(
课件网) Australia How much do you know about Australia? Which of the pictures below do you associate with the following places in Australia? Sydney Perth Kakadu Canberra Uluru Great Barrier Reef read them Sydney Great Barrier Reef Uluru Kakadu Perth Canberra Which map is the map of Australia? China America Australia Canada On the map of Australia, find the places. Then write the numbers of the photos in the blanks on the map. Northern territory Queensland New South Wales South Australia Western Australia Tasmania a ____ b ____ c ____ d ____ e ____ f ____ 5 4 3 2 1 6 What do you know about these places? Sydney: Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the capital of New South Wales. The Bridge and the Opera House are two world famous landmarks of Sydney and often appear on souvenirs and on travel brochures. Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest state in area. Kakadu: a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists interested in Australia’s tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles. Canberra: the Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here. Uluru: formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a huge pink rock in the middle of flat, desert in the Northern Territory. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. It is another popular tourist destination. Great Barrier Reef: a chain of coral reefs stretching about 2,000 kilometres along the coast of Queensland. This is a world heritage area, famous for its abundant tropical fish and coral. Let’s touch Australia! Pre-reading Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions. 1. What topic is common to all five texts? All five texts are about some aspect of Australia. 2. What aspect of the topic is discussed in each test? Text 1: a general description of the physical features and ecology of Australia and its political organization. Text 2: a citizenship ceremony on Australia Day. Text 3: two rail journeys across the length and breadth of Australia. Text 4: Uluru. Text 5: Cradle Mountain National Park. Match each reading passage with a description below. a postcard from someone on holiday part of a text in an encyclopedia part of a tourist brochure a newspaper article an advertisement Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Text 5 Skimming Answer these questions in the shortest possible time. Where do most Australians live? In what city do federal politicians work? How many people live in Australia? The south-eastern coastal area of Australia. Canberra. 20 million. 4. When is Australia Day? 5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney? 6. How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? 26 January. 4,352 kilometres. 14. 7. Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? 8. Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru? 9. What two World Heritage Sites are named in these texts? A few coastal areas. Most people do not climb Ayers Rock out of ... ...
