1. The land down under

2. China
ustralia

3. Look at the map of a world
Where is the Australia?Can you describe it ?
Northern
Territory
Queen-sland
Do you know the four oceans and seven continents in the world ?
NewSouthWales
Western
Australia
South
Australia
Australia capital territory
Victoria

4. Resemble transform diverse govern strengthen
1 Tom has many …… interests.
2 We have a queen ,but it is the Prime and Minister who …….
3 She …..her sister in appearance but not in character.
4 The wind …..during the night.
5 A steam engine …..heat into power.

5. Let’s discuss what makes up it .
Western Australia South Australia Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory
Brisban Darwin Carins Important cities : Canberra Sydney Melbourne

7. The small tree kangaroo lives in northeastern Queensland
The small tree kangaroo lives in northeastern Queensland. Its sharp, curved claws help in climbing trees.

8. The duck-billed（扁喙的） platypus（鸭嘴兽）, or water mole, is an egg-laying mammal（哺乳动物）.

9. Koala bear

10. Let’s discuss the activities in Australia
How many activities are there in Australia?
Which do you like best? Why? .
discuss

11. Discuss the places in Australia which you want to go to and reasons

12. The Opera House in Sydney,with the famous
Harbour Bridge,floodlit behind

13. A section of the Great Barrier Reef
off the coast of Queensland

14. Description Eg: the scenery is beyond description.
Focus
Description Eg: the scenery is beyond description.
Imagine Eg: can you imagine life without electricity?
Can you imagine him /his becoming famous as an actor ?
What he has in mind is beyond imagination.

15. Eg: he was warned of the danger.
Warn / warn sb of 警告某人注意…=warn sb not to do sth / warn that clause/ warn sb sth/ warn sb against sth/ doing sth 警告某人不要做谋事
Eg: he was warned of the danger.
The doctor warned the patient against smoking.

16. Read the text carefully and search for more information about the beautiful country. Let’s begin

17. T: What will we learn about Australia?
Fast -reading
T: What will we learn about Australia?
area, native animals, capital, flag, population, people, founding, weather, language, sports
T: Give the general idea of each paragraph

18. Answer the 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 Australians when the European newcomers arrived?

19. 5 What was the problem with Australian Constitution ?
6 How did the two world Wars change Australia ?
7 How does Australian English differ from British English ?

20. Step 5 Further reading
According to the text, finish the reading comprehension on the text

21. Thank you
Goodbye