatdoesText1“GlimpsesofAustralia”mainlytellus?AgeneraldescriptionofthephysicalfeaturesandecologyofAustraliaanditspoliticalorganization.,3.OnAustraliaDay,________.A.peoplesinganddancetogetherB.peopleenjoyAustraliafoodC.somepeoplefromoverseaswereacceptedasthecitizensinAustraliaD.peoplecantravelalloverAustralia,4.IfyoutripfromSydneytoPerth,youcansee___________.A.mountainsandtreesB.mountainsandplainsC.mountains,plainsandwildlifeD.plains,treesandwildlife,5.TherockinUluruisamazingbecause_______.A.itisveryhighB.itisverylargeC.itissacredD.itcanchangecolor6.HowmanyWorldHeritageismentionedinthefivetexts?A.1B.2C.34.14,TheBlueMountainsUluruRockCradleMountainNationalPark,WheredomostAustralianslive?2.Inwhatcitydofederalpoliticianswork?3.HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia?Thesouth-easterncostalareaofAustralia.Canberra.20million.Skimming,4.WhenisAustraliaDay?5.HowfarisitfromPerthtoSydney?6.HowmanyWorldHeritageSitesarethereinAustralia?26thJanuary.4,352kilometers14.,7.WhichpartofAustraliagetsthemostrainfall?8.WhydomostpeoplechoosenottoclimbUluru?Afewcoastalareas.MostpeopledonotclimbAyersRockoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.,9.WhattwoWorldsHeritageSitesarenamedinthesetexts?CradleMountainNationalPark&Uluru.,ReadingNowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefullyandfillintheform.SomethingaboutAustralia,OfficialnameCapitalPopulation___million,approximately80%liveinthe___________________________Area________squarekilometers,the___________countryintheworldCommonwealthofAustraliaCanberra20thesouth-easterncoastalarea7,686,850sixthlargest,ThenumberofstatesTwolargestcitiesFamousfor6MelbourneandSydneyitshuge,openspace,brightsunshine,enormousnumberofsheepandcattleanditsunusualwildlife.,AustraliaDayOn__________,manypeoplewhocomefromoverseaswillbecome___________TravelfromSydneytoPerthView_______________,_____________________and_________________26JanuaryAustralianBlueMountainsplainsoftheNulbarboravarietyofwildlife,TravelfromAdelaidetoDarwinObserve______________,________________________________and________________________________.therollinghillstherustyredsofAustralia’scenterthetropicalsplendorofDarwin,UluruRockItappearsto___________,from_________________to__________________.CradleMountainNationalParkItisfamousfor_________________,_____and____________.Thereisa_______trackand_____________________.changecolorgrey-redatsunriseburningredatduskitsmountainpeakslakesancientforestswalkingarangeofshortwalks,DiscussionAustraliaisalargecountrywithmulticultural,amazingscenesanduniqueecology.WhatdoyouthinkofAustralia?,WhatkindofpeopledoyouthinkmakeAustraliatheirhome?PeoplechosetosettleinAustraliamightbe:1)wantabetterlifethantheyhadathome,achangeoflifestyleorachallenge;Answerthequestions,2)areattractedtotheclimate,thebeautyofthecountryortheopportunitytoimprovethesituationthattheyhadintheiroriginalcountry;3)havebeenforcedtoleavetheircountryforsomereasonandmustfindsomewhereelsetolive.,Sowehaveareasontobelievethatpeoplewhogotoanewcountrytostartagainarelikelytobecourageous,curiousandstrongminded,andtheyenjoychallenges,sincetheremightbetremendoushardships.Theyareprobablyconfidentoftheirabilitiesandopentonewideasandwaysofdoingthings.,2.EachyearlargenumbersofpeoplebecomeAustraliancitizens.Whydoyouthinktheychoosetobecomecitizens?TheychoosetobecomeAustraliancitizensinordertofeeltrulyapartoftheirnewcountry,,tofeelsecureintheirnewcountryandknowtheycannotbemadetoleave,ortogainanAustralianpassportandenjoytherightsofacitizen.OnlyAustraliancitizenscanvotesosomemaytakeagreaterpartinthepoliticallifeofthecountry.,3.WhendoyouthinktravellingbytrainacrossAustraliawouldbeappropriateandwhendoyouthinktravellingbyplanewouldbemostsuitable?Obliviously,ifyouhavetogettoyourdestinationquickly,youwouldtravelbyplane.,Itisalsocheapertotravelbyplaneastheselongdistancetrainsareluxuriousandthereforeexpensive.Youmighttravelbytrainfortheexperienceortoviewthesceneryonyourjourney.Youmighttravelbytrainbecauseyouarefrightenedofflying.,4.InwhatpartofAustraliadoyouthinkmostagriculturetakesplace?Givereasons.(Text1ismostrelevantforthisquestion.)Asyouneedwatertogrowthings,farmingismostsuitableinthewetter,coastalareasofthecountry.,5.WhydoyouthinkthepopulationofAustraliaissosmallwhenitissuchalargecountry?PartofthereasonisthatmuchofthecentreofAustraliaisuninhabitabledesert.,AnotherreasonisthattheAboriginalpopulationwasfairlystableforthousandsofyearsandotherssettledinthecountryjustovertwohundredyearsago.Athirdreasonisthatthegovernmenthasstrictquotasonhowmanypeoplecanimmigratetothecountry.,5.ChoosefivewordsorphrasestodescribeAustralia.It’slarge,developed,autonomous,friendlyandattractive.,1.What’sthewritingstyleofthepassage?2.What’sthecharacteristicofthepassage?Illustratingwriting.Asawhole,classificationdeclarationisusedwithsubtitlestointroduceAustralia,makingthestudentshaveaclearideaofit.Numbers,examplesandpicturesarealsoused,makingtheillustrationmorevividandconcrete.Discussthequestions,3.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?4.What’sthewritingpurposeofthepassage?WecangetsomeinformationaboutAustralia,especiallyitsgeographyandsceneryThepassagenotonlymakesusreadersgetageneralideaofAustraliabutalsoarousesourinterestinitandencourageustopayavisittoit.Ithinkthesearethepurposesofthepassage,HomeworkWriteanarticleaboutthereasonswhypeoplewanttotravelinAustralia.