Australia

ue in the front of classroom.
Step 6. consolidation
With the students go through all the functional sentences and useful expressions on the blackboard and ask students to add as many similar sentences as possible.
Step 7.Assignment
1. Oral work (Recite the dialogue or make a new one)
2. Collect as much information as possible about Australia(第6页)
Period Two:
(探究活动) (Some suggested methods in teaching the following reading.
1. Digital information. Before class ask Ss to surf on the internet for information about Australia(第6页). Ss can be divided into different groups according to different aspects of the country, e.g. natural features --location, climate, population, resources and so on, big cities and economics, history and culture, politics etc. In class Ss exchange their information and ask and answer questions. After class they can write an article about what they are most interested in.
2. Digital learning. Before class the teacher is supposed to get as much information as possible and put it into the computer for Ss to share later. During the class Ss are supposed to write a paper about any aspect about Australia(第6页) on the computer by referring to any information they can get from the computer or books. They can also ask each other or the teacher questions and answer them by the net. They can also work in pairs or groups if they like. In class the teacher is to help Ss with any problems both in knowledge and in the use of computer. Of course the teacher can give different tasks for different Ss to do in class in order that the papers of the class will be sure to cover all the things about Australia(第6页).
3. Transferring and developing learned knowledge. Ss have learned some expressions to describe a country, for example, Canada, so they are able to summary the feathers of Australia(第6页) before class. During the class some of the Ss are supposed to introduce Australia(第6页) to others and after that they are asked to talk about China following the way of writing about Australia(第6页) either in groups or in pairs. The more things about China they can add, the better comment they will get. After class the Ss have to hand in their papers either in groups or in pairs. That means that one students only needs to write one or some parts of China and the whole group or pair makes a complete paper. )
教材分析
Lesson 10 & Lesson 11 Reading
This period mainly deals with the reading materials about Australia(第6页) and trains students’ abilities of reading and speaking. Students read the passage about Australia(第6页), and then finish the related exercises, enabling the Ss learn about the country’s history, location, population, climate, and resources and describe other countries esp. China in English. During this period Ss are offered the opportunity to talk about their motherland to see how great and beautiful it is and to love it dearly in order that they can now try to study harder than before and do their best.

 

教学设计方案Lesson 10

Preparation: Get the Ss collect any information about Australia(第6页) from the net before class.
Step 1 Warming-up exercise
Present the National Flag of Australia(第6页) and make Ss know about the aims of the period
Step 2 Fast Reading
Lesson 10
1. Pre-reading questions
　　1). Where did the first Australia(第6页)ns come from? (Asia)
　　2). What did Kooris use for hunting? (A curiously shaped piece of wood)
　　3). How many languages were once spoken in Australia(第6页)? ( more than 250)
For the first time, Ss read the passage and give answers to these questions.
2. For the second time, Ss read the text and tell the topic sentence of each paragraph and sum up the topic and the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph.1  The earliest settlers –aborigines. The first people who settled in Australia(第6页) came form Asia about 53,000 years ago. They are called Kooris today.
Paragraph.2  Way of life. Kooris developed a suitable way of life to live in this country.
Paragraph.3  Population. The Kooris’ population was reducing because of the arriving of foreign settlers.
Paragraph.4  Education. Kooris were treated badly by the white people.
Paragraph.5  Languages. Most of the Kooris’ languages have disappeared.
Paragraph.6  The date when Kooris were made citizens. Kooris were made citizens of Australia(第6页) 53,ooo years after arriving in the country.
3. For the third time, Ss read the text and finish Part3. Note making on P. 15
Part.3  1). First people arrived in Australia(第6页) (date):   53,0000 years ago
　　      2). Age of earliest cave paintings:   20,000years ago
　　      3). Food:   animals, birds, fish, roots, nuts, wild fruit.
　　      4). Tools:   fishing nets, shaped piece of wood
　　      5). Special skills:   finding underground springs
　　      6). Past Koori population:   3000,000 million
　　      7). Percentage of past population of Australia(第6页):   1000 %
　　      8). Percentage of present population of Australia(第6页):   a little over 1 %
　　      9). Causes of death:   diseases, killing
　　      10). Past number of Koori languages:   over 250
　　      11). Kooris made citizens of Australia(第6页) (date):   1967
Next, talk about the discovery of Australia(第6页) according to the following hint
age of earliest cave paintings/ food/tools/special skills/past Koori population/percentage of past population of Australia(第6页)/causes of death/past number of Koori languages/the date when Kooris made citizens of Australia(第6页)
4. Consolidation reading comprehension exercise for lesson 10
1). This text mainly talks about the _________.

《Australia(第6页)》