M9U1othercountries,otherculturesPeriod4ProjectMakingadisplayaboutnationalcultureTeachingobjectives:TohelpstudentsimproveEnglishthroughdoingaproject.Tocooperatebyworkingtogetherontheproject.Importantanddifficultpoints:MakingadisplayaboutnationalcultureTeachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inaquizPeopleoftenassociateacountrywithsomefamousaspectsofitsculture.WhatdoyousupposepeoplethinkaboutwhenFrance,Britain,IndiaorAustraliaismentioned?DoyouthinksportisadistinctiveculturalfeatureofAustralia?Whyorwhynot?Step2Reading1Readthepassageandanalyseit.•PartI:(1-3)•WhyisAustraliaasportingnation?Australians’loveofsportTheytalkaboutsportallthetime.Australians’devotiontosportSomeactuallydosports,therestwatchitliveoronTV.TheperfectweatherconditionsforsportTheclimateismild,neithertoohotnortoocoldOthersBallgamesWatersportWhypopularExamplesSportswimmingSurfingsailingMostofthepopulationlivenearthecoastThesunshinesmostofthetimeAlongcoastlinefullofbeachesAtwo-dayweekendtoenjoytheoutdoorsTenniscricketrugbysoccerfootyWell-equippedfacilitiesAfter-schoollessonsaregivenEncouragementfromparentsandteachersHorseracingLonghistoryAsporttowatchAlmosteveryoneinvolvedPartII:(4-8)popularsports•PartIII:conclusion•Australiaisasportingnation.•AustraliaisamongthewinningnationsinmostinternationalcompetitionsHereareAustralia'smedalwinnersintheAthens2004OlympicsheldfromAugust13to29,2004:•GOLD•SuzanneBalogh,shooting,women'strap.•RyanBayley,cycling,keirin.•RyanBayley,cycling,men'stracksprint.•MichaelBrennan,TravisBrooks,DeanButler,LiamdeYoung,JamieDwyer,NathanEglinton,TroyElder,BevanGeorge,RobertHammond,MarkHickman,MarkKnowles,BrentLivermore,MichaelMcCann,StephenMowlam,GrantSchubert,MatthewWells,men'sfieldhockey.•GraemeBrown,BrettLancaster,BradMcGee,LukeRoberts,cycling,4000mteampursuit.•GraemeBrown,StuartO'Grady,cycling,madison.•SaraCarrigan,cycling,women'sroadrace.•DrewGinn,JamesTomkins,rowing,men'scoxlesspair.GrantHackett,swimming,men's1500mfreestyle.•JodieHenry,swimming,women's100mfreestyle.•JodieHenry,LeiselJones,GiaanRooney,PetriaThomas,swimming,women's4x100mmedleyrelay.•JodieHenry,LibbyLenton,AliceMills,PetriaThomas,swimming,women's4x100mfreestylerelay.•AnnaMeares,cycling,women's500mtimetrial.•ChantelleNewbery,diving,women's10mplatform.•PetriaThomas,swimming,women's100mbutterfly.•IanThorpe,swimming,men's400mfreestyle.•IanThorpe,swimming,men's200mfreestyle.Step3CompletetheprojectDiscussthefollowingandcompletetheproject“Makingadisplayaboutnationalculture•WhatdoyousupposeotherpeoplethinkaboutwhenChinaismentioned?•WhatdoyouthinkarethemostfamousaspectsofChineseculture?•Whydoyouthinktheseaspectsarefamousorimportant?•Whichaspectdoyouwanttofocusoninyouproject?
