人教版九年级unit3.ppt

,课标人教实验版高三 Module 9 Unit 3,Reading,广东 刘浩,Australia,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.,Lead in,Australia,In this country, you will see many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the kangaroo, kaola bear, etc. Do you know which country it is?,Warming-up,Have you ever been there? What places do you know in Australia? (well-known cities, famous scenic spots, etc. ) Look at the pictures. What do you see in the pictures? Can you recognize them?,Sydney Perth Kakadu Canberra Uluru Great Barrier Reef,5,4,3,2,1,6,Sydney: Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the capital of New South Wales. The bridge and the Opera House are two world famous landmarks of Sydney and often appear on souvenirs and on travel brochures.,Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australias largest state in area.,Kakadu: a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists,interested in Australias tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles.,Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here.,Uluru: formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a huge pink rock in the middle of flat, desert in the Northern Territory. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. It is another popular tourist destination.,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.,There is no need to go through the whole text. You should pay attention to the words appeared the most frequently in the text and also their relevant words in meaning. Take the first text for example, words frequently appeared are: Australia, country, continent, state.,Reading tips,Their relevant words respectively are: country, continent, world, area, population, people, city, settlement famous, popular, destination, tourists, wildlife, sunshine, ecology coastal, desert, grassland, rainfall, dry states, autonomous, government, federal, parliament, only, unusual, unique,So according to the above clue, we get to know that this passage is a general introduction to Australia, including its geography, population, environment, climate, tourism, nature and administration.,Text 3,Text 2,Pre-reading,Text 1,a postcard from someone on holiday part of a text in an encyclopedia part of a tourist brochure a newspaper article an advertisement,Text 4,Text 5,Match each reading passage with a description below.,Skim the five short passages and find the answers to the questions in Exercise 1, Comprehending part.,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 ,2) are attracted to the climate, the beauty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country; 3) have been forced to leave their country for some reason and must find somewhere else to live.,So we have a reason to believe that people who go to a new country to start again are likely to be courageous, curious and strong minded, and they enjoy challenges, since there might be tremendous hardships. They are probably confident of their abilities and open to new ideas and ways of doing things.,2. Each year large numbers of people become Australian citizens. Why do you think they choose to become citizens?,They choose to become Australian citizens in order to feel truly a part of their new country,to feel secure in their new country and know they cannot be made to leave, or to gain an Australian passport and enjoy the rights of a citizen. Only Australian citizens can vote so some may take a greater part in the political life of the country.,3. When do you think travelling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think travelling by plane would be most suitable?,Obliviously, if you have to get to your destination quickly, you would travel by plane.,It is also cheaper to travel by plane as these long distance trains are luxurious and therefore expensive. You might travel by train for the experience or to view the scenery on your journey. You might travel by train because you are frightened of flying.,4.In what part of Australia do you think most agriculture takes place? Give reasons.,(Text 1 is most relevant for this question.) As you need water to grow things, farming is most suitable in the wetter, coastal areas of the country.,5. Why do you think the population of Australia is so small when it is such a large country?,Part of the reason is that much of the centre of Australia is uninhabitable desert.,Another reason is that the Aboriginal population was fairly stable for thousands of years and others settled in the country just over two hundred years ago. A third reason is that the government has strict quotas on how many people can immigrate to the country.,1. Australia is a popular destination with tourists form all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology. 澳大利亚是一个受人欢迎的旅游胜地，世界各地的游客来到这里体验它独特的生态环境。,Language points,1) who come to experience its unique ecology 是定语从句，和介词短语 from all over the world 并列修饰 tourists。 2) popular 意思是“受欢迎的”, 常跟介词 with 表示 “受的欢迎” His songs are popular with young people. She is a popular teacher with her students.,2. On this 4,352-km journey form Sydney to Perth via Adelaide youll view some of Australias unique scenery form the superb Blue Mountain to the treeless plains of the Nullarbor. Along the way spot a fascinating variety of wildlife.,从悉尼经阿德莱德到达佩思长达4352公里的旅途中，你将欣赏到澳洲特有的美景，既有巍峨秀美的蓝山，也有满眼望不见树木的纳勒博平原。沿途中，你还将看到各种各样引人入胜的野生动物。,1）via 是介词，意思是“经过；经由；通过”。如： This flight is form Beijing to Sanya via Changsha. Youd better send the letter via airmail. 2) Along the way spot a fascinating variety of wildlife 是个省略句，spot和上一句的view 并列，spot之前省略了youll。,. Ill be back in Sydney in a fortnight because Ive made a reservation on the Indian Pacific train to Perth. 我两个星期后返回悉尼，因为我已预订了印度洋-太平洋号火车票前往佩思。,1)fortnight是fourteen nights 的缩写，意思是“14 天，两周”。如： a fortnights vacation Her daughters birthday is Monday fortnight.,2) the Indian Pacific train “印度洋-太平洋号火车”，澳大利亚主要的洲际火车之一，其它还有大陆号（The Overland) 和加恩号 (The Ghan)。这趟列车在悉尼（临太平洋）和佩思（临印度洋）之间双向对开，全程4352公里，是世界上唯一穿越整个洲的铁路线。,沿线上有世界上最长的铁轨（478公里, the worlds longest straight stretch of railway track），中途停靠Broken Hill, Adelaide, Kalgoorlie, Cook等风景点，三天三晚后到达目的地。火车上有淋浴，冷热水，插座等，并有空调、设备齐全的卫生间和酒吧。,4. Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the A10 highway and youll arrive at the southern end of the magnificent Cradle Mountain National Park and World Heritage area. 从霍巴特沿A10 号公路朝西北方向行驶250公里，你就来到景色壮观的摇篮山国家公园暨世界遗产保护区的南端。,1）do sth. and sb. will 是一个固定的结构，省略了从句中的 if you, 意思是“如果，就会”。如： Go on a vacation, and youll forget unhappy things. Talk to him, and hell help you.,2）Hobart 霍巴特 ，澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚岛东南部的一座城市，位于塔斯曼海的一个海湾旁，塔斯马尼亚州的首府。1804年作为罪犯的充军地建立，是澳大利亚仅次于悉尼最古老的城市。,3）Cradle Mountain National Park andWorld Heritage area 摇篮山国家公园暨世界遗产保护区, 其全称是Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National park (摇篮山圣嘉利湖国家公园)。,摇篮山位于国家公园的北端，也是塔斯马尼亚野生生态世界遗产保护区的一部分，因为山形像婴儿摇篮故而得名。圣地嘉利湖位于国家公园南端，是澳大利亚最深的湖，同时也是散步的好去处。,塔斯马尼亚野生生态世界遗产保护区保存了澳大利亚大部分珍贵的动植物，内有热带雨林、松树林和原始动植物，很多是地球上其它地方没有的。,5. A popular attraction for active tourists is 80-km walking track that joins the southern and northern ends of the park. 喜爱运动的旅游者还有一个好去处，那就是贯穿 公园南北的一条 公里长的徒步旅行的路线。,1）track 在这里的意思是“路径、路线”。丛林徒步旅行(bushwalking)是一项很受欢迎的休闲运动，在塔斯马尼亚野生生态世界遗产保护区里，共有1000多公里的步行线路。每年都有超过两万名游客前来体验丛林步行的挑战和乐趣。,在众多路线中，最著名的长途路线是奥华兰经(The Overland Track），它以摇篮山为起点，圣嘉利湖为终点，贯穿塔斯马尼亚野生生态区中心地带，全长为80公里，通常需要6-10天走完全程。此外，还有三天行程的Frenchmans Cap以及七天行程的South Coast也很有名。,Homework,1. Finish Ex.1,2,3, Page24-25. 2.Write an article about the reasons why people want to travel in Australia.,