Warmingup、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending

Unit3Australia Warmingup Todaywearegoingtolearnaboutacountry Itisacountryandalsoacontinent Itissurroundedbyoceans Whilemanyothercountriesarehavingwinter itisinsummer Inthiscountry youwillseemanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelse suchasthekangaroo koalabear etc Doyouknowwhichcountryitis AustraliaisinOceania thesmallestcontinentintheworld ThecapitalisCanberra Sydneyisafamouscity whichhasthewell knownbuildingSydneyOperaHouse Intheyearof2000 the27thOlympicGameswasheldinSydney Australiahassomeuniqueanimals suchasthekangaroo theemuandthekoala Australia Haveyoueverbeenthere WhatplacesdoyouknowinAustralia well knowncities famousscenicspots etc Lookatthepictures Whatdoyouseeinthepictures Canyourecognizethem GreatBarrierReefPerthCanberraUluruKakaduSydney Sydney thelargestcityinAustralia whichisthecapitalofthestateofNewSouthWalesandanimportantfinancial industrial andeducationalcenter It sknownespeciallyfortheSydneyHarbourBridgeandfortheSydneyOperaHouse TheOlympicGameswasheldinSydneyin2000 Perth thecapitalofWesternAustralia Australia slargestcityinthewesternpartofthecountry Kakadu anationalparkintheNorthernTerritory ItisapopulardestinationfortouristsinterestedinAustralia stropicalnorthanditswildlife includingcrocodiles Canberra TheFederalCapitalofAustralia ParliamentHousefortheCommonwealthofAustraliaisbuilthere Uluru averylargeredrockintheNorthernTerritory Australia whichistheworld slargestmonolith blockofstone ItwasformerlyknownasAyersRock buttheoriginalAustralianAboriginalnameforit Uluru isnowpreferred Itisanotherpopulartouristdestination GreatBarrierReef achainofcoralreefsstretchingabout2 000kilometersalongthecoastofQueensland Thisisaworldheritagearea famousforitsabundanttropicalfishandcorals 5 4 3 2 1 6 Pre reading Whattopiciscommontoallfivetexts Glancequicklyatthefivetextsbelowandthenanswerthequestions ThefivetextsareaboutsomeaspectsofAustralia 2 WhatdoesText1 GlimpsesofAustralia mainlytellus AgeneraldescriptionofthephysicalfeaturesandecologyofAustraliaanditspoliticalorganization 3 OnAustraliaDay A peoplesinganddancetogetherB peopleenjoyAustraliafoodC somepeoplefromoverseaswereacceptedasthecitizensinAustraliaD peoplecantravelalloverAustralia 4 IfyoutripfromSydneytoPerth youcansee A mountainsandtreesB mountainsandplainsC mountains plainsandwildlifeD plains treesandwildlife 5 TherockinUluruisamazingbecause A itisveryhighB itisverylargeC itissacredD itcanchangecolor6 HowmanyWorldHeritageismentionedinthefivetexts A 1B 2C 34 14 TheBlueMountains UluruRock CradleMountainNationalPark WheredomostAustralianslive 2 Inwhatcitydofederalpoliticianswork 3 HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia Thesouth easterncostalareaofAustralia Canberra 20million Skimming 4 WhenisAustraliaDay 5 HowfarisitfromPerthtoSydney 6 HowmanyWorldHeritageSitesarethereinAustralia 26thJanuary 4 352kilometers 14 7 WhichpartofAustraliagetsthemostrainfall 8 WhydomostpeoplechoosenottoclimbUluru Afewcoastalareas MostpeopledonotclimbAyersRockoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred 9 WhattwoWorldsHeritageSitesarenamedinthesetexts CradleMountainNationalPark Uluru Reading Nowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefullyandfillintheform SomethingaboutAustralia CommonwealthofAustralia Canberra 20 thesouth easterncoastalarea 7 686 850 sixthlargest 6 MelbourneandSydney itshuge openspace brightsunshine enormousnumberofsheepandcattleanditsunusualwildlife 26January Australian BlueMountains plainsoftheNulbarbor avarietyofwildlife therollinghills therustyredsofAustralia scenter thetropicalsplendorofDarwin changecolor grey redatsunrise burningredatdusk itsmountainpeaks lakes ancientforests walking arangeofshortwalks Discussion Australiaisalargecountrywithmulticultural amazingscenesanduniqueecology WhatdoyouthinkofAustralia WhatkindofpeopledoyouthinkmakeAustraliatheirhome PeoplechosetosettleinAustraliamightbe 1 wantabetterlifethantheyhadathome achangeoflifestyleorachallenge Answerthequestions 2 areattractedtotheclimate thebeautyofthecountryortheopportunitytoimprovethesituationthattheyhadintheiroriginalcountry 3 havebeenforcedtoleavetheircountryforsomereasonandmustfindsomewhereelsetolive Sowehaveareasontobelievethatpeoplewhogotoanewcountrytostartagainarelikelytobecourageous curiousandstrongminded andtheyenjoychallenges sincetheremightbetremendoushardships Theyareprobablyconfidentoftheirabilitiesandopentonewideasandwaysofdoingthings 2 EachyearlargenumbersofpeoplebecomeAustraliancitizens Whydoyouthinktheychoosetobecomecitizens TheychoosetobecomeAustraliancitizensinordertofeeltrulyapartoftheirnewcountry tofeelsecureintheirnewcountryandknowtheycannotbemadetoleave ortogainanAustralianpassportandenjoytherightsofacitizen OnlyAustraliancitizenscanvotesosomemaytakeagreaterpartinthepoliticallifeofthecountry 3 WhendoyouthinktravellingbytrainacrossAustraliawouldbeappropriateandwhendoyouthinktravellingbyplanewouldbemostsuitable Obliviously ifyouhavetogettoyourdestinationquickly youwouldtravelbyplane Itisalsocheapertotravelbyplaneastheselongdistancetrainsareluxuriousandthereforeexpensive Youmighttravelbytrainfortheexperienceortoviewthesceneryonyourjourney Youmighttravelbytrainbecauseyouarefrightenedofflying 4 InwhatpartofAustraliadoyouthinkmostagriculturetakesplace Givereasons Text1ismostrelevantforthisquestion Asyouneedwatertogrowthings farmingismostsuitableinthewetter coastalareasofthecountry 5 WhydoyouthinkthepopulationofAustraliaissosmallwhenitissuchalargecountry PartofthereasonisthatmuchofthecentreofAustraliaisuninhabitabledesert AnotherreasonisthattheAboriginalpopulationwasfairlystableforthousandsofyearsandotherssettledinthecountryjustovertwohundredyearsago Athirdreasonisthatthegovernmenthasstrictquotasonhowmanypeoplecanimmigratetothecountry 5 ChoosefivewordsorphrasestodescribeAustralia It slarge developed autonomous friendlyandattractive 1 What sthewritingstyleof