By: Xi Yuling Class: Class8, Senior III
Date: Sept. 15th Topic: Unit3 Integrating Skills
Teaching aims and demands:
1) To improve the Ss’ ability of reading comprehension.
2) To enable the Ss to know something about Australia.
3) To enable their ability of finding out main ideas and writing.
Teaching aids:
Multi-media computer and a tape recorder
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision.
1. Ask the Ss to translate some useful phrases orally.
1.由……組成 2.被……所環繞
3.座落于…… 4.一顆七個角的星
5.創造了復雜的社會關系
6.聲稱某物歸某人所有
7.使某人做某事成為不可能
8.對……有害 9.結果
10.對……有影響 11.忍受
12.把……轉變成…… 13.從……中獲益
14.強化權力 15.與……不同
2. Ask the Ss to revise some information about Australia by filling the blanks.
1. Australia consists of six____________ and two ______________.
2. It is surrounded by the________ _________ and the ________ ___________.
3. The national flag shows __________________________________.
4._________ and _________ _________ __________first came to the continent.
5. It was formed in _______. 6. ________ is its official language.
7. After the World Wars, Australians benefited from _____________, and people from about _______ countries moved there.
8. Its English is different in ___________ from American English and British English.
9. _______ is its most famous city. 10. Its capital is ________.
Step 2 Fast reading
Allow the Ss a few minutes to read the passage and try to answer some questions.
1. How many kinds animals are mentioned in the text?
2. Which country is the larger one, America or Australia? How do you know?
3. Why is there a long fence across Australia?
4. How about its climate?
5. What do many Australians do at weekends?
Step 3 Careful reading
Ask the Ss to read the passage carefully and try to find out some detailed information.
Animals: __________________________________________________________
Distance: __________________________________________________________
Size: __________________________________________________________
Population: ________________________________________________________
Agriculture: _______________________________________________________
Natural resources: __________________________________________________
Climate: __________________________________________________________
Sports: ___________________________________________________________
Step 4 Post reading
Ask the Ss to listen to the tape and try to answer the five questions in their Best Design.
Step 5 Useful Expressions
Help the Ss find out useful expressions in each Para.
1. 與…有聯系 2.產卵，下蛋
3. 用…喂… 4.以…為生
5. 生… 6.極度危險
7. 整個大陸 8.在面積上
9. 面積約相當于美國 10.一個富裕的國家
11. 使 …不入內 12.躲開，置身于…外
13.將…趕攏， 14.取決于 …, 視…而定
15.整年 16.很高興去做…
17.去徒步旅行
Step 6 Writing
Write a short passage about Australia if time permits.
澳大利亞有在世界其他地方找不到的動物，比如：袋鼠，考拉等。澳大利亞覆蓋了整個大洲。從北到南的距離是3,220公里，從東到西的距離是4,000公里。澳大利亞也是一個大國，人口2000多萬。該國的農業和自然資源方面很豐富。氣候情況因地區不同而不同。人們喜歡戶外活動和體育。大堡礁是最有名的旅游勝地。
Homework Reading task of Test 3