选修9Unit3 Reading.ppt

Unit 3 Australia Scanning and Matching Scan the texts and Match each reading passage with a description below. A. a postcard from someone on holiday B. part of a text in an encyclopedia C. part of a tourist brochure D. a newspaper article E. an advertisement Questions about the texts: Skim the texts and 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? Read text 1 and fill in the blanks Fill in the blanks 1.Australia ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿about 20 million. 2.China is a developing country, ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 1300 million. 3.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿in this city is increasing year by year. 4.It _______________ 10,000 square kilometers _________________ (人口) over 2million. 1.Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world, ______________________ one million square kilometers. 2.This square is 2000 meters long and 1500 meters wide. 3.Our school,________________________________ （占地面积130平方公里），is very large in size. 句型: 1.The weather is _______________________ _______________ (冬天不会太冷夏天不会太热) 2.China _________________5000 years. 3.Egypt is an Arabian country ____________ (历史悠久) 1. In Sydney, there are many _________________, such as the Opera House. 2.Sydney is ______________________（旅游胜地）with many tourists from all over the world . 3.Australia ____________ many places of interest.（以…著名） 4.As ______________ (旅游城市), it attracts millions of visitors from all over the world. Possible Version ① Beijing, situated in the northeast of China, is the capital city as well as the political and cultural center of the country. ② It covers a total area of more than 16,000 square kilometers with a population of 14 million. ③ Here it is hot and rainy in summer while cold and dry in winter. ④ As a city with a long history, there are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the G