南城二中：吴敏

Part One

Warming-up, Listening and

Speaking

How much do you know about China?

Full country name______________________________

Location _________________________________

Area___________________________

□The largest country □ the 2nd largest country □ the 3rd largest country

Population ____________________

Capital city__________________

Languages___________________

Religions_________________

Minorities _______________________

Major products/industries_____________________

The People’s Republic of China

East Asia

9,600,000 square kilometers

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Peking/Beijing

Standard Chinese

Buddhism

56 nations

Silk , iron, oil, coal, clothing, etc.

1.3 billion

Winfield

Mount Ashton

Forest

Ashton Creek

Turnpike

Epsom

Match the names of places in their proper position in the map of the fictional island.

Winfield / Mount Ashton /Forest/ Ashton Creek / Turnpike/ Epsom

2.Listen to the tape again and choose the answers to complete the sentences.1.Dolphin Island lies _____.

A.80km to the south of Japan B.150km to the south of Japan

C.1500km to the west of Japan D.1500km to the east of Japan

2.The capital city,Winfield, lies _____.

A.in the south B.in the southeast

C.in the southwest D.in the west

3.The best place for a holiday on the beach is _____.

A.on the northeastern coast B.on the southeastern coast

C.on the northwestern coast D.on the southwestern coast

4.Most people who live on the island are ______.

A.tourists B.fishermen

C.farmers D.Americans

Workbook Listening

Lily is a Chinese student who now studies at Auckland

University. Listen to the interview in which she is asked

About her experiences and her life in New Zealand.

* Listen to the tape and tick which of the following

sentences is true.

1.Auckland is cheaper than London. ( )

2.Lily’s parents wanted her to go to new York. ( )

3.To be less lonely, Lily was told to make

friends with other Chinese students. ( )

4.Life in New Zealand is very boring. ( )

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*Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.1. What made Lily decide to go to New Zealand?

2. Do you think Lily felt happy in the first few

months in Auckland?

3. For what reason was she advised not only to

make Chinese friends but also international

friends?

4. What does Lily mean when she talks about

“Kiwis”?

5. What were Lily’s ideas and feelings about

Auckland in the beginning? Fill in the chart.

Feeling good about Feeling bad about

Answer to question 1

Lily decided to go to New Zealand

because it is an English-speaking

country, and life is safer,easier and

cheaper than in England or America.

Answer to question 2

No. During the first three months Lily

felt quite lonely.

Answer to question 3

Lily was advised to make friends

with international students and Kiwis,

so she would have more fun and could

practise her English more.

Answer to Question 4

When she talks about “Kiwis”, Lily

Means the people from New Zealand.

Feeling good about Feeling bad about

5.

1.Auckland is very beautiful

2.New Zealand is safe.3.Life in Auckland is easy.

4.Life in Auckland is cheap

1.Auckland is quite a small city.

2.Life in New Zealand seemed boring.

3. Lily says that New Zealanders have a different way of enjoying themselves in their free time. Make a list of different activities by filling the chart below.

Fun close to nature Fun in a big city

1.Hiking in the mountains

2.Sailing

3.Diving

4.Swimming in the ocean

5.Building a fire on the beach

1.Go to the cinema

2.Go to a bar

3.Go to a dance(discotheque)

4.Go to a shopping centre

Consolidation 11.There is a map ___ China on the wall.

A.for B.to C.of D.about

2. Understanding the article is _____

my capacity( 能力） A.from B.beyond

C.away from D.over

3. The job he did was _____ praise.

A.more than B.over

C.out of D.beyond

4.These shoes don’t ____; one is large

and the other is small.

A.agree with B.fit with

C.match with D.match

5.The coat ____ the dress in colour.

A.matches B.don’t match

C.fit D.matches with

6. Xinjiang lies ____ the west of China.

A.on B.to C.in D.by

7.____ of the village ___ two small lakes.

A.The east;lie B.East;lies

C.The east;lies D.East;lie

8.The book ____ on the table is wet.

A.lying B.lies C.lay D.lied

9.The town is about 100km ____ of the

hill.

A.to the south B.on the south

C.in south D.to northeast

10.She is my aunt ___my mother’s____.

A.in;side B.in;sides

C.on;side D.on;sides

11.There are trees on ____ of the street.

A.both side B.either side

C.either sides D.every side

12.He explained ____ us what had

happened ____ him.

A.to;to B.to;for C.for;to D.with; for

13.Can you explain ____?

A.what does this word mean

B.what the meaning of this word

C.what this word means

D.the means of this word

14.If no one answers,why not try _____

at the back door?

A.to knock B.knocking

C.to hit D.knock

15.The birds flew ___ the direction of

the east.

A.to B.for C.towards D.in

Pre-reading

Look at the maps of some islands and

try to describe the locations of the islands and their capitals.

Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China

Taiwan

Island

(China)

Hainan Island ( China)

New Zealand South Island Map

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

geography

climate

natural beauty

history

ReadingReading Look at the textbook and listen to the tape,then match each paragraph with the best heading. history climate geography natural beauty

A game Find the differences orally.Try to describe the location clearly to your partner.

Tasman Sea

Auckland

North Island

Wellington

Pacific Ocean

Christchurch

Dunedin

to the north and eastto the south and westin the middlein the north/southon the left/right…

Queenstown

Auckland

Wellington

North Island

South Island

PACIFIC O

CEAN

TASMAN SEA

Christchurch

Geography

Read the 1st Para and fill the right name of the place

ClimateQuestion:What’s the weather like in New Zealand?What coat do you think New Zealanders wear most according to the climate?

Natural beauty Read and underline

hot springs

ocean and seas beaches hills and

mountains

plants

Kiwi

History

about 1000 years ago

around 1421

in 1642

in 1769

by 1840

Read and fill in the table

The first people (the Maori) came to New Zealand.

Chinese sailors discovered the islands.

The Dutchman Abel Tasman named

the islands New Zealand.

Captain James Cook took possession

of the islands.

The Maori signed an agreement

with the European settlers.

Cloze

New Zealand ,which lies ____ the eastern coast of Australia, is ____ up of two large islands. The weather in New Zealand is neither too cold nor too hot. It has a _____ sea climate. And it ______quite a lot. New Zealand is __________ by seas and oceans. And many of its cities lie on a bay and have a natural deep ________. The _________in New Zealand is very beautiful with green hills and mountains. The North Island is famous for its hot _________. There are many plants and animals_______ only live in New Zealand. The earliest _______ in New Zealand were the Maori ,who traveled from other islands in the Pacific. Around the year 1421, Chinese sailors ________ the islands by chance ______one of their voyages. In 1769, Captain Cook took ___________ of the islands . By 1840, the Maori ______ an agreement with the British settlers.

offmade

mild rainssurrounded

harbour landscape

springsthat

people

discoveredonpossession

signed

Package tour You are on a tour. One of you is the tour guide.Ask your tour guide about the information you want to know. You can ask questions like this:

Make good use of your imagination! Try to make your traveling great!

Where is the country/city? What is the climate /landscape like? What are the people like? How about the cities/cultural relics/places of interest/food/languages? …

Homework:

Find more about New Zealand on theInternet.Logging onto www.newzealand.com

New Zealand

geography climate natural beauty history

made up of

to the north

and eastto the southand west

capital cities

subtropical rain warmest

months coldest

months

mild sea

ocean/seasbeaches hills/mountainhot springsplantsanimals Kiwi

1000 years ago

around 1421

in 1642

in 1769

by 1840