Unit 3 The Land Down Under What does

Unit 3 The Land Down Under What does the title refer to? Australia

Quiz: 1. What is the capital city of Australia ? Canberra 2. What is the most famous city in Australia? Sydney 3. What is the famous building in Australia? Opera House 4. What do you know are the most famous animals in Australia? Kangaroo Koala bear Kookaburra Platypus Echidna 5. In which year were the Olympic Games held in Australia? 2000 , the 27 th

Opera House

Olympic Mascot Ollie Kookaburra Syd Millie Platypus Echidna 笑翠鸟奥利、鸭嘴兽悉德、针鼹米利

Pre-reading Turn to page 21. Go through the questions in Part 1 and tick the questions that you think will be answered in the text.

Skim the passage to get the main ideas of the whole passage and each paragraph. Para. 1 Geography and Australian flag. Para. 2 Ancient history. Para. 3 European settlement. Para. 4 The birth of Australia. Para. 5 The World’s influence. Para. 6 Language.

Re-read the text and underline the answers to the questions in the Pre-readin activity. Keys: 2, 3, 4, 7, 9

Listen to the tape. After listening, answer these questions: 1. What do the symbols on the Australian flag represent? 2. Who were the first people to arrive in Australia? 3. Why were prisoners sent to Australia after 1788? Where were they from?

4. What happened to the original Australian when the European new comers arrived? 5. What was the problems with Australia’s Constitution? 6. How did the two World Wars change Australia? 7. How does Australian English differ from British English?

Key points: 1. represent stand for 2. straits straight 3. Some Australian Aborigines still live in a similar way to their ancestors. 4. In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the British Crown

5. as a consequence 6. resemble 7. governor government 8. state 9. have a strong influence on 10. transform into , turn into , change into 11. change one’s attitude towards

12. strengthen harden 13. be fond of enrich