选修9Unit3 Reading

1、 Scanning and Matching Scan the texts and Match each reading passage with a description below. A. a postcard from someone on holiday B. part of a text in an encyclopedia C. part of a tourist brochure D. a newspaper article E. an advertisement (百科全书百科全书) (小册子小册子) Questions about the texts: Skim the t

2、exts and find out answers of Ex 1 on page 24 as soon as possible. 1. Where do most Australians live? 2. In what city do federal politicians work? 3. How many people live in Australia? 4. When is Australia Day? 5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney? Text1 6.How many World Heritage Sites are there in

3、Australia? 7.Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? 8.Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru? 9.What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts? Text2 Text3 Text4 Text1 Text4 4. The population has grown to . 5. The city, with a population of, is 句型句型: _ _ _ _ _ 1.Tiananmen Squ

4、are, the largest square in the world, _ one million square kilometers. 2.This square is 2000 meters long and 1500 meters wide. 3.Our school,_ （占地面积（占地面积130平方公里），平方公里），is very large in size. . 面积面积 covers /has an area of 词汇词汇:_ _ cover/have an area of square kilometers, take upsquare kilometers/meter

5、s 句型句型: which takes up 130 square kilometers 句型: 1.The weather is _ _ (冬天不会太冷夏天不会太热) 2.China _5000 years. 3.Egypt is an Arabian country _ (历史悠久) 天气天气: _ _ . 气候和历史气候和历史 warm, dry, humid, cold, sunny, stormy, rainy, cloudy, snowy, windy 历史历史:_ has a history of , with a long history neither too cold in

6、 winter nor too hot in summer. has a history of with a long history. 1. In Sydney, there are many _, such as the Opera House. 2.Sydney is _（旅游胜地）旅游胜地） with many tourists from all over the world . 3.Australia _ many places of interest. （以（以著名）著名） 4.As _ (旅游城市旅游城市), it attracts millions of visitors fr

7、om all over the world. .名胜古迹名胜古迹 词汇词汇:_ _ places of interest , a city of tourism, tourist destination, be famous for places of interest a popular tourist destination is famous for a city of tourism 写作内容写作内容 1.北京，位于中国东北部，是中国的首都，全国的北京，位于中国东北部，是中国的首都，全国的 政治、文化中心。政治、文化中心。 2.全市面积一万六千多平方公里，人口全市面积一万六千多平方公里

8、，人口1400余万，余万， 是全国第二大城市。是全国第二大城市。 3.夏季炎热多雨，冬季寒冷干燥。夏季炎热多雨，冬季寒冷干燥。 4.历史悠久，是旅游胜地，有很多著名文化古迹如历史悠久，是旅游胜地，有很多著名文化古迹如 紫禁城紫禁城(Forbidden City)，颐和园，长城等。每年，颐和园，长城等。每年 都吸引众多世界各地游客。都吸引众多世界各地游客。 写作要求写作要求 1.只能使用只能使用5个句子表达全部内容个句子表达全部内容; 2.介绍必须包括所有要点。介绍必须包括所有要点。 请你用请你用5句话介绍我国首都北京。句话介绍我国首都北京。Writing task: 1.北京，北京，位于位于中

9、国东北部中国东北部 2.全国的全国的政治、文化中心政治、文化中心 3.全市全市面积面积一万六千多平方公里一万六千多平方公里 人口人口1400余万余万 4.夏季夏季炎热多雨炎热多雨 5.冬季冬季寒冷干燥寒冷干燥 6.历史悠久历史悠久 7.是是旅游胜地旅游胜地 8.每年都吸引每年都吸引世界各地世界各地游客游客 situated/located in the political and cultural center hot and rainy with a long history tourist destination all over the world cold and dry cover

10、an area of with a population of 1.北京，位于中国东北部，是中国的首都北京，位于中国东北部，是中国的首都; 2.是全国的政治、文化中心是全国的政治、文化中心; 3.全市面积一万六千多平方公里，人口全市面积一万六千多平方公里，人口1400余万余万; 4.夏季炎热多雨夏季炎热多雨; 5.冬季寒冷干燥冬季寒冷干燥; 6.历史悠久，有很多著名文化古迹如紫禁城历史悠久，有很多著名文化古迹如紫禁城,颐和颐和 园，长城等园，长城等; 7.是旅游胜地是旅游胜地; 8.每年都吸引众多世界各地游客每年都吸引众多世界各地游客. 1.Beijing, situated in the n

11、ortheast of China, is the capital city . 2. Beijing is the political and cultural center of the country. 3. It covers a total area of more than 16,000 square kilometers with a population of 14 million. 4. Here it is hot and rainy in summer . 5. It is cold and dry in winter. 6. With a long history, t

12、here are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City. 8. Many visitors are from all over the world every year. 7. It is a popular tourist destination . situated/located in the political and cultural center Cover an area of with a population of hot and rainy cold and dry with a lon

13、g history tourist destination all over the world A、表并列： and, besides, also, in addition, whats more, moreover B、表转折： but, however, yet, C、表原因: because, because of, for, due to D、表结果： so, therefore, as a result E、表列举： such as, for example, for instance 2.2.恰当使用有把握的复杂句式恰当使用有把握的复杂句式 A、从句（定语从句、状语从句、名词性从

14、句）、从句（定语从句、状语从句、名词性从句） B、倒装句、倒装句 C、分词作状语、分词作状语 D、with复合结构复合结构 1. Beijing, situated in the northeast of China, is the capital city . 2. Beijing is the political and cultural center of the country. 3. It covers a total area of more than 16,000 square kilometers with a population of 14 million. 4. Here

15、 it is hot and rainy in summer . 5. It is cold and dry in winter. 6. With a long history, there are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City. 8. Many visitors are from all over the world every year. 7. It is a popular tourist destination . as well as while with Possible Version

16、 Beijing, situated in the northeast of China, is the capital city as well as the political and cultural center of the country. It covers a total area of more than 16,000 square kilometers with a population of 14 million. Here it is hot and rainy in summer while cold and dry in winter. As a city with

17、 a long history, there are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. Therefore, it is a popular tourist destination with many visitors from all over the world every year. After you finish the text in the reading and the writing , please thi

18、nk over the following questions . 1)What are the key points you should write about? 2)How to arrange these key points in your article ? 3)How to combine the different key points into a sentence? 4)What tense you should use in your article? 写介绍性质的文章写介绍性质的文章,如如:地名地名, 院校等写作顺序建议如下院校等写作顺序建议如下: 地地(位置位置)面面(面积面积)气气(气候气候)城城(文化文化)著著(景点景点)。 可以利用复合句（定语从句、状语从句），并列句，非可以利用复合句（定语从句、状语从句），并