ThelanddownunderTeachingAims:1.Learnabouttheoutline,historyandlanguageofAustralia.2.Furtherdevelopthestudents’readingabilityandreadingskills.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Enablethestudentstounderstandthetextbetter.2.Masterthefollowingphrases:besurroundedby;haveaninfluenceon;claim;transform…into;havefunwithsth;gowalkabout;asaconsequence(of),TeachingProcedures&Ways：1.Pre-readingtopredictwhatthetexttellsabout.2.Fast-readingtogetsomeinformationaboutAustralia.Fillintheform:CompositionSixstatesand(1)______________(2)_________Surroundedbyoceans:theIndianOceanintheWest,theSouthernOceaninthesouthandthePacificOceaninthenortheast.(3)__________English(4)__________ShowstheUKflagandalargestarwithsevenpoints.Sixofthepointsrepresentthestatesandtheseventh(5)________alltheterritories.TheotherstarsrepresenttheSouthernCross.FirstAustralians(6)_____________andTorresStraitIslandersEuropeanexplorersSpanish,Portuguese,(7)________________BirthofAustraliaIn1901,theCommonwealthofAustralia(8)________(9)__________AftertheFirstWorldWar,thecountryexperiencedsocialandeconomicunrestandsufferedfrom(10)___________ofthe1930s.AftertheSecondWorldWar,Australiabegantotransformitselfintothemoderncountryitistoday.3.Careful-readingtofurtherunderstandthetext.True-or-Falseexercises:1)CanberraislocatedbetweenSydneyandMelbourne.()2)TheAboriginesfirstcametothecontinentandcreatedcomplexsocieties.()3)AmongtheEuropeans,theBritishshipfirstarrivedinthenorthandwestcoastsandTasmania.()4)In1902,Aboriginesandothernon-Europeansenjoyedthesamerights.()5)“Noworries”inAustraliameans“EverythingwillbeOK”.()4.Explanationforstudentstomastersomelanguagepoints.1).bemadeof:consistof表示“某事由多个部分组成”。如：联合王国包括大不列颠及北爱尔兰。2）represent:意为“表现”，“象征”，“代表（某人）”，“声称”。如：Thispaintingrepresentsastormatsea.Theredlinesonthemaprepresentrailways.Hespokeatthemeetingrepresentinghisworkmates.Herepresentedhimselftobehonest.3)claimvt&n,作动词时有以下含义：Didyouclaimontheinsuranceafteryourcaraccident?（要求）Theprincehopedtoclaimthecrown.（据为已有）HeclaimstoownacarbutIdon’tbelievehim.（自称，宣称）Heclaimedtohavedonetheworkwithouthelp.=Heclaimedthathehaddonetheworkwithouthelp.4)●asaconsequence表示“作为结果”，用作状语，通常是对前文的总结。如：AhurricanehitNewOrleansintheUSA.Asaconsequence,thousandsofpeoplediedandmorebecamehomeless.●inconsequence表示“结果，因此”，短语中无不定冠词a。如：Lilyworkedveryhard.Inconsequence,shepassedthecollegeentranceexaminationandwenttoBeijinguniversity.●inconsequenceof表示“由于----的缘故”。如：Helosthisjobinconsequenceofhiscarelessness.5)haveaninfluenceon/uponsth:haveaneffecton/uponsth.6)Transform----into把什么化作/变作（形态和特征发生变化）。如：蒸汽机把热能转化为动力。7）AdifferfromB(in)表示“A与B（在某方面）不同”。如：中国与美国在语言、人口、社会制度等方面都不相同。8)gowalkabout:(inAustralia)periodofwanderinginthebushbyanaboriginal（澳洲的）土著在灌木丛中游荡的时间。9）●while在句中可表示让步，“虽然、尽管”之意。如:Whilesheisalikablegirl,sheishardtogetonwith.●while还可表对比转折，“然而”。如：Ilikeredwhilehelikesblue.5.Post–reading:Multiple-choice:1).Heclaimed_____inthesupermarketwhenhewasdoingshoppingyesterday.A.beingbadlytreatedB.treatingbadlyC.tobetreatedbadlyD.tohavebeenbadlytreated2).Idoeverysinglebitofhousework_____myhusbandBobdoesthedishesnowandthen.A.whileB.SinceC.AsD.If3).___Iacceptthatheisnotperfect,Idoactuallyliketheperson.A.WhileB.SinceC.BeforeD.Unless4).-----I’mgoingtothepostoffice.------_____youarethere,canyougetmesomestamps?A.AsB.WhileC.BecauseD.if5).___modelingbusinessisbynomeanseasytogetinto,thegoodmodelwillalwaysbeindemand.A.WhileB.SinceC.AsD.if6).Thetwobrothersarelikeeachotherinappearance,butdiffer___theirtastes.A.onB.inC.fromD.with7)Although_____byflames,theymanagedtoescapefromtheburningbuilding.A.surroundB.surroundingC.beingsurroundedD.surrounded8)Goonclimbingtothetopofthepeak,andyoucanseeall____-hills.A.surroundB.surroundingC.surroundedD.tosurround6．HomeworkPreviewunit4.
