union3 Australia lession 11-12

ost exciting city. The history of Australia begins here. In 1788 Captain Arthur Phillips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1, 024 passengers (including 770 prisoners) from Britain. Today there are 2.5 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia, and  one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
　　There are over 20 fine beaches close to Sydney. Its warm summer climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas.There are three things that made Sydney famous----its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, and the Sydney Opera House.
But there are many more interesting things in Sydney：beautiful shops and restaurants, for example, rows of interesting old houses built in the 19th century, and everywhere, the sea. Summer or winter, day or night, Sydney is an outdoor city.
Some Americans think it is very British. Some British visitors think it is like America. There is some truth in both these opinions, because Sydney takes from both the old world----Europe, and the New World----America, and makes it into something that is neither British nor American but truly Australian.
1. Which of the following statements is true？
　　A. Sydney is a silent city. B. Sydney is a busy city.
　　C. Sydney is a new city. D. Sydney is a common city.
2. In 1788 Captain Arthur Phillips arrived in Sydney ____.
　　A. with some ships and more than 1000 passengers from Britain
　　B. with 11 ships and only 700 prisoners
　　C. with 1024 passengers besides 700 prisoners
　　D. with only more than ten ships and some helpers
3. What made Sydney famous？
　　A. Three things----the beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
　　B. Immigrants from Britain, the beautiful Harbor and ships.
　　C. Beautiful shops, modern restaurants and interesting old houses and seas.
　　D.The Sydney Opera House, interesting old House and interesting restaurants.
4. The climate in Sydney is ____.
　　A. hot in summer and cold in winter  B. warm all the year round
　　C. neither too hot nor too cold       D. cool all through the year
5. The writer thinks Sydney ____.
　　A. is like America
　　B. is very British
　　C. is neither British nor American but truly Australian
　　D. takes from Europe
Possible answers：BAACC

 

 

Lesson 12 Listening 教学设计方案

Step 1 Revision
Check Ss’ work ( retell the text in the form of a dialogue or a short play)
Step 2: Listening Comprehension
Bush fire
Ss listen to a radio programme about the story of an Australian woman’s escape from the bush fires near Sydney in 1994.
A. Ss listen and find out the things that the woman mentions in her talk
B. Ss listen and put the given events into the correct order
C. Answer questions
Step 3 Discussion
Discuss about the ways of avoiding bush fires of forest fires
Assignment: 1. Finish off the WB exercises
2. Go on with the oral work

 

 

探究活动

(Some suggested activities when teaching the following dialogue
1. Getting students' interest. Show students some photos taken during some holiday spent in some other places, which are famous and easy for them to recognize so as to arouse the students' interest. At this moment the new dialogue may begin. After finishing learning the dialogue, the students will be eager to talk about their own experience or what they wish to do in the future, which is the best time for students to make their dialogues.
2. Using of the functional sentences in real life. Talk about the do's and don'ts in their past activities or coming arrangements e.g. NEW YEAR'S PARTY, A BIRTHDAY PARTY, A CAMPING, AN SIGHTSEEING,AN EXPERIMENT IN PHYSICS, ONE CLASS, ect. They have to give instructions and their reasons.
3. A chance to present and develop students' abilities of using what they have learned both in knowledge and component. Divide students into two big groups which have absolutely opposite opinions of one topic e.g. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, GO TO COLLEGE, GOING ABROAD, OBIDIENCE, KEEPING A PET, etc. and organize them to have an argument. Students should have preparation work in groups before the final argument between the two big groups, where the more numbers of the group take part in the discussion , the better result they will get besides the .

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