人教修订版 高中一年级(下) Unit 18

Unit 18 New Zealand

Unit 18 Revision Language points Integrating skills More practice Listening Homework

New Zealand Task 1 Revision What do you know about New Zealand? Talk about it in about 10 sentences.

A Map of New Zealand and Oceania New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. It is made up of two large islands. It is about the same size as Japan. Wellington is the capital city, which lies on the North Island. New Zealand has a mild sea climate with plenty of rain. It has a lot of natural beauties, such as deep blue seas, beautiful bays and beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs, special plants and animals. The earliest people that settled in New Zealand were the Maori. Later came the Chinese, the Dutch and the English. Then the Maori signed an agreement with the settlers. Its population now is mainly made up of by the Maori and the Europeans. A Map of New Zealand and Oceania

Task 2 Language points A. Find the following expressions in the text: 1. lie off the eastern coast of 2. be made up of 3. be surrounded by 4. to the north 5. be about the same size as 5. on the North Island 6. in the north 7. further to the south 8. a mild sea climate 9. rain quite a lot 10. seas surrounding the island 11. deep blue 12. a natural deep harbor 13. a natural land-scape with green hills 14. dead volcanoes 15. be famous for 16. an area of hot springs 17. throw hot water high into the air 18. the earth’s surface 19. make electricity 20. the earliest people to come to 21. some 3,500 kilometers 22. travel in a narrow

boat 23. bring dogs with them 24. settle mainly on the North Island 25 boat 23. bring dogs with them 24. settle mainly on the North Island 25. around 1421 26. on a voyage around the world 27. take possession of 28. from that time 29. start to settle in 30. sign an agree-ment with these settlers 31. be celebrated as 32. a national holiday 33. on the sixth of February 34. the home county 35. most of them B. Important language points: fill in the blanks with what we have learnt from the text: 1. They are now living on an island _____ (in the sea near) the coast of France. off 2. Keep _____ (away from) the grass. You’ll be fined. off 3. This history museum is _____ ___ ___ six parts. (make) made up of

** Put the following into Chinese: 1) You don’t really hate each other, so why don’t you make up? 2) It’s time you made it up with your sister. 3) She makes up her face for 20 minutes in the morn-ing. 4) You must make up what you owe before the end of the month. (repay) 5) She made up an excuse to explain her absence. 6) This beautiful autumn is making up for the wet summer. 7) We must make up for the lost time somehow. 4. Having been ___________ for over a week, the enemy had to give in to the PLA Army. surrounded 5. In area Australia is about ____ _____ _____ ___ the USA (without Alaska), which has more than 13 times as many people. the same size as

5. Dogs lead a very active life in winter, ______ snakes go to sleep in the earth. (but) while 6. The ocean and seas _______ ___________ the islands are deep blue and many of New Zealand’s cities ______ ____ a bay and have a natural deep ________ . which surround lie on harbour 7. The North Island is _______ _____ an areas of _____ ________, some of ______ throw water high into the air. famous for hot springs which ** some / any / a few / several / many / most / all / both / none / neither / half / one / two of which/who ** This family has three children, all of whom are studying music. 8. It is _____ 3,500 kilometes _____ Polynesia ___ New Zealand, which they travelled ___ narrow boats. some from to in

9. You can’t _____ ___________ ___ the house until all the papers have been signed. (own) take possession of 10. The soldiers _____ ___________ ___ the enemy’s fort after a two-day fierce fight. (seize) took possession of 11. They both _______ their name on the paper. Thus the agreement came into effect. signed 12. The policeman _______ to me to stop. I knew I was caught driving too fast. signed 13. Pay attention to the traffic ______ along the road while driving. signs

Task 3 Find the following in Integrating Skills at p.41 1. has a population of 2. growing numbers of Asians 3. make up 4. six percent of 5. the majority of 6. the native language 7. official language 8. street signs 9. meeting place 10. an area of land 11. take place 12. at an early age 13. special days 14. be marked with 15. all the relations, old and young 16. burial service 17. the spirit stays with the body 18. share their memories of 19. an agricultural country 20. cattle farming 21. the main exports 22. turn to keeping deer 23. ship sth. to 24. be of high quality 25. all over the world 26. plenty of 27. all kinds of outdoor activities 28. go sailing 29. a cottage by the sea 30. go camping

Task 4 More Practice (to the ) 14. She’s from a small village, 30 kilometers _________ _________________ . （清远以北） north of Qingyuan 15. Hubei Province lies ________________. （华中） in Central China 16. Describe the location of the following lands, seas and cities _____________ to New Zealand. （相对于） in relation to 17. It is only __________________ before they discover that John has left. （时间问题） a matter of time 18. China _______________________ about 13 billion. （有…人口）. ____________ is the population of New Zealand? has a population of What How large 19. Asians ________ ____ about six percent of the total population of New Zealand. make up

20. _____ __________ ____ ________ believe smoking is harmful to health. （大多数医生） The majority of doctors 21. Chinese is my ________ __________. I am learning English as a foreign language. （母语） mother tongue. native language 22. All important events _______ _______ on the Marae, ______ is the common meeting place for the Maori. came about took place which 23. The books that ___ _______ _____ names and dates belong to the school library. （标 明了） are marked with **Today’s ceremony marks 100 years of trade between our two countries. 24. We got together to ______ ____ _________ of the happy days we spent in the army. （共同纪念） share our memories 25. Who can I _____ ___ in my hour of need？ （求助） turn to

26. Unsuccessful in mathematics, the student had to _____ ___ majoring biology. （转向） turn to 27. This kind of mobile phone is made in Shenzhen and is ___ _____ ________ . (质量高) of high quality **be of + 抽象名词 =be of +形容词：benefit, importance, interest, use, value, etc ； 在名词前面可以加修饰词：little, some, any, no, great, much, etc. 28. You’ll find this map ___ ______ _____ in travelling. （很有价值） very valuable of great value **be of + a/an/the same + 名词：age, color, size, height, weight, shape, kind, price, etc. 29. The twins are almost ____ _____ ______ ________. （一样高） of a height. of the same height as tall as each other.

A Map of New Zealand and Oceania Task 5 Let’s enjoy New Zealand’s natural beauties while listening. A Map of New Zealand and Oceania

Mt Egmond, N Island

The Bay Hot Spring Harbor Beach

Volcano North A little gerser

Queenstown Franz Josef Glacier, S

Rain forest, W Coast

Milford Sound, South

Lake Hawea, South

Special plants and animals in New Zealand kiwi

A young Maori man

Education in Maori and in English

Homework 1. Go over the Reading and the Integrating Skills in SB. 2. Preview the Integrating Skills in WB.

Thank you. The End