Unit 3 AustraliaTeaching Aims:1. Topics : History and geography of Australia/ Wildlife/ Tourism/ Customs and culture2. Reading: a. Glimpses of Australia b. Australia’s dangerous creatures c. Greenhill High School Notice Board.3. Grammar: The Predicative (words, phrase, nonfinite, clauses)Special Focus: 1. enlarge vocabulary: associate, associate with, Canberra, barrier, brochure, adequate, ecology, autonomous, federal, defense, citizenship, celebration, tolerate, tolerance, migrant, via, superb, rusty, tropical, splendor, heritage, aboriginal, out of respect, fortnight, reservation, highway, cradle, rainfall, agriculture, sow, bachelor, correspond with, enclosure, desperate, shrink, barbecue, talk… into, wind, limb, paralyze, recover, funnel, snatch, amongst, vinegar, unconscious 2. practice reading skills: learn to get the main idea of a passage in a few minutes; learn to analyze the structure of an essay.3. improve writing abilityAdditional materials: From Text to Test 高考链接1． On 26 January, Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation, more than 9,000 people will become Australian citizens. (P22)across 用作介词或副词，意为“横过；穿过”。是指从“从一边到另一边”穿过/横过一个平面。[拓展]注意 across 和 over、through 的区别：over 强调“越过/跨过”高的物体；through 着重指从物体中间“穿过”。例如：He helped the old lady across the road.She climbed over the fence.The train went through the tunnel.He pushed his way through the crowd to the door.用心 爱心 专心[高考示例] He suddenly saw Sue ______ the room. He pushed his way ______ the crowd of people to get to her. (湖南 2005) A. across; across B. over; through C. over; into D. across; through2．Australia is home to more than 170 different kinds of snake and 115 of these are ...
