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课件网) Module 1 Amazing things Unit 1 Encyclopaedias Period 4 More practice and culture corner 牛津深圳版 八年级上册 Lead in Watch a video: Lead in Which country is the video about What can you see in the video What else do you know about the country Talk about the questions: Reading Australia's big attractions Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions. The Big Banana The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia began making big things. Listen, read and understand. Reading The Big Merino The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of sheep. They can live in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino’s head and look at the view through its eyes. Reading The Big Banana The Big Merino It was built for a fruit shop. Visitors can look at the view through its eyes. It was made in 1964. Visitors can climb up to its head. Match the attractions with the sentences. Reading Read the article again and answer the questions. In Coffs Harbour. John Landy. To make people come to his fruit shop. In 1964. 1. When was the Big Banana made 2. Where is it 3. Who made it 4. Why was it made Listen again and fill in the blanks. The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of _____. They can live in _____ weather. Some places in _____ are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of _____ in Australia. Visitors can also _____ _____ to the Big Merino’s head and look at the view through its _____. sheep dry Australia wool climb up eyes Reading Answer the questions below. Reading task 1 When was the Big Banana built 2 Why was the Big Banana built It was built in 1964. Because John Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop. Reading task 3 Why are merinos important to the farmers in Australia 4 What can you find inside the Big Merino 5 What can you do inside the Big Merino’s head Because they can live in dry weather and some places in Australia are very dry. You can find a small museum about the history of wool in Australia inside the Big Merino. You can look at the view through its eyes inside the Big Merino’s head. Tell your classmates about some interesting things in encyclopaedias. Group work Do you enjoy reading encyclopaedia articles What can you find in encyclopaedias Reading Look and say: the Encyclopaedia Britannica Reading Look and say: Do you know the Encyclopaedia Britannica What language do you know the Encyclopaed ... ...
