AustraliaFastreadingReadthepassagequicklyandfindoutwhichsubjectsarementionedinit.Theyaregeography,climate,sports,animals,population,agricultureandnaturalresources.CarefulreadingReadthepassageagainandfinddetailedinformationandfillintheformonthescreen.Animals:__________________________________Distance:_______________________________________Size:__________________________Population:_______Agriculture:_____________________________Naturalresources:________________________Climate:_______________________________________________________________________________________________Sports:___________________kangaroo,koalabear,snake,dingo,sheep,cattle3220kmfromnorthtosouth4,000kmfromeasttowestthesameastheUSA(withoutAlaska)20millionwheat,fruit,vegetables,meat,wines,grainmetals,preciousstones,coalironcoolandwetwinters,warmanddrysummersinthesouthwarmanddrywinters,hotandwetsummersinthenorthdryordesertintwothirdsofthecountrytennis,sailing,swimmingPostreading1.WhydoesAustraliahavesomanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelseintheworld?2.Whydokangarooscarrytheiryounginapocketofskinontheirstomach?3.InwhatwayisAustraliadifferentfromalltheothercountriesintheworld?1.WhydoesAustraliahavesomanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelseintheworld?2.Whydokangarooscarrytheiryounginapocketofskinontheirstomach?Itliesinitsposition.Becauseithasoceansallarounditanditisfarawayformtheothercontinents,animalsandplantsinthecountrycan’teasilybetakentoothercountries.What’smore,ithasspecialnaturalenvironmentandclimate.Sotherearemanydifferentkindsofanimalsandplantsfromothercontinents.Kangarooscarrytheiryounginapocketofskinontheirstomachforseveralmonthsinorderthattheycankeeptheyoungbabieswarmandcanfeedmilktotheyoungeasily.Atthesametime,theyoungcanbewellprotecteduntiltheyarestrongenough.3.InwhatwayisAustraliadifferentfromalltheothercountriesintheworld?Australiaisdifferentfromalltheothercountriesintheworldinmanyways,suchasitsposition,itsclimate,itsplantsandanimals.Languepoints1.Itwasprobablyonceconnected…,thecontinentsseparatedasthe….separatevt.分开,分离,分隔separate…from…把…与…分开Hewillseparatethebadapplesfromthegoodones.EnglandisseparatedfromFrancebytheChannel.Languepoints2.Kangaroosandkoalabearsgivebirthtoverysmallandweakyoung.givebirthto生,产生Shegavebirthtoafinehealthybaby.3.Thepurposeofthefenceistokeepoutatype…Languepointsonpurpose故意---IamsorryIsteppedonyourtoes.Itwasanaccident.----Itwasn’t!Youdiditonpurpose.keepout不进入,遮挡outadv.Keepthecoldout.Thetreeskeepoutthewind.Languepoints4.Farmersinthemiddleof…roundingupthesheeporcattle.roundup赶拢,使聚集,围捕Sheroundedupthechildrenandtookthemtothezoo.Allthestudentsareroundedupinthesquare.
