1、Unit 3Australia,THE FLAGS OF AUSTRALIAJune is giving a talk about Australian flags and what they tell people about the history and culture of Australia.,Good afternoon，everyone.My hobby is collecting flags from all over the world.I love flags for two reasons.The first is that they are beautiful and
2、the second is that you can learn a lot about the culture and history of a country by studying its flags.Today Id like to show you some Australian flags and discuss their significance.Now，this one is the official Australian flag.It was chosen in 1901 following a competition to design a flag especiall
3、y for Australia.Before that date Australia had the same flag as Great Britain.The British flag is now in the top left quarter of the Australian flag to remind people of Australias historical ties with Great Britain.The five stars represent the Southern Cross which is an important group of five stars
4、 in the southern,hemisphere.Navigators use the Southern Cross to show them the direction of the South Pole.The other big star under the British flag represents the six states and the combined territories of Australia.This flag has been the official Aboriginal flag since 1995.The black in the top hal
5、f of the flag symbolizes the Aboriginal people themselves，while the red at the bottom symbolizes the earth and the Aboriginal peoples spiritual connection to the earth.The yellow circle in the middle represents the sun，the giver of,life.This next flag was first flown in 1854 at a place called Eureka
6、 where a group of gold miners rebelled against the government.The incident is seen by many as the beginning of the movement towards democracy in Australia.The five stars represent the Southern Cross and the light blue background is believed to represent the blue shirts that many of the gold miners w
7、ore.Although not an official flag，it is recognized and loved by most Australians.,This is another flag that you often see in Australia，especially at sporting events.The kangaroo is recognized as the unofficial animal emblem of Australia and green and gold are the colours worn by many Australian spor
8、ting teams when they travel overseas.The flag first became popular in 1983 when it was flown on Australias entry to the Americas cupa famous yacht race which Australia won that year.Some people feel it is time to change Australias official flag because it is no longer appropriate to have the British
9、 flag in the most important part of the flag.The other flags you see here were designed for a competition for a new flag but so far none have been accepted.,阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1Australia once was governed by Britain. ()2Aboriginal people are dark skinned；they have a connection with the land. ()3There is
10、 gold in Australia；in the past there were rebellions for the government. ()4The kangaroo is an emblem of Australia；gold and yellow are Australias sporting colours. ()5It is time to change Australias official flag. ()答案1.T2.T3.F4.F5.T,Period 1Warming Up, Prereading & Reading,.单词识记1_n联合；结合_n联合；结合2_n充足
11、；适当_ n充足；适当3_/sItIznIp/n.公民身份；公民的职责和权力4_vt.忍受；容忍_vt.忍受；容忍5_/tkseIn/n.征税；税款,6tropical/trpIkl/adj._7splendour/splend/n._8reserve v_n保护区9_n农业；农学_adj.农业的；农学的10_n保护；保卫_v保护；保卫答案1.associate；association2.adequate；adequacy3.citizenship4.tolerance；tolerate5.taxation6.热带的7壮丽；杰出；壮观8.保留，预定；reserve9.agriculture；a
12、gricultural10.defence；defend,.短语天地1associate with_2out of respect_3be popular with_4be on holiday_5be made up of_6日常生活_7以而闻名_8为负责_9两周后_10预定_,答案1.与联系2.出于尊敬3.受欢迎的；受爱戴4.休假，度假5.由构成，组成6.day to day life7be famous for8.be responsible for9.in a fortnight10.make a reservation,.句型搜索1Australia is_ _ _(由组成)six
13、states.2On 26 January，Australia Day，in over 200 locations across the nation，_ _(多于)9,000 people will become Australian citizens.3_ _ _ _ _(也是可能的)climb the rock，but most people dont do this_ _ _(出于尊敬)for the Aboriginal people who_the rock_ _(认为是)sacred.答案1.made up of2.more than3.It is also possible t
14、o；out of respect；consider；to be,.预读理解1The main purpose of this passage is_.Ato encourage tourists to visit AustraliaBto encourage people from overseas to settle in AustraliaCto introduce the uniqueness of AustraliaDto give a brief introduction to Australia,2Which of the following is probably one of
15、the reasons why the population of Australia is so small?AIn order to protect the environment，the government has limited the number of population.BMuch of the center of Australia is inhabitable desert.CAgriculture is less developed in Australia.DIndustry is less developed in Australia.,3The headline
16、of Text 2 is in bold type in order to_.Aemphasize the importance of citizenship ceremoniesBrespect the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural AffairsCdraw the readers attention to the newsDtell the readers to get well prepared for Australia Day,4The real meaning of Text 3 is_.Ato tell the touris
17、ts the difference between travelling by plane and by trainBto encourage tourists to travel by trainCto encourage tourists to see clouds by airDto introduce the unique scenery along the way5“Along the way you will spot a fascinating variety of wildlife.”Here “spot” means_.Asee BphotographClearn about
18、 Dhear about答案1.D2.B3.C4.B5.A,1associate vt.联想，联系n.同伴，伙伴,association n. 联合；联想；交往；协会；团体in association with. 与合伙/合作associate sb/sth with sb/sth把和联系在一起；由联想到be associated with.和有关associate with sb与某人交往或常打交道associate oneself with加入；与发生联系,【归纳拓展】,Ive never associated you with this place.我从未把你和这个地方联系在一起。I w
19、ouldnt want to be associated with Mckeys project.我不想和麦基的计划有任何瓜葛。I dont like these layabouts youre associating with.我不喜欢你结交的这些游手好闲的人。John and Paul are associates.约翰和鲍尔是同事。They described him as a close associate of Gandhi.他们认为他是甘地的亲密伙伴。The thief and his associates were caught by the police.小偷和他的同伙被警察逮
20、住了。,【翻译句子】我总是把她和玫瑰花联想在一起。_希特勒的名字使人联想到残暴。_答案I always associate her with roses.The name of Hitler is associated with cruelty.,2barrier nC障碍(物)；阻碍，隔阂They soon overcame the language barrier.不久他们便克服了语言上的障碍。The police put up barriers to control the crowd.警察设置障碍物，借以控制人群。The Yangtze River is a natural barri
21、er to the northeast.扬子江是东北面的天然屏障。Fans broke through the barriers and rushed into the pitch in the World Cup.在世界杯比赛中，球迷冲破护栏闯进球场。,tariff barriers 关税壁垒cross the barrier of. 越过的障碍；突破的障碍put a barrier between. 使(两者)之间产生隔阂；挑拨离间barrier to 的障碍break down barriers 消除隔阂go through/break a barrier 突破/打破障碍,【归纳拓展】,
22、【完成句子】Disability should not be_ _ _ _(成功的障碍)We are trying to_ _ _(消除隔阂) between them.The river is_ _ _(最后一道屏障) between the rebel army and the city.答案a barrier to successbreak down barriersthe last barrier,3adequate adj.足够的；适当的；合乎需要的；恰当的；胜任的；令人满意的Martin decided that he had no adequate proof.马丁断定他没有充足
23、的证据。That hotel is merely adequate.这个宾馆还过得去。The space available is not adequate for our needs.现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。He didnt give an adequate answer to the question.他没有对这个问题作出满意的答复。,be adequate for sth 充足be adequate to (doing) sth胜任(做)be adequate to the job胜任这项工作adequacy n.充足；适当adequately adv.令人满足地；适当地inade
24、quate adj.不充分的，不够好的，不充足的,【归纳拓展】,【比较网站】 adequate/sufficient/enough这三者均有“足够”的意思，但又有所不同。(1)adequate和sufficient意义相同，表示符合一个客观标准，兼有“适当”的意思，但非常正式，在口语中可用will do。(2)enough是用以表示足够、充足的常用词，偏重数量的足够。,【完成句子】His explanation_ _ _(好像不足以)to account for what had happened. The money is_ _ _ _(足够旅行的)This is a solution_ _
25、 _ _(足以解决这问题的)答案didnt seem adequateadequate for the tripadequate to the problem,4responsible adj.负责的；可靠的Politicians are responsible to the voters.政治家应对选民负责。Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.迈克负责设计全部工程。Alice is a responsible baby sitter.艾丽斯是一个负责任的保姆。The bad weather was responsible
26、for the shortage of vegetables.恶劣的天气是蔬菜短缺的原因。,responsible 用作形容词，主要义项有：对(某人)负责，负责某事；应受责备，有责任；成为起因；负责的，可靠的。be responsible for 对(某人)负责，负责某事；应受责备，有责任；是的原因be responsible to (向主管者或上级)承担责任responsibly adv.负责地responsibility n.责任，职责(可数/不可数 ),【归纳拓展】,用responsible的适当形式填空He had no sense of_.You are supposed to be
27、 a sensible，clean，and_man.I trust you to behave_while I am out.The storm was_for most of the damage.Taking care of a big family is a big_.答案responsibilityresponsibleresponsiblyresponsibleresponsibility,5defence n防御，防护；保卫；答辩，辩护The prisoners defence was rather weak.犯人的辩词很没说服力。They built a bank as a de
28、fence against flooding.他们筑堤作为防洪措施。She spoke in defence of her religious beliefs.她为其宗教信仰辩护。,defend vt.保卫；为辩护(后接名词、代词或动词的ing形式作宾语)May God defends me from my friends；I can defend myself from the enemies.但愿上帝保佑我，不受朋友伤害；我可以保护自己，不受敌人伤害。 谚语defend sb/sth from/against sb/sth保护免受伤害defend.with.用保护defend onesel
29、f against sth为自己辩护,【归纳拓展】,defendant n.被告，被告人defensive adj.防御用的，防御性的in defence of保卫；为辩护in defence of ones country保卫的国家set up defence设防coastal defences海防 strengthen the defences加强防御工事say in ones defence为自己辩护in defence防守,【比较网站】 defend/guard/protect三者都含有“保护”之意。(1)defend指“保卫”、“防御”，应用范围很广，对象可以是具体的，也可以是抽象的
30、。Troops have been sent to defend the borders.已派出部队去守卫边疆。,(2)guard指“保卫”、“守卫”，指注意观察、戒备，以免受可能的攻击或伤害。The dog was guarding its owners luggage.狗守护着主人的行李。(3)protect指“保护”，以免遭受危险或伤害等。They gathered closely together to protect themselves from the wind.他们挤在一起，免受风吹。,【完成句子】All our officers are trained to_ _ _ _ _
31、 _(保护国家不受外来侵略)The Chinese government will make all efforts to deal with the financial crisis in_(保护)of the economical achievements ever made.答案defend the country against foreign attacksdefence,6tolerate v容忍；忍受；宽恕；容许；能经受(困难条件)I cannot tolerate your bad manners.我不能容忍你的无礼行为。Our teacher never tolerates
32、cheating on exams.我们老师从来不允许考试作弊。Mary had no tolerance for jokes of any kind.玛丽容不得开任何玩笑。As the addicts tolerance increases，he requires even larger doses of drug.嗜毒者由于对药物的耐受性增强了，因而需要更大剂量的毒品。,toleraten.容忍toleratev.ing容忍；容许toleration n.忍受；宽容；容许tolerable adj.可容忍的；可忍受的tolerance n.容忍；忍受；宽容；耐力have no tolera
33、nce for对毫不宽容show tolerance towards sb容忍某人tolerant adj.忍受的；容忍的be tolerant of容忍,【归纳拓展】,【比较网站】 endure/tolerate/stand/bear这四者在指“容忍”时，tolerate可与stand换用，tolerate更正式。(1)endure可指忍受痛苦、苦难、困难等。(2)tolerate可指容忍不同观点。(3)stand后除可以跟困难外，更多地接人。(4)bear指承受重负、重量等。,用tolerate/stand/bear/endure的适当形式填空The ice was so thin tha
34、t it couldnt_his weight.Once you become a member of the organization，youll have to learn to_different views and tastes of the people you meet.She_three years in prison for that.How can you_such an awful woman in your house?答案beartolerateenduredtolerate/stand,7celebration n.(1)庆祝；庆祝会The day deserves
35、a celebration.这个日子值得庆贺。He spoke a lot at the celebration.他在庆祝会上讲了许多话。The party was in celebration of Mothers silver wedding.聚会是为了庆祝母亲的银婚。,(2)C 庆祝活动，庆典The Fourth of July celebration includes a display of fireworks.七月四日纪念日庆典包括燃放烟火。(3)C 颂扬His novels were celebrations of anarchism.他的小说颂扬无政府主义。,a birthda
36、y celebration生日庆典the centenary celebration一百周年庆祝会anniversary celebration周年纪念日，周年庆典a civic celebration市民庆祝会the First of October celebration十月一日庆祝会hold a celebration举行庆祝会join a celebration参加庆祝会in celebration of为了庆祝celebrate v.庆祝，庆贺celebrated adj.著名的，闻名的celebrator n.庆祝者,【归纳拓展】,【比较网站】 congratulate/celeb
37、rate(1)congratulate“祝贺、道贺”，一般用人作宾语，若要表明所祝贺的事情，后面要用on(upon)连接，构成congratulate sb on(upon)sth/doing sth。congratulation为其名词形式，可构成congratulations to sb on sth，意为“祝贺某人某事”。(2)celebrate举行仪式、典礼的“庆祝”，一般用事(节日、胜利、成功等)作宾语，构成celebrate sth。,【翻译句子】我祝贺你喜得千金。_他举行了一个舞会以庆祝他女儿的婚礼。_答案I congratulate you on the birth of yo
38、ur daughter.He held a dance party to celebrate/in celebration of his daughters wedding.,8locate v找出的准确位置；把安置在(或建造于)；找到，查明The company located its branch office in the suburbs.那家公司把分部设在了郊区。Engineers are trying to locate the fault.工程师们努力查找故障所在。The government wants to locate the plant in Shanghai.政府想把那家
39、工厂建在上海。,【温馨提示】locate表示“找到(在什么地方)；标出(地点)”的意思时，一般不用被动语态。Can you locate Paris and Berlin on the map?你能在地图上找到巴黎和柏林在什么地方吗？,be located in位于location n.地方，位置be on location拍外景,【归纳拓展】,用locate的适当形式填空What is the exact_of the ship?The mechanic(技工)_the fault immediately.The offices are conveniently_just a few min
40、utes from the main station.He is going to the town_30 miles south of Chicago.答案locationlocatedlocatedlocated,9surround vt.围，包围Taiwan is surrounded with/by the sea.台湾四面环海。,【归纳拓展】,surrounding adj.附近的；周围的surroundings n.周围的事物；环境be surrounded by/with.由围着/包围surround sth/sb with/by sth以包围或环绕某人/某物,The young
41、sters surrounding Michael are all his fans.迈克尔周围的年轻人都是他的追随者。He likes to surround himself with beautiful things.他喜欢生活在美的环境中。She has always been surrounded with fashionable friends.她周围总有许多爱赶时髦的朋友。,【图解助记】 environment/surroundings,【比较网站】 surroundings/environment(1)surroundings专指自然环境，从周围的事物这一客体着眼。(2)envi
42、ronment可指自然环境，也可指精神环境。The boy grew up in beautiful surroundings but not in a happy home environment.这个男孩在美好的环境中长大，但缺少一个幸福的家庭环境。,用surround的适当形式填空The_scenery is very gorgeous.Id like to bring up my child in healthy_.We are_by dangers.答案surroundingsurroundingssurrounded,1out of respect出于尊敬I do this out
43、 of respect for the old.我这样做是出于对老人的尊敬。,【归纳拓展】,respect vt.& n.敬重，尊重；方面；问候respect sb尊重某人respect the law遵守法律show/have respect for.尊重send ones respects to sb(respect用复数)向某人问好in every respect在各个方面,with respect to至于，关于，就而言in respect to/of关于，就而言This book is admirable in respect of style.这本书风格极佳。win/earn/ga
44、in respect of.得到的尊敬in no respect无论哪方面都不是respect sb as.尊敬某人为respectable相当好的；值得尊敬的；高尚的；体面的respective分别的；各自的respectful恭敬的；尊敬的；尊重的respecting prep.关于,I have the greatest respect for you.我非常尊敬您。The manager was well respected for his decisiveness.经理因为处事果断而倍受尊敬。,【完成句子】The teacher works hard, so he_ _ _ _ _(赢得学生的尊重)She continues to_ _ _ _(过着体面的生活)_ _ _(出于尊敬)，they listened to me carefully.答案gains respect of the studentslive a respectable lifeOut of respect,
