Unit3AustraliaWorkwithapartnertoanswerthequestionsaboutAustralia.1.WhichofthepicturesdoyouassociatewiththeplacesinAustralia?Writethenumberofthepicturebesidetheplace.1WarmingupSydneyPerthKakaduCanberraUluruGreatBarrierReefSydneyPerthKakaduCanberraUluruGreatBarrierReef2.OnthemapofAustralia,findtheplaceslistedinquestion1.Thenwritethenumbersofthephotosintheblanksonthemap.(P.21)WesternWesternAustraliaAustraliaNorthernNorthernTerritoryTerritorySouthSouthAustraliaAustraliaNewSouthNewSouthWalesWalesQueenslandQueenslandVictoriaVictoriaTasmaniaTasmania[tæz'meinjə][tæz'meinjə]AustraliaAustraliaCapitalCapitalTerritoryTerritoryPerthKakaduGreatBarrierReefUluru13.Discusswithothersinyourclasswhatyouknowabouttheseplaces.Sydney:OperaHouseandHarborBridge,thecapitalofNewSouthWales.ThebridgeandtheOperaHousearetwoworldfamouslandmarksofSydneyandoftenappearonsouvenirsandontravelbrochures.Perth:thecapitalofWesternAustralia,Australia’slargeststateinarea.Kakadu:anationalparkintheNorthernTerritory.ItisapopulardestinationfortouristsinAustralia'stropicalnorthanditswildlife,includingcrocodiles.Canberra:TheFederalCapitalofAustralia.ParliamentHousefortheCommonwealthofAustraliaisbuilthere.Uluru:formerlyknownasAyresRock,isahugepinkrockinthemiddleofflat,desertintheNorthernTerritory.ItissacredtotheAboriginalpeopleofthearea.Itisanotherpopulartouristdestination.GreatBarrierReef:achainofcoralreefsstretchingabout2,000kilometersalongthecoastofQueensland.Thisisaworldheritagearea,famousforitsabundanttropicalfishandcorals.1.Whattopiciscommontoallfivetexts?Glancequicklyatthefivetextsbelowandthenanswerthequestions.P.22ThefivetextsareaboutsomeaspectsofAustralia.Pre-reading2.Whataspectofthetopicisdiscussedineachtext?Text1Text2Text3Text4Text5◆Uluru◆AcitizenshipceremonyonAustralianDay◆AgeneraldescriptionofthephysicalfeaturesandecologyofAustraliaanditspoliticalorganization◆CradleMountainNationalPark◆TworailjourneysacrossthelengthandbreadthofAustralia◆apostcardfromsomeoneonholiday◆partofatextinanencyclopedia◆partofatouristbrochure◆anewspaperarticle◆anadvertisement3.Matcheachreadingpassagewithadescriptionbelow.SkimmingthefiveshortpassagesandfindtheanswerstothequestionsinExercise1,Comprehendingpart.(P.24)SkimmingThesouth-easterncoastalareaofAustralia.Canberra20million1.WheredomostAustralianslive?2.Inwhatcitydofederalpoliticianswork?3.HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia?4.WhenisAustraliaday?5.HowfarisitfromPerthtoSydney?6.HowmanyWorldheritageSitesarethereinAustralia?26thJanuary4,352kilometers147.WhichpartofAustraliagetthemostrainfall?8.WhydomostpeoplechoosenottoclimbUluru?Afewcoastalareas.MostpeopledonotclimbAyresRockoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.9.WhattwoWorldsHeritageSitesarenamedinthesetexts?CradleMountainNationalPark&Uluru.NowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefullyandfillintheformwiththeinformationaboutAustraliainthetexts.NowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefullyandfillintheformwiththeinformationaboutAustraliainthetexts.ScanningOfficialnameCapitalPopulation___million,approximately80%liveinthe___________________________Area________squarekilometers,the___________countryintheworldCommonwealthofAustraliaCanberra20thesouth-easterncoastalarea7,686,850sixthlargestText1ThenumberofstatesTwolargestcitiesFamousfor6MelbourneandSydneyitshuge,openspace,brightsunshine,enormousnumberofsheepandcattleanditsunusualwildlife.Text1AustraliaDayOn__________,manypeoplewhocomefromoverseaswillbecome___________TravelfromSydneytoPerthView_______________,_____________________and_________________26JanuaryAustralianBlueMountainsplainsoftheNulbarboravarietyofwildlifeText2TravelfromAdelaidetoDarwinObserve______________,________________________________and________________________________.therollinghillstherustyredsofAustralia’scenterthetropicalsplendourofDarwinText3UluruRockItappearsto___________,from_________________to__________________.CradleMountainNationalParkItisfamousfor_________________,_____and____________.Thereisa_______trackand_____________________.changecolorgrey-redatsunriseburningredatduskitsmountainpeakslakesancientforestswalkingarangeofshortwalksText4&5以…闻名受…欢迎的目的地由…组成为…负责位于…各种各样的日出时黄昏时出于尊敬预定一系列，一套Phrases&ExpressionsFindourthephrasesinthetext.以…闻名befamousfor受…欢迎的目的地apopulardestinationwithsb.由…组成bemadeupof为…负责beresponsiblefor位于…belocatedin各种各样的avarietyof.Phrases&Expressions日出时atsunrise黄昏时atdusk出于尊敬outofrespect预定makeareservation一系列，一套arangeof
