3. Listening and reading Look at the text and listen to the tape, then chose the key words for each paragraph by using the following words. landscape/natural beauty climate geography/location history

4. paragraph key words 1 2 3 4 geography/location landscape/natural beauty climate history Listening and reading

5. North Island South Island TASMAN SEA PACIFIC OCEAN Christchurch Wellington Auckland Queenstown

6. According to paragraph 1, describe the location of Taiwan island. Taiwan Island and mainland Taipei and Taiwan Island Philippine Sea and Taiwan Island

7. ParagraphDetailed Information 1 Geography lies off the eastern coast of Australia North Ireland and South Ireland Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea Wellington Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Careful Reading Location Waters in relation to New Zealand Capital Three main cities Consist

8. 1.While Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, which season is New Zealand in? A.spring B.autumn C.summer D.winter 2.Why China and New Zealand have different different seasons at the same time? Answer:They’re in different hemisphere( 半球 ). China is in the northern hemisphere, while New Zealand is in the Southern hemisphere.

9. ParagraphDetailed Information 2 Climate ______________________ _______________ Climate Coldest months Warmest months Mild sea climate, subtropical(north) June to August December to February Careful Reading

11. ParagraphDetailed Information 3 Landscapes Sights natural deep bay and harbor, The sand beaches,dead volcanoes,hot springs Kiwi National Bird

15. ParagraphDetailed Information 4 History Firs settlers___________________ National Day __________________ __________ Maori every year on the sixth of February

16. about 1000 years ago around 1421 in1642 in 1769 in 1840 The first people (the Maori) came to New Zealand. Chinese sailors discovered the islands. The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand. According to paragraph 4,Match the time and the events by lines. Captain James Cook took possession of the islands. The Maori signed an agreement with the European settlers.

17. Each group will get a piece of paper, and on it there is a topic about New Zealand. Introduce New Zealand about your topic by using the information given on the paper. Activity:

18. Homework: Imagine you are a tour guide. Please write a composition to introduce the following city. You can chose 2 aspects from geography, climate, natural beauty and history to write.

20. Thank you !