1. Unit 18 Reading
New Zealand

2. Where is New Zealand?
Let’s go to visit！

3. Location of New Zealand
New Zealand is an island off the coast of Australia, and it is made up of two islands ---North and South Island. The Pacific Ocean lies to the north and east, and the Tasman Sea to the south and west. It is the same size as Philippines, but bigger than Guangdong Province. Its capital is Wellington, and there are some important cities---Auckland in the north, Christchurch on the South and Queenstown further to the south.

4. NEW ZEALAND Auckland Wellington Christchurch Queenstown North Island
South Island
Christchurch
PACIFIC OCEAN
Queenstown

5. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand and it is the political, industrial, business and financial center of the country.

6. Nestled between the two large harbors is Auckland, the largest city of New Zealand. It is known as “ the City of Sails”.

7. Christchurch is often called “ the most British city outside the UK”
Christchurch is often called “ the most British city outside the UK”. People are all deeply impressed with its wonderful natural sights, so it is also called “ the Garden City”.
Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, is an important transportation, manufacturing, and education center. Several institutions of higher learning are located here.

8. Queenstown lies beside Lake Wakatipu and is an all-year tourist resort
Queenstown lies beside Lake Wakatipu and is an all-year tourist resort. It is an ideal place for fishing, water-skiing, boating and skiing.

9. New Zealand’s national flag
The National Emblem
（国徽）

10. U.Kingdom
New Zealand
Australia

11. Brief introduction to New Zealand
Capital:
Location:
Population:
Area:
Language:
The biggest city:
Traffic rule:
Environment:
Climate:
Money:
Islands:
Medical care:
Wellington
Southeast of Australia
3,830,000
268,676 square km
English
Auckland
Run on the left
No pollution; green here and there
Warm and pleasant
NZ dollars
Two large islands(North Island, South Island)
Free

12. geography natural beauty
Reading
Look at the textbook and listen to the tape,then
match each paragraph with the best heading.
history climate
geography natural beauty
geography
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
climate
natural beauty
history

13. geography
Queenstown

14. Part 1
Geography
off the eastern coast of Australia
location
oceans &seas
the Pacific / north Tasman Sea/ south
the same size as the Philippines
size
geography
capital
Wellington
Auckland, Christchurch,Queenstown
important cities

15. 3
Auckland
Tasman Sea 1 4
Wellington
the Pacific 5
Christchurch 6
Queenstown 2

16. Climate

17. Part 2
Climate
Climate
Most places
North
Rainfalls
Warmest months
Coldest months
A mild sea climate
Subtropical
A lot
December to February
June to August

18. Nature

19. seas__________________________ cities___________________________
Part 3
Natural Beauty
seas__________________________
cities___________________________
___________________________
sand beaches________________________
hot springs_________________________
animals_____________________
deep blue
lie on a bay ,
have a natural deep harbour
clean
in the North Island
Kiwi
(only in New Zealand)

20. The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue.

21. Natural deep harbour

22. The sand beaches in New Zealand are also very clean.

23. Active volcano
Some of the mountains
are dead volcanoes.

24. hot springs in New Zealand’s North Island

25. Kiwi
(National bird)
Ferns (银蕨树)
(National tree)

26. History

27. The Maori

28. Land of the long white cloud

29. History
Part 4
Earliest settlers__________________
discovers_________________________
_____________________________
______________________________
Later settlers______________________
National Day_____________________
the Maori
Chinese sailors (1421);
the Dutchman Abel Tasman (1642);
Captain James Cook (1769)
Europeans (British)
6th.February

30. in 1642 History Read and fill in the table around 1421 in 1769 by 1840
1000 years ago
around 1421
in 1642
in 1769
by 1840
The Maori discovered the island
Chinese sailors discovered the islands
on one of their voyages.
The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand.
Captain James Cook took possession
of the islands.
The Maori signed an agreement
with the European settlers.

31. Aotearoa New Zealand 1000 years ago 3,500km in 1642 Abel Tasmen
the Maori / Polynesia
took possession of
New Zealand
around 1421
in 1769
Captain James Cook
Chinese sailors

32. Reading I. Listen to the tape and do the true or false questions:
1. New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. T
2. It has two large islands and is as large as Philippines. T
3. The capital city is on the South Island. F
4. It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. F
5. There are a lot of natural beauties in New Zealand, namely, clean sand beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs and special plants and animals. T
6. Its population is mainly made up of by the Maori. F
7. The name of the country was given by Abel Tasman. T
8. All the settlers came from Europe, most of whom were British. F

33. Fill in the form:
Location
Capital
Size
Climate
Season
Natural beauty
National bird
Settlers
Off the eastern coast of Australia
Wellington
the same size as the Philippines
mild sea weather / subtropical in the north
Summer (Dec.-Feb.) winter (June-Aug.)
deep blue sea, deep harbour, clean beaches, green hills, hot springs
kiwi (cannot fly)
earliest ----the Maori later----Europeans

34. Read and understand the text:
1. The first settlers of New Zealand were _______.
A. Europeans, mainly British
B. Islanders of Polynesia
C. People from Asian countries
D. People from Australia B
2. From the text we know that the population of New Zealand is mainly made up of ________ A. the Maori and Europeans B. Europeans and Asians C. the Maori and the Kooris D. the Maori and Asians A

35. C A. a c e d f b B. c a b d f e C. a e b d c f D. a e d c b f
3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened?
a. People from the island of Polynesia came to New Zealand.
b. Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand.
c. British people started to settle in New Zealand.
d. Captain James Cook took possession of the islands.
e. Chinese sailors discovered the islands.
f. The Maori signed an agreement with the settlers.
A. a c e d f b B. c a b d f e
C. a e b d c f D. a e d c b f C

36. 1 What do the words in red refer to ?
1 . It is made up of two large islands : North Island and South Island .
New Zealand
2. The North Island is famous for an area of hot springs ,
some of which throw hot water high into the air.
hot springs
3. Some of this heat near the earth’s surface is used to
make electricity .
the heat near the earth’s surface

37. European / British settlers England
4. By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans , had come to settle
in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement
with these settlers .
European / British settlers
5. Today there are still many people in New Zealand who
call England.“the home country” , although it is a place
where most of them have never been
England

38. 3. Describe the location of the following places in relation to New Zealand:
A. New Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean.
B. The Tasman Sea lies to the west of New Zealand.
C. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, lies in the southeast of the North Island.
D. Auckland lies on the northeastern coast of New Zealand.
E. Christchurch lies to the east, on the South Island of New Zealand.

39. New Zealand
geography
climate
natural beauty
history
made up of
mild sea
ocean/
seas
beaches
hills/
mountain
hot springs
plants
animals
Kiwi
1000 years ago
around 1421
in 1642
in 1769
by 1840
subtropical rain warmest
months coldest
months
to the north
and east
to the south
and west
capital cities

40. Cloze
New Zealand ,which lies ____ the eastern coast of Australia, is ____ up of two large islands. The weather in New Zealand is neither too cold nor too hot. It has a _____ sea climate. And it ______quite a lot. New Zealand is __________ by seas and oceans. And many of its cities lie ___ a bay and have a natural deep ________. The _________in New Zealand is very beautiful with green hills and mountains. The North Island is famous for its hot _________. There are many plants and animals_______ only live in New Zealand. The earliest _______ in New Zealand were the Maori ,who traveled from other islands in the Pacific. Around the year 1421, Chinese sailors ________ the islands by chance ______one of their voyages. In 1769, Captain Cook took ___________ of the islands . By 1840, the Maori ______ an agreement with the British settlers.
off
made
mild
rains
surrounded on
landscape
harbour
springs
that
people
discovered on
possession
signed

41. Bye-bye!