2013人教版选修九Unit 3《Australia Reading》课件ppt.pptVIP

Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Glimpses of Australia: It’s the sixth largest country in the world and a mainly ____country; famous for its huge, open spaces, bright _______ , enormous number of sheep and cattle and its______________; dry sunshine unusual wildlife made up of ____ states. Citizenship Ceremonies: On 26_______ , Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation, more than 9,000 people will become Australian citizens. Tours: 3 nights on board the_____________ ; 2 nights on board the Ghan; tours outside Hobart. six January Indian-Pacific Australia is a large country with multicultural, amazing scenes and unique ecology. What do you think of Australia? Discussion What kind of people do you think make Australia their home? People chose to settle in Australia might be: 1) want a better life than they had at home, a change of lifestyle or a challenge; 2) are attracted to the climate, the beauty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country; 3) have been forced to leave their country for some reason and must find somewhere else to live. * Warming up Today we are going to learn about a country. It is a country and also a continent. It is surrounded by oceans. While many other countries are having winter, it is in summer. In this country, you will see many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the kangaroo, koala bear, etc. Do you know which country it is? Australia is in Oceania, the smallest continent in the world. The capital is Canberra. Sydney is a famous city, which has the well-known building Sydney Opera House. In the year of 2000, the 27th Olympic Games was held in Sydney. Australia has some unique animals, such as the kangaroo, the emu and the koala. Australia: Have you ever been there? What places do you know in Australia? (well-k