Lesson4TheNewAustralians

1、Lesson 4 The New Australians,1.To have a whole understanding of Australia. 2 To identify facts and opinions in a reading text 3. To practise using words with negative and positive connotations,biggest country in the world and the only country covering the whole continent. Australia is also one of th

2、e oldest continent. It has many famous sites and special animals.,Australia Australia lies on the southern hemisphere. Australia is the sixth,Rainforest,I. Famous sites,Ayers Rock (Uluru) 艾尔斯山 The biggest rock in the world.,This huge rock changes color at dusk.,Great Barrier Reef,Sydney Opera House,

3、Sydney Harbor Bridge,悉尼海港大桥,Sydney Aquarium,Sand beaches,Australian Aborigine,2.Animals found in Australia,koala,kangaroo,wombat,毛鼻袋熊,ostrich,驼鸟,platypus,dingo,鸭嘴兽,澳洲野犬,Lyrebird,Lyrebird,琴鸟,3.Food,vegemite,Kangaroo meat,barbecue,meat pie with tomato sauce,pavlova,pasta,Area: 7.686 million sq km Popu

4、lation: 21.4 million Capital: Canberra Official language: English Currency: Australian dollar,How much do you know about Australia?,Most of them come from England,18%come from the other countries of Europe,6% come from Asia,About 2% are the native Australians,Match the expressions:,1. Australia is m

5、y birthplace 2. in the vast area of desert 3. Australians are fond of sport 4. contrary to popular belief 5. youll find a broad choice 6. the rest of us are quite well-off 7. I think thats unfair,like opposite to not fair have a good standard of living place where I was born wide huge,Read the radio

6、 show. Say if these sentences are true (T), false (F) or we dont know because there is no information (NI).,1. Australia has large areas of desert. 2. Australia is a major producer of cars. 3. Surfing is the most popular sport.,T,NI,F,4. Australian roads can be quite dangerous. 5. There are some dan

7、gerous animals in Australia. 6. Australia has never produced any important writers. 7. Many recent immigrants have come from Greece.,T,F,T,T,8. Native Australians form a large percentage of the population. 9. Most Native Australians live in the desert. 10. The standard of living in Australia is high

8、.,F,T,NI,What is Australia famous for? 2. What kind of city is Melbourne?,It is famous for “the land of sunshine and surfing”.,It is the city with the largest number of Greek people outside Athens.,Answer the questions according to the text.,3. What about Australian culture? And what makes it someth

9、ing like that?,The culture is a mix of different cultures because of the mix of people.,4. How do these different cultures affect different aspects of Australian culture? 5. In Australia, what kind of animals can you find?,For example, we can see all these influences in modern Australian cooking.,Sn

10、akes, spiders, kangaroos , sheep ,6. Where do most Australians live? And what kind of sports is very popular in Australia? What are there some other sports that people are fond of ?,They live on the coast.,Surfing is a popular sport.,People are also fond of walking, fishing horse-riding, tennis, gol

11、f and sailing.,7. What about art and literature in Australia? 8. What about the life of native Australians?,Most of them live in terrible conditions.,There are lively culture and art scenes there and its art and literature are advanced.,Read the radio show carefully and fill in the following blanks.

12、,English,Asia,Fusion food,middle,sheep,horse-riding,cyclists,drama,roads,Ayers Rock,Australia is an astonishing land with lots of beautiful plants and strange _. People there take sports _, and they like being _. Australia, with a _ of different cultures is a typical _ country, with a lot of immigrants. The earliest people, _, come to the,Fill in the blanks.,animals,seriously,outdoors,mix,multi-culture,aborigines,country from Indonesia 50,000 years ago. They used to live peacefully, but they were badly treated when the white _ came. Now they are a _ group and live in terrible _. In rece