教学ppt课件 Unit3 The land down under.pptVIP

Nation: How much do you know about the nation? 1. What is modern Australia made up of? 2. What do the symbols on the Australian flag represent? composition states and territories location ________ by oceans :________________ in the west and the south, __________________in the northeast flag shows the UK flag and a large star with 7 points: 6 of the points _______ the states and the seventh ________ all the territories. The other five stars_________________________ surrounded the Indian Ocean the Pacific Ocean represent stands for represent the Southern Cross 6 2 Scanning Before the nation was founded (early comers) 50,000 years ago later settl-ers In the 17th century In 1770 In 1788 In the next 80years Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders came. European explorers arrived Spanish ;Portuguese,Dutch,British Captain Cook claimed….for the British Crown. The first fleet of 11 ships arrived 160,000 prisoners were sent A nation of prisoners ? How do you understand Australia is a nation of prisoners? badly changed highly developed After the nation was founded In 1901 The commonwealth of Australia was formed. After the 1st World War After the 2nd world war (recent immigrants) In the late 1960s The country experienced social and economic unrest and suffered from the Great Depression of the 1930s What kind of country is Australia now? Australia transformed itself into the modern country. People from 200 countries immigrated there. began to realize… passed laws to strengthen the rights of … greatly improved directly benefited Post-reading Read the passage and then discuss the following with your partners. 1. Which is the national flag of Australia and what do the symbols on the Australian flag represent? Why were prisoners sent to Australia after 1788? Where were they from? The American War of Independence mad