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Unit3Australia,Lead-in,Todaywearegoingtolearnaboutacountry.Itisacountryandalsoacontinent.Itissurroundedbyoceans.Whilemanyothercountriesarehavingwinter,itisinsummer.,Inthiscountry,youwillseemanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelse,suchasthekangaroo,koalabear,etc.Doyouknowwhichcountryitis?,AustraliaisinOceania,thesmallestcontinentintheworld.ThecapitalisCanberra.Sydneyisafamouscity,whichhasthewell-knownbuildingSydneyOperaHouse.Intheyearof2000,the27thOlympicGameswasheldinSydney.Australiahassomeuniqueanimals,suchasthekangaroo,theemuandthekoala.,Australia:,Predict,1.Whattopiciscommontoallfivetexts?,Glancequicklyatthefivetextsbelowandthenanswerthequestions,ThefivetextsareaboutsomeaspectsofAustralia.,2.WhatdoesText1“GlimpsesofAustralia”mainlytellus?,AgeneraldescriptionofthephysicalfeaturesandecologyofAustraliaanditspoliticalorganization.,1.OnAustraliaDay,_.A.peoplesinganddancetogetherB.peopleenjoyAustraliafoodC.somepeoplefromoverseaswereacceptedasthecitizensinAustraliaD.peoplecantravelalloverAustralia,FastReading,2.IfyoutripfromSydneytoPerth,youcansee_.A.mountainsandtreesB.mountainsandplainsC.mountains,plainsandwildlifeD.plains,treesandwildlife,3.TherockinUluruisamazingbecause_.A.itisveryhighB.itisverylargeC.itissacredD.itcanchangecolor4.HowmanyWorldHeritageismentionedinthefivetexts?A.1B.2C.34.14,TheBlueMountains,UluruRock,CradleMountainNationalPark,WheredomostAustralianslive?2.Inwhatcitydofederalpoliticianswork?3.HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia?,Thesouth-easterncostalareaofAustralia.,Canberra.,20million.,CarefulReading,4.WhenisAustraliaDay?5.HowfarisitfromPerthtoSydney?6.HowmanyWorldHeritageSitesarethereinAustralia?,26thJanuary.,4,352kilometers,14.,7.WhichpartofAustraliagetsthemostrainfall?8.WhydomostpeoplechoosenottoclimbUluru?,Afewcoastalareas.,MostpeopledonotclimbAyersRockoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.,Nowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefullyandfillintheform.SomethingaboutAustralia,CommonwealthofAustralia,Canberra,20,thesouth-easterncoastalarea,7,686,850,sixthlargest,6,MelbourneandSydney,itshuge,openspace,brightsunshine,enormousnumberofsheepandcattleanditsunusualwildlife.,Discussion,Australiaisalargecountrywithmulticultural,amazingscenesanduniqueecology.,1.WhatdoyouthinkofAustralia?,2.EachyearlargenumbersofpeoplebecomeAustraliancitizens.Whydoyouthinktheychoosetobecomecitizens?,TheychoosetobecomeAustraliancitizensinordertofeeltrulyapartoftheirnewcountry,tofeelsecureintheirnewcountryandknowtheycannotbemadetoleave,ortogainanAustralianpassportandenjoytherightsofacitizen.OnlyAustraliancitizenscanvotesosomemaytakeagreaterpartinthepoliticallifeofthecountry.,3.WhydoyouthinkthepopulationofAustraliaissosmallwhenitissuchalargecountry?,PartofthereasonisthatmuchofthecentreofAustraliaisuninhabitabledesert.,AnotherreasonisthattheAboriginalpopulationwasfairlystableforthousandsofyearsandotherssettledinthecountryjustovertwohundredyearsago.Athirdreasonisthatthegovernmenthasstrictquotasonhowmanypeoplecanimmigratetothecountry.,4.Choosefivewordsorphrases