【广东省专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习精品课件人教版新课标选修9 Unit 3 Australia.pptVIP

* Sydney Opera House Bondi Beach Parliament House, Canberra Ayers Rock, Uluru the Great Barrier Reef St. Kilda, Melbourne Warming-up Have you ever been Australia? What places do you know in Australia? (well-known cities, famous scenic spots, etc. ) Look at the pictures. What do you see in the pictures? Can you recognize them? Sydney Perth Kakadu Canberra Uluru Great Barrier Reef Sydney: Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the capital of New South Wales. The bridge and the Opera House are two world famous landmarks of Sydney and often appear on souvenirs and on travel brochures. Perth: the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest state in area. Kakadu: a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists interested in Australias tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles.. Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House for the Commonwealth of Australia is built here. Uluru: formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a huge pink rock in the middle of flat, desert in the Northern Territory. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. It is another popular tourist destination. Great Barrier Reef: a chain of coral reefs stretching about 2,000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland. This is a world heritage area, famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals. a postcard from someone on holiday part of a text in an encyclopedia part of a tourist brochure a newspaper article an advertisement Match each reading passage with a description below. Pre-reading Skim the five short passages and find the answers to the questions in Exercise 1, Comprehending part. Task 1 Where do most Australians live? 2. In what city do federal politicians work? 3. How many people live in Australia? The south-eastern costal area of Australia. Canberra. 20 million. 4. When is Australia Day? 5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney? 6. How many World Heritage Sites are