选修9Unit3 Reading

《选修9Unit3 Reading》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《选修9Unit3 Reading（23页珍藏版）》请在文档大全上搜索。

1、Scanning and MatchingScan the texts and Match each reading passage with a description below.A. a postcard from someone on holidayB. part of a text in an encyclopediaC. part of a tourist brochure D. a newspaper articleE. an advertisement(百科全书百科全书)(小册子小册子)Questions about the texts: Skim the texts and

2、find out answers of Ex 1 on page 24 as soon as possible.Where do most Australians live? In what city do federal politicians work? How many people live in Australia?When is Australia Day? How far is it from Perth to Sydney?Text16.How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia?7.Which part of Au

3、stralia gets the most rainfall?8.Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru?9.What two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?Text2Text3Text4Text1Text4&5Text4 Where do most Australians live? 2. In what city do federal politicians work? 3. How many people live in Australia? 4. When is A

4、ustralia day? 5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney?The south-eastern costal area of Australia.Canberra20 million26th January4,352 kilometers6. How many World heritage Sites are there in Australia?7. Which part of Australia get the most rainfall?8.Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru?9. What

5、 two Worlds Heritage Sites are named in these texts?14A few coastal areas.Most people do not climb the rock out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred.Cradle Mountain National Park &Uluru Read text 1 and fill in the blanks 1)_ (locate) in the 2)_ continentOceania

6、, Australia is the 3)_(six) largest country in the world. It 4)_(cover) a total area of 7,686,850 square kilometers with a 5)_ of about 20 million. It is a mainly dry country 6) _ only a few coastal areas that have adequate rainfall. It is made up of 6 states, in 7)_ Melbourne and Sydney are the lar

7、gest cities. Because it is famous 8)_ its open spaces, bright sunshine, 9)_ number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife, the tourists from all over the world come to enjoy its scenery.Located smallest sixthpopulationwithwhichcoversforenormousDetailed reading1.Located in the smallest continen

8、tOceania, Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. Lets see how to describe a place as Australia .2.It covers a total area of 7,686,850 square kilometers with a population of about 20 million. 3.It is a mainly dry country with only a few coastal areas that have adequate rainfall. 4.It is

9、 made up of 6 states, in which Melbourne and Sydney are the largest cities. 5.Because it is famous for its open spaces, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife, the tourists from all over the world come to enjoy its scenery.locationarea & populationclimate/w

10、eathercities/famous placesspecial characters 1. 地理位置地理位置 (location)及地位及地位 2. 人口人口 (population) 3. 面积面积 (area) 4. 气候气候 (climate) 5. 历史历史(history) 6. 名胜古迹名胜古迹 (places of interest)地点介绍写作要点地点介绍写作要点:写作必备词汇和句型写作必备词汇和句型.地理位置和地位地理位置和地位位置位置: be situated in , _ _lie in, be located in（on，to）be in/on/to+方位词方位词,

11、 stand,on the coast of方向方向:_ _ ,south, west, north, northeast, northwest southeast, eastern, southern, western, northern地位地位:_, _ _ political/commercial/cultural centrethe capital of, the (second) largest in China/the worldeastFill in the blanks1.Australia about 20 million.2.China is a developing co