The portrait of a nation Reading The portrait of a nation Li Ranhua

Northern Territory Queensland Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Australia Capital Territory Victoria Tasmania

Fast reading At least 50,000 years ago. 1) What do the symbols on the Australian flag represent? 2) When did the first people arrive? 3) Why were prisoners sent to Australia after 1788? Where were they from? Six of the seven points represent the original states and the seventh stands for all the territories. The other stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross At least 50,000 years ago. The American War of Independence made it possible for England to send prisoners to North America. They were from America.

Choose the best answer. Carefulreading 4.According to the text, Asian countries have _____ on Australia culture. 5.In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the _____ Crown. 6.What does the word ‘‘claim’’ mean in Paragraph 3? 7. It was ______ that made the original Australians suffer. 8.After the Second World War, Australia began to ____ 9. The last part of the text tells us __. 10 From the text we can infer Australia came into being _____ the continent began to exist.

4.According to the text, Asian countries have _______ on Australia culture. A.great influence B.little influence C.no influence D. no effect A

5.In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the ____ Crown. A. British B. Spanish C. Portuguese D. American A

6.What does the word ‘‘claim’’ mean in Paragraph 3 of ‘‘A nation of prisoners”? A. need B. demand C. believe D. buy B

7. It was ________ that made the original Australians suffer. A. the American War of Independence B. Captain James Cook C. the English prisoners D. the first fleet of 11 ships

8.After the Second World War, Australia began to_______ C A. form the commonwealth B. transform itself into the modern country as it is today C. change its attitude towards immigration D. suffer from the Depression of the 1930s C

B 9.The last part of the text tells us __. A. Australian English is the same as British English B. there are differences between Australia English and British English C. all the words in Australian English have a different meaning from British words D. "down under" means the country of Australia to Australians

10. From the text we can infer Australia came into being ____ the continent began to exist. long before long after C. at the same time when D. shortly after B

reading How many parts can the passage be divided into? What’s the main idea of each part?

Five Part1: The portrait of a nation Part2: The first Australians Part3: A nation of prisoners Part4: Another new world Part5: Speak Australian? No worries!

Post-reading 1.What does the word ‘‘claim’’ mean in Paragraph 3 of ‘‘A nation of prisoners? ’’ 2.Why does the writer say that the country benefit from immigration ? Except ____ 3.Why does the writer say “ a nation of prisoners?”?

4.What does the word ‘‘claim’’ mean in Paragraph 3 of ‘‘A nation of prisoners? ’’ need B.demand C. believe D. buy B

Why does the writer say that the country benefit from immigration Why does the writer say that the country benefit from immigration ? Except ____ A. The people come from about 200 country and they have their own culture and living style which makes the country animate. B. They brought some new species to the country. C. They work hard in the country. D.They brought their own language to the country. C

ACDE Why does the writer say “ a nation of prisoners?”? A.He expresses his attitude which he doesn't agree to this about the nation. B.He expresses his attitude which he agrees to this about the nation. C.He thinks that it’s a kind of immigration in the country. D.He wants to tell us the background information about the country. F.He wants the readers to make a decision. ACDE

Language points

be made up of 由……组成 e.g. The Grade Three is made up of 17 classes. make up 和解,和好;虚构,编造;化妆;补偿,弥补;凑钱 e.g. It is very hard to make up the quarrel between the couple. Don’t make up any excuse to cheat me. I find no time to make myself up every day. Hard work can make up for a lack of intelligence. Have you made up the money for your class?

2. represent 代表,象征; 表现; 描绘,塑造; 声称 e.g. The moon represents my heart. I’d like to thank you representing my whole family. =I’d like to thank you on behalf of my whole family. He represented himself as a wealthy man, but in fact he was as poor as a church mouse. representation n. representative adj.

3.stand for 象征,代表; 支持; e.g. What does WTO stand for? It stand for World Trade Organization. Before we elect him, we want to know what he stands for. 4.claim vt.&n.声称,自称; 要求, 认领;主张 e.g. Don’t claim to know what you don’t know. 不要强不知以为知 Has anyone claimed the watch?

5. ① as a consequence= in consequence/as a result e.g. After graduation, he became quite lazy. As a consequence, he lost what he owned. ② in consequence of =as a result of/because of /due to/owing to e.g. In consequence of his rudeness, he was fired by his boss.

6. have an influence on/upon =have an effect on/upon e.g. I don’t think this kind of system will have a great influence on our school. 7.transform…into… 把……化作/变作…… e.g. The Greens have transformed their garage into a guest house A generator transforms mechanical energy into electricity.

8. differ=be different from ①不同,相异 A differ from B in… e.g. We differ from each other in tastes. ②意见不同(from/with) e.g. We differ from/with him on that problem.

while while并列连词，表示对比或对照. while当……的时候，引导时间状语从句 while表示让步，“虽然，尽管” 1).Mr. Smith is a play writer while his wife is a famous actress. while并列连词，表示对比或对照. 2) While the parents love the children, they are strict with them. while当……的时候，引导时间状语从句 3) While the parents love the children, they are strict with them. while表示让步，“虽然，尽管”

B I do every dingle bit of housework ___ my husband Bob just does the dishes now. A. since B. while C. when D. as 2. ____ modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand. A. while B. Since C. As D. If 3. ____ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person. A. While B. Since C. Before D. Unless A A

Homework: 1.Recite the key sentences 2.Complete the unfinished exercises in learning paper 3.Preview the next lesson