1、Lesson 4 The New Australians,Pre-reading activitiesBrainstorm: Australia,landscapeanimalslifesportsmoviesweather,General Situation,Area: 7,686 million sq km Population: 18,6 million Capital: Canberra Official language: English Currency: Australian dollar,National emblem 国徽,National flag,Most of them
2、 come from England,18%come from the other countries of Europe,6% come from Asia,About 2% are the native Australians,Ayers Rock (Uluru) 艾尔斯山 The biggest rock in the world.,This huge rock changes color at dusk.,The Great Barrier Reef大堡礁,Wave Rock,desert,Australian Outback,Australian Aborigine,Animals
3、found in Australia,koala,树袋熊,kangaroo,wombat,毛鼻袋熊,emu,鸸鹋,ostrich,驼鸟,platypus,dingo,鸭嘴兽,澳洲野犬,针宴鼠,Animals found in Australia:,echidna,possum,负鼠,Lyrebird,Lyrebird,琴鸟,Rainforest,Food,vegemite,Kangaroo meat,barbecue,meat pie with tomato sauce,pavlova,pasta,fairy bread,While-reading activities (1) Read fo
4、r main idea,What questions do the host ask? Introductions to the guests How do their cultures affect different aspects of Australian culture? Do many people live in the desert? Is Australia all about beach barbecues and surfing? What about art and literature? Is there anything you dont like about Au
5、stralia? Suggestions for visiting Australia. Are all Australians as proud of their country as you are?,While-reading activities (2) Read for specific information,Ex. 3 on Page 43,Complete the table.,Sheep, farming, mining,Surf, bushwalking, fishing, horse riding, tennis, golf, sailing, cricket, rugb
6、y, swim,koalas, emus, platypuses, echidnas, possums, dingoes, kangaroos,Painters like Sidney Nolan, writers like Patrick White, Peter Carey, film industry: famous actors and directors.,“fusion food”,Answer the following questions.,What is Australia famous for?2)What kind of city is Melbourne ?3)What
7、 about Australian culture? And what makes it something like that ?,It is famous for “ the land of sunshine and surfing ”.,It is the city with the largest number of Greek people outside Athens.,The culture is a mix of different cultures because of the mix of people.,4) How do these different cultures
8、 affect different aspects of Australian culture?5) In Australia , what kind of animals can you find? And something else?,For example, we can see all these influences in modern Australian cooking.,Snakes, spiders, kangaroos , sheep and mines, diamonds, coal, .,6) Where do most Australians live ?7) An
9、d what kind of sports is very popular in Australia? What other sports are Australian people fond of ?,They live on the coast.,Surfing. Australian people are also fond of walking, fishing, horse-riding, tennis, golf and sailing,8) What about art and literature in Australia?9) What about the life of n
10、ative Australians?,There are lively culture and art scenes there and its art and literature are advanced.,Most of them live in terrible conditions.,Australian is an astonishing land with lots of beautiful plants and strange _. People there take sports _, and they like being _. Australia, with a _ of
11、 different cultures is a typical _ country, with a lot of immigrants. The earliest people, _, come to the,Fill in the blanks.,animals,seriously,outdoors,mix,multi-culture,aborigines,Summary,country from Indonesia 50,000 years ago. They used to live peacefully, but they were badly treated when the wh
12、ite _ came. Now they are a _ group and live in terrible _. In recent years, white Australians have become more _ their situation. People are now _ of their country.,settlers,minority,conditions,sensitive,proud,While-reading activities (3) Identify facts and opinions,How to find facts and opinions?Re
13、ad and finish Exercise 4 on P43,Reading Strategies: Identifying facts and opinions To identify opinions, look for adjectives that express positive or negative feelings, e.g. Theyre great, really tasty. Its unfair. To identify facts, look for statements which are true and which do not depend on the opinion of the speaker, e.g. Most Australians live on the coast.,Australia =,Post-reading activitiesDiscussion: Is it all kangaroos and surfing?,+,Interview visitors/exchange students about their impression of .,Post-reading activities Group work: A radio show about China/ Australia/ Britain,
