SIII Unit3 reading and language study.ppt

Unit 3 The land down under Reading * What do you know about Australia? Oceania: The islands of the southern, western, and central Pacific Ocean, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The term is sometimes extended to encompass Australia, New Zealand, and the Malay Archipelago. 大洋洲：南部、西部及中部太平洋上的岛屿，包括美拉尼西克、麦克罗尼西克和波利尼西亚。这个词有时也扩展到包括澳大利亚、新西兰及马来群岛 Sydney National flag kangaroo dingo Koala-bears climbing trees The duck-billed (扁喙的) platypus??(鸭嘴兽) is an egg-laying mammal (哺乳动物). Tick the following that are mentioned in the passage the size of Australia the location of Australia the time when it was founded. its language the life of Aborigines its post war situation the history of the country the history of its national flag the first settlers of Australia the reason for sending prisoners Match the following: In 1770 Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the British Crown. Over the next 80 years About 160,000 prisoners were sent to Australia. In 1901 The Commonwealth of Australia was formed. In the 1930s the country suffered from the Great Depression. 5000 years ago The first people came to the continent. Careful reading Read the passage and then discuss the following with your partners. 1. Which is the national flag of Australia and what do the symbols on the Australian flag represent? The Australian flag flew for the first time in Melbourne on 3 September 1901, following a design competition that drew 32 823 entries. The stars of the Southern Cross represent Australias geographic position in the Southern Hemisphere, and the large Commonwealth Star symbolises the federation of states and territories. 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. What happened to the original Australians when the European newcomers arrived? They had to leave their land and their lan