《Australia》学案2（人教版选修9）.docVIP

Unit 3 Australia 阅读篇章结构分析 1. Type of writing and main idea of Glimpses of AUSTRALIA Glimpses of Australia (An exposition) Capital Canberra Official name Commonwealth of Australia Area 7,686,850 km2 Population 20 million Highest point Mount Kosciuszko，2,228 metres above sea level Lowest point Lake Eyre，15 metres below sea level Characteristics Australia is the only country that is also a continent． Australia is famous for its huge，open spaces，bright sunshine，enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife, which include kangaroos and koalas． Australia is made up of six states． CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES PLANNED AROUND AUSTRALIA (A news report) CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES PLANNED AROUND AUSTRALIA (A news report) On 26 January，Australia Day，in over 200 locations across the nation, more than 9,000 people will become Australian citizens． Australia Day celebrations encourage tolerance，respect and friendship among all the people of Australia Some of citizenship ceremonies displays of singing and dancing from many of the migrants’ homelands and the tasting of food from all over the world 3. Type of writing and key words of GO BY PLANE AND SEE THE CLOUDS GO BY TRAIN AND SEE AUSTRALIA GO BY PLANE AND SEE THE CLOUDS GO BY TRAIN AND SEE AUSTRALIA (An advertisement) Enjoy 3 nights on board the Indian-Pacific→view some of Australias unique scenery Enjoy 2 nights on board the Ghan→observe some of Australias most spectacular landscapes For more information→go to www. .au/trains.htm 4. Type of writing and the key words of A Letter to Shen Ping A Letter to Shen Ping (A letter) Key words of the letter to Shen Ping part of one of Australias 14 World Heritage Sites→rise about 335 metres out of a plain→change colour→live near Uluru for thousands of years→climb the rock→back in Sydney in a fortnight 5. Type of writing and main idea of Tours outside Hobart Tours outside Hobart (An advertisement) Where and what is it? Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hoba