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Unit 3 The land down under
Period 3 and 4 Reading
Ⅰ.Teaching goals:
1.Target language:
①Important words and phrases: represent; be used to; come to; claim; resemble; have sth done; have an influence on/upon; transform
②Important sentences:
Modern Australia is made up of six states and two territories.
In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the British Crown.
Many Aborigines and Inlanders were moved and had their land taken away from them.
After the Second World War, Australia began to transform itself into the modern country it is today.
2.Ability goals:
Enable students to talk about Australia’s history, composition, peoples, birth and its language.
Ⅱ.Teaching important points:
1.how to use important words and phrases.
2.analyse important sentences.
Ⅲ.Teaching difficult points:
Get the main idea of each parts of the text.
Ⅳ.Teaching methods:
1. Fast reading and careful reading.
2. Asking-and-answering activity.
3. Language learning
Ⅴ.Teaching aids:
Multimedia and a blackboard, a tape recorder,etc.
Ⅵ.Teaching procedures:
StepⅠ Greetings:
Greet the whole class as usual; duty report
Step Ⅱ Pre-reading:
We have learned several articles about introducing a country before, today we’re going to learn another article.
(1) What do you know about Australia?
Australia was discovered about 53 000 years ago. It is possible that the first people crossed into Australia from Asia on great land bridge when the water above of the oceans was lower.
(2) Look at the map of Australia. Australia is surrounded by many oceans: the Indian ocean in the west, the Southern Ocean in the south and the Pacific Ocean in the northeast.
(3) Show more pictures about Australia to the students.
Ø Which questions will be answered in the passage and tick them.
1. How large is Australia?
2. When was Australia founded?
3. Who lives in Australia?
4. What is the capital of Australia?
5. What animals are native to Australia?
6. What is Australia famous for?
7. What does the Australia flag look like?
8. How many people live in Australia?
9. How is Australian English different from British and American English?
Step Ⅲ Fast reading
How many parts can the passage be divided into? Five
What’s the main idea of each paragraph?
Para1: The portrait of a nation
Para2: The first Australians
Para3: A nation of prisoners
Para4: Another new world: The birth of a nation
Para5: Speak Australian? No worries!
StepⅣ Careful reading
1.The Australian flag shows________.
A. the UK flag and seven stars
B. the USA flag and a large star with seven points
C. the UK flag and six large stars with seven points
D. the UK flag, a large star and a group of small stars
2. Who were the first people to arrive in Australia?
A. Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.
B. Prisoners and criminals from England.
C. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.
D. Asian explorers.
3.According to the text, Asian countries have _________ on Australia culture.
A. great influence B. little influence
C. no influence D. no effect
4.In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the_______ Crown.
A. British B. Spanish
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