Unit 2_897608.pptVIP

* Australia is a beautiful country. Let’s enjoy the charming scenery. Do you know about Australian football? Let’s watch a video. Australian football surf v. 冲浪 kangaroo n. 袋鼠 lazy adj. 懒惰的; 懒散的 riding n. 骑马(运动) ride n. 骑马; 乘车 grape n. 葡萄 ham n. 火腿 salad n. 色拉 Look at the pictures and describe them. Now guess what Tony is going to say in his letter. Read the letter and find out what the pictures show. Ayers Rock and an Aborigine a kangaroo surfing fields, hills and sheep Read the letter in Activity 2 again and find: 1. five colours: purple, red … 2. three animals: 3. four kinds of food: 4. four sports: 1. five colours: 2. three animals: 3. four kinds of food: 4. four sports: purple, red, dark blue, yellow, green sheep, kangaroos, horses ham, beef, salad, grapes Australian football, swimming, surfing, horse riding The Aborigines Ayers Rock Notes about Australia Complete the table. 3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high, a centre of local Aboriginal culture have lived in Australia from the earliest times Language Weather Australian way of life ham and beef with lots of salad, Australian football, going to the beach sunny English, special expressions: G’day! No worries. On the first day, we took a plane tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was … be surprised at +?n./v.-ing 对……感到惊奇, 主语是人 e.g. I was surprised at the news about his death. 他去世的消息令我感到震惊。 be?surprised 后还可接不定式和 that 引导的从句。 e.g. I’m surprised that he should have been so foolish. 我很奇怪他竟然会这么傻。 【联想】 surprise n. 吃惊 to?one’s?surprise “让某人吃惊的是”, 常位于句首, 作状语, 表示行为的结果。 e.g. To her surprise, she failed in the examination. 让她吃惊的是, 她考试没及格。 2. During different periods of the day, the colours of the rock turn dark blue, purple, yellow and red. period n. 阶段; 时期 e.g. The students’ lunch period is from 11:30 to 12:30.  学生们的午餐时间是从11点半到 12点半。 We lived in Beijing for a period.  我们在北京住过一段时间。