高中英语选修课：旅游英语 Lesson5 commonwealth of Australia

1、commonwealth of Australia,Australia,Amazing 叹为观止 Unexpected 超乎想象 Stylish 时尚之巅 Tempting 诱人魅力 Relaxing 悠然一刻 Adventurous 体验极限 Liberating 自由自在 Inspiring 灵感无限 Attractive 梦萦魂牵,Australian Sceneries,Australian Sceneries,What and how much do you know about Australia?,Australia,Map of Australia,Australia is m

2、ade up of six states and two territories: Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. Australia is surrounded by two oceans: the Indian Ocean in the west and the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the northeas

3、t.,The Australian flag shows the UK flag and a large star with seven points. Six of the points represent the states and the seventh stands for all the territories. The other stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross (南十字星座) a group of stars in the southern sky that can be used to find the South

4、 Pole.,The UK flag,National day：January，26th,National flower：Golden wattle,Capital city： Canberra,Australias National Floral Emblem is the golden wattle. It has been used in the design of Australian stamps and many awards in their honours system.,As one species of a large genus of flora growing acro

5、ss Australia, the golden wattle is a symbol of unity.,English is the official language of Australia. Australian English differs in pronunciation from British and American English, and some of the vocabulary used down under is quite different from what you may have learnt in your English class. Austr

6、alians are fond of their language and love to have fun with it.,No worries is Australian for everything will be OK. Mate usually means friend or companion, but can be said to anyone. A sheila is a female, the outback is the wilderness, a billabong is a water hole in a dry riverbed, a uni is a univer

7、sity, and to go walkabout is to take a long journey to get away from ones dally life.,The Sydney opera house in Sydney, Australia is the 20th century most magnificent architecture, and also one of the world famous performing arts center, and has become the iconic Sydney.,The Opera House symbolizes b

8、oth Sydney and Australia. The Opera Houses design looks a bit like shells on a beach or sails on the water.,Also known as the Ayers Rock(艾尔斯巨石 ), resting in the middle of the Australian continent.,Uluru乌卢鲁巨岩,Standing at a height of more than one thousand feet from the desert ground, the monument was

9、 named by Anangu,澳大利亚中部艾尔斯巨石（Ayers Rock）又名乌卢鲁巨石(Uluru Rock属澳大利亚土著人语言)，位于北领地艾丽斯泉市（Alice Springs）西南方向约340公里处，是世界最大的整体岩石，俗称我们人类地球上的肚脐，号称世界七大奇景之一，距今已有4-6亿年历史。因此每年吸引着来自澳大利亚国内外约40万游客前去观赏。艾尔斯巨石是澳大利亚土著人（Anangu阿南格族）的圣山，是澳大利亚的发祥地。 艾尔斯巨石基围周长约9公里，海拔867米，距地面的高度为348米，长3000米。她位于澳大利亚大陆的正中央，孤零零地奇迹般地凸起在那荒凉无垠的平坦荒漠之中，好

10、似一座荒凉礼赞般的、超越时空与地空间的天然丰碑。对这块世界上独一无二的巨大岩石，至今科学家仍破解不出其确凿的出处来源，有的说是数亿年前从太空上坠落下来的流星石，其三分之二沉入了地下，三分之一浮在了地面。有的则说是一亿两千万年前与澳洲大陆一起浮出水面的深海沉积物，恐怕这个难题将成为千古之谜。,1873年一位来自南澳的测量员，名叫威廉克里斯蒂高斯横跨这片荒漠，正当他饥渴难耐之时，突然一座巨大的石山展现在他的面前，当时他还以为自己是因疲劳而产生的幻觉，没想到竟是一座奇特的整体巨大岩石。因为他来自南澳，因此就以时任南澳洲总理亨利艾尔斯的名字命名了这座大岩石。1985年澳大利亚政府正式把这座圣岩交给当地

11、土著居民阿南格族管理，现在这里已开辟成了一座国家公园，英文名字为Uluru-Kata Tjuta Nationnal Park，这个公园现在已被世界自然文化遗产组织列入保护名单 。,The Great Barrier Reef,The Great Barrier Reef , is the worlds largest coral reefs ,located in the southern hemisphere, it throughout much of the northeast coast in Australia,The Great Barrier Reef has a histor

12、y of over 25 million years. Its area are still growing.,The Great Barrier Reef,The Great Barrier Reef is the only living organic collective visible（明显可见的） from Earths orbit（范围）.,Australia Koala,Koalas live in Australia, is a national treasure of Australia, and Australia precious original arboreal an

13、imals,Key words to know,The Sydney Opera House, on the _, is one of the most recognizable _. Every year the number of audiences going for its various performances is about _. The architecture of it is in the style of _. The house, which has a history of _ years or so, is _ meters long and _ meters wide, including 1000 rooms. Before the performances are on, visitors can also take part in _ inside the building. The harbor Bridge is another _ of Sydney. You can walk across and also _ one of the stone _.,Sydney Harbor,landmarks,2 million,a ships sails,40,185,120,guided tou