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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 1New Zealandwarming up and reading,Describe New Zealand,Step1 Lead-in and Warming-up,Step 1.Lead-in and Warming up,Look at the map of New Zealand and discuss what you can learn about New Zealand.Discuss especially:,latitude and longitude;,seas surroundings the country;,islands that make up New Zealand;,mountains and mountain ranges,lowest and highest areas;,possible areas for farming,major cities;,possible climate;,Step 2.Reading comprehension,(1)Guessing,According to the title,what the text will talk about the country-New Zealand?There are various answers such as population,geography,history,natural beauty,climate,agriculture,culture,life and so on.,(2)Scanning and Skimming,Get the general idea and the main idea of each paragraph.,(3)Careful Reading,Answer some questions.,Which New Zealand Island has the most mountains?,In which island is there more geological activity?,On which part of the South Island are you most likely to find sheep farms?,Give reasons.,Step 2.Reading comprehension,what part of the South Island had the most rainfall?,Where and when was gold discovered in New Zealand?,Put the following historical events in order.,Many Maori died from disease or war.,Maori tribes began moving to the North Island and started to grow crops.,After the Land Wars,more and more European settlers began arriving.,The British government and the Maori signed a treaty,which made New Zealand the property of Great Britain,but gave the land to the Maori people.,War between the Maori and Pakeha ended with the loss of much Maori land.,Wars began between tribes.,Step 3.Language points:,range:n.,排，行，一系列,a range of buildings,范围，幅度,a wide range of choice,Phrases:at long/short/close range,在远,/,近距离,beyond the range of,超越,范围,out of one,s range,某人达不到的，在某人知识范围以外的,vt.,使成行，排列,The teacher ranged his students along the path.,vi.,位列，分布，涉及,He ranges with/among the great poets.,This plant ranges from France to Italy.,carve:vt.to make or form by or as if by cutting,雕刻,切开,e.g.The statue was carved by John.,He carved his initials on the tree trunk.,The marble was carved into a statue.,Step3 language points,extinct:adj.,已灭的,灭绝的,断绝,an extinct volcano,死火山,an extinct species,绝种的物种,We expect the tribe to become extinct in the near future.,extinction:un.,熄灭,绝种,The extinction of the lights left the room in darkness.,灯火熄灭使房间陷入一片黑暗,.,Apes are in danger of extinction.,猿猴有灭绝的危险,.,wipe out,清除,垮台,;w,ipe up,消灭,揩干,;,wipe off,擦去,购销,(,债务等,),wipe down,把,上下揩干净,;,take over,接管,;,take apart,拆开,take away,拿走,夺走,;,take down,放下,记下,;,take in,吸收,领会,理解,欺骗,take up,占据,开始,着手做某事,;,take out,拿出,;,take off,起飞,(,产品等,),大受欢迎,匆忙离开,worse still,更糟的是,;,what is worse;to make matters worse,Step 4.Speaking Task,Topic1,In groups,make a table to list information about NZ and your part of China.In what ways are they similar and how are they different?,Topic2,Retell the knowledge of NZ in the form of a interview.,.,.,Step5 Homework,1.Try to revise key words and phrases and learn to use them flexibly.,2.Pay attention to the use of the article,”,the,”,3.Learn to precisely describe a country in English on a map.,4.Encourage Ss to make use of the internet to search for other aspects of NZ that they want to know more about.,
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