Unit3 The land Unit3 The land down underdown under

Integrating Integrating skillsskills

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1. Which is Australia’s flag?

2.What is the official name of Australia

The Commonwealth of Australia.

3.When is Australia Day?

January 26

4.What are the special animals in Australia?

Kangaroo, emu, koala, dingo ,wombat and so on.

5.Which Olympic Games were held in Sydney?

2000 Olympic Games.

6. Which country is the neighbor of Australia?

New Zealand.

Where do most of the Australians live?

Grassland and desert

Which of them are mentioned?

area population flag

education sports festivals

climate language resources√

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Fast reading

plants√

Main idea for each paragraph.

Para1

Para2

Para3

Para4

Para5

Animals

Geography and population

Resources

Fence

Climate and sports

Why did Australians build a long fence across the country?

(The purpose of the fence is to keep out dingo.)

What do the farmers use motor bikes or helicopters do?

(For rounding up the sheep or cattle.)

Information about Australia

Animals:

Geography:

Population:

Resources:

Climate:

Sports:

platypus, kangaroo, koala, birds, snakes

Distance:3,220km from north and south

3,860km from east and west

Size: The same size as USA (without Alaska)

20 millionAgricultural:

Natural:

fruit, vegetables, wheat, grain, meat, wines

metals, precious stones, coal, iron mines

South:

North:

cool, wet winters/ warm,dry summers

warm,dry winters/ hot, wet summers

Tennis, sailing, swimming, walking and camping

How does it get and raise its young?

Lays eggs and feeds its young on its milk.

How do they get their young and raise them?

Give birth to very small and weak young and then carry them in a pocket of folded skin on their stomach for several months while the young feed on the mother’s milk and grow stronger.

Where do the majority of the people live in Australia? Why?

They live in the six major cities around the coast. Two-thirds of the country is dry and desert.

How many sheep and how much wool are there in Australia?

Australia has about one sixth of the world’s sheep and produces almost one third of its wool.

                                       

         

Beautiful scenery in Australia

Why does much of daily life happen outdoors?

Because of the climate.

If you are asked to an Australian home, what will you probably do?

You will eat outside and cook meat or fish on an open fire.

the only country

3,220km; 4,000km

85%; 20 million

2/3

1/6; 1/3

15 million tons

wool; sheep

wheat

dry or desert

that covers an entire continent

north to south; east to west

living around the coast

Information about AustraliaAnimals:

Population:

Resources:

One strange animal, platypus ____ eggs and ______its young ___ its milk. Kangaroos and koala bears ____________ very small and weak young.

Geography: Australia is the only country, _________ an _____ continent. In area it is a______________ the same size as the USA.

About ____ of the Australians of ____ million live

in the six …._____________ of the country is

________________.

Australia is a w______ country….It has about __________ of the world’s sheep and produces almost ___________ of its wool.

Fill in the blanks with the proper words in the text.

lays feeds on

give birth to

covering entire pproximately

85% 20 two-thirds

dry and desert

ealthy one-sixth

one-third

Information about Australia

Climate:

Sports:

Fence:

A long fence r____ for hundreds of kilometres across Australia to ___________ a wild dog called ______.

The climate is different ___________________ the area. The v_____ centre of Australia is hot and dry all the year round. The north has ______,_____ winters and ____, _____ summers. The south has ____,_____ winters and ______, ______ summers.

Australians love sports and the country is the birthplace

of _______, _______, ________________________. At weekends many Australians ______________________

in the countryside. For holidays , many people visit ______________________ off the northeast coast.

uns keep out ingo

depending on/upon ast

warm dry hot wet cool wet

warm dry

tennis sailing swimming champions go hiking and camping

the Great Barrier Reef

Language points

1. be connected to / with sb./ sth.

Para.1

e.g. The Suez Canal connects Africa with Asia.

Africa is connected with Asia by the Suez Canal.

2. lay

lay eggs

lay the table

生蛋，下蛋 , 产卵

放置，铺设

To kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

杀鸡取蛋

lay 可解释为 “把…归功于””把…加于”

lay sth. on sb. e.g. They tried to lay the blame( 罪 ) on me.

1.I forgot where I ___ your pen.2.Tell me the reason why you __ to the teacher.3. The patient __ in bed, crying. A. lied B. lain C. laid D. lay

lie 说谎 (vi.)lie 躺；位于 (vi.)lay 下蛋 , 放置 (vt.)

lied lied lying

lay lain lying

laid laid laying

CA

D

3. feed…on 用…喂养 feed 后跟表人或动物的名词

on 后跟表食物的名词They feed the babies on milk.feed…on 也可说 feed…with, 不同的是on 后只能接食物的词，而 with 后除可接表食物的词，也可能跟表工具的词。

She was feeding the baby with porridge. 她在给孩子喂稀饭。She was feeding her baby with spoon.她在用勺喂孩子。

feed on 以…为食，靠…维持生命

Certain animals feed on insects. 有些动物以吃昆虫为食。

You’d better feed this to the ducks.

feed to sb./ sth. 把…喂给

A

B

1.Sheep ____ grass. A. feed on B. feed to2.He fed the baby ___ milk. A. to B. with3.Don’t feed bananas ___ the monkey. A. to B.with

A

4. give birth to

His sister has given birth to a fine healthy baby.

The Chinese nation has given birth to many heroes.

be born in/ on/ at…

e.g. He was born in a city.

Para.2 1. coverCover the sleeping child with your coat.

They covered the distance in 15 minutes.

The city covers 20 square miles.

The paper covers sports every day.

覆盖

走完（路程）

占有（多少面积）

报道（有关…信息）

2.In area it is approximately the same size as the USA(without Alaska), which, however, has more than fourteen times as many people

澳大利亚的面积约相当于美国 ( 不包括阿拉斯加 ),而美国的人口确是澳大利亚的 14 倍多 .

(as Australia )____________

____________the USA

more than fourteen times as many people 后面省略了as Australia.

(1) 倍数 +as +adj./adv.( 原级 ) +as

(3) 倍数 +n.( 比较的尺度大小等名词 , 如 :age, length, width, height) +of

(2) 倍数 +adj.( 比较级 ) +than

(4) 倍数 +that/those of

Tom is twice as old as Jerry. 汤姆的年龄是杰瑞的两倍 .

Tom is twice older than Jerry.

Tom is twice the age of Jerry.

Tom’s age is twice that of Jerry’s.

This room is three times as large (as that one).

1. keep out 使在外 ; 不使入内， 不让…进来

keep off 推迟，避开 keep from 阻止 keep up 保持 keep up with 跟上

Para.4

The trees keep out the wind. 这些树可以挡风。

比较： keep out of ... 躲开；避开 ; 置身于…之外 ; 不介入I hope that you will keep

out of the trouble while I’m away. 我希望你在我外出期间不要惹事。

2. round up

②逮捕，完成 Tom likes to round up a speech with a joke.

①赶拢，使集拢The cowboy rounded up the cattle. 牧童把牛群赶在一起。

Para.51.The climate is different depending on the area.气候情况因地区不同而各异 .depending on the area

在句中作伴随状语 , 其逻辑主语是句子的主语 the climate.原句 =Depending on the area, the climate is different.

I feel comfortable staying with you.(=When I stay with you/ Staying with you, I feel comfortable.) 与你在一起我感到非常轻松自在 .

2.Outings are popular and most Australians are delighted to share a cold glass of beer or lemonade with a friend.户外活动非常流行 , 大部分澳大利亚人都非常愿意和朋友作共同分享一杯冰啤或柠檬汁 .delight“使高兴 , 使欣喜 , 喜爱 , 高兴等”

We are delighted to meet you.和你们见面真感到高兴 .He is delighted at the news.他听到这消息很高兴 .

share sth. with sb. “ 和某人分享 , 分担 , 共同具有等” I’ll share the cost with you. 我和你分担费用 .

Basic information about Australia

Location Southern hemisphere( 半球 )

Area 7.7 million sq km(6th largest)

Capital Canberra

Famous cities Sydney;Melbourne;Brisbane

Population 20 million;85%

Language English;native languages

Climate Relatively mild(except the vast center)

Products Wool;wheat;beef;fruits;vegetables

Resources Metals;precious stones;iron