Unit3WordsassociateCanberrabarrierbrochureOceaniaadequateecologyautonomousvt.与发生联系;使联合堪培拉n.障碍物;栅栏;屏障n.小册子n.大洋州adj.适当的;足够的n.生态学;生态adj.自治的federaldefencepolicytaxnationcitizencelebrationbirthplacetolerateadj.联邦的;联合的n.防卫;辩护n.政策;方针n.税;税款n.国家;民族n.市民;公民n.庆祝;庆典n.诞生地vt.忍受;容忍migranthomelandviasuperbrusttropicalsplendourtimetablen.移居者;移民;候鸟n.祖国;本国prep.经;通过;经由adj.卓越的;杰出的n.铁锈adj.热带的n.壮丽;杰出;壮观n.时间表;时刻表heritageaboriginalfortnightreservationhighwayn.遗产;继承物adj.土著的;土生的n.土著居民n.两星期n.保留;预定n.公路;大路;高速公路ExpressionsassociatewithGreatBarrierReefoutofrespect与……联系大堡礁出于尊敬Australia1.What’sthenameofthiscountry?2.Whatdoyouknowaboutit?Listthreethingsthatinterestyou.(Listsomethingfamous)AnimalsSceneryTravelCustomskoalakangaroodingoAnimalsScenerybushwalkingsurfingcyclingTraveldivingCustomsAustralianAboriginesChristmasHaveyoueverbeenthere?WhatplacesdoyouknowinAustralia?(well-knowcities,famousscenicspot,etc.)Lookatthepictures.Whatdoyouseeinthepictures?Canyourecognizethem?1236541WhichofthepicturesbelowdoyouassociatewiththefollowingplacesinAustralia?Writethenumberofthepicturebesidetheplace.SydneyPerthKakaduCanberraUluruGreatBarrierReefWorkinapartnertoanswerthequestionsaboutAustralia.SydneyUluruGreatBarrierReefPerthKakaduCanberra2OnthemapofAustralia,findtheplaceslistedinquestion1.Thenwritethenumbersofthephotosintheblankonthemao.WesternAustraliaNorthernTerritorySouthAustraliaNewSouthWalesQueenslandVictoriaTasmaniab___a___c___d___e___f___534216ThebridgeandtheOperahousearetwoworldfamouslandmarksofSydneyandoftenappearonsouvenirsandontravelbrochure.Sydney:OperaHouseandHarborBridge,thecapitalofNewSouthWales.3Discusswithyourpartnerwhatdoyouknowabouttheseplaces?GreatBarrierReef:achainofcoralreefsstretchingabout2,000kilometersalongthecoastofQueensland.Thisisaworldheritagearea,famousforitsabundanttropicalfishandcorals.Uluru:formerlyknownasAyersRock,isahugepinkrockinthemiddleofflat,desertinNorthernterritory.ItissacredtotheAboriginalpeopleofthearea.Itisanotherpopulartouristdestination.Kakadu:anationalparkintheNorthernTerritory.ItisapopulardestinationfortouristsinterestedinAustralia'stropicalnorthanditswildlife,includingcrocodiles..Perth:thecapitalofWesternAustralia,Australia’slargeststateinarea.Canberra:TheFederalcapitalofAustralia.ParliamentHousefortheCommonwealthofAustraliaisbuilthere.Glancequicklyatthefivetextsbelowandthenanswerthequestions.1Whattopiciscommontoallfivetexts?2Whataspectofthetopicisdiscussedineachtext?AllfivetextsareaboutsomeaspectofAustralia.apostcardfromsomeoneonholidaypartofatextinanencyclopediapartofatouristbrochureanewspaperarticleanadvertisement3Matcheachreadingpassagewithadescriptionbelow.GLIMPSESOFAUSTRALIAThereisnoneedtogothroughthewholetext.Youshouldpayattentiontothewordsappearedthemostfrequentlyinthetextandalsotheirrelevantwordsinmeaning.Takethefirsttextforexample,wordsfrequentlyappear-earedare:Australia,country,continent,state.Theirrelevantwordsrespectivelyare:country,continent,world,area,population,people,city,settlementfamous,popular,destination,tourists,wildlife,sunshine,ecologycoastal,desert,grassland,rainfall,drystates,autonomous,government,federal,parliament,only,unusual,uniqueSoaccordingtotheaboveclue,wegettoknowthatthispassageisageneralintroductiontoAustralia,includingitsgeography,population,environment,climate,tourism,natureandadministration.apostcardfromsomeoneonholidaypartofatextinanencyclopediapartofatouristbrochureanewspaperarticleanadvertisementbookletcontaininginformationaboutsthoradvertisingsth(作介绍和宣传用的)小册子1Skimmingthefiveshortpassagesandfindtheanswerstothequestionsbelow.Youdonotneedtoreadeverywordofallfivereadingpassagesinordertoanswerthem.1WheredomostAustralianslive?2Inwhatcitydofederalpoliticianswork?3HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia?4WhenisAustraliaday?Thesouth-easterncostalareaofAustralia.Canberra.20million.26thJanuary.5.HowfarisitfromPerthtoSydney?6.HowmanyWorldheritageSitesarethereinAustralia?7.WhichpartofAustraliagetthemostrainfall?4,352kilometers.14.Afewcoastalareas.8.WhydomostpeoplechoosenottoclimbUluru?9.WhattwoWorldsHeritageSitesarenamedinthesetexts?MostpeopledonotclimbAyersRockoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.CradleMountainNationalPark&Uluru.2Nowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefully.UnderlineanyinformationaboutAustraliathatyoudidn’tknowbefore.Writedownfivefactsthatyouconsidertobethemostinteresting.Shareyourfactswithothersinyourclass.3Discussthesequestionsbelowwithothersintheclass.1WhatkindofpeopledoyouthinkmakeAustraliatheirhome?1.PeoplechosetosettleinAustraliamightbe:1)wantabetterlifethantheyhadathome,achangeoflifestyleorachallenge;2)attractedbytheclimate,thebeautyofthecountryortheopportunitytoimprovethesituationthattheyhadintheiroriginalcountry;3)forcedtoleavetheircountryforsomereasonandmustfindsomewhereelsetolive.Sowehaveareasontobelievethatpeoplewhogotoanewcountrytostartagainarelikelytobecourageous,curiousandstrongminded,andtheyenjoychallenges,sincetheremightbetremendoushardships.Theyareprobablyconfidentoftheirabilitiesandopentonewideasandwaysofdoingthings.2.Eachyearlarg