高中英语unit3reading课件新人教版选修9.ppt
Unit 3 AustraliaWork with a partner to answer the questions about Australia.1.Which of the pictures do you associate with the places in Australia?Write the number of the picture beside the place.1Warming upSydney Perth Kakadu Canberra Uluru Great Barrier ReefSydneyPerthKakaduCanberraUluruGreat Barrier Reef2.On the map of Australia,find the places listed in question 1.Then write the numbers of the photos in the blanks on the map.(P.21)Western AustraliaNorthern TerritorySouth AustraliaNew SouthWalesQueenslandVictoriaTasmaniatzmeinjtzmeinj Australia Australia Capital Capital TerritoryTerritoryPerthKakaduGreat Barrier ReefUluru 13.Discuss with others in your class what you know about these places.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 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 Ayres 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.1.What topic is common to all five texts?Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions.P.22The five texts are about some aspects of Australia.Pre-reading2.What aspect of the topic is discussed in each text?Text 1Text 2Text 3Text 4Text 5UluruA citizenship ceremony on Australian DayA general description of the physical features and ecology of Australia and its political organizationCradle Mountain National ParkTwo rail journeys across the length and breadth of Australiaa postcard from someone on holidaypart of a text in an encyclopediapart of a tourist brochure a newspaper articlean advertisement3.Match each reading passage with a description below.Skimming the five short passages and find the answers to the questions in Exercise 1,Comprehending part.(P.24)Skimming The south-eastern coastal area of Australia.Canberra20 million1.Where do most Australians live?2.In what city do federal politicians work?3.How many people live in Australia?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 January4,352 kilometers147.Which part of Australia get the most rainfall?8.Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru?A few coastal areas.Most people do not climb Ayres 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.Now read the five texts again more Now read the five texts again more carefully and fill in the formcarefully and fill in the form with the with the information information about Australiaabout Australia in the in the texts.texts.ScanningOfficial nameCapital Population _ million,approximately 80%live in the _Area _ square kilometers,the _ country in the worldCommonwealth of AustraliaCanberra 20 the south-eastern coastal area7,686,850 sixth largest Text 1The 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.Text 1Australia DayOn _,many people who come from overseas will become_Travel from Sydney to PerthView_,_and_26 JanuaryAustralian Blue Mountains plains of the Nulbarbor a variety of wildlife Text 2Travel from Adelaide to DarwinObserve _,_and _ _.the rolling hills the rusty reds of Australias center the tropical splendour of Darwin Text 3Uluru RockIt appears to _,from _ to_.Cradle Mountain National ParkIt 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 Text 4&5 以以闻名闻名受受欢迎的目的地欢迎的目的地由由组成组成为为负责负责位于位于各种各样的各种各样的日出时日出时 黄昏时黄昏时出于尊敬出于尊敬预定预定一系列，一套一系列，一套Phrases&ExpressionsFind our the phrases in the text.以以闻名闻名 be famous for 受受欢迎的目的地欢迎的目的地 a popular destination with sb.由由组成组成 be made up of为为负责负责 be responsible for位于位于 be located in各种各样的各种各样的 a variety of.Phrases&Expressions 日出时日出时 at sunrise黄昏时黄昏时 at dusk出于尊敬出于尊敬 out of respect 预定预定 make a reservation一系列，一套一系列，一套 a range of
