新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》选修(模块)9-3.8Todaywearegoingtolearnaboutacountry.Itisacountryandalsoacontinent.Itissurroundedbyoceans.Whilemanyothercountriesarehavingwinter,itisinsummer.Inthiscountry,youwillseemanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelse,suchasthekangaroo,koalabear,et.Doyouknowwhichcountryitis?LeadinWarming-upHaveyoueverbeenthere?WhatplacesdoyouknowinAustralia?(well-knowcities,famousscenicspot,etc.)Lookatthepictures.Whatdoyouseeinthepictures?Canyourecognizethem?SydneyPerthKakaduCanberraUluruGreatBarrierReef543216Sydney:OperaHouseandHarborBridge,thecapitalofNewSouthWales.ThebridgeandtheOperahousearetwoworldfamouslandmarksofSydneyandoftenappearonsouvenirsandontravelbrochure.Perth:thecapitalofWesternAustralia,Australia’slargeststateinarea.Kakadu:anationalparkintheNorthernTerritory.ItisapopulardestinationfortouristsinterestedinAustralia'stropicalnorthanditswildlife,includingcrocodiles..Canberra:TheFederalcapitalofAustralia.ParliamentHousefortheCommonwealthofAustraliaisbuilthere.Uluru:formerlyknownasAyersRock,isahugepinkrockinthemiddleofflat,desertinNorthernterritory.ItissacredtotheAboriginalpeopleofthearea.Itisanotherpopulartouristdestination.GreatBarrierReef:achainofcoralreefsstretchingabout2,000kilometersalongthecoastofQueensland.Thisisaworldheritagearea,famousforitsabundanttropicalfishandcorals.Thereisnoneedtogothroughthewholetext.Youshouldpayattentiontothewordsappearedthemostfrequentlyinthetextandalsotheirrelevantwordsinmeaning.Takethefirsttextforexample,wordsfrequentlyappear-earedare:Australia,country,continent,state.Theirrelevantwordsrespectivelyare:country,continent,world,area,population,people,city,settlementfamous,popular,destination,tourists,wildlife,sunshine,ecologycoastal,desert,grassland,rainfall,drystates,autonomous,government,federal,parliament,only,unusual,uniqueSoaccordingtotheaboveclue,wegettoknowthatthispassageisageneralintroductiontoAustralia,includingitsgeography,population,environment,climate,tourism,natureandadministration.apostcardfromsomeoneonholidaypartofatextinanencyclopediapartofatouristbrochureanewspaperarticleanadvertisementbookletcontaininginformationaboutsthoradvertisingsth(作介绍和宣传用的)小册子SkimmingthefiveshortpassagesandfindtheanswerstothequestionsinExercise1,Comprehendingpart.Task11.WheredomostAustralianslive?2.Inwhatcitydofederalpoliticianswork?3.HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia?Thesouth-easterncostalareaofAustralia.Canberra20million4.WhenisAustraliaday?5.HowfarisitfromPerthtoSydney?6.HowmanyWorldheritageSitesarethereinAustralia?26thJanuary4,352kilometers147.WhichpartofAustraliagetthemostrainfall?8.WhydomostpeoplechoosenottoclimbUluru?Afewcoastalareas.MostpeopledonotclimbAyersRockoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.9.WhattwoWorldsHeritageSitesarenamedinthesetexts?CradleMountainNationalPark&UluruTask2Nowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefully.UnderlineanyinformationaboutAustraliathatyoudidn’tknowbefore.Writedownfivefactsthatyouconsidertobethemostinteresting.Shareyourfactswithothersinyourclass.Nowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefully.UnderlineanyinformationaboutAustraliathatyoudidn’tknowbefore.Writedownfivefactsthatyouconsidertobethemostinteresting.Shareyourfactswithothersinyourclass.Task3DiscussquestionswithothersinExercise3inComprehendingpart.1.WhatkindofpeopledoyouthinkmakeAustralia...