Unit 3 The land down under

Period 3 and 4 Reading

Ⅰ.Teaching goals:

1.Target language:

①Important words and phrases: represent; be used to; come to; claim; resemble; have sth done; have an influence on/upon; transform

②Important sentences:

Modern Australia is made up of six states and two territories.

In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the British Crown.

Many Aborigines and Inlanders were moved and had their land taken away from them.

After the Second World War, Australia began to transform itself into the modern country it is today.

2.Ability goals:

Enable students to talk about Australia’s history, composition, peoples, birth and its language.

Ⅱ.Teaching important points:

1.how to use important words and phrases.

2.analyse important sentences.

Ⅲ.Teaching difficult points:

Get the main idea of each parts of the text.

Ⅳ.Teaching methods:

1. Fast reading and careful reading.

2. Asking-and-answering activity.

3. Language learning

Ⅴ.Teaching aids:

Multimedia and a blackboard, a tape recorder,etc.

Ⅵ.Teaching procedures:

StepⅠ Greetings:

Greet the whole class as usual; duty report

Step Ⅱ Pre-reading:

We have learned several articles about introducing a country before, today we’re going to learn another article.

(1) What do you know about Australia?

Australia was discovered about 53 000 years ago. It is possible that the first people crossed into Australia from Asia on great land bridge when the water above of the oceans was lower.

(2) Look at the map of Australia. Australia is surrounded by many oceans: the Indian ocean in the west, the Southern Ocean in the south and the Pacific Ocean in the northeast.

(3) Show more pictures about Australia to the students.

Which questions will be answered in the passage and tick them.

1. How large is Australia?

2. When was Australia founded?

3. Who lives in Australia?

4. What is the capital of Australia?

5. What animals are native to Australia?

6. What is Australia famous for?

7. What does the Australia flag look like?

8. How many people live in Australia?

9. How is Australian English different from British and American English?

Step Ⅲ Fast reading

How many parts can the passage be divided into? Five

What’s the main idea of each paragraph?

Para1: The portrait of a nation

Para2: The first Australians

Para3: A nation of prisoners

Para4: Another new world: The birth of a nation

Para5: Speak Australian? No worries!

StepⅣ Careful reading

1.The Australian flag shows________.

A. the UK flag and seven stars

B. the USA flag and a large star with seven points

C. the UK flag and six large stars with seven points

D. the UK flag, a large star and a group of small stars

2. Who were the first people to arrive in Australia?

A. Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.

B. Prisoners and criminals from England.

C. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.

D. Asian explorers.

3.According to the text, Asian countries have _________ on Australia culture.

A. great influence B. little influence

C. no influence D. no effect

4.In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the_______ Crown.

A. British B. Spanish

C. Portuguese D. American

5.What does the word ‘‘claim’’ mean in Paragraph 3 of ‘‘A nation of prisoners? ’’

Australia A. need B. demand C. believe D. buy

6 It was ________ that made the original Australians suffer.

A. the American War of Independence

B. Captain James Cook

C. the English prisoners

D. the first fleet of 11 ships

7.After the Second World War, Australia began to_______

A. form the commonwealth

B. transform itself into the modern country as it is today

C. change its attitude towards immigration

D. suffer from the Depression of the 1930s

8. The last part of the text tells us __________.

A. Australian English is the same as British English

B. there are no differences between Australia English and British English

C. all the words in Australian English have a different meaning from British words

D. "down under" means the country of Australia to Australians

9. From the national flag of Australia, we can know________.

A. there are 5 states altogether in Australia

B. people of Australia like American society

C. people of Australia think they have something to do with the English people

D. Australia suffered from immigration

10 From the text we can infer Australia came into being ________ the continent began to exist.

A. long before B. long after

C. at .the same time when D. shortly after

StepⅤ Post-reading

Answer the following questions.

1) What do the symbols on the Australian flag represent?

Six of the points represent the original states (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania) and the seventh stands for all the territories. The other stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross.

2) Who were the first people to arrive in Australia?

The Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.

3) Why were prisoners sent to Australia after 1788? Where were they from?

The American War of Independence made it possible for England to send prisoners to North America. They were from America.

4) What happened to the original Australians when the European newcomers arrived?

The newcomers changed the way land was managed and introduced new plants and animals that were harmful to the Australian ecosystems. As a consequence, the original Australians suffered.

5) What was the problem with Australia's Constitution?

The Constitution governing six states stated that men were free and equal, explained their base civil rights and described the new government.

6) How did the two World Wars change Australia?

After the First World War, the country experienced social and economic unrest and suffered from the Depression of the 1930s. After the Second World War, Australia began to transform itself into the modern country as it is today.

7) How does Australian English differ from British English?

Australian English differs from British English in pronunciation and some of the vocabulary.

StepⅥ. Language Points

1. represent:vt.

①=depict 描繪，塑造 The picture represents a hunting scene.②=state 陳述 represent sth. To sb.=represent to sb.sth.

e.g. The lawyer represented to the court that the criminal was mentally unstable.

represent …as… 稱……為

e.g. He represents himself as a wealthy man, but in fact he was as poor as a church mouse.

③=stand for/symbolize 代表，象征

e.g. The moon represents my hearts

④=on behalf of 作為……的代表

e.g. I’d like to thank you representing my whole family.

The Queen was represented at funeral by the British ambassador.

representation n. make representations to sb.

representative adj.

2. come to:

①=arrive 到達，抵達

Go straight on till you come to a crossroad.

The answer came to me at last.

②=to concern 談到；涉及

When it comes to tennis, you can’t beat her.

③=to amount to 總計；

The bill came to 5 million dollars.

3. claim vt.

①=to ask for or state one should have sth.提出要求；索取；認領；聲稱有……的權利

She claims the ownership of the land.

Has anyone claimed this watch?

A small terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing in London.

②=state/declare to be true

Don’t claim to know what you don’t know.

They claim that they have discovered a cure for disease.

n. put in/make ~ for sth　提出損害賠償，增薪等要求

　~ to sth; 對某事物的權利

make a claim to sth要求得到某物；認領某物

have a claim on sb/to sth有（沒有）對某人或某物提出要求的權利

lay claim to sth 聲稱對．有所有權

4. consequence cf . result n & v.

n.①.(pl) 結果，后果，影響

take /suffer/bear the ~s of one’s action

承擔自己行動的后果

②．重要性

　　It’s of no ~.　　　這無關緊要

③． as a consequence

１）由于．．．的緣故= in consequence（ of sth）

２）作為．．．的結果 =as a result of sth

eg.1) He was found guilty and lost her job in consequence.

2).The tsunami hit the coastline around the Indian Ocean. As a consequence , thousands of people died and more became homeless.海嘯襲擊了印度洋沿岸地區．結果，成千上萬的人喪生,更多的人無家可歸

5.resemble sb/ sth（ in sth）（不用進行時）與他人或他物（在某方面）相似 He resembles his father in appearance or nature.

resemblance n.

have little/no ~ to the fact 與事實相去甚遠／根本不符相似,，相象

resemblance between A and B cf. similarity

6.have sb do sth.

have sb/sth doing

have sth done (by sb)

1)讓別人干某事=get sth done

2)遭受到某種不愉快的事

eg.1) Please have/get your hair cut.

2)Last night Mr. Smith had his house broken into

3) King Charles had his head cut by revolutionaries.

7. have an influence on/upon=have an effect on/upon

influence sb./sth affect sb./sth

e.g. I don’t think this kind of system will have a great influence on our school.

8.transform…into… 把……化作/變作……=change…into…

e.g The Greens have transformed their garage into a guest house.

A generator transforms mechanical energy into electricity.

Step Ⅶ.Summary and Homework.

Go over the language points and read the text again.

Finish the exercises in the workboo