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……组成 2.被……所环绕
3.座落于…… 4.一颗七个角的星
5.创造了复杂的社会关系
6.声称某物归某人所有
7.使某人做某事成为不可能
8.对……有害 9.结果
10.对……有影响 11.忍受
12.把……转变成…… 13.从……中获益
14.强化权力 15.与……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. 与…有联系 2.产卵，下蛋
3. 用…喂… 4.以…为生
5. 生… 6.极度危险
7. 整个大陆 8.在面积上
9. 面积约相当于美国 10.一个富裕的国家
11. 使 …不入内 12.躲开，置身于…外
13.将…赶拢， 14.取决于 …, 视…而定
15.整年 16.很高兴去做…
17.去徒步旅行
Step 6 Writing
Write a short passage about Australia if time permits.
澳大利亚有在世界其他地方找不到的动物，比如：袋鼠，考拉等。澳大利亚覆盖了整个大洲。从北到南的距离是3,220公里，从东到西的距离是4,000公里。澳大利亚也是一个大国，人口2000多万。该国的农业和自然资源方面很丰富。气候情况因地区不同而不同。人们喜欢户外活动和体育。大堡礁是最有名的旅游胜地。
Homework Reading task of Test 3