Unit 3 Australia-Listening 教学课件（人教选修9）.pptVIP

R: I’d probably be heading down to the beach. I go down there most evenings to surf. C: Oh, so you surf, do you? R: Yeah. I’ve been surfing since I was a nipper. C: A what? R: Oh, sorry. That’s what we call junior lifesavers back home. C: (laughs) Hang on. What’s a junior lifesaver? R: Well, you know how we have lifesavers on all our popular beaches? C: No, I didn’t know that. It must cost the government a lot of money to put lifesavers on so many beaches. R: No. They are all volunteers. It’s like a sports club. They train to save lives and when they aren’t watching over the people on the beach they have all sorts of competitions with other clubs. C: Like what? R: Well, they have surf lifeboats that they go out to rescue people and at carnivals, they race with boats from other clubs. And then there are ironmen and women competitions. C: I have seen them on television. It’s three races, isn’t it? A swim, a foot race and a race paddling a canoe or a surfboard. R: Yes that’s right. Surf lifesaving clubs also have lots of other competitions and social events. C: So nippers are the young surf lifesavers? R: Yeah. They’re between 7 and 15. They are training to be lifesavers when they are older, and they have all sorts of games and competitions suitable for their age group. C: So were you eve an iron man? R: (laughs) Not me. I was too much into having a good time at surf club parties. C: Yes, I can imagine that… Speaking Listening on P71 Pre- listening (Discussion) Why do countries have flags? What can flags tell you about a country? Think of some examples. What does China’s national flag tell us? What other organizations do you know that have flags? What do they use them for? 1. Why do countries have flags? A flag usually stands as a symbol for that country. It can remind people of some important values the nation holds or something of its hist