人教版高三英语选修9 Unit 3 Australia全单元教案

Unit 3 Australia
The First Period
Aims:
Motivate is to know about Australia by conversation and prepare the is for the listening and speaking activities that follow.
Contents:
1. Warning up:
The students are given a map of Australia and asked to think about what they know about the country and which places they would like to visit.
Where is Australia
Name the famous cities in Australia
Here is a map of a world give the names of the oceans and continents.
4 Oceans:
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
7 continents
Africa Asia Antarctic Oceania Europe North America and South America
2. Listening and Discussing:
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
(1)What is Wei Ping worried about?
(2) Does Bob share his worry?
(3)Do you think by the end of the conversation Bob has talked Wei Ping into going
camping?
Listen again and then discuss and complete the poster on the right of page 27.
3. Writing a reply:
Read the mail on page 29 then write a reply you need to list all the reasons for and against the trip decide on your point of view with reasons.
Tell what you suggest. Give each of your reasons in one paragraph.
Starting:
I hop you will find my advice useful……..
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The Second Period
Aims:
A brief introduction of Australia.
Contents:
1. Glance quickly at the five texts below and answer the questions.
(1)What topic is common to all five texts?
(2)What aspect of the topic is discussed in each text.(Scenery animals politics customs places of interest.)
(3)Match each reading passage with a description below.
2. Comprehending
The questions help you practice skimming for information .You should try to answer them in the shortest possible time. You do not need to read every word of all five reading passages in order to answer them.
(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
(6)How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia?
(7)Which part of Australia get the most rainfall?
(8)Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru?
(9)What two World Heritage sites are named in these texts?
3. Discussion:
Discuss these questions with others in your class each of 4 groups has topic to discuss
Group1: Each year large numbers of people become Australian citizens.Why do you think they choose to become citizens?
Group2: When do you think traveling by train across Australia would be appropriate and when do you think traveling by plane would be more suitable? Give more than one reason.
Group3: In what part of Australia do you think most agriculture takes place? Give reasons.
Group4: Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia.
4. Choose one or two is to present the answers to questions of each group.
The Third Period
Aims:
To discover useful words and expressions and keep key sentences in mind. Contents:
plete the sentences with words below.
backgrounds nation citizens tolerance Aboriginal homelands migrants respect
The majority of Australians are_____ from many different_____ . In fact, the only_____ whose ancestors have lived here for more than 200 hundred years are the_____ people. Most Australians believe that having people from so many different_____ creates_____ and_____ and makes Australia a stronger_____ and a more interesting place to live.
2.You will find it easier to learn English words in clusters. Read aloud the
following words and write down as many words related to them as possible.
Compare your lists with a partner.
EXAMPLE: rain, rainbow, rainfall, rainy, raindrop, raincoat, rainforest, rain water
rain tax home rust time right autonomy defend tolerate celebrate nation city birth associate reserve way
3.Explain key words and phrases
adequate adj. sufficient
enough
inadequate
adequate: 着重符合一个客观要求或标准.兼有适合之意
sufficient:较偏重分量或数量的足够多用书面语
enough:常用语,也较偏重分量或数量的足够
eg: His mages are adequate to support the family
approximately: adv. Nearly be most the same as sth.
approximate: adj. 大概的大约准确的
v.The cost approximates 30000 dollars. (vt)
The story approximated to the truth. (vi)
associate: vt. join together
Connect ideas in one’s mind
Associate …..with 将(不同的事物)联系起来
Red is usually associate anger
association: n. 联合联盟协会社团
association football 英式足球
in association with 与…..有关连/联合
defence/ defense: n. 防御防御措施国防部
The Ministry of Denfense国防部
defend: v. keep safe from harm;
protect against attack 保卫防守为…..辩护
He defended me from the drunken man.
They defened very well in that game.
比赛中他们放手的非常好
He is prepared to defend my ideas.
他准备好为自己的构想辩护
in defense of 保卫 speak in defense of 为…辩护
The Fourth Period
Aims:
Main sentences especially compounded sentences ask is to read fluently and recite it freely.
Contents: key sentences:
1.Australia is the only country that is also a continent.
2.Do not you know that Australia was as a matter of fact what used to be a nation
of prisoners.
3.The centre of the continent, which is mainly desert and dry grassland has few
settlements
4.The rest of the furniture is made up of a bed, a table and four chairs, which
are made of steel and wood.
5.She is dressed in which like a nurse, which she is not
He looked like an honest man, which he was.
6.He told me, which was believable, who did all this.
7.He said nothing, which made her angry.
8.Like the states in America, Asutralian states are autonomous in some areas of
government.
9.I wish you could see this amazing rock.
I wish I were you.
I wish he had finished his homework.
10. Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the 10 highway and you will arrive of the southern end of the……
Analyze the structures of sentence below and underline all the predicatives and practice with a partner.
KIM: The meat seems to be shrinking!
SAM: Maybe there’s too much fat in it.
KIM: What can I do?
SAM: It’s probably the wrong kind of meat for a barbecue.
The best thing is to cook it very slowly.
KIM: You know, it smells strange too.
SAM: Is it rotten? Let’s smell. Hey! This isn’t steak!
KIM: So, what is it?
SAM: Where did you get it?
KIM: It was in the bottom of the fridge.
SAM: Oh, no! That’s the dog’s meat!
KIM: Are you sure?。