Unit3ThelanddownunderPeriod2and3ReadingCarefulreadingReadingComprehension1、●语篇领悟§1.1细枝末节1.TheAustralianflagshows.A.theUKflagandsevenstarsB.theUSAflagandalargestarwithsevenpointsC.theUKflagandsixlargestarswithsevenpointsD.theUKflag,alargestarandagroupofsmallstars2.WhowerethefirstpeopletoarriveinAustralia？A.Spanish,PortugueseandDutch.B.PrisonersandcriminalsfromEngland.C.AboriginesandTorresStraitIslanders.D.Asianexplorers.3.In1770,CaptainJamesCookclaimedtheeastcoastofthecontinentfortheCrown.A.BritishB.SpanishC.PortugueseD.American4.Afterthesecondworldwar,Australiabeganto.A.formthecommonwealthB.transformitselfintothemoderncountryasitistodayC.changeitsattitudetowardsimmigrationD.sufferfromtheDepressionofthe1930s5.TheweatherinAustraliaencourages.A.indooractivitiesB.outdooractivitiesC.competitionD.entertainment§1.2主旨大意6.Paragraph1ofthetext“Australia”mainlydealswith.A.climateB.geographyC.historyD.animals7.Thelastparagraphofthetext“Australia”mainlytalksaboutAustralia’s.A.climateB.people’slifeC.outdooractivitiesD.climateandpeople’slife§1.3推理判断8.Whatdoestheword“claim”meaninParagraph3of“Anationofprisoners?”A.needB.demandC.believeD.buy9.WhatsportisimpossibleinAustralia?A.Skiing.B.Swimming.C.Tennis.D.Basketball.10.Fromthetext“Australia”wecaninferthatAustraliaisfamousfor用心爱心专心its.A.industrialproductsB.educationalproductsC.agriculturalproductsD.recreationalproducts2、MAINIDEAHowmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto?What’sthemainideaofeachparagraph?Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:3、AquizaboutAustralia:Decidethefollowingstatements“T”or“F”afterlisteningtotherecorder(5\\8)1.ThecapitalofAstraliaisSydney,whichisperhapsAustralia’smostfamouscity.2.TheAustralianflagshowstheUKflagandsevenstars.Sixofthestarsrepresentthestatesandthelargestarstandsforalltheterritories.3、ThefirstAustraliansweretheEuropeanexplorers.4.In1770,captainJamesCookclaimedthewestofthecontinentfortheBritishCrown.5.AustraliaDayisonJanuary26.6.TheConstitutionstatedthatallmenintheCommonwealthofAustraliaenjoyedthesamerights.7.AftertheFirstWorldWar,Australiabegantotransformitselfintoamoderncountry.8.“G’daymate”means“gooddayfriend”.4、Matchthefollowingbyscanningthetext:Table1In1770TheCommonwealthofAustraliawasformed.Overthenext80yearsCaptainJamesCookclaimedtheeastcoastofthecontinentfortheBritishCrown.In1901Thefirstpeoplecametothecontinent.Inthe1930sAbout160,000prisonersweresenttoAustralia.5000yearsagoThecountrysufferedfromtheGreatDepression.5、Table2用心爱心专心SymbolicmeaningoftheflagSixofthepoints…andtheseventh….Theotherstarsontheflagrepresent…PeoplefirsttoarriveEuropeanexplorersPrisonersfirsttoarriveEnglishprisonersReasonsforprisoners’beingsenttoAustraliaAborigines’sufferingonEuropeanarrivalWhenEnglandcouldn’tsendprisonerstoNorthAmerica,AustraliawaschosenasanewplaceTheyweremovedandhadtheirlandtakenawayfromthem.ProblemswithConstitutionAboriginesandothernon-Europeansdidn’tenjoythesamerights.ChangesafterthewarAustraliatransformeditselfintothemoderncountryasitistoday.DifferenceinlanguagesInpronunciationandsomeofthevocabulary.6、OutlineIntroductionoutlineHowlargeisAustralia?What’sthecapitalofAustralia?WhatdoestheAustralianflaglooklike?BodyhistoryWhenwasAustralianfounded?WholivesinAustralia?conclusionlanguageHowisAustralianEnglishdifferentfromBritishandAmericanEnglish?7、Answert...
