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:

AnimalsAnimals

SceneryScenery

TravelTravel

CustomsCustoms

koalakoala

kangarookangaroo

dingodingo

AnimalsAnimals

RockRock

SceneryScenery

bushwalkingbushwalking surfingsurfing

cyclingcycling

CustomsCustoms Australian AboriginesAustralian Aborigines

ChristmasChristmas

Western Western AustraliaAustralia

Northern Northern TerritoryTerritory

South South AustraliaAustralia New SouthNew South

WalesWales

QueenslandQueensland

VictoriaVictoriaTasmaniaTasmania

Australia Australia Capital Capital TerritoryTerritory

Western Western AustraliaAustralia

Northern Northern TerritoryTerritory

South South AustraliaAustralia New SouthNew South

WalesWales

QueenslandQueensland

VictoriaVictoriaTasmaniaTasmania

Australia Australia Capital Capital TerritoryTerritory

General introduction of Australia

The national flag of AustraliaThe national flag of Australia

The national emblem ( 徽章徽章 ))

of Australia

The national emblem ( 徽章徽章 ))

of Australia

It includes the UK flag and a large star and some smallstars. It was once a colony of England. Australians speak English . The large star has six of the points standing for six states of Australia and theseventh for the territories.

the flag of the UK

six statesall territories

the Southern Cross

What are the famous cities in Australia?

Canberra Melbourne

Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here.

Places of interest

The Opera House in Sydney,with the famous Harbour Bridge,floodlit behind

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.

the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia

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.

Ayers Rock in the Northern Territories is a sacred site to the Aboriginal people.

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.

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..

Great Barrier Reef

Perth

Canberra

Uluru

Kakadu

Sydney

The native animals

Kangaroos---large animals jump about on two legs carrying their young in a stomach pocket.

Koala-bears

Duckbill ---an egg laying mammal

Australia native dog----

Dingo

Wombat

Australian cowboys herding cattle on a ranch in the outback

People love outdoor activities

Bushwalking cycling

surfinggolfing

Pre-reading

1. 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

1. 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

Now read the five texts again more

carefully and fill in the form.

Something about Australia

Official name

Capital

Population ___ million, approximately 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.

Australia

Day

On __________, many people

who come from overseas will

become___________

Travel

from

Sydney

to Perth

View_______________,

_____________________

and_________________

26 January

Australian

Blue Mountains

plains of the Nulbarbor

a variety of wildlife

Travel

from

Adelaide

to

Darwin

Observe ______________,

__________________________

______

and _____________________

___________.

the rolling hills

the rusty reds of Australia’s

center

the tropical splendor of

Darwin

Uluru Rock

It appears to ___________, from _________________ to

__________________.

Cradle Mountain National Park

It is famous for _________________, _____ and ____________ .

There is a _______ track 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?

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

Language points

1. Which of the pictures below do you

associate with the following places i

n Australia.

你把哪些图片与澳大利亚的下列地方联系起来 ?

associate vt. to join (people or things) together

to connect (ideas, etc.) in one’s mind

associate

associate sb. /sth. with…把某人 / 物与……联系起来

Bear them in your mind!

be associated with… 与……有关 , 与……有瓜葛

eg.

I’ve never associated you with this place.

我从未把你和这个地方联系在一起过。These problems are associated with canc

er treatment.

这些问题与治疗癌症有关。

★其名词形式为 association “，意思是 协会； ” 联合；结交；联想 。如：I am sure you will benefit much from your a

ssociation with him.

我相信你和他交往将受益匪浅。They are said to form an association to pro

mote social welfare.

据说他们要成立一个协会以促进社会福利。

[小试 ] 翻译下列句子。1. 我们与一些电影明星联合，为无家可归的人筹款。

2. 人们常把幸福和钱联系到一起。

We are working in association with some film stars to raise money for the homeless.

People often associate happiness with money.

3. It is a mainly dry country with only

a few coastal areas that have adequa

te rainfall to support a large populat

ion.

这是一个干旱为主的国家 , 只有少数沿海地区有足够的降雨 , 可以维持众多的人口的生存。

常用搭配

be adequate for sth……. 充足to doing sth. 胜任做某事

eg. The money is adequate for the trip.

This is a solution adequate to the problem.[ 短语连接 ]

be fit for… 适合……胜任……be equal to doing sth. 胜任……

Word Study

nation国家

national 国家的 , 民族的 international

国际的

nationwide全国范围的

nationality 国籍

Word Study

via prep. by way of (sth)经 , 通过 , 经由eg. We flew to Athens via Pairs.

superb adj. wonderful; excellent; splendid

eg. She is a superb teacher. The food was superb.

8. It is also possible to climb the rock, but most people

don’t do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people

who consider the rock to be sacred. 爬上岩石也是可能的 , 但大多数人出于尊敬那些土著居民而不那样做 , 因为他们认为这块岩石是神圣的 .

out of respect = because of respect.

Word Study

out of respect 出于尊敬 out of curiosity 出于好奇 out of kindness 出于好意 out of generosity 出于慷慨

Bear them in your mind!

9. I’ll be back in Sydney in a fortnight

because I’ve made a reservation on the

Indian Pacific train to Perth. make a reservation 预定eg. I made a reservation for a table for tw

o.

in reserve 备用

We always keep some money in reserve,

just in case.

fortnight 是 fourteen nights 的缩写 ,

意思是“ 14 天，两周”。如 :

a fortnight’s vacation

He’s had three accidents in the past fo

rtnight.

在过去两周他出了三次事故。

[ 例句 ] 根据语境推断 owe 一词在 1-3句中的含义，并从 a-c 中找出与每句话中的 owe 相符合的含义。1. He owes me five dollars.2. You owe it to me to be honest with me.3. She owes her good health to diet and exercise.

b. 归因于，归功于 c. 欠（情）a. 欠债

owing to 由于，其中 to 为介词， 其同义短语有： because of , as a result of, on account of, due to, thanks to 等。

翻译下列句子。 1. 买食品要 4 英镑，可玛丽只付了 3 英镑，因此她还欠 1 英镑。The food cost ￡ 4, but Mary only paid ￡ 3, so she still owed ￡ 1.

2. 我们欠父母很多。

3. 这个学生把自己的成功归于他老师的鼓励。

We owe our parents a lot.

The student owed his success to his teacher’s encouragement.

Homework

Write an article about the reasons

why people want to travel in

Australia.